Launch · Healthcare & Life Sciences

IHH and Fortis conclude India healthcare accelerator

By Startup Enthusiast · 3 July 2026

Date: 3 July 2026
Company: IHH Healthcare
What it does: Healthcare accelerator program
Kind: Launch
Sector: Healthcare & Life Sciences

What they do

IHH Healthcare and Fortis Healthcare ran a 12-week healthcare accelerator in India. eNext ICU won with a 24x7 Tele-ICU platform for Tier II and III cities

What happened

The program gave startups clinical validation and pilot pathways inside Fortis hospitals

The details

IHH Healthcare and Fortis Healthcare concluded the inaugural IHH Catalyst | Fortis India Edition, a 12-week accelerator program.
The program combined mentorship, clinical validation, and live testing inside Fortis hospitals.
It launched in February as the first regional edition of IHH's global incubator.
The accelerator received 195 applications and shortlisted 10 startups.
eNext ICU won the edition with its 24x7 Tele-ICU platform.
RNT Health Insights was named first runner-up for its AI-assisted cancer detection device suite.
Cartogene Therapeutics took second runner-up for making CAR-T cell therapy more accessible.
Startups were judged on team strength, innovation, impact, and scalability, with judges prioritizing clinical relevance and implementation readiness.

The bigger picture

The batch highlighted critical gaps in India's healthcare, including critical-care access, earlier diagnostics, and affordable advanced therapies.
The accelerator offered clinical anchoring and operational learning to turn prototypes into patient-facing solutions.
Access to Fortis clinical settings gave founders iterative clinician feedback and exposure to hospital operations.

About the business

IHH Healthcare is a global healthcare group that operates hospitals and runs innovation programs.
Fortis Healthcare is an Indian hospital chain providing multi-specialty care.
The accelerator supports early-stage healthtech startups with clinical validation and pilot opportunities.
eNext ICU provides a 24x7 Tele-ICU platform to bridge the intensivist gap in Tier II and III cities.
RNT Health Insights develops AI-assisted devices for earlier detection of upper gastrointestinal cancers during endoscopies.
Cartogene Therapeutics works on making CAR-T cell therapy more accessible and affordable for blood-cancer patients in India.
Other cohort startups included CarePal Money, Tatvacare, MicroHeal, Nalagenetics, Sunfox Technologies, Kubo Care, and Cureous Labs.

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