Who Funds Healthcare Startups in Arkansas?

Real, verified funding sources for healthcare founders in Arkansas: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.

No funds headquartered in Arkansas matched "Healthcare" by name — the funds below are shown nationwide instead.

Healthcare Funding Snapshot — Arkansas (as of July 2026)

  • 1
    10 VC funds (nationwide)with "Healthcare" in their name — none headquartered in Arkansas in our data
  • 2
    0 acceleratorsopen to healthcare founders in Arkansas (including globally-available programs)
  • 3
    1 angel networksbased in Arkansas
  • 4
    121 open grantsin the Healthcare & Biotech category, refreshed nightly from Grants.gov

Healthcare VC Funds (Nationwide)

showing 10 of 30

Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners EG, L.P.

📍 New York, NY📅 Filed April 2022

General partners: Bong Y. Koh, Nimish P. Shah

$630M
Effective fund size

Cowen Healthcare Investments IV LP

📍 New York, NY📅 Filed September 2021

General partners: Kevin Raidy

$532.2M
Effective fund size

Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners XP, L.P.

📍 New York, NY📅 Filed November 2024

General partners: Bong Y. Koh, Nimish P. Shah

$500M
Effective fund size

Qiming U.S. Healthcare Fund III, L.P.

📍 Bellevue, WA

General partners: Anna N/A French, Mark N/A McDade, Colin N/A Walsh & 1 more

$300M
Effective fund size

Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund III, LP

📍 Nashville, TN📅 Filed May 2019

General partners: Paul Wallace, Rock Morphis, David McClellan

$250.5M
Effective fund size

B Capital Healthcare I, L.P.

📍 Manhattan Beach, CA📅 Filed July 2021

General partners: MARK CHO

$243.9M
Effective fund size

Signet Healthcare Partners Partnership V (NJ), LP

📍 New York, NY📅 Filed January 2022

General partners: James C Gale, Ashley C Friedman, Nikhil C Puri

$191.1M
Effective fund size

Signet Healthcare Partners Accredited Partnership V, LP

📍 New York, NY📅 Filed January 2022

General partners: Ashley C Friedman, Nikhil C Puri, James C Gale

$161.7M
Effective fund size
$5M-$15M

SHERPA HEALTHCARE FUND I, L.P.

📍 George Town, GRAND CAYMAN, E9📅 Filed April 2019

General partners: XIANGYU OUYANG, DAQING CAI

$87.0M
Effective fund size

Eventide Healthcare Innovation Fund I LP

📍 Boston, MA📅 Filed November 2022

General partners: Kyle Rasbach, Sean Mathew, Dolores Bamford & 3 more

$64.7M
Effective fund size

Healthcare Accelerators Open to Arkansas

0 programs
No accelerators tagged to healthcare and open to Arkansas are in our database yet. Browse the full accelerator directory.

Angel Investor Networks in Arkansas

1 networks

Arkansas Capital Corp Angels

👥 30 members💰 $10K - $100K check range

📍 Little Rock, AR

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Grants in the Healthcare & Biotech Category

Healthcare falls under the broader "Healthcare & Biotech" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including Arkansas) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.

Medication-Assisted Treatment - Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis

Up to $750K
Deadline: July 27, 2026Apply →

Promoting the Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care: States

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis

Up to $2M
Deadline: July 27, 2026Apply →

Preventing Drug Overdoses: Community Prevention and Response

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis

Up to $850K
Deadline: July 27, 2026Apply →

Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program

Health Resources and Services Administration

$148K
Deadline: July 27, 2026Apply →

DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Discovery Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA

Deadline: July 30, 2026Apply →

Developmental Sciences

U.S. National Science Foundation

Deadline: July 30, 2026Apply →

?Healthcare Funding FAQs — Arkansas

Are there healthcare VCs headquartered in Arkansas?

We don't have any funds headquartered in Arkansas whose name references healthcare. Below are healthcare-related funds from across the country instead — many invest outside their home state.

What accelerators in Arkansas support healthcare startups?

We don't currently have accelerator programs tagged to healthcare that are open to Arkansas. Browse the full accelerator directory for other options.

Are there angel investor networks in Arkansas?

Yes — 1 angel investor networks based in Arkansas are in our database, ranked by member count with healthcare-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.

What grants are available for healthcare founders?

121 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Healthcare & Biotech category, which is where healthcare falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including Arkansas), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.

Your Healthcare Funding Action Plan

1

Research & Prepare

  • Review the 10 healthcare-matched funds above and their filing history
  • Check each fund's website for current investment criteria before reaching out
  • Prepare a pitch deck and financial projections tailored to your stage
2

Apply & Connect

  • Apply to the 0 accelerator programs listed above
  • Reach out to the 1 angel networks in Arkansas
  • Check eligibility for the 6 open grant programs above
3

Follow Up

  • Track deadlines for any application-based programs above
  • Look for warm introductions through your existing network before cold outreach
  • Revisit this page periodically — fund and grant data refreshes nightly