FICHe eHealth accelerator enters final phase

The FICHe eHealth accelerator has announced the 20 companies that will enter the third and final phase of the program. The final phase will be a 7-month mentorship period and each company will receive up to € 152.000 in working capital. The FICHe accelerator program will conclude with a demo day in 2016 where all companies will present to investors.

The twenty companies will be mentored and coached by the three ecosystems (Amsterdam, Murcia and Oulu) that are part of the project consortium.

The objective of Future Internet CHallenge eHealth (FICHe) is to accelerate small and mid-sized enterprises (SME) and startups that develop innovative applications in the eHealth market building upon the FIWARE technology, i.e. FIWARE generic enablers, specific enablers and/or domain specific platforms (www.fiware.org). FICHe will provide SMEs or startups with direct funding, technical training and business coaching and co-creation with end users.


Selected SMEs and startups will enter into an 18-months challenge, split in a three phase acceleration program. SMEs and startups will translate their idea into a field lab tested prototype, while elaborating their business plan and go-to-market strategy. The most promising and innovative proposals complying the requirements of each phase will be selected by External Independent Review Committee (EIRC) to continue to the next phase.