CancerX 2025 Accelerator Alumni Success Story
In the fast-paced world of healthcare innovation, speed to market can mean the difference between transforming patient care and remaining on the sidelines. We Are Here didn't just understand this principle—they exemplified it, achieving something unprecedented in CancerX accelerator history by launching a pilot program before the end of their accelerator cohort, setting a new speed record that demonstrates both their execution capabilities and the program's effectiveness in fast-tracking meaningful healthcare solutions.
The achievement of launching a pilot during the accelerator program itself speaks to We Are Here's exceptional preparation and the CancerX program's ability to rapidly connect startups with implementation-ready health system partners. This wasn't just a quick deployment—it was a strategic launch that allowed the company to begin generating real-world data and insights while still benefiting from the accelerator's mentorship and support structure.
What makes We Are Here's story even more compelling is how they leveraged their record-breaking launch into a systematic approach to scaling their impact. Rather than simply celebrating their first pilot success, the company immediately began using the results and learnings from their initial health system implementation to fuel the design of a pilot in other organizations. This rapid iteration approach demonstrates their commitment to continuous improvement and their understanding that each deployment provides valuable insights for the next.
The dual-user nature of We Are Here's platform—serving both social workers and patients—presented unique challenges that the company tackled head-on during their accelerator journey. Through their pilot implementation, they gained multiple critical learnings about both user groups, developing insights into operational workflows and measuring actual impact results. These learnings proved invaluable as they designed subsequent pilots, allowing them to refine their approach based on real-world feedback from the healthcare professionals and patients who use their platform daily.
The CancerX accelerator program's structure proved ideal for supporting We Are Here's rapid execution timeline. The program's emphasis on connecting startups with health system partners, combined with its focus on practical implementation rather than just theoretical development, created the perfect environment for a company ready to move quickly from concept to deployment. The accelerator's mentorship network provided crucial guidance as We Are Here navigated the complexities of launching within healthcare systems while maintaining their breakneck pace of development.
We Are Here's ability to launch, learn, and immediately apply those learnings to their next pilot demonstrates the kind of agile, data-driven approach that healthcare systems need from their technology partners. Their success in gathering meaningful insights about both social worker workflows and patient experiences positions them to scale their platform with confidence, knowing that each new implementation builds on validated learnings from previous deployments.
The company's record-setting performance during the CancerX accelerator illustrates how the right combination of preparation, execution capability, and strategic support can compress traditional healthcare innovation timelines. Their achievement in launching a pilot before program completion, then immediately leveraging those results for their next implementation, sets a new standard for what's possible when healthcare startups are given the right environment and support to execute at full speed.
For other healthcare innovators entering accelerator programs, We Are Here's story demonstrates the importance of arriving ready to execute immediately. Their success shows that the most valuable accelerator experiences come to companies that can move from planning to implementation while still benefiting from program resources and mentorship.
To learn more about We Are Here and their dual-user healthcare platform, visit wearehere.com.
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