Where does health innovation actually start? This week we're running two Civic Health Forum panels that answer that question from opposite ends of the pipeline. First, three founders – building outside traditional health systems entirely – on what it takes to design for the people the system leaves out. Then, three leaders working from inside the system – physicians and health system execs – on why the best ideas start at the bedside and what it takes to scale a frontline idea into a real program.

Two panels, one question: who gets to build the future of health, and who gets left out if we get it wrong?

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This week: General Catalyst backs Function Health with $450M, plus AI-driven diagnostics, monitoring, and preventive care deals from Austin to Melbourne to Zurich.
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