
Submissions for the 8th Annual Digital Health Awards open June 1, 2026! With newly refined categories spanning prevention, care delivery, affordability, equity, and longevity, this year’s program reflects how digital health is built, scaled, and adopted across the healthcare ecosystem.
Each year, the competition attracts groundbreaking companies from around the world, and only the most impactful advance to the final stage. Join us on this journey to explore new innovations and spotlight the most impactful companies transforming digital health. Winners are announced November 16th and celebrated at an exclusive after-party at the HLTH Gallery with a performance by DJ Stevie, an immersive light show, and exceptional food and drink curated by the top chefs at The Venetian Resort.
🏆 AI in Health Operations
Best in Class: Cohere Health
Rising Stars: Escher Health, Humata Health, Lucem Health
🏆 AI in Patient Care
Best in Class: Etiometry Inc.
Rising Stars: Avenda Health, Acurion, Inc., Mediwhale
🏆 Clinical Diagnostics Device
Best in Class: DermaSensor, Inc.
Rising Stars: Aclarion, Biobeat, iSono Health
🏆 Dental/Oral Health
Best in Class: OraQ AI
🏆 Health Equity
Best in Class: TailorMed
🏆 Home Health Diagnostic & Monitoring
Best in Class: OMRON Healthcare, Inc.
Rising Stars: Cairns Health, HoustonBionics, Starling (YC W22)
🏆 Kid’s Health
Best in Class: Imagine Pediatrics
🏆 Mental & Behavioral Health
Best in Class: Spring Health
Rising Stars: Curio Digital Therapeutics Inc., Parallel, iMediSync
🏆 Wellness & Prevention
Best in Class: Hello Heart
Rising Star: Healthy Minds Innovations, Nutricheck, Vori Health
🏆 Women’s Health
Best in Class: Future Family
Rising Stars: Teal Health, Evvy, Mae
Finalists receive significant industry exposure, exclusive networking opportunities, and access to a high-profile stage at HLTH. Whether you’re an emerging startup or a growing health tech leader, being recognized as a Rising Star or Best in Class can help accelerate your visibility and partnerships.
Health Hub SF LLC, doing business as the Digital Health Hub Foundation, is a 501(c)3 non-profit, supported by the healthcare venture capital community and others, whose mission is to help the world’s next best innovative healthcare companies scale and grow.
Founded in 2017, on the campus of UCSF in San Francisco, our 30,000 member community consists of thousands of early-to-late-stage healthcare companies and highly qualified healthcare industry providers, payors, experts, mentors, investors, clinicians and researchers who participate in our annual awards ceremony where we bring together the industry to honor and validate the best of the best and celebrate the technological advances in healthcare and the impact it has.