Food is no longer sitting at the edge of healthcare. It is moving to the center. In this StartUp Health NOW episode, two members of our Food as Medicine Health Moonshot Community share how they are helping shape what comes next: Richard Bennett of Epicured explains how medically tailored meals are becoming a reimbursable pathway to whole-person care, while Victor Penev of Edamam explores how AI and food data are opening the door to truly personalized nutrition. Together, their conversations reveal why Food as Medicine is gaining real momentum, and how innovators are building the infrastructure to make nutrition a core part of prevention, chronic disease management, and healthier lives.
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What if the next major breakthrough in health was not a new drug, device, or app, but a new way to invest in prevention before illness begins?

That is the idea behind the inaugural Civic Health Forum 2026, a half-day event on June 16 in New York City that brings together investors, AI leaders, payors, providers, government officials, and founders around one urgent challenge: building health systems that work for the other 99%.

Co-hosted by Fedcap, Digital Health Hub Foundation, and StartUp Health, the Forum is designed to move beyond ideas toward real outcomes, including partnerships, contracts, and capital flowing into the largest undercapitalized markets in health.

This is where civic infrastructure, prevention, and innovation meet, and where health moonshots launch.

This week's health tech funding report spans brain-computer interfaces, Alzheimer's therapeutics, vision restoration, senior care, sleep health, value-based care, advanced therapy delivery, workforce automation, antibody design, biosensing wearables, revenue cycle management, and preventive diagnostics, with deals spanning the US, South Korea, Wales, Switzerland, India, the UAE, and Italy.
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StartUp Health community member Ian Madom, MD, of Mocingbird is tackling one of healthcare’s least visible but most persistent operational challenges: licensing and compliance complexity. In this Health Moonshot Update, Dr. Madom explains how Mocingbird helps clinicians and health systems stay ahead of shifting requirements, reduce administrative burden, and free up more time for patient care.
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Stuart Jacobson, CEO & Founder of Biome Analytics, on the launch of first-of-its-kind cardiovascular productivity tools to transform healthcare reporting and accountability.
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Stephen Willard, CEO of Longeveron, on the closing of a private placement of up to $30 million.
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Sami Inkinen, CEO & Founder of Virta Health, on the company’s partnership with Carrum Health to deliver a seamless, full-spectrum weight management solution for self-insured employers.
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Resolution rates look great. But Gladly's 2026 Customer Expectations Report reveals the metric most CIOs are missing — and what the data says about where AI investments actually translate into retention, not just throughput.

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