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StartUp Health NOW Podcast

StartUp Health NOW Podcast

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

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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 tak...

19:33Oct 21, 2026

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 Plaste...

12:05Oct 15, 2026

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 simpl...

22:14Oct 8, 2026

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 he...

27:20Oct 1, 2026

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/...

22:33Sep 28, 2026

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...

21:28Sep 21, 2026

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 heal...

19:08Sep 17, 2026

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 Star...

24:21Sep 10, 2026

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, join...

16:30Sep 8, 2026

What it really takes to bring AI into the hospital room: Avo’s physician-first case for AI-powered clinical decisions

Fresh off a Series A ( https://media.startuphealth.com/p/avo-raises-10m-series-a-for-clinical-ai-platform-startup-health-insights-week-of-ma...

18:15Aug 27, 2026

Dr. Yusuf Sherwani on scaling Pelago, raising $150M, and the future of AI therapy

Long-time StartUp Health community member Yusuf Sherwani, MD, didn't set out to build an AI mental health specialist. Nine years ago, he co-...

19:53Aug 20, 2026

Inside MEI Micro's mission to bring military-grade sensors to healthcare

What if the sensor in your wearable is the limiting factor in what it can tell you about your health? StartUp Health member Louis Ross, CEO...

16:27Aug 13, 2026

Speed, safety, and scale – Microsoft's playbook for health AI

In this episode, Unity Stoakes talks with Kimmi Grewal, Vice President of AI Ecosystem Partnerships at Microsoft, about what it actually tak...

28:55Aug 10, 2026

How GPx is turning a smartwatch into an early warning system for heart failure

Heart failure patients are often living in a black box – not knowing how they're really doing until they end up in the ER. StartUp Health co...

14:17Aug 7, 2026

What Happens When Clinicians Become Innovators | Live @ Civic Health Forum

"It's not patients or profits, it's better health and healthcare." Gillian Sandler of Northwell Health sets the tone early in this episode,...

25:00Aug 4, 2026

3 Founders on the Real Cost of Health Access | Live @ Civic Health Forum

At the Civic Health Forum, StartUp Health Managing Director Logan Plaster sat down with three founders building access-first solutions in he...

24:42Jul 29, 2026

Inside General Catalyst's health assurance transformation playbook, with Holly Maloney

General Catalyst manages more than $40B across AI, global resilience, and health assurance – and its boldest healthcare move yet was buying...

21:42Jul 23, 2026

Building the Rails: The Systems That Power Innovation | Live @ Civic Health Forum

Public health has an image problem. It rarely shows up until something goes wrong, which makes it one of the hardest things to fund and one...

32:43Jul 14, 2026

What it takes to trust health innovation: A conversation with JAMA Network Editor in Chief Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, has a front-row seat to the tension at the heart of health innovation. As Editor in Chief of JAMA and the...

24:17Jul 7, 2026

What the "second patient" needs: Katie Brandt on caregiving, Alzheimer's, and what founders need to know

What does a family caregiver actually need – and what does that mean for the founders building solutions for them? In this expert conversati...

28:55Jun 25, 2026