Two Charlottesville startups have been selected to MedTech Innovator, a well-known accelerator for medical technology startups.
Luminoah and Rivanna Medical are among 65 companies selected for the Los Angeles-based accelerator’s 2025 cohort. They will participate in a four-month program geared toward accelerating a path to U.S. market success.
Luminoah and Rivanna were both selected in the diagnostic and monitoring category. Luminoah, a former Lighthouse Labs demo day winner that closed a $6 million Series A round in 2023, has developed a mobile feeding tube for patients that collects data. Rivanna offers four products using ultrasound-based imaging technology that it says offer better precision and efficiency to health care professionals.
The MedTech Innovator program will include access to MedTech Innovator’s ecosystem of manufacturers, investors, providers, patients and more. The accelerator’s alumni have collectively brought more than 400 products to market and raised roughly $10 billion in follow-on funding, according to MedTech Innovator.
The 65 selected companies will compete for a share of $800,000 in nondilutive funding. The winners will be selected by audience vote at industry conferences.
MedTech Innovator said it received nearly 1,500 applicants to the program. It ultimately invited 213 companies to pitch at road tour events in Los Angeles, Dublin and College Park, Maryland, and then whittled that field down to 65.
The cohort represents 13 countries and 17 U.S. states.
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