This year’s Nurse Shark Tank will be a pitch competition event in partnership with AARP Innovation Labs and with support from the American Nurses Association. This event is designed to bring together early stage startups to address opportunities to optimize solutions for independent living. We define an early stage start-up as one that has a solution that is at least market ready, has raised less than $5 million in equity-based funding, and has generated less than $500,000 in revenue.

We welcome startups & entrepreneurs who have created solutions using disruptive technologies (artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics, IoT & other) to assist caregivers or nurses who empower individuals to live longer & more independently. If you are or know someone working in this space please direct them to our application process in the link below.

To attend this event as an audience member, expect networking, a showcase of the participating companies product, and hors d’oeuvres prior to the live pitch competition. You will interactively be able to vote for the People’s Choice award, while our panel of judges will award 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes.

For any questions, please reach out to

Kate G. McDonald, MHA
Consultant, Nursing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program
Bouve College of Health Sciences
Northeastern University
nursesharktank@gmail.com