The South Africa-based healthcare provider has teamed up with Founders Factory Africa to back healthtech startups based on the African continent.

South Africa-based medical services provider Netcare has partnered Founders Factory Africa (FFA), a subsidiary of incubator and accelerator Founders Factory, to jointly grow 35 health technology startups in Africa.

Netcare will provide startups with access to hospitals, primary healthcare clinics, data and intellectual property in addition to possible funding. FFA members will support them in product development, user interface, engineering, investment, business development and growth marketing.

FFA’s six-month accelerator will consider Netcare portfolio companies’ applications while its incubator can help…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.