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

2026-10-2920:55

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.

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

2026-10-2119:33

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...

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

2026-10-1512:05

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...

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

2026-10-0822:14

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...

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

2026-10-0127:20

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...

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