StartUp Health established an “Alzheimer’s Moonshot” modeled after their current Type 1 diabetes moonshot program. StartUp Health’s mission is to transform health by building and sustaining Health Moonshot Communities that unite networks of founders, funders and partners aligned by targeted impact themes like Alzheimer’s innovation. These moonshot communities help entrepreneurs and innovators accelerate, establish meaningful connections, and harness the power of collaboration with the goal of speeding progress.The Alzheimer’s Moonshot program will offer a structured process for coaching, collaboration, and network opportunities and develop a community of mission-aligned founders in the AD space. Under this proposal StartUp Health will initially enroll 20 research teams/companies into Health Transformer University, their founder development program. The overall aim is to increase the likelihood of success of these companies and research teams, leading to meaningful improvements in the lives of those affected by AD. Each fellowship will last 18 months. The program will launch with companies from the DxA portfolio.

StartUp Health will build and expand a cross-disciplinary Alzheimer’s Moonshot Impact Board to oversee the program, and this board will be responsible for creating the Alzheimer’s Moonshot Scorecard used to evaluate potential and progress. StartUp Health will promote an Alzheimer’s Call for Innovation to attract new companies and at least ten of the 20 enrolled teams will be current companies in the DxA portfolio who all will have access to the following benefits and services:

●     Membership to the Alzheimer’s Moonshot Community & enrollment in the HTU Coaching Program

●     24/7 Access to StartUp Health Hub, the online community resource portal

●     Quarterly workshops to gain critical skills and assess progress

●     Expert masterclasses with Alzheimer’s thought leaders

●     Weekly office hours with HTU faculty to quickly solve tactical problems

●     Targeted showcases and networking opportunities

●     Storytelling and brand amplification via StartUp Health Media