Tapas Checklist Manifesto 2026

The AI HealthOS for Every Body

Pre-Seed — SAFE / Priced Equity
Ask $1.5M
26-Week Roadmap

$1.5M

Pre-Seed Ask

26 wks

Week Roadmap

49

Funding Sources

9

High Priority

Company Snapshot
Tagline
The AI HealthOS for Every Body
Round
Pre-Seed — SAFE / Priced Equity
Ask
$1.5M
Use of funds
FDA De Novo + 3 Enterprise Pilots
Series A trigger
FDA Clearance → $12–18M (Q4 2027)
Year 5 ARR
$27.5M (175% CAGR) — $42M target
Accelerators
Stanford StartX · Techstars Anywhere 2026
IP
Stanford SleepFM License + 3 Patents Pending · MARD 11.2%
Regulatory
FDA De Novo Pathway (Novel Device) · EU MDR CE-mark
Credibility
Nature Medicine validation (Jan 2026, Stanford, Thapa et al.)
Team
UK-anchored · distributed across UK, Germany & Italy · women-led
Contact
eangelica@tapas.one
Use of Funds
Product Development35%

Nano-cream formulation, AI platform, mobile app

Clinical Validation25%

FDA pathway, EU MDR, clinical trials

Sales & Marketing20%

UK/EU/US market entry, partnerships

Operations & Team12%

Key hires, infrastructure, CS team

Legal & IP8%

Patent portfolio, regulatory filings

Strategic Insights
  • EU programmes are NOT mutually exclusive — apply to multiple streams in parallel.
  • EIC Accelerator is the highest-probability fast cash (up to €2.5M non-dilutive + equity option).
  • Innovate UK is second-fastest (£150k–£250k) if you have a UK legal entity.
  • Bertelsmann ($200M fund), SwissHealth, and CDP (Italy) are immediate VC conversations — reach out this week.
  • Feature the Nature Medicine validation (Jan 2026, Stanford, Thapa et al.) prominently in every submission.
  • Leverage the UK/Germany/Italy cross-border team — EU programmes prioritise cross-border collaboration.
Next Deadlines

SLINGSHOT 2026

🇸🇬 Southeast Asia · Prize + exposure

30 Jun 2026

EIC Accelerator — short proposal (cut-off 1)

🇪🇺 EU (UK eligible for grant) · Non-dilutive grant + equity

08 Jul 2026

EIC Pathfinder Challenges — OPENS

🇪🇺 EU · Non-dilutive grant

28 Jul 2026

Crick KQ Labs Accelerator

🇬🇧 UK (London) · Programme

28 Aug 2026

EIC Accelerator — full proposal (cut-off 2)

🇪🇺 EU (UK eligible for grant) · Non-dilutive grant + equity

02 Sep 2026