Achieving Health Moonshots: January’s Health Transformer Showcase Recap

Watch five inspirational entrepreneurs from the StartUp Health portfolio who are supporting healthcare workers, improving health literacy, eradicating diet-related chronic illnesses, and more.

On Jan 26, 2023, a select group of participants spent an hour meeting inspirational entrepreneurs from the StartUp Health portfolio who are working to achieve health moonshots that will improve the health and wellbeing of people around the world.

Each Health Transformer had just five minutes to share their novel solutions and progress with an invite-only Zoom room of investors and partners. We’re proud to share their stories with you here — learn about each company’s health moonshot story and progress, listen to Q&A, and reach out for more information from the presenters.

Request an invitation to our next Health Transformer Showcase, to be held Thu, Feb 23.

Learn Why the Department of Defense Is Partnering with Nutrition Startup Yumlish

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Yumlish CEO & Founder Shireen Abdullah explains how her nutrition platform does more than help people eat healthy. It provides large employers — even the federal government — with a method for increasing professional readiness. After all, she explains, a healthy workforce is a strong workforce, and there are real economic impacts to poor nutrition choices at scale.

→ Learn more and connect with Yumlish

Meet Vitalize, the Mental Health Startup Designed for Healthcare Providers

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CEO & Co-founder Veeraj Shah explains how Vitalize Care was designed to meet the unique mental health needs of a strained healthcare system. That means specially-trained coaches, anonymity tools, and a community that understands the stress and strain of caring for patients.

→ Learn more and connect with Vitalize Care

IKONA’s VR Patient Education Platform Could Revolutionize At-Home Dialysis

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Under the leadership of CEO & Co-founder Tim Fitzpatrick, IKONA Health is building out novel ways to teach patients about new treatment options. These include their virtual reality modules that make it easier for patients on dialysis to transition to at-home care, which improves satisfaction while lowering costs. IKONA is seeing strong traction in dialysis, says Fitzpatrick, but this market is just the tip of the iceberg for a company built to improve patient adoption through superior educational experiences.

→ Learn more and connect with IKONA Health

HPEC Uses Blockchain to Make Sure Doctors Own Their Professional Identity

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Leah Houston, MD, CEO & Founder of HPEC, is taking her experience as an emergency physician and upgrading how medical professionals verify and maintain their professional identities. This will decrease administrative burden for hospitals while increasing job mobility for providers.

→ Learn more and connect with HPEC

BioticsAI Is Using Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision to Improve Prenatal Ultrasounds

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BioticsAI CEO & Co-founder Robhy Bustami explains why he stepped away from a successful career in computer vision to upgrade second trimester ultrasound. One big reason? There simply aren’t enough OBGYNs and ultrasound professionals in the US (or world) to care for the number of women giving birth. His startup uses artificial intelligence to help doctors and ultrasound techs identify fetal abnormalities and then document them quickly and accurately.

→ Learn more and connect with BioticsAI

Join Us for Our Next Health Transformer Showcase

Spend an hour on Thu, Feb 23, meeting inspirational entrepreneurs from the StartUp Health portfolio who are transforming brain health for teens, innovating in the surgical suite and fitness tech, and building platforms for addiction treatment and maternal mental health.
→ Request an Invitation

Passionate about breaking down health barriers? If you’re an entrepreneur or investor, contact us to learn how you can join our Health Equity Moonshot.

Investors: Contact us to learn how you can invest in Health Transformers and Health Moonshots.

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