Impact

Measured in startups launched and lives touched

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From Student Innovation to Scalable Impact: The Sling Health Effect

Every prototype starts as a problem worth solving.
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At Sling Health, we don’t just incubate ideas; we equip the next generation of innovators with the tools, mentorship, and clinical partnerships to turn those ideas into real-world solutions. From medtech prototypes to funded startups, our student-led teams are transforming healthcare, one breakthrough at a time.

Capital raised in follow-on funding by alumni projects

$220M+

59 teams launched and 14 spin‑off companies created at WashU, raising $2.5 M+ in external funding

National chapters

15

across top universities nationally

Teams graduated

180+

$900 K+ allocated directly to support student-led prototypes and team initiatives