Pitch Your Innovation To A Room Full Of Investors At The 2026 OPEN MINDS Investment Pitch Day
Gettysburg, PA (December 20, 2025) – OPEN MINDS is pleased to announce that it will again be hosting its annual Investment Pitch Day as part of The 2026 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute on June 10, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana, thanks in part to the support of Vista Care. The OPEN MINDS Investment Pitch Day connects emerging health and human service innovators with investors seeking scalable, high-impact solutions for complex consumer markets.
The annual Investment Pitch Day is designed for organizations ready to accelerate growth through strategic investment and partnership. Through a competitive application process, selected innovators will showcase their solutions for high-needs populations across behavioral health, chronic disease management, and community-based care to a panel of potential investors. Investors will be evaluating each presentation and select a winning organization based on investability, scalability, leadership readiness, and market potential.
As the exclusive sponsor of Investment Pitch Day, Vista Care brings its national experience in home- and community-based services to support emerging innovators whose solutions can scale high-quality care for underserved and high-needs populations. In addition to support for Vista Care, the Investment Pitch Day will be hosted by Jonathan Evans, Operating Partner at Empactful Capital; Senior Associate at OPEN MINDS; and former Chief Executive Officer of innovaTel Telepsychiatry. As an early telehealth creator with firsthand experience scaling organizations over his career, Mr. Evans brings a practical, investor-informed perspective to evaluating growth-stage innovation.
Interested innovators must submit their applications on or before February 20, 2026. Applications will be reviewed by an advisory board and evaluated on multiple dimensions, including:
- Strategic focus and market relevance
- Demonstrated impact and performance metrics
- Business traction and growth trajectory
- Leadership team strength and execution capability
- Long-term scalability and market impact
Applicants will be notified by March 1, 2026 if they have been selected to present.
The winner will be announced before the keynote session on Thursday, June 11, 2026 and will receive an OPEN MINDS prize package valued at more than $40,000.
For more information about the OPEN MINDS Investment Pitch Day or the application process, please contact edeppen@openminds.com or visit strategy.openminds.com/2026-pitch-day-application/ to complete your application.
Attendance to the Investment Pitch Day is included with a registration to The 2026 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute, which features three days of executive insights, peer learning, and strategic networking. The full agenda is available at strategy.openminds.com.
Registration is now open. Registration is included for OPEN MINDS Circle Market Intelligence Service subscribers. Non-members can register at strategy.openminds.com.
For questions about OPEN MINDS’ educational programs, sponsorship opportunities, or media inquiries, contact the Executive Education Events team at events@openminds.com or 717-334-1329.
Premier Partners & Exhibitors
OPEN MINDS institutes are made possible by OPEN MINDS premier partners, Alera Health, ContinuumCloud, Core Solutions, Netsmart, Otsuka, and Qualifacts.
Featured exhibitors for the Strategy & Innovation Institute include Alera Health, CapGrow Partners, Grafton Integrated Health Network | Ukeru, mdhub, and Streamline.
About OPEN MINDS
OPEN MINDS is a national market intelligence, management consulting, and marketing services firm specializing exclusively in the high-needs consumer market – mental health, addiction treatment, cognitive disabilities, chronic health conditions, elder services, health-related social needs, and adjacent markets within the health and human service field. The OPEN MINDS mission is to provide payers, service provider organizations, pharmaceutical, technology, and scientific firms that serve these consumers with the market and management knowledge needed to improve their organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Learn more at openminds.com.