Certified Healthcare Venture Builder (CHVB)™
The Certified Healthcare Venture Builder (CHVB) certification is a cutting-edge professional credential designed for innovators, entrepreneurs, and strategic operators who are focused on launching, incubating, and scaling new ventures within the healthcare ecosystem. In an industry ripe for disruption—where startups, corporate innovation arms, and venture studios are reshaping delivery models, diagnostics, therapeutics, and digital platforms—the CHVB program prepares professionals to systematically create high-impact ventures that solve real healthcare problems while navigating complex regulatory and commercial landscapes.
Healthcare venture building requires a unique blend of clinical insight, business modeling, design thinking, fundraising acumen, and execution capacity. The CHVB certification equips participants with the frameworks and tools needed to identify unmet needs, validate solutions, build cross-functional teams, secure capital, and scale ventures across B2B, B2C, and B2G healthcare verticals.
Certification Program Objectives:
Upon completing the Certified Healthcare Venture Builder (CHVB) program, participants will be able to:
- Identify and Validate Healthcare Venture Opportunities: Use problem-first approaches and customer discovery to identify scalable, high-impact health solutions.
- Design and Launch Viable Healthcare Business Models: Apply Lean Startup, business model canvas, and regulatory mapping to create investable ventures.
- Build Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) in Healthcare Contexts: Collaborate with clinical, technical, and product teams to prototype and test solutions.
- Navigate Regulatory, Compliance, and Reimbursement Challenges: Align product strategy with HIPAA, FDA, CE, CMS, and global healthcare regulatory standards.
- Raise Capital and Manage Investor Relations: Prepare venture-grade pitch decks, cap tables, and funding strategies for angels, VCs, or accelerators.
- Scale Operations and Measure Health Impact: Plan go-to-market, user acquisition, and outcomes measurement strategies to ensure venture growth and sustainability.
Certification Eligibility Criteria:
To apply for certification from The American Institute of Business and Management (AIBM) and its allied institutions, candidates must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution
And/or
- 2 to 5 years of relevant work experience in the related professional field.
Note: Applicants who do not hold a Bachelor’s degree but possess exceptional professional experience and hold significant positions within their organizations in a relevant field may also be considered for certification on a case-by-case basis, subject to the approval of the AIBM evaluation committee.
Certifying Examination:
- To be certified as CHVB, student should take up a 1.5 hours online exam conducted by AIIHM.
- The qualifying exam would consist of 50 multiple choice questions, testing core certification modules.
- Professionals with relevant experience and other qualifying criteria may be exempted from the examination.
Certification Modules:
- Module 1: Healthcare Innovation Landscape and Opportunity Sourcing
- Module 2: Venture Design, Business Modeling, and MVP Development
- Module 3: Healthcare Compliance, Reimbursement, and Regulatory Pathways
- Module 4: Fundraising, Financial Modeling, and Investor Pitching
- Module 5: Team Building, Product-Market Fit, and Clinical Validation
- Module 6: Go-to-Market Strategy, Scaling, and Impact Measurement
* The Certification Title and its modules are regularly reviewed, updated and may change in alignment with evolving industry needs and regulatory standards.
Who Should Do This Certification:
The CHVB certification is ideal for aspiring and established venture builders in the healthcare sector who are launching or scaling innovative startups, products, or business units. It is particularly valuable for:
- Healthtech Founders and Co-Founders: Entrepreneurs launching startups in digital health, medtech, AI, diagnostics, mental health, or wellness platforms.
- Corporate Innovation Leaders and Intrapreneurs: Strategy and innovation executives launching internal ventures or spinouts from hospitals, payers, or pharma companies.
- Healthcare Accelerator and Incubator Program Managers: Professionals supporting venture creation and scaling through innovation hubs, academic spinouts, or VC-backed programs.
- Product Managers and Biomedical Engineers: Innovators building or leading health-focused product teams seeking business and regulatory fluency.
- Physician and Clinician Entrepreneurs: Medical professionals launching clinical innovations or tech-enabled services grounded in real-world care delivery.
- Healthcare Consultants and Venture Builders: Business and technical advisors supporting startups with strategy, fundraising, and execution.
- Impact Investors and Startup Mentors: VCs, angels, and ecosystem builders seeking deeper understanding of venture creation pathways in healthcare.
- Aspiring Healthcare Entrepreneurs: Professionals ready to transition from industry roles to founding or co-founding their first health venture.
Whether you’re validating a new health app, raising funds for a biotech startup, or spinning out innovation from a health system, the CHVB certification equips you with the end-to-end capability to build ventures that transform care and scale with purpose.