It’s been an extraordinary 16 weeks participating in Runway’s incubator program.

For My Health Story (MHS) founder Soula Mantalvanos and her partner, Theo, it was totally worth every minute of committing to learning, listening, studying, re-evaluating, reassessing, re-questioning, and enduring the moments of pain to reassure their vision for a global patient-driven health record.

And reassurance they got, coming out as winners as judged by LaunchVic and Global Power Generation Australia of Runway’s Cohort 16.

My Health Story was selected as the best startup, winning the $5,000 cash prize via the following process:

• Two judges scored against four criteria:
  • The clarity of the problem being solved
  • Clarity of the business model and revenue model
  • Clarity about the market
  • Overall presentation
• Each of the criteria was scored out of 5 (with 5 being the highest)
• The total score from the judges, combined with the audience vote, determines the winner of the $5,000 on the night.

The two judges were Runway’s sponsors, representing LaunchVic and Global Power Generation Australia. Other partners of the program include Geelong Arts Centre, City of Greater Geelong, and City of Ballarat..

MHS extends its immense gratitude to all the sponsors who make the incubator possible and to the facilitators who gave their time during the program and who continue to offer their time generously in the future.

MHS founder and director, Soula and Theo Mantalvanos, also extend their gratitude to the Runway facilitators, Linda Wong and Chris Ardrey, as well as the Runway team, Rachel Riggall and Clare Trengrove, and their co-startup participants for making the experience so enjoyable.

So… it’s time to work with us!

If you share our vision for a patient-driven health record that provides people with the ability to record, store and share their own health information on their terms, or if you would like to learn more about ways we can collaborate, please ask for our pitch deck.

Or more simply, to congratulate and encourage us further, subscribe to MHS Lite ($29 per year on iOS or PlayStore) or MHS Premium ($49 per year online / iOS or PlayStore).