Introducing the Lithos Startup Program: up to $2,500 to launch your care program
Today we’re launching the Lithos Startup Program. Founders building in digital health get up to $2,500 in clinical credits, our team in their Slack and everything they need to put real patients through a real care program, in weeks instead of months.
Lithos StaffThe Lithos Startup Program gives telehealth startups in, or graduated from, an accelerator up to $2,500 in clinical credits, a named point of contact, a shared Slack channel with Lithos’s clinical, compliance and engineering teams, free sandbox access and launch planning. Credits cover completed visits and Lithos service fees, enough for roughly 55 first patients at pay-as-you-go rates. There’s no setup fee and no monthly platform fee, and the fastest teams go live in as little as three weeks. Apply at lithoshealth.com/startups.
Your first patients are on us
Fifty-five patients. That’s roughly what $2,500 in Lithos credits covers, and for a founder who hasn’t seen a patient yet, it’s the difference between a deck that says “we think” and one that says “we did.”
Launching a care program has always been harder than building the product. Before the first patient, founders get told to form a medical practice, find a physician owner, license state by state, sign a pharmacy, buy malpractice cover and hire compliance counsel. Great ideas stall there every day.
Lithos removes that wall: licensed providers, protocols, prescribing and pharmacy routing, and compliance in all 50 states, behind one API, while you own the brand, the patients and the revenue. The Lithos Startup Program makes the start free for the teams who need it most.
What you get
- Up to $2,500 in clinical credits. They cover completed visits and our service fees, so your first patients cost you nothing on the clinical side.
- A named point of contact who knows your program from first protocol to first renewal.
- A shared Slack channel with our clinical, compliance and engineering teams. Ask about a protocol, a state rule or a webhook, and the person who knows answers.
- Free sandbox access from day one, with the full API, webhooks and test patients.
- Launch planning with our clinical team, and a firm launch date committed on the first call.
- No setup fee and no monthly platform fee. Not during the program, not after it.
Live in as little as three weeks
Week one, you apply, your credits land, your Slack channel opens and your engineers start building in the sandbox. Week two, you finalize your clinical protocol and compliance review with our team and pick your launch states. Week three, technical review, and you’re live. Pace varies with how fast protocols and contracts come together, but that’s the path the fastest teams take.
Then the fun part: real patients, real approvals, real renewals, and the numbers that turn a pilot into your next fundraise. Our runway model shows how much starting this way can extend your runway.
Know what you want to launch? Tell us your category and the states you’re eyeing, and we’ll sketch your launch with you on a call. Book a call.
Who it’s for
The program is open to digital health startups in, or graduated from, an accelerator or incubator, whatever you’re building: weight care, hormones, peptides, hair and skin, sexual health, longevity, primary care or something new. Applying takes about a minute. Pick your accelerator from the list, or choose Other and name it.
If your accelerator already runs its own perks deal with Lithos, apply through your accelerator’s perks portal instead; those offers are larger.
The Lithos Startup Program is open now: up to $2,500 in clinical credits, a named point of contact and our team in your Slack, on licensed infrastructure across all 50 states. Apply in a minute, or book a call and we’ll plan your launch together.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Lithos Startup Program?
It’s Lithos’s program for early-stage telehealth companies. Accelerator companies get up to $2,500 in clinical credits, a named point of contact, a shared Slack channel with our clinical, compliance and engineering teams, free sandbox access and launch planning.
Who qualifies for the Lithos Startup Program?
Digital health startups in, or graduated from, an accelerator or incubator program. You pick your accelerator on the application at lithoshealth.com/startups, or choose Other and name it.
What do the credits cover?
Completed visits, asynchronous or live video, and Lithos service fees such as benefits checks, prior authorizations, AI care agents and mail-order order fees. At pay-as-you-go rates, $2,500 covers about 55 asynchronous visits. Medication passes through at pharmacy cost and isn’t paid for with credits.
How fast can a startup launch on Lithos?
The fastest teams go live in as little as three weeks: sandbox and contracts in week one, protocols and compliance review in week two, technical review and launch in week three. Pace varies, and Lithos commits to a firm launch date on the first call.
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