Fort Worth authorities have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership between the City and a group of 10 tech startups from around the world. The partnership will be happening in a 13 weeks program that seeks to develop technology in the medical and healthcare field. “Tonight is a big night for Fort Worth,” said Managing Director Trey Bowles to NBC.” Because of what happened with the global pandemic, we’ve seen an acceleration of technology, specifically in telehealth and digital health solutions. The companies that have come through our program here are leading the world in solving problems and coming up with solutions that fit that physical health world.”
According to Bowles, around 4500 companies applied to the program and only 10 of them were selected. Their selection prioritized innovation and social impact.
This includes companies like BOOMROOM, founded by Anna Shuford out of Charlotte North Carolina. “We really started with a COVID idea. We all hated taking the Zoom workouts. We’re like, Okay, this has just got to be better. So what we came to was, how do we improve the actual live virtual class experience?” said Shuford.
Shuford said her online platform will help fitness entrepreneurs not only stream classes but streamline their business all in one place.