The Circular Kickstart
Healthcare Challenge
Boost your circular start-up and reshape the future of healthcare
About The Circular Kickstart
The Circular Kickstart is an accelerator programme helping start-ups disrupt business as usual and launch successful businesses in the economy of tomorrow. This year's goal: to push the healthcare sector into a sustainable transition.
How?
By coaching 20 Belgian start-ups with a circular solution for a more sustainable healthcare system.
What's in it for you?
Fasttrack your growth:
Find the circular business and revenue models that suit your initiative
Introduce and improve your solution in collaboration with Belgian healthcare institutions
Count on the support of the growing circular start-up community
At the end of this 18-month trajectory your company will be ready to conquer the market and make a lasting positive impact!
Circularity in Healthcare
Together with key healthcare partners, the Circular Kickstart Healthcare Challenge focuses on 5 challenges within the healthcare sector:
Do you have a circular idea or solution for one of these challenges?
The goal is to find circular solutions within all these categories. We want to think big and not limit the challenge to medical supplies only. For instance, in terms of facilities, we want to re-examine everything from bedding to coffee!
As the healthcare industry is our partner for this challenge, this represents a unique opportunity for circular start-ups to gain access to your target audience!
Who can apply?
-
Belgian start-ups / scale-ups
(up to 5 years) -
You have a potential circular solution for sustainable healthcare
Places are limited!
Only 20 start-ups will be selected by an expert jury during the pitching days. Do not miss this opportunity!
Apply nowHow to apply
Application - Deadline: 30/04/2024 12 PM
- Tell us about your circular solution by filling in the application form. This will take around 10 minutes.
Recorded Q&A
- All your questions answered by Mieke Pieters, founder of the Circular Kickstart
Pitch days - 05/06/2024 + 06/06/2024
- After screening of the applications, you will be invited to pitch to a jury of partners, experts and mentors
- At the end of June, you'll find out if you're selected as one of the 20 participants
The Programme
What you'll get
Acceleration
September 2024 - March 2025
1.
Expert guidance and mentorship by circular economy experts & industry leaders
2.
Circular entrepreneur starterclass
3.
Circular business sprints, with focus on implementing winning circular business and revenue models in your business
4.
Circular design sprints with top experts in eco-design
5.
Access to a growing circular business community of start-ups, SME’s and industry leaders
6.
Matching with exceptional mentors helping you tackle your challenges 10x faster
7.
Exposure as a circular ambassador in Belgium and Europe
8.
The opportunity to test your product or service in one of multiple healthcare institutions in Belgium
Pilot projects
December 2024 - December 2025
Pilot, test and improve your solution in close collaboration with Belgian healthcare institutions
Practicalities
Duration: 18 months
Location: Digital sessions and in-person meets at circular hubs (Antwerp, Brussels, Liège)
Cost: For registered businesses 990 EUR (excl. VAT)
For non-registered individuals 590 EUR (excl. VAT)
Say hello to our mentors
A big thank you to our partners
