Move over bats and bourbon, healthcare startups are taking over in Louisville
Summary
We are also interested in customer discovery in the acute and post-acute space.XLerate Health has a group of affiliate companies (including MedCityNews) and will accept a class of five to seven pre-venture startups. After selling the company, he worked in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology briefly before joining Louisville Metro Government as the director of innovation. In addition to his connections to the Health Data Initiative and Datapalooza, Smith is also working with NASA to support life sciences startups.Co-founder Bobby Ferreri is the executive director of EnterpriseCORP, which is part of the citys chamber of commerce. Ferreri focuses on client services and building a support system for entrepreneurs.XLerate Healths chief operating officer, Jackie Willmot, worked for Humana for nine years in clinical design and delivery. She is also a clinical nurse specialist by training.Startups in the first class will get $20,000 in funding, free office space, mentoring and professional services.