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StartUp Health NOW Podcast

StartUp Health NOW Podcast

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Episodes

329

Latest episode

Oct 2026

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EN

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StartUp Health NOW celebrates the innovators, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs who are reimagining health and wellness.

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October 29, 202620 min

Same Math, New Market: Inside AHA Ventures with Lisa Suennen

American Heart Association Ventures managing partner Lisa Suennen sits down with StartUp Health for a candid conversation spanning her early days scaling a health services company from $5 million to $800 million in revenue, through her current thesis a... Hosted on beehiiv. Read the full Privacy Policy at https://www.beehiiv.com/privacy.

October 21, 202619 min

Build Relationships First: Drew Schiller’s M&A Lessons From 15 Years at Validic

In this episode, Logan Plaster talks with Drew Schiller, Chief Development Officer at ChartSpan and Co-founder of Validic, about what it takes to get a digital health company across the finish line. Schiller recounts the deals that fell apart, includin...

October 15, 202612 min

Why Better Data Is the Key to Faster Alzheimer's Breakthroughs, with Dr. Greg Moore of Gates Ventures

Gregory Moore, MD, PhD, Senior Adviser to Gates Ventures on the Alzheimer's Disease Data Initiative (AD Data Initiative), joins Logan Plaster for an update on the Alzheimer's and Brain Health Moonshot ahead of the Alzheimer's Insight Summit 4 coming up...

October 8, 202622 min

Designing a Medical Alert People Actually Wear | Jean Anne Booth, UnaliWear

UnaliWear founder Jean Anne Booth talks with Logan Plaster about building the Kanega Watch, a wearable medical alert designed around a simple but overlooked truth: a device only protects you if you're willing to wear it. Jean Anne walks through her mot...

October 1, 202627 min

Investing in AI-Native Healthcare with Venrock's Bob Kocher and Unity Stoakes

In this Fireside Chat, Venrock partner Bob Kocher sits down with StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes to unpack why AI will drive more healthcare activity rather than lower prices, where he sees real opportunity for founders (from geriatric behavior...

September 28, 202622 min

From EAPs to AI Signals: Rethinking Workplace Mental Health with Stephen Sokoler of Journey

After 11 years building Journey and recently named to TIME's World's Top HealthTech Companies 2026 list ( https://media.startuphealth.com/p/15-startup-health-member-companies-included-in-time-s-list-of-the-world-s-top-healthtech-companies-2 ), founder ...

September 21, 202621 min

Building the referral bridge dental care has been missing | Brant Herman of Dentistry.One & MouthWatch

In this Health Moonshot Update, long-time community member Brant Herman, CEO & Founder of MouthWatch and Dentistry.One, joins StartUp Health's Logan Plaster to talk about building a virtual-first teledentistry network that meets patients at the moments...

September 17, 202619 min

Scaling Trust: What Mediktor's AI Triage Tool Actually Does

Cristian Pascual, CEO & Co-founder of Mediktor, talks with StartUp Health’s Logan Plaster about the evolution of AI-powered triage, why healthcare delivery demands professional-grade tools rather than general-purpose AI, and what it's taking to close M...

September 10, 202624 min

Investing in AI-Native Healthcare with Menlo Ventures' Greg Yap and Unity Stoakes

What does it take to build a health AI company that actually gets funded right now? Greg Yap, Partner at Menlo Ventures, sits down with StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes to unpack how a 50-year-old venture firm is investing across the health AI l...

September 8, 202616 min

Why the mouth may be the best window into human health: Aidar Health’s MouthLab

What if the richest data about your health wasn't on your wrist, but in your breath? Sathya Elumalai, CEO & Co-founder of Aidar Health, joins Logan Plaster for a Health Moonshot Update on MouthLab – a handheld device that reads roughly 10 vital signs f...

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