Fuel Accelerator는 Thaden Field에서 공개 쇼케이스를 개최하여 2026년 헬스케어 기술 입문자들을 축하할 예정입니다.

아칸소 벤턴빌 | The Fuel Accelerator, a flagship program of Startup Junkie Foundation, will close out its 2026 HealthTech cohort with a public Showcase Day on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Thaden Field in Bentonville. The evening event will bring eight emerging health technology companies together with investors, healthcare leaders, mentors, and the broader Northwest Arkansas innovation community for live pitches, networking, and a celebration of the cohort’s 10 weeks of work.

The Showcase will take place inside the hangar at Thaden Field for an evening of pitches, conversation, and connection. Doors open at 5 p.m. with welcome and networking, followed by a keynote at 5:30, cohort presentations from 6 to 7:30, and a cocktail celebration to close the night. The event is free and open to the public with registration at luma.com/pe1r2pig.

“The Showcase Day is the capstone for the Fuel HealthTech program, but it is only the beginning of continued success in Arkansas for many of the participating companies.” said Fuel Accelerator Director, Grace Gill. “This event amplifies the momentum this cohort has been building in healthcare innovation over the past weeks.”

The 2026 HealthTech cohort is Fuel’s fourth dedicated health technology program and brings together eight ventures tackling some of the most persistent challenges in healthcare – from revenue cycle automation and clinical compliance to virtual care, biofeedback, voice-based diagnostics, and workforce hiring.

The companies presenting at the 2026 HealthTech Showcase:

• Adentris – Austin, Texas — AI-powered compliance platform that audits hospital medical records in real time, flagging errors and reducing claim denials.

• Cair Health – Palo Alto, California — AI-driven revenue cycle management platform that automates claims, denials, appeals, and billing workflows for healthcare providers.

• Healco – Jersey City, New Jersey — Governance layer for employer-sponsored care, enabling direct care, specialty bundles, and AI-driven care navigation alongside existing health plans.

• Healium – Columbia, Missouri — Clinically validated biofeedback VR platform that reduces anxiety in under four minutes using real-time biometric signals.

• Predictiv Care – San Francisco, California — AI platform that builds patient-specific digital twins from genomic and EHR data for risk prediction, therapy optimization, and population health.

• The TeleDentists – Kansas City, Missouri — On-demand virtual dental care connecting patients with licensed dentists in ten minutes or less for emergency, triage, and screening needs.

• Vital Audio – Brooklyn, New York — Voice-based health monitoring platform that extracts heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory metrics from short voice samples — no wearables required.

• WayPave – Bentonville, Arkansas — Mobile-first hiring platform matching job seekers with healthcare and frontline roles to reduce time-to-interview and improve candidate quality.

This year’s program marked the first time Fuel formally extended its HealthTech curriculum beyond Northwest Arkansas, with a dedicated week in Little Rock that connected cohort companies to key healthcare leaders and hospital systems. Across the full 10 weeks, founders engaged with Arkansas health systems, payers, self-insured employers, investors, and a deep bench of mentors to advance commercialization in regulated healthcare markets.

Cohort Highlights from the 2026 HealthTech Program

Reports state strong outcomes from this fourth healthtech cohort leading up to the Showcase event. Cohort companies have engaged with health systems, healthcare policy leaders and payers, resulting in numerous meaningful conversations, deliberate customer meetings and secured state-wide pilot deals.

Fuel has now run 12 accelerators, serving 101 startups from 21 states and 11 countries. Across that history, the program has facilitated more than 150 enterprise pilots and commercial contracts, and supported companies that have collectively raised over $260 million in funding.

The 2026 HealthTech cohort is made possible by the financial support of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and the Walton Family Foundation.

연료 가속기에 대한 자세한 내용을 보려면 다음을 방문하십시오. FuelAccelerator.com. To register for the Showcase, visit luma.com/pe1r2pig.

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연료가속기 소개

Fuel Accelerator 프로그램은 초기 및 성장 단계의 기술 스타트업이 기업 환경에 바로 투입될 수 있도록 지원하는 10주간의 기업 맞춤형 액셀러레이터 프로그램입니다. 스타트업에게 실질적인 기술 솔루션 도입을 가속화하는 데 필요한 교육, 자원 및 네트워크를 제공합니다. 기존 액셀러레이터와 달리 Fuel은 벤처 캐피털 코칭 외에도 운영 가치 창출 교육에 중점을 둡니다. 프로그램은 실습 교육, 워크숍 및 피드백 세션을 제공하여 참가자들이 탄탄한 관계를 구축하고 귀중한 통찰력을 얻을 수 있도록 합니다. Fuel은 무료이며 지분 참여를 요구하지 않는 액셀러레이터 프로그램으로, 아칸소주 북서부에 위치하고 있으며 벤턴빌의 The Collaborative에서 사무 공간을 제공합니다.

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언론 담당자

케일럽 탤리, 스타트업 정키 재단 상임이사
caleb@startupjunkie.org | 479-879-7997

그레이스 길, 연료 가속기 담당 이사
grace@startupjunkie.org | 316-305-1386