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StartUp Health NOW Podcast
by StartUp Health NOW Podcast · English
StartUp Health NOW celebrates the innovators, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs who are reimagining health and wellness.
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Doing Well by Doing Good: Devoted Health’s Todd and Ed Park on Mission, Culture, and AI
Devoted Health co-founders Todd and Ed Park discuss their “doing well by doing good” mission, how culture scales in healthcare, and how AI should humanize care rather than replace relationships.
12 Nov 2026 · 35m · 13 chaptersSame Math, New Market: Inside AHA Ventures with Lisa Suennen
AHA Ventures’ investment thesis and how founders should pitch. Lisa Sunnen explains “same math, new market” from her health-tech operating background, emphasizing health economics, aligned…
29 Oct 2026 · 21m · 11 chaptersBuild Relationships First: Drew Schiller’s M&A Lessons From 15 Years at Validic
Drew Schiller, former co-founder of Validic (2010), discusses what it takes to get acquired, why deals fail, and how to prepare early—especially through relationship-building, financial discipline,…
21 Oct 2026 · 20m · 12 chaptersWhy Better Data Is the Key to Faster Alzheimer's Breakthroughs, with Dr. Greg Moore of Gates Ventures
How better, harmonized Alzheimer’s data can accelerate AI-driven research and speed breakthroughs, discussed ahead of the Alzheimer’s Insights Summit at CTAD.
15 Oct 2026 · 12m · 6 chapters
Designing a Medical Alert People Actually Wear | Jean Anne Booth, UnaliWear
UnaliWear’s Kanega medical alert watch, focused on “independence with dignity” by reducing stigma and improving safety for older adults.
8 Oct 2026 · 22m · 13 chapters
Investing in AI-Native Healthcare with Venrock's Bob Kocher and Unity Stoakes
AI-native healthcare investing and startup strategy, including why AI may improve access/quality but not lower costs, where startups can create value, and how to think about prevention business…
1 Oct 2026 · 27m · 11 chapters
From EAPs to AI Signals: Rethinking Workplace Mental Health with Stephen Sokoler of Journey
Stephen Sokoler (Journey) argues workplace mental health should shift from reactive EAP “break glass” models to proactive, preventive care using employee data and “AI signals” to identify needs…
28 Sep 2026 · 23m · 16 chapters
Building the referral bridge dental care has been missing | Brant Herman of Dentistry.One & MouthWatch
Brant Herman discusses MouthWatch and Dentistry One’s teledentistry “referral bridge” that connects medical touchpoints (pediatric, OB/GYN, nurse/school settings, rural clinics) to dental homes using…
21 Sep 2026 · 21m · 8 chapters
Scaling Trust: What Mediktor's AI Triage Tool Actually Does
MedicTor’s AI-powered “virtual triage” that helps people decide the right level of care at the right time and place, integrated into healthcare workflows with clinical safety safeguards.
17 Sep 2026 · 19m · 12 chapters
Investing in AI-Native Healthcare with Menlo Ventures' Greg Yap and Unity Stoakes
AI-native healthcare and life sciences investing—Menlo Ventures’ thesis, what “AI at the core” means for founders, how Menlo collaborates across sectors (“pods”), and fundraising guidance for seed…
10 Sep 2026 · 24m · 12 chapters
Why the mouth may be the best window into human health: Aidar Health’s MouthLab
ADAR Health’s MouthLab argues the mouth (breath and saliva) is a “lab-like” window into health, enabling at-home monitoring and earlier prediction of deterioration to prevent hospitalization and…
8 Sep 2026 · 17m · 6 chapters
What it really takes to bring AI into the hospital room: Avo’s physician-first case for AI-powered clinical decisions
Avo’s physician-first approach to bringing AI into the hospital EHR to guide clinical decisions, improve documentation, and align with enterprise goals (quality, compliance, and revenue capture).
27 Aug 2026 · 18m · 10 chapters
Dr. Yusuf Sherwani on scaling Pelago, raising $150M, and the future of AI therapy
Pelago’s journey scaling digital substance-use care, raising $151M, and using AI to redesign behavioral health delivery via clinician-in-the-loop triage (Sona). Guest: Dr.
20 Aug 2026 · 20m · 8 chapters
Inside MEI Micro's mission to bring military-grade sensors to healthcare
MEI Micro’s mission to bring navigation-grade MEMS motion sensors into healthcare to create more accurate “digital biomarkers” for predictive analytics and earlier disease detection, arguing you…
13 Aug 2026 · 16m · 6 chapters
Speed, safety, and scale: Microsoft's playbook for health AI, with Kimmi Grewal and Unity Stoakes
How Microsoft views building health AI now—balancing fast innovation with enterprise-grade safety, security, governance, and scalable deployment; plus guidance on capital efficiency, model…
10 Aug 2026 · 29m · 11 chapters
How GPx is turning a smartwatch into an early warning system for heart failure
General Prognostics (GPx) builds a non-invasive “CGM for heart failure” using off-the-shelf smartwatches plus an algorithm that predicts worsening events by correlating smartwatch signals (heart…
7 Aug 2026 · 14m · 10 chapters
What Happens When Clinicians Become Innovators | Live @ Civic Health Forum
Provider-led innovation—how clinicians turn frontline problems into scalable solutions, and how health systems, investors, and data infrastructure enable (or block) deployment beyond prototypes.
4 Aug 2026 · 25m · 14 chapters
3 Founders on the Real Cost of Health Access | Live @ Civic Health Forum
Founder-led innovation to reduce the real cost of health access—emphasizing trust, socioeconomics, and scalable models using tech (AI/telehealth) without widening inequity.
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