Big Tree Innovation Fund is recruiting companies to a recently launched Big Tree Start Up Academy— a national platform designed to equip healthcare and life science founders with the tools, strategies, and investor-ready insights needed to fund, build, and scale successfully.

Empowering healthcare and life science innovators by:

• Educating & preparing founder

• Teaching the language of capital

• National Ecosystems for Investors, Experts, Sponsors

• Helping navigate the complex landscape of healthcare

Differentiation:

• Deep Healthcare specific topics led by industry experts and previous founders, Not Generalists

• Big Tree connects you to ecosystems across Boston, San Diego and Internationally with expert fellows, capital partners, and peer founders

• We train founders to think like investors—demystifying capital strategy, pitch scoring, and deal dynamics

• 4-week bootcamps and half-day masterclasses designed for modular learning and fast movers

Signature Bootcamp:

• A structured 4-week Investor Readiness Bootcamp, hands-on program that demystifies the funding process, prepares founders to be investor-ready and concludes with a Pitch competition connecting with investors. Competitions occur throughout the year at local venues and result in the national “BIG PITCH” annual event
  

  Summary objectives:

  • Learn how to navigate current funding landscape

  • Receive formal Investor scorecard review & recommendations

  • Practice, refine pitch & story to capture investor interest

  • Develop and refine funding roadmap review & recommendations

  • Formal review and recommendations of Data room for investor due diligence

  • Develop funding roadmap including local events and investor introductions

  • Establish detailed activation plan for funding roadmap

Currently Recruiting for Winter 2026 Cohort in San Diego and Boston-Click Here to Apply