Digital Health Hub Foundation

What Digital Health Hub Foundation does

The Digital Health Hub Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN #82-512-4843) founded in 2017 on the UCSF campus in San Francisco that operates a four-part Validate-Educate-Inform-Connect framework for the global digital health ecosystem. Its flagship asset is the annual Digital Health Awards program, now in its eighth year, hosted at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas, which recognized 38 Winners and Rising Stars in 2024 and attracted a record submission volume in 2025 across 13 categories and four company stages; past winners include GoodRx, Cityblock, iRhythm, Innovaccer, Amwell, and Allogene. The foundation runs the Health Hub Connect platform, a proprietary advisor-company matching system that uses an algorithmic matching engine plus a "Personal Navigator" staff member to pair funded digital health companies with vetted experts within roughly two weeks, on a "100% Help. 0% Equity." basis. Its core operating resources are a small team of approximately seven named staff, a 30,000-member community, and a partner ecosystem spanning 50+ healthcare innovation centers, dozens of VC firms, 10+ health systems, and exclusive corporate sponsors including Microsoft, Genentech, Lilly, Amwell, Salesforce, and Cooley. Revenue is generated primarily through corporate sponsorships, grants and donations (including a $500,000 Founder.org pledge toward a $1 million Rising Star grant program), and event-related ticket and partnership income; the foundation does not charge fees for its matching service or award submissions. In 2026 the foundation expanded geographically with the Civic Health gathering in New York City, co-launched with StartUp Health and Fedcap, signaling a move from a single-anchor (HLTH) event model toward a multi-city programming franchise.

Name

Digital Health Hub Foundation

Legal name

Health Hub SF

Website

https://digitalhealthhub.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Digital Health Hub Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that produces the world's largest digital health awards program at HLTH and runs the Health Hub Connect advisor-matching platform, serving a 30,000-member community of digital health companies, VCs, health systems, and corporate sponsors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Health Community & Awards

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health, Wellness & Patient Communities (MPACAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Health Sciences Congresses (THAHAJAA), Health Research Funding Agencies (Public/Quasi-Public) (HLAJALAB), Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Digital health awards
• Healthcare innovation community
• Advisor matching platform
• Nonprofit health programs
• Startup ecosystem support

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-profit Grants and Pledges: 501(c)(3) non-profit funded by $500,000 grant toward a $1 million pledge to help rising star companies grow and scale. Founder.org (led by Michael Baum) made the first pledge toward the million dollar goal.
2. Sponsorship and Ecosystem Partnerships: Revenue from over fifty healthcare innovation centers, dozens of sponsoring venture capital firms, leading healthcare and technology industry service providers (Amwell, Aptible, Biome, Cooley, Genentech, Lilly, Microsoft, Salesforce, etc.), previous award winners, and healthcare centers.
3. Event Ticket Sales: Tiered ticketing for awards shows: Standard ($49), Premium ($79), VIP ($99) per the 2019 awards event.
4. Donations: Donations solicited via dedicated 'Donate' page on the foundation website.
5. Venture Capital and Healthcare Services Funding: Per public materials, UCSF Health Hub was 'funded by the venture capital community and select healthcare services providers.' Mark H. Goldstein is identified as General Partner at venture capital firm Builders VC.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Digital Health Hub Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that produces the world's largest healthcare awards program (annual Digital Health Awards culminating at the HLTH Grand Finale in Las Vegas) and operates the Health Hub Connect proprietary matching platform that connects funded digital health companies with qualified advisors, investors, clinicians, and researchers. It also runs year-round educational webinars, networking events, and the Civic Health gathering, supported by a 30,000+ member community and a network of 50+ healthcare innovation centers, dozens of VC firms, and corporate sponsors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Digital Health Hub Foundation Digital Health Awards: The annual digital health awards program, the world's largest healthcare awards show held each year at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas.
• Health Hub Connect
• Civic Health

Products and services

• Digital Health Awards Program
• Health Hub Connect
• Civic Health Gathering

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000+ submissions, 1,231 quarterfinalists, 570 finalists, 171 rising stars & winners over 6 years
• +5 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

46 partnerships are on record, tiered core - co-launch partner for civic health, flagship - multi-year exclusive partnership to host grand finale, strategic gtm partner for international digital health startups, founding affiliation - 2017 to 2022, core health system partner, accelerator partner, accelerator partner; co-launch partner civic health, minor committee partner, health systems partner, health systems + accelerator partner, accelerator partner (academic) and international gtm partner.

• StartUp Healthcore - co-launch partner for civic healthGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 March 2026Partner in the launch of Civic Health, a new gathering in New York City for the future of healthcare, alongside Fedcap. StartUp Health's President and co-founder Unity Stoakes also serves on the foundation's awards committee. 'The Digital Health Hub Foundation, together with partner StartUp Health and Fedcap, proudly launches a new gathering in New York City: Civic Health.'
• Fedcapcore - co-launch partner for civic healthGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 March 2026Co-launch partner with StartUp Health for Civic Health gathering in New York City. 'Founded in 1935 as the Federation of the Crippled and Disabled, Fedcap has spent nearly a century advancing opportunity and dignity for those too often left out of the system.'
• HLTHflagship - multi-year exclusive partnership to host grand finaleGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 February 2022Multi-year partnership announced February 10, 2022 between UCSF Health Hub (now Digital Health Hub Foundation) and HLTH to host the Digital Health Awards Grand Finale event annually at HLTH in Las Vegas. HLTH 2022 took place at the Venetian Expo and Convention Center, November 13-16, 2022. 'HLTH is the industry's leading innovation event for healthcare and is the place to be if you are a buyer, seller, promoter, or champion of digital health.' ~ Mark H. Goldstein. Rich Scarfo, President of HLTH, also quoted.
• WeHealth by Servierstrategic gtm partner for international digital health startupsStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2019Partnership with Servier (WeHealth Digital Medicine) and the Government of Israel Economic Mission to bring the 'Best of Israel at JPM Week 2021' / 'Top Israeli Early Stage Digital Health Companies Webinar' on January 27, 2020. WeHealth was seeking co-creation, funding and mentorship with 1-2 early stage companies in oncology, cardiovascular, diabetes, neuropsychiatry, and immuno-inflammatory diseases. Series A to Series C only. Selection criteria involved diagnosis tools, monitoring tools, clinical decision support, or digital therapeutics.
• UCSF (University of California, San Francisco)founding affiliation - 2017 to 2022Strategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Originally founded in 2017 on the campus of UCSF in San Francisco. UCSF Health Hub was formed as a 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliated with UCSF until 2022, when the organization graduated from UCSF affiliation to become the independent Digital Health Hub Foundation. The new name was announced in late 2022: 'UCSF Health Hub is now Digital Health Hub Foundation.' UCSF Health remains an ecosystem partner health system.
• UCSF Healthcore health system partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as Health Systems partner. Originally the founding affiliation partner when the organization was UCSF Health Hub. Continues as ecosystem partner. Michael Blum, MD (UCSF) serves on the judging panel.
• Cleveland Cliniccore health system partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Systems partner. Mike Roizen (Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus, Cleveland Clinic) serves on the awards committee and as a judge (450+ judge panel in 2021).
• Cedars-Sinai Acceleratoraccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccelerator partner. Omkar Kulkarni (Chief Innovation & Digital Transformation Officer, Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Kids X) serves on the awards committee. Cedars-Sinai and Cedars-Sinai Accelerator are listed as Health Systems and Accelerators respectively.
• JLABs (Johnson & Johnson Innovation)accelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccelerator partner listed in the foundation's ecosystem. JLABs is Johnson & Johnson's life sciences and healthcare incubator network.
• Techstarsaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccelerator partner listed in the foundation's Accelerators ecosystem.
• Startup Healthaccelerator partner; co-launch partner civic healthImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner and co-launch partner of Civic Health gathering in NYC. Unity Stoakes (President and co-founder, StartUp Health) serves on the awards committee.
• MedTech Innovatoraccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as accelerator partner. Co-produced the Hospital-to-Home Webinar Series with Digital Health Hub Foundation, Digital.Health, and MedTech Innovator, covering virtualization of healthcare across therapy areas accelerated by COVID-19.
• Digital.Healthaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as accelerator partner. Co-produced the Hospital-to-Home Webinar Series. Daniel Kraft (CEO of Digital.Health) serves as a judge (450+ panel in 2021).
• Berkeley Skydeckaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccelerator partner listed in the foundation's Accelerators ecosystem.
• Indie Bioaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccelerator partner listed in the foundation's Accelerators ecosystem.
• Matter (Health)accelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccelerator partner listed in the foundation's Accelerators ecosystem.
• Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiativeminor committee partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerLance Baily (Founder/CEO - HealthySimulation.com; Advisory Board Member - Patient Safety Technology Challenge, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative) serves on the awards committee.
• DOCSF (Digital Orthopaedics Conference San Francisco)minor committee partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStefano Bini (Founder, DOCSF) serves on the awards committee. DOCSF is also listed as an Accelerator partner.
• FemHealth (FemHealth Insights)minor committee partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrittany Barreto (Chief Innovation Officer & Founder, FemHealth) serves on the awards committee. Fem Health Insights is also listed as an Accelerator partner.
• Northwell Healthhealth systems partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as Health Systems partner.
• UCLA Healthhealth systems partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as Health Systems partner.
• Houston Healthhealth systems partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as Health Systems partner.
• Jefferson Healthhealth systems partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as Health Systems partner.
• University of Pennsylvania (Penn)health systems partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as Health Systems partner.
• Texas Medical Center (TMC) Innovationhealth systems + accelerator partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as both Health Systems partner and Accelerator (TMC Innovation).
• Advocate Healthhealth systems partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as Health Systems partner.
• ACIC (Atlantic Canadian Innovation Circle)accelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• American Medical Association (AMA)accelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• ANDHealthaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• RedCrowaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• PharmStarsaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• KidsXaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner. Omkar Kulkarni (Chief Innovation & Digital Transformation Officer, Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Kids X) serves on the awards committee.
• Berkeley (UC)accelerator partner (academic)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• Junto Healthaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• Launchpad Digital Healthaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• Medtech Innovatoraccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• NexCubedaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• Springboard Enterprisesaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• Bioscience LAaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• Dreamit Venturesaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• Health Wildcattersaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• HITLABsaccelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• StartX (Stanford)accelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• XLH (XLerateHealth)accelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• DIME (Digital health Innovate ME)accelerator partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as Accelerator partner.
• IEM (Israel Economic Mission)international gtm partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment of Israel Economic Mission to the West Coast. Co-host of 'Best of Israel at JPM Week 2021' and 'Top Israeli Early Stage Digital Health Companies Webinar' January 27, 2020.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• HIMSS: Largest healthcare IT professional society and operator of the Global Health Conference & Exhibition. Broad incumbent because it serves a much broader healthcare IT buyer audience with overlapping digital health content, though its center of gravity is enterprise IT rather than startup validation.
• Plug and Play Tech Center: Large global innovation platform running multiple vertical accelerators including a Health program. Broad incumbent because it offers healthcare startup validation, corporate matching, and showcase events at significantly larger scale, though digital health is one of many verticals rather than the singular focus.

Others

• J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference: Largest annual healthcare investment conference held each January in San Francisco where DHHF now unveils its awards categories. Peer because it anchors the same digital health deal-flow and investor calendar as DHHF's programming, though it is a pure investor conference rather than an awards/community platform.

Direct peers

• StartUp Health: Digital health startup community and long-running accelerator. Direct peer because it operates a similar mission-driven community + accelerator model for global digital health founders, and is an active co-launch partner with DHHF on the Civic Health NYC gathering.
• Startupbootcamp Digital Health: Global digital health-focused accelerator program operating cohorts and demo days for early-stage healthtech startups. Direct peer because it provides accelerator cohort programming, mentorship matching, and corporate partner introductions analogous to DHHF's Health Hub Connect service.
• MassChallenge HealthTech: Non-equity digital health accelerator and competition partnering with major health systems (Boston's largest providers). Direct peer because it matches early-stage healthtech startups with hospital partners for pilots — an overlapping value chain with DHHF's Health Hub Connect and Rising Star program.
• Health 2.0 Conference: Digital health conference and community showcasing healthtech innovation. Direct peer because it operates a similar digital-health-specific event and awards model targeting the same founders, providers, payors, and investor audience.
• MedTech Innovator: Largest medical technology accelerator, running an annual competition and showcase for medtech and digital health startups. Direct peer because it competes for the same deal-flow, sponsorships, and digital health visibility that DHHF targets through its awards program.
• HLTH: Hosts the Digital Health Hub Foundation's Grand Finale annually at its Las Vegas conference and operates as the largest healthcare innovation event platform. Direct peer because both serve as flagship convening venues for digital health buyers, sellers, and innovators, with overlapping audiences of 10,000+ senior health leaders.
• Matter Health: Chicago-based healthcare-focused innovation hub and accelerator supporting startups from ideation to scale. Direct peer because it provides accelerator programming, validation, and corporate introductions for early-stage digital health companies — overlapping with DHHF's Health Hub Connect and awards value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DigiHlthHubFdn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFQDFInVcXJeCgu7-tsYdEg
• Facebookfacebook.com/ucsfhealthhub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/digitalhealthhubfoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/ucsfhealthhub

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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