Seventeen healthcare organizations are partnering with venture firm Abundant Venture Partners to support a new platform aimed at building companies that benefit healthcare providers.
The Abundant Platform accelerates the commercialization of companies through the Abundant Venture Studio, according to a May 15 news release. The healthcare partners will serve as co-developers, early adopters and aligned owners.
Healthcare organizations partnering through the Abundant Alliance include Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare; Dayton, Ohio-based Kettering Health; Charleston, S.C.-based Medical University of South Carolina; Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health; and San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare.
Abundant said it plans to select up to 10 additional healthcare provider organizations to join the Alliance and is actively reviewing early-stage startups and entrepreneurs for platform evaluation.