
The Digest for Health Transformers & Changemakers
On June 16, the Health Moonshot community gathers at Civic Hall in New York City for the Civic Health Forum, a day of dialogue, demos, and deal flow across the most ambitious frontiers in health. Our Innovator Spotlights will feature founders building real traction against some of the biggest challenges in human health, from brain health and cardiometabolic care to caregiving, mental health, women’s health, and access to care.
Here's a preview of four of the many Health Transformers you'll meet at the Forum, each representing a different Health Moonshot.
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From healthcare operations AI and pediatric-native platforms to obesity medtech and patient empowerment apps, this week's funding roundup spans the US, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond — reflecting strong global momentum across digital health and life sciences.
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Wisdom from Health Transformers
This Startup Scaled to Massive Reach Without Paid Ads | In Conversation with Victor Penev of Edamam
Digital Web Solutions
Inbox Health CEO Blake Walker on Simplifying Patient Billing
Healthcare Brew
Real Voices, Real Impact: Dan Kendall & Unity Stoakes on Podcasting in the Age of AI
StartUp Health NOW
Early Answers, Better Outcomes: How Cx Precision Medicine Is Rethinking Alzheimer's Diagnosis From the Ground Up
StartUp Health NOW
From Startup Founder to Cleveland Clinic Innovations: Jerry Wilmink on Building Health Tech That Reaches Patients
StartUp Health NOW
Rethinking the Rules: Julie Yoo of a16z on Infinite Healthcare, Compound Businesses, and the New Investor Playbook
StartUp Health NOW
The New Data Layer in MRI: Valerie and Codi Gharagouzloo, PhD, of Imaginostics on Building a One-of-a-Kind Vascular Health Platform
StartUp Health NOW
StartUp Health Community News
Cala Health and Pear Suite Selected as Winners in the 2026 MedTech Breakthrough Awards
MedTech Breakthrough Awards
Direct Fitness Collab Announces Strategic Partnership with HealthBook+ to Revolutionize Virtual Wellness
EIN Presswire
HITLAB Validates IndyGeneUS Bio as Category Leader in Representative Genomic Intelligence
PR Underground
Upcoming Health Innovation Events
Fireside Chat with ŌURA Vice President Jill Angelo
StartUp Health Members Only
Jun 3
American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions
New Orleans, LA
Jun 5-8
Texas Brain Economy Summit
Houston, TX
Jun 9-10
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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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