Glacie FEMtech accelerator
A 6-week online accelerator for early-stage femtech founders. Get the hands-on support you need to build your product, prepare for fundraising and navigate compliance, with dedicated expert guidance every step of the way.
Applications for Cohort 2 Open 28th September 2026.
Why APPLY?
Africa is a vastly untapped market for women's health and wellness innovation. Too few products are designed around the realities of African women's lives, and the people building them often lack the capital, networks, and guidance to get them to the women who need them.
That's why Glacie Health, together with leading partners, is launching the second Glacie FemTech Accelerator. It is designed to equip a maximum of 10 early-stage women's health and wellness innovators with the strategic support, expert guidance, and practical frameworks to move from early-stage idea to a market-ready product with a clear use case in Africa.
We are looking for founders across femtech and wellness, whether your solution is tech-enabled or not, and whether or not it is built to sit inside a healthcare service. What matters is that it addresses a real need for women in African markets and that you are ready to build it with the right support.
You're building a femtech or women's health solution
You're early-stage (pre-seed to seed; raised less than £100K)
Your product has a clear use case for the African Market
You are ready to commit 2 hours per week over 6 weeks.
You are ready to invest £500 into the growth and development of your solution.*
You May be Suitable if:
You've raised significant funding (over £100,000). At the moment, our focus is on founders navigating this journey for the first time.
You're still at the ideation stage without a prototype or MVP (however, reach out to Glacie Health directly for early-stage support!)
Your innovation is not in Women’s health or Femtech
This isn’t the right fit if:
*A fee of £500 applies only to successful applicants, the application process is free.WHAT’s INCLUDED
Guidance From Founders Who've Been There
Real insights from femtech founders who've successfully navigated this journey
What they wish they'd known earlier
Practical advice on navigating healthcare markets and regulation
Building Trust Through Credible Messaging
How to communicate with users, clinicians, regulators, and investors
Refining your product narrative with clinical integrity
Evidence-backed messaging that builds confidence
Building Safe & Compliant Products
Foundations of clinical safety, digital health compliance and medical device regulations for femtech
How to build products that are safe and trusted from the start
Practical frameworks you can implement immediately
Fundraising & Pitching
What investors look for in femtech
How to position your product for investment readiness
Plus:
1-1 office hours with your dedicated Glacie Health consultant (1 hour per week) and our expert mentors
Peer cohort of up to 10 femtech founders for support and long-term connections
Alumni network access for ongoing support beyond the programme
Facilitators & partners
Glacie accelerator
Alumni
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Applications for this round have now ended.