Based in Atlanta, Catalyst by Wellstar provides capital to startups that are improving the healthcare ecosystem. We recognize not all healthcare problems are solved by healthcare solutions. That’s why we seek out and support breakthrough ideas from across industries, investing in pre-seed, seed, and series A startups.
Catalyst invests in pre-seed, seed, and series A startups. Priority is given to startups with strategic value to Wellstar.
We’ve identified six key areas of focus to help us best impact the future of care.
Enabling well-being and sick care integration through health accessibility, such as inventive digital health methods, using wearables for early detection to increase wellness
View OpportunitiesRelieving your dread of the doctor with patient-centric care tailored along your health journey that provides empathic connection across digital and physical environments
View OpportunitiesEquipping you with your own health data secured through leading edge technologies and providing breakthroughs with real world data reporting
View OpportunitiesEmpowering team members to feel support and belonging and be the best version of themselves whether providing care in-person or remotely
View OpportunitiesLessening our negative environmental impacts to create a healthy Earth for future generations with investments in farming and nutrition, renewable energy, and sustainable value chains
View OpportunitiesPowering smart orchestrated logistics and navigation of the care ecosystem with autonomous solutions and supply delivery to remote populations
View OpportunitiesConnect with the Catalyst team to learn more about investment funding and partnership opportunities.
Explore our current network of partners and the ways they are transforming the future of healthcare with the help of Catalyst.
Remote patient monitoring |
Ideal solutions will allow monitoring and acting upon (almost) real-time data to prevent readmissions, medication compliance, post-op care plans, etc. through hardware, software, and reimbursement models. |
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Completing the digital experience at home and beyond |
Platforms, systems and technology that enable delivery of remote physical exams, labs, and medications |
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Providing advanced warnings and detections for health events |
Monitor conditions, detect health events, alert patients and report data to healthcare providers for intervention and treatment, including wearables, computer vision, etc. |
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Self-care |
Methods that aid individuals and families with promoting and maintaining health, preventing disease, and coping with illness or disability without the assistance of a healthcare provider |
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Health and well-being in the metaverse |
Seeking tools, technology, and services for providing health and wellness services through augmented and virtual reality. |
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At-home labs |
Improve access for patient groups who require lab testing/phlebotomy services outside of traditional brick-and-mortar facilities with easy-to-use, self-administered lab tests. |
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Making care easy at every step |
Inventive ideas that remove barriers to care (like access, affordability, and adherence), such as identity management, mobile services, wayfinding, etc. |
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Immersive environments |
Environmental designs that provide an exceptional customer experience enhance and patient outcomes |
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Building empathic connections in digital and physical worlds |
Solutions that improve human connection, emotional intelligence, communication, and support the dignity and resilience of patients |
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Understanding and leveraging real world data (RWD) for clinical impact |
Leverage Wellstar’s petabytes of data to drive big data innovation for clinical solutions |
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Data security using web3 technologies |
Enhance date privacy and security, especially personal health information using decentralized or token systems like blockchain. |
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Data personalization and management |
Technologies that use audience and data analytics to deliver the right solutions to the individual consumer at the right moment, while respecting privacy and consumer management. |
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New economic model solutions |
Solutions should build upon new models like value-based care that save on costs to enterprise, patient and payer while improving patient outcomes and experiences. |
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Remote nursing |
Support telemedicine delivery, including video conferencing, monitoring patient progress, providing patient education and proper follow-up. |
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Location-agnostic care delivery setting creation |
Environments, supporting technology and assets needed for delivering care outside the four walls of a healthcare building |
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Building belonging in a remote world |
Solutions that improve human connection, teamwork, integration, communication, and continuity of care across platforms. |
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Farming and nutrition |
Shift from existing food supply channels to significantly decrease waste, water usage, and food miles driven using on-site smart farms with integrated IoT technology that eliminate food deserts and reduce ecological cost. |
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Renewable energy |
Solutions that support solar, wind, and battery energy for more sustainable, secure, and economically advantageous power supply |
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Smart buildings |
Technology that enables buildings to respond to their environments to improve individuals’ and communities’ health and wellbeing |
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Pharmacy delivery to remote populations |
Transportation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices to rural or remote locations that have barriers to access |
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Autonomous ground and air delivery |
Drone, autonomous vehicles, and supporting transportation logistics for increased efficiency and reduced emissions while delivering pharmaceuticals and medical devices |
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Smart mobility and logistics |
Use of AI and robotics to create efficient, secure, and disaster-resilient delivery systems of medical supplies |
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Care orchestration solutions |
Strategies and tools that connect people, data, workflows, and systems to improve outcomes and care coordination |
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