Andiamo wins $500,000 WeWork “Creator Award”
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We are delighted to report that Andiamo, one of the companies on our Accelerator programme has won a $500,000 prize at the WeWork Creator Awards in New York City.
Up against six other finalists, and beating thousands of applicants and hundreds of regional finalists, Andiamo came away with the prize, which they will use to expand its service faster in the UK and beyond.
Andiamo builds healthcare solutions for disabled children to ensure that no child anywhere in the world has to wait more than a week for their medical device. Their services are driven by empathy, designed around the child and their family’s life. It reduces the wait time for an orthoses from months to weeks. Shorter wait times lead to better outcomes for the child.
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