The Digest for Health Transformers & Changemakers
After watching his own family struggle to navigate late-stage Alzheimer’s, StartUp Health community member Andrew Lu, CEO & Co-founder of Cognimark, set out to build an AI-powered neurology copilot that helps clinicians detect dementia earlier and guide patients through a fragmented care journey with greater clarity and speed.
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Most health innovation still serves those already inside the system. On June 16, we're helping change that.
The inaugural Civic Health Forum – co-hosted by Fedcap, DHHF, and StartUp Health – at Civic Hall in New York City, brings together investors, AI leaders, payors, providers, and founders around the boldest challenge in healthcare: A Health Moonshot for the 99%. As AI reshapes what's possible, the largest markets in health remain undercapitalized and underserved. This forum is designed to close that gap.
The program combines strategic dialogue with curated founder showcases and structured investor meetings, all focused on moving from conversation to real outcomes: partnerships, contracts, and capital.
From a $300M precision health platform to seed-stage bets on seizure prediction and doula access, this week's deals reflect deep investor conviction across the care continuum – and across borders.
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StartUp Health is hiring a Head of Sponsorship & Partnership Sales to help power the next chapter of our global health innovation platform, spanning 12 Health Moonshots, flagship events, year-round programming, and media reaching hundreds of thousands, alongside partners like J&J, AWS, Advocate Health, ADDF, and Helmsley. If you’ve built sponsorships in health and are ready to do it with unmatched reach and mission-driven momentum, this is a rare opportunity to lead and scale what’s next.
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Wisdom from Health Transformers
What a 30-Second Face Scan Can Tell You About Your Health | Kavi Misri, Hibiscus Health
Validation Institute
7wire’s Alyssa Jaffee on the Evidence Era, the Payer Unlock, and Why VC Isn't for Everyone
Health Transformer Journal
Food as Medicine x AI: Two Pioneering Founders on the Future of Personalized Nutrition
StartUp Health NOW
Reducing Licensing Friction to Unlock Clinician Capacity with Dr. Ian Madom, CEO & Co-founder of Mocingbird
StartUp Health NOW
EqualityMD’s Pre-Insurance Strategy to Reduce Care Avoidance and Lower Healthcare Costs
StartUp Health NOW
Sana Health Clears a Major Milestone in the Fight Against Chronic Pain
StartUp Health NOW
StartUp Health Community News
ALZpath Cements pTau217 as Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Frontrunner
Longevity Technology
Foodsmart Appoints Cityblock Health Co-founder and CEO Dr. Toyin Ajayi to Board of Directors
PR Newswire
Hibiscus Health Achieved Contractual Integrity Validation — An Independent Confirmation That Their AI-Powered Facial Scanning Platform Delivers on Its Promise
Validation Institute
Imaginostics Receives Siemens Healthineers Letter of Support as Companies Advance Quantitative MRI Dialogue
Business Wire
Long-Lasting Male Contraceptive Vasalgel from NEXT Life Sciences Enters Human Trials
Technology Networks
Pelago Health’s Latest Product Release Advances Clinical Excellence and Expands Access to Care
Pelago Health
Architect of Modern Diabetes Medicine Dr. Ralph A. DeFronzo Joins Pramana Pharmaceuticals as Chief Medical Advisor
Cision Newswire
Salvo Health Recognized as a Top Multidisciplinary Care Startup in PHTI’s Virtual Gastrointestinal Care Solutions Report
Peterson Health Technology Institute
Upcoming Health Innovation Events
Fireside Chat with Esther Dyson, Author, Investor & Board Director
StartUp Health Members Only
Apr 15
Health Equity Innovators Summit
Featuring Alvee
Tiburon, CA
Apr 16
Fireside Chat with CMS/CMMI's Abe Sutton
StartUp Health Members Only
Apr 29
American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions
New Orleans, LA
Jun 5-8
Fireside Chat with General Catalyst's Holly Maloney
StartUp Health Members Only
Jun 10
Alzheimer's Association International Conference
London, UK
Jun 12-15
Civic Health Forum: A Health Moonshot for the 99%
New York, NY
Jun 16
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