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Oliver Buchannon
Nicole Kinsey

Access to Care Moonshot

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Devoted Health Closes $366M Series F | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Feb 17, 2026

Feb 17, 2026

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11 min read

Devoted Health Closes $366M Series F | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Feb 17, 2026

A long-time member of the StartUp Health community, Devoted Health’s mission is to dramatically improve health and wellbeing by caring for everyone like they are family. Beyond Devoted, a busy and global week saw major raises across mental health, medical devices, AI-powered health plans, oncology care, digital therapeutics, and healthcare operations, with funding spanning North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Blog

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From Pre-Diabetic Triathlete to Metabolic Health Pioneer: Sami Inkinen’s Health Moonshot with Virta Health

Feb 13, 2026

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3 min read

From Pre-Diabetic Triathlete to Metabolic Health Pioneer: Sami Inkinen’s Health Moonshot with Virta Health

At Apollo House 2026, StartUp Health community member Sami Inkinen, CEO & Founder of Virta Health, joined Steven Krein for a candid fireside chat on reversing metabolic disease, scaling a mission-driven company, and building AI into the DNA of an organization.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Cardiometabolic & T1D Health Moonshot

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Sami Inkinen of Virta Health on AI-Native Healthcare and Reversing Metabolic Disease

Feb 13, 2026

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3 min read

Sami Inkinen of Virta Health on AI-Native Healthcare and Reversing Metabolic Disease

In this Apollo House 2026 fireside chat, StartUp Health community member Sami Inkinen, CEO & Founder of Virta Health, shares how a personal diagnosis of pre-diabetes led him to build one of the fastest-growing companies in metabolic health.

Nicole Kinsey
Steven Krein
Nicole Kinsey, +1

Insights

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Navigation, Advocacy, and Telehealth Drive a Big Week for Global Health Innovation Funding | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Feb 10, 2026

Feb 10, 2026

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8 min read

Navigation, Advocacy, and Telehealth Drive a Big Week for Global Health Innovation Funding | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Feb 10, 2026

This week’s funding highlights a surge of investment in care navigation, patient advocacy, and AI-powered health services, led by nine-figure raises across the US and Europe. From employer-sponsored navigation and women’s health to value-based cardiology, claims automation, workforce platforms, and global digital care delivery, investors backed solutions tackling access, efficiency, and outcomes at scale.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Thought Leadership

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Vinod Khosla on AI Interns, Trust, and Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence

Feb 6, 2026

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3 min read

Vinod Khosla on AI Interns, Trust, and Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence

Recorded live at Apollo House 2026, this fireside chat captures a candid, in-the-room conversation between StartUp Health’s Unity Stoakes and entrepreneur, investor, and technologist Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures on AI’s accelerating impact on healthcare.

Nicole Kinsey
Unity Stoakes
Nicole Kinsey, +1

Blog

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Vinod Khosla on Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence: Build Trust, Then Let AI Scale Care

Feb 6, 2026

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3 min read

Vinod Khosla on Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence: Build Trust, Then Let AI Scale Care

At Apollo House 2026, entrepreneur, investor, and technologist Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures joined Unity Stoakes to map what the AI platform shift means for healthcare and why the winning playbook starts with supervision, trust, and bold imagination.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Insights

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CraniUS Therapeutics Secures $20M in Series B Funding | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Feb 3, 2026

Feb 3, 2026

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8 min read

CraniUS Therapeutics Secures $20M in Series B Funding | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Feb 3, 2026

StartUp Health community member CraniUS is a neurotechnology company developing an implantable platform to bypass the blood-brain barrier for long-term, programmable drug delivery. Other funding this week included massive global rounds across AI infrastructure, women’s health, insurance, clinical trials, and diagnostic tools, underscoring continued investor momentum worldwide.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Blog

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How CAREgivers Insight Is Turning Caregiver Wisdom into Health System Change

Jan 29, 2026

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9 min read

How CAREgivers Insight Is Turning Caregiver Wisdom into Health System Change

StartUp Health community member Christopher Jue of CAREgivers Insight is transforming caregivers from invisible heroes into essential members of the care team. With new real-world evidence, a sharper go-to-market strategy, and an ambitious AI roadmap, he is building what he calls a doorway into healthcare for millions of families.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Caregiving Moonshot

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The Caregiving Front Door: How CAREgivers Insight Is Rewiring Home-Clinic Connections

Jan 29, 2026

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4 min read

The Caregiving Front Door: How CAREgivers Insight Is Rewiring Home-Clinic Connections

In this Health Moonshot Update, StartUp Health community member Christopher Jue of CAREgivers Insight joins Unity Stoakes to share how empowering caregivers can prevent crises and save the system money.

Nicole Kinsey
Unity Stoakes
Nicole Kinsey, +1

Blog

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Inside the APOLLO HOUSE Panel: Rebuilding the Modern Health Stack in the Age of Superintelligence

Jan 27, 2026

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5 min read

Inside the APOLLO HOUSE Panel: Rebuilding the Modern Health Stack in the Age of Superintelligence

An all-star panel at StartUp Health’s Apollo House explores how AI, data, and human intention are reshaping the modern health stack and accelerating health moonshots. Senior leaders from AWS, NVIDIA, Amazon, Labcorp, and Advocate Health offered a rare, cross-sector view of how superintelligence is moving healthcare from theory to practice – and what this moment demands of builders and institutions alike to keep care human as technology scales.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Thought Leadership

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Live from Apollo House: Building the Modern Health Stack in the Age of Superintelligence

Jan 27, 2026

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5 min read

Live from Apollo House: Building the Modern Health Stack in the Age of Superintelligence

Recorded live at StartUp Health’s Apollo House during JPM Healthcare Week, this panel brings together leaders operating at the intersection of healthcare delivery, diagnostics, cloud infrastructure, and AI. Moderated by Angela Shippy, MD, of Amazon Web Services, the conversation explores how AI is moving from point solutions to foundational infrastructure across the modern health stack.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Insights

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Salvo Health Raises $8.5M Series A for GI and Metabolic Care | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

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7 min read

Salvo Health Raises $8.5M Series A for GI and Metabolic Care | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Jan 27, 2026

This week, StartUp Health community member Salvo Health announced a Series A round to scale its AI-enabled hybrid care model for gastrointestinal and metabolic care, helping providers deliver continuous, more efficient treatment beyond the clinic. The round anchored a blockbuster week in global health innovation funding, with massive raises across AI, digital care delivery, biotech, and medical infrastructure spanning the US, Europe, and India.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Mental & Behavioral Health Moonshot

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Making Behavioral Health Work in Primary Care: A Conversation with Indira Paharia, PsyD, of VIBEcare

Jan 23, 2026

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3 min read

Making Behavioral Health Work in Primary Care: A Conversation with Indira Paharia, PsyD, of VIBEcare

Behavioral health conditions are rising, providers are burned out, and primary care is carrying the load. In this episode, Unity Stoakes sit down with StartUp Health community member Indira Paharia, PsyD, CEO & Co-founder of VIBEcare, to explore how virtual, integrated behavioral health can transform care delivery at scale.

Nicole Kinsey
Unity Stoakes
Nicole Kinsey, +1

Access to Care Moonshot

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datosX Is Building the Validation Engine for Digital Health in the Age of AI

Jan 20, 2026

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6 min read

datosX Is Building the Validation Engine for Digital Health in the Age of AI

In a market moving at AI speed, evidence cannot take a year. StartUp Health community member Robin Roberts of datosX Digital Health Labs is transforming how digital health teams validate their solutions, delivering buyer-credible evidence and real market traction in months, not years.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Access to Care Moonshot

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From Evidence to Adoption: How datosX Is Redefining Digital Health Validation

Jan 20, 2026

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3 min read

From Evidence to Adoption: How datosX Is Redefining Digital Health Validation

Digital health is moving at AI speed, but evidence generation is still stuck in the past.

Nicole Kinsey
Unity Stoakes
Nicole Kinsey, +1

Insights

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Funding Fuels AI-Native Biotech and Precision Care Worldwide | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Jan 20, 2026

Jan 20, 2026

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6 min read

Funding Fuels AI-Native Biotech and Precision Care Worldwide | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Jan 20, 2026

From AI-driven drug discovery and precision diagnostics to autism care, neuromodulation, and clinical workflow automation, this week’s global funding underscores how data-driven approaches are reshaping health innovation across multiple markets and care settings.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Blog

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APOLLO HOUSE Recap: Uniting Bold Innovators, Investors, Big Tech, and Health Leaders to Tackle Health Moonshots in the Age of AI

Jan 14, 2026

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5 min read

APOLLO HOUSE Recap: Uniting Bold Innovators, Investors, Big Tech, and Health Leaders to Tackle Health Moonshots in the Age of AI

A standing-room-only signal from JPM Healthcare Week.

StartUp Health
Nicole Kinsey
Unity Stoakes
StartUp Health, +2

Insights

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Alamar Biosciences and Pramana Pharmaceuticals Gain Alzheimer’s Moonshot Momentum | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Jan 13, 2026

Jan 13, 2026

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11 min read

Alamar Biosciences and Pramana Pharmaceuticals Gain Alzheimer’s Moonshot Momentum | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Jan 13, 2026

This week’s global health innovation funding highlights new investments in Alzheimer’s Moonshot Community members Alamar Biosciences and Pramana Pharmaceuticals, followed by a surge of rounds across precision medicine, AI-driven drug discovery, digital health, medical devices, and care delivery throughout North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Blog

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Clinical, Scalable, Human: How MUTU System Is Changing Women’s Health

Jan 13, 2026

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11 min read

Clinical, Scalable, Human: How MUTU System Is Changing Women’s Health

StartUp Health community member Wendy Powell, CEO & Founder of MUTU System, has built a clinically-validated digital platform for core and pelvic health that is reshaping care pathways across the NHS, workplaces, and households worldwide. Now she is focused on reaching millions more women through strategic partners and distributors.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Women’s Health Moonshot

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Inside MUTU System: Clinical Validation, Real Outcomes, and a Global Mission to Transform Core & Pelvic Health for Women

Jan 13, 2026

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3 min read

Inside MUTU System: Clinical Validation, Real Outcomes, and a Global Mission to Transform Core & Pelvic Health for Women

Pelvic health conditions affect millions of women, yet most are told to simply cope.

Nicole Kinsey
Unity Stoakes
Nicole Kinsey, +1

Blog

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Who You Will Hear From at Apollo House

Jan 9, 2026

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5 min read

Who You Will Hear From at Apollo House

An intimate evening of leadership and conversation during JPM Healthcare Week exploring Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence.

Nicole Kinsey
Jenn Hankin
Nicole Kinsey, +1

Blog

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Meet the Health Transformers Headed to Apollo House

Jan 8, 2026

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34 min read

Meet the Health Transformers Headed to Apollo House

Next week in San Francisco, founders, funders, and leaders from across the StartUp Health community gather at Apollo House during JPM Healthcare Week to accelerate Health Moonshots in the Age of Superintelligence.

Nicole Kinsey
Nicole Kinsey

Thought Leadership

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Term Limits for an Infinite Age: Esther Dyson & Unity Stoakes on Abundance, Power, and Staying Human in an Age of AI

Dec 23, 2025

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3 min read

Term Limits for an Infinite Age: Esther Dyson & Unity Stoakes on Abundance, Power, and Staying Human in an Age of AI

In this special year-end episode, StartUp Health Co-founder Unity Stoakes has an intimate chat with Esther Dyson – investor, thinker, and StartUp Health Impact Board member – about her upcoming book on term limits, the dangers of abundance, and how to protect our humanity in a world of superintelligent tools.

Nicole Kinsey
Unity Stoakes
Nicole Kinsey, +1

Caregiving Moonshot

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From Personal Journey to Global Mission: Richard Lui on Love, Labor, and Why He Is Leading StartUp Health’s Caregiving Moonshot

Dec 19, 2025

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3 min read

From Personal Journey to Global Mission: Richard Lui on Love, Labor, and Why He Is Leading StartUp Health’s Caregiving Moonshot

Caregiving touches every family, yet caregivers often remain unseen. In this conversation from HLTH in Las Vegas, StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes sits down with Richard Lui, award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and Chief Impact Officer for StartUp Health’s Caregiving Moonshot.

Nicole Kinsey
Unity Stoakes
Nicole Kinsey, +1

Caregiving Moonshot

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Born from Experience: How The Care Hack Is Fixing the Caregiver Crisis

Dec 16, 2025

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3 min read

Born from Experience: How The Care Hack Is Fixing the Caregiver Crisis

In this episode of the StartUp Health NOW podcast, Unity Stoakes sits down with Mitul Desai, co-founder of The Care Hack, a member of StartUp Health’s Caregiving Moonshot Community. Desai opens up about the decades-long journey that began when his younger brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia and his family became full-time caregivers – with no support, no training, and no roadmap.

Nicole Kinsey
Unity Stoakes
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