Round up from a tumultuous year. With a long term focus, there is still MUCH to be excited about in healthtech.
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New 📜: Landing that first payor contract as a health tech startup is no small feat - we interviewed a few who have done it themselves, and also got input from decision makers on the payor side greycroftvc.medium.com/landing-your-f
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When was deployed in an affluent DC clinic & more disadvantaged clinic in Mississippi, we found nearly identical health outcomes & prevention of unnecessary care. Huge implications for health equity & value for healthcare system!
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Excited to partner with Marla Beyer, and the whole team .
The mental health crisis is acute -- one in five children have a *diagnosed* mental health condition. We need new solutions like this that can expand access to high quality care and resources.
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We are proud to announce our seed round of funding led by @InspiredCap and @greycroftvc. This is a critical milestone that will allow us to address a national mental health crisis through insurance-covered treatment and expert resources for families.
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If you're in #healthtech you do not want to miss this virtual event going down on Sept 7th @ 4:30pm ET feat. 's fresh off a 16.5M Series A raise, 's , & 's !
Save your spot 👇 now: app.venue.live/events/flexpa/
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2/2: Thanks to many who helped shape this, curious for additional thoughts and feedback:
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1/2: As the focus has swung from growth to unit economics and margins, the digital health team has spend some time outlining our thoughts on care delivery models in a venture context (p.s. they are not SaaS companies)
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Excited to see this one unveiled! There's a great team to go after this important & often overlooked area. cc Joan Zhang
Veteran digital health pros found virtual eating disorder care startup tcrn.ch/3nXvKY5 via
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Somehow, as the world is seemingly falling apart, LaGuardia airport (yes, LGA!!) is now shockingly, is-this-real nice. 🤯✈️
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Just a little reminder, don't forget to set your clocks back 50 years before you go to bed tonight.
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Kudos to and the team for getting a great syndicate together for the next phase. Such important work to be done here battling the SUD / opioid crisis. cc
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Boulder Care takes in funding as its opioid telehealth program yields industry-leading retention rates tcrn.ch/3xlkdpF by @christinemhall
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Pumped to support and the team as they take a new approach to digital care and personalized treatment through its psychedelic teletherapy platform. Much more below.
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With #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth ending, it’s been incredible to see the acceptance of new treatments that blend the best of pharma, human & digital solutions to help people. To that end, I’m thrilled to finally announce what we've been tirelessly working to build.
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Reminder to send your favorite people (~1-2 years experience, no need for prior investing) our way to be our newest investment team associate
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1/2: We're hiring @Greycroft for an investment team associate dedicated to our digital health team (work with me and other great folks). We want anyone who should see this to see it, so please share with those you think would be great. Link to follow.
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"There's a lot of trends over the next 5-10 years that we're excited about. Whether it's telemedicine or some of these trends in remote work," says joining to break down opportunities in tech stock amid this week's sell-off.
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If it was about babies, we’d have excellent and free universal maternal care. You wouldn’t be charged a cent to give birth, no matter how complicated your delivery was. If it was about babies, we’d have months and months of parental leave, for everyone.
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1/2: We're hiring for an investment team associate dedicated to our digital health team (work with me and other great folks). We want anyone who should see this to see it, so please share with those you think would be great. Link to follow.
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Annnd it's live! The 🔥🔥🔥 NFT drop to celebrate:
1️⃣ Women's History Month
2️⃣ hitting 4,000 members all over the world!!!!
3️⃣ the diversity of investors, and what changes for the better when women invest the money 💰
mint.women-vc.com 🚀🚀🚀
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Latest from our crew: A ‘Getting Started’ Guide for Digital Health Founders by
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Hey ya'll! Thanks to many of you I raised a $50M seed fund, Twelve Below, to continue to do what I love: back underdog founders in fintech, health care and consumer. I wrote a little more about it here: linkedin.com/pulse/introduc
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The news is out 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce our merger with under the Thirty Madison brand. We’re all about access to care, and this partnership will allow us to accelerate our ability to improve patient outcomes as the leading specialty healthcare company. (1/4)
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Huge day for the teams & -- incredibly excited for the next phase here as together they continue to simplify and expand access to specialty care.
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Very excited to share that @thirtymadison and @nurxapp have signed a definitive agreement to merge. Michelle, @dkaragas and I are thrilled to work with @varsharao @Dreddielicious and the Nurx team to continue building the leading specialty healthcare company in the U.S. (1/2)
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To everyone who dreams big and has the courage to take risks, I'm excited to release my memoir coming in May 2022: No Red Lights: Reflections on Life, 50 Years in Venture Capital, and Never Driving Alone #NoRedLights. Pre-ordering is now available: posthill.to/1637582935
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2021 & beyond! It was one for the record books, but it's still early days. Digital Health Year-in-Review by
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Looking for a freelance UX researcher for an interesting portfolio project in Q1/Q2 - if that's you or someone you know, lmk! East-coast or EU (time zone) preferred. #jobs
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🚨 If you’re in the Lower East Side and spot this woman, hit me up 🚨
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New Yorkers! Who can identify and find this woman wanted in LES connection with a robbery? She stole jewelry belonging to my friend’s late mom that is irreplaceable. Her name may be Terry. Twitter do your thing.
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Tuesday November 9
💻 ER159 is virtual 💻
▪️ Featured speaker is , Partner at
▪️ Apply to pitch your startup using link in invite ⤵️
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When pithy website copy goes awry 👀
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If you've ever wondered how to run a board meeting when you're pre-pm fit, and I are hosting a session on how to get the most out of these types of meetings. While we may look really young, we have quite a lot of experience in this area: bit.ly/3DI39vG
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Nothing to see here 👀
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Per Cambridge Associates, the median US venture capital fund rose 88.1 percent in the 12 months ending June 2021 
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It's pure joy to finally see people you interact with so often, and meet people you've backed for the first time. (And awesome to have our portfolio company partner with us to help keep everyone safe! )
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Feeling super energized coming out of an IN PERSON EVENT (vaxxed, etc.) with a bunch of our founders and corporate friends. Completely exhausted as I lack the stamina I used to have for these things, and my inbox is a disaster b/c lost that juggling skill too - but it was AMAZING
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We are incredibly excited to share what we've been working on for the past year: a modern consumer benefits platform to make FSAs, HRAs, HSAs, Commuter, and more easier for employees and their families. techcrunch.com/2021/10/04/ele
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The team proudly partners w/ to serve people w/SUD in Ohio.
Value-based care moves our industry forward: holding providers accountable for quality outcomes, as reimbursement enables the hard work of multi-disciplinary care.
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Fall 2021 Greycroft Fellowship applications are now open through August 29. The 12-week program is designed for third-year undergraduates interested in VC. Apply here: greycroftvc.medium.com/the-greycroft- #vcjobs
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We’re tired of access blocking success. SO... let’s break the system and raise up the next gen of female and non-binary funders. 💥
Apply to All Raise Associate + Partner Cohorts + VC Champions by Aug 6.
Let’s tap into the power of collective championship.
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The team is on a roll and continues to execute -- we are excited for the next chapter, and grateful for the partnership since 2015!
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Our CEO, Josh Lefkowitz, offers his thoughts on the #nextchapter, following today's earlier announcement on Flashpoint closing the majority growth investment from #Audax. Read it here: flashpoint-intel.com/blog/the-next-
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Not new news, just so bad.
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