Venture Competitions

Venture Competitions

The 2026 AIM-HI Venture Competition is Open for Applications until March 15!

AIM-HI launched our Venture Competition programs to empower scientist-entrepreneurs in the oncology arena. Through these annual competition programs, AIM-HI provides critically needed seed funding, important coaching, and continuous access to our global network to highly promising scientist-entrepreneurs, thus furthering the development of groundbreaking treatments and accelerating life-saving innovations.

Women’s Venture Competition

Partnering with the National Foundation for Cancer Research, AIM-HI lanunched this annual competition in 2020 to empower women scientist-entrepreneurs in oncologyto address unmet patient needs.

BRACE Award Venture Competition

The BRACE (Bridging Research from Academia to Cancer Entrepreneurship) Award aims to identify and invest in innovative oncology startups that can make an impact on cancers prevalent in underserved populations, led by men and women.

Why Should You Apply?

  • Interacting with and receiving valuable feedback from the selection and judging committee members, who are key opinion leaders in the oncology field.

  • Top winnners will be awarded honorariums, recognized with certificates, and considered for further investment, subject to rigorous due diligence conducted by our Investment Committee.

  • The winners will gain recognition and presentation opportunities within the oncology research community, facilitating networking and collaboration opportunities with global cancer experts and investors.

  • The winners who pass the due diligence process will be eligible to receive investment from AIM-HI and co-investors; the process itself will also help the company assess and refine its IP and strategy, clinical development plan, and position itself well for other investors.

In addition to seed-stage financing, AIM-HI provides other essential resources to participating startups, including:

Mentoring

A startup’s success depends on its leadership. We match highly coachable scientist-entrepreneurs with experienced industry leaders to improve their chance of success.

Visibility

We focus on developing time-efficient, strategic connections by helping scientist-entrepreneurs build out their teams.

Networking

AIM-HI is part of a global network of innovators, investors, and influencers in the oncology subsector of the life sciences industry. We utilize this network for investment and market expansion purposes for our selected scientist-entrepreneurs.