In this episode of 'The HealthTech Narrative Podcast' Bhavesh Hemani, Group CFO at 2070 Health and W Health Ventures, puts his CFO hat on, and brings 2 decades of his experience to talk about what #healthtech startups should be thinking about when building for India and the world. Hear what a CFO has to say on all things #digitalhealth.

He, discusses the venture studio model and the support and resources that #healthtech entrepreneurs can expect from partnering with 2070 Health. He explains the equity arrangements and resource contributions made by 2070 Health, and what could make them restructure any equity arrangement at a later stage.

Hear Bhavesh's thoughts on building in / for rural / urban India. 2070 Health works with #digitalhealth startups catering to both, emerging and established markets - hear what he has to say on the important points to consider when working with such startups. In the Phy-gital (read omni-channel) space, what role does the digital play?

Bhavesh discusses the challenges and opportunities of investing in R&D-intensive startups and the risk management strategies for investing in emerging markets. He concludes by emphasising the importance of passion and shared vision in founders.

0:00 Introduction
0:26 The Venture Studio Model of 2070 Health
5:34 How does 2070 approach equity arrangements and resource provision?
7:42 Open to re-structuring equity arrangements at a later stage?
9:55 Financial Indicators and Investment Decisions
13:09 What Bhavesh means by 'Pace at which you scale'
15:45 Rural Vs. Urban - where is it more expensive to build and deploy?
18:20 International Operations and Building From India
24:46 Integrating Digital and Physical Healthcare
27:30 Data Privacy Laws and Cost Compliance
30:39 Desirable traits in #healthtech founders
33:50 HEAR THIS IF YOU WANT TO PARTNER WITH 2070 :)