Sling
Health
The foremost healthcare accelerator incubating student + clinician ventures
About UsFounded in 2013 at Washington University in St. Louis, Sling Health is the nation’s largest student-oriented medtech accelerator, with startups raising over $220 million in follow-on capital.
A Showcase of Innovation at Demo Day
Demo Day is Sling Health’s annual showcase, where student teams present the solutions they’ve built over months of collaboration. It marks the culmination of the program’s life cycle, highlighting innovations shaped by engineers, medical students, and clinicians. The event connects bold ideas with mentors, investors, and healthcare leaders, celebrating impact and paving paths forward.
From Student Innovation to Scalable Impact: The Sling Health Effect
Every prototype starts as a problem worth solving.
At Sling Health, we don’t just incubate ideas; we equip the next generation of innovators with the tools, mentorship, and clinical partnerships to turn those ideas into real-world solutions. From medtech prototypes to funded startups, our student-led teams are transforming healthcare, one breakthrough at a time.
Capital raised in follow-on funding by alumni projects
59 teams launched and 14 spin‑off companies created at WashU, raising $2.5 M+ in external funding
National chapters
across top universities nationally
Teams graduated
$900 K+ allocated directly to support student-led prototypes and team initiatives