Episodes

  • Build Relationships First: Drew Schiller’s M&A Lessons From 15 Years at Validic

    Build Relationships First: Drew Schiller’s M&A Lessons From 15 Years at Validic
    Oct 21 2026
    In this episode, Logan Plaster talks with Drew Schiller, Chief Development Officer at ChartSpan and Co-founder of Validic, about what it takes to get a digital health company across the finish line. Schiller recounts the deals that fell apart, includin...
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    20 mins
  • Why Better Data Is the Key to Faster Alzheimer's Breakthroughs, with Dr. Greg Moore of Gates Ventures

    Why Better Data Is the Key to Faster Alzheimer's Breakthroughs, with Dr. Greg Moore of Gates Ventures
    Oct 15 2026
    Gregory Moore, MD, PhD, Senior Adviser to Gates Ventures on the Alzheimer's Disease Data Initiative (AD Data Initiative), joins Logan Plaster for an update on the Alzheimer's and Brain Health Moonshot ahead of the Alzheimer's Insight Summit 4 coming up...
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    12 mins
  • Designing a Medical Alert People Actually Wear | Jean Anne Booth, UnaliWear

    Designing a Medical Alert People Actually Wear | Jean Anne Booth, UnaliWear
    Oct 8 2026
    UnaliWear founder Jean Anne Booth talks with Logan Plaster about building the Kanega Watch, a wearable medical alert designed around a simple but overlooked truth: a device only protects you if you're willing to wear it. Jean Anne walks through her mot...
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    22 mins
  • Relationships Over Pitch Decks: Venrock’s Bob Kocher on What Makes an AI Company Investable

    Relationships Over Pitch Decks: Venrock’s Bob Kocher on What Makes an AI Company Investable
    Oct 1 2026
    In this Fireside Chat, Venrock partner Bob Kocher sits down with StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes to unpack why AI will drive more healthcare activity rather than lower prices, where he sees real opportunity for founders (from geriatric behavior...
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    27 mins
  • From EAPs to AI Signals: Rethinking Workplace Mental Health with Stephen Sokoler of Journey

    From EAPs to AI Signals: Rethinking Workplace Mental Health with Stephen Sokoler of Journey
    Sep 28 2026
    After 11 years building Journey and recently named to TIME's World's Top HealthTech Companies 2026 list ( https://media.startuphealth.com/p/15-startup-health-member-companies-included-in-time-s-list-of-the-world-s-top-healthtech-companies-2 ), founder ...
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    23 mins
  • Building the referral bridge dental care has been missing | Brant Herman of Dentistry.One & MouthWatch

    Building the referral bridge dental care has been missing | Brant Herman of Dentistry.One & MouthWatch
    Sep 21 2026
    In this Health Moonshot Update, long-time community member Brant Herman, CEO & Founder of MouthWatch and Dentistry.One, joins StartUp Health's Logan Plaster to talk about building a virtual-first teledentistry network that meets patients at the moments...
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    21 mins
  • Scaling Trust: What Mediktor's AI Triage Tool Actually Does

    Scaling Trust: What Mediktor's AI Triage Tool Actually Does
    Sep 17 2026
    Cristian Pascual, CEO & Co-founder of Mediktor, talks with StartUp Health’s Logan Plaster about the evolution of AI-powered triage, why healthcare delivery demands professional-grade tools rather than general-purpose AI, and what it's taking to close M...
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    19 mins
  • Investing in AI-Native Healthcare with Menlo Ventures' Greg Yap and Unity Stoakes

    Investing in AI-Native Healthcare with Menlo Ventures' Greg Yap and Unity Stoakes
    Sep 10 2026
    What does it take to build a health AI company that actually gets funded right now? Greg Yap, Partner at Menlo Ventures, sits down with StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes to unpack how a 50-year-old venture firm is investing across the health AI l...
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    24 mins