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Hubert Zajicek named Innovation Advocate or Accelerator Leader of the Year

Hubert Zajicek has built a sustainable business model that relies entirely on sponsors, private angel investors, and family office funds to fuel his organization, rather than a governing board or entity. Today, his group is one of the top accelerators of its kind in the country. For the past 10 years, Zajicek has guided the accelerator in mentoring entrepreneurs and investing in 99 startups that have raised more than a quarter of a billion dollars. Program alumni have gone through successful exits, including a sale to Nike and even a NASDAQ IPO.

Hubert ZajicekOn January 12, D CEO and Dallas Innovates revealed the winners of The Innovation Awards 2023 at a private event at On the Levee in the Dallas Design District.

Hubert Zajicek is the CEO, Co-founder & Partner at Health Wildcatters, a top ranked seed stage healthcare accelerator in Dallas.

Hubert received his Doctorate in Medicine (M.D.) from the University of Vienna, School of Medicine (1996), and his Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in 2006.
He is a past president of ASciNA and currently holds the position of chapter president of the South West chapter.