
Cedars-Sinai Accelerator is a startup accelerator program run by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in partnership with Techstars. It provides seed investment ($20K–$100K equity-free, plus optional convertible note), 13-week program support, clinical pilot access, and connections to Cedars-Sinai's clinical network and investor community. The accelerator has a strong focus on digital health, AI health tools, and medical devices. In neurology and neuroscience, Cedars-Sinai is a major academic medical center with active neurology and neurosurgery programs, making it an important clinical validation partner for neurotech companies. Alumni companies have gone on to raise substantial venture funding from top investors.