Healthcare startups in Northwest Arkansas have been selected by Arkansas-based healthtech accelerator HTA and startup-connection organization NXTUS Inc. for $20,000 Community Pilot Projects.
The seven startups will take part in the HealthCatalyst Northwest Arkansas pilot cohort, which was made possible by the Walton Family Foundation, according to a news release.
‘The quality of companies that chose to bring their work here, out of more than 200 applicants from around the world, is a real signal that this region is becoming a proving ground for health innovation,” said HTA Director Jeff Stinson.
The $20,000 will be distributed between the startup and its community partner to test solutions designed to enhance the local organization’s capabilities and improve regional health and economic vitality.
Some of the 16 local health partners include Arisa Health, Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Rural Health Partnership, Communities United, Jones Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Washington Regional Medical System.
Bentonville-based Huml Health, a wearable AI platform enabling proactive addiction recovery care, was the only Arkansas-based startup selected for the program. It will work with Arisa for a six-month post-discharge monitoring program for substance use disorders.
Mary Beth Jarvis, president and chief executive officer at NXTUS, said the pilot is a “triple win” for Northwest Arkansas.
“Startups get a chance to gain customers, community organizations get to be early adopters of technology tools that can improve their operations, and residents get improved services and economic growth around them,” she said.
Dylan Sherman
Dylan Sherman is a business reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He is based in Northwest Arkansas and focuses on Tyson Foods Inc. and the transportation industry. A graduate of the University of Missouri, he has been with the newspaper since 2023.
