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Blueprint Health 2

Blueprint Health, a New York-based accelerator for health tech startups, this week introduced its latest class. But these aren’t necessarily your wet-behind-the-ears, pre-revenue upstarts. The program said that half of the startups in its fourth class (which represents 2.5 percent of the applicant pool) are entering with paying customers, compared with two revenue-generating companies in its last class.

Blueprint Health co-founder Mathew Farkash said they weren’t deliberately looking for more mature startups, but it seems that the program is progressively accepting more advanced startups. It shows that in digital health, accelerator programs – and the mentorship and connections they provide – are seen as valuable even to companies that have already started gaining some traction.

To read the original article: Got revenue? Blueprint Health accelerator picks its most advanced class yet — Tech News and Analysis