An acceleration program with health and wellness approach.
Lafiya Innovators is guided by the WHO's Determinants of Health (DOH) and focuses on businesses that aim to undertake health and wellness.
Lafiya Innovators is a program for those who want to undertake in health, startups focused on well-being in emerging economies, mainly around public health and that have a direct impact on SDG 3.
The program seeks to support startups in the incubation and acceleration stages. In the 2021, 2022, and 2023 versions, we selected a total of 60 startups from across Colombia. Eighteen of them participated, with all expenses paid, in the Basel, Switzerland, healthcare ecosystem and received CHF 10,000 for product development.
In the 2023 version, we selected 20 Colombian startups in the incubation stage focused on healthcare entrepreneurship. Five of them had the opportunity to experience the healthcare ecosystem in Basel, Switzerland, in 2023, all-expenses paid, and received CHF 10,000 to develop their products.
Companies can focus on any area of health and wellness, including clinical care, public health, community health, nutrition, and water, among others.
Startups can focus on operational areas of healthcare, such as logistics or fintech or edtech solutions, and can have a B2B or B2C focus.
Solutions that directly impact one or more determinants of health must clearly explain why participating in the program is strategic.
First Phase
Selected startups receive:
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An entry diagnosis to define your baseline.
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+10 group capacity-building sessions on topics such as business model and operating strategy.
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3 personalized guidance sessions throughout the program to apply the lessons learned from the workshops.
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Up to three consultations with experts in tax and accounting strategy, intellectual property management, and building high-performance teams.
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Participate in 2 Speed Networkings to connect your startup with the global ecosystem.
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Discounts and free services from program partners, such as Amazon Web Services and Hubspot.
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Present your pitch at DemoDay, with an audience of investors and support entities from the national ecosystem.
A panel of judges selects 5 startups for the second phase of the program:
This phase will allow startups to access financial resources to continue developing their product, subject to approval of a work plan, and to participate in an all-expenses-paid trip to the entrepreneurship and health ecosystem in Basel, Switzerland.
The objective of the immersion is to recognize best practices, articulate with the ecosystem, and create connections with other Impact Hubs participating in the Lafiya Program.
Companies gain access to a privileged setting to validate their business models in the Swiss ecosystem, connect with potential partners and investors in Europe, and develop their scaling plan with the help of experts.
