Round Up: A Tale of Two Health Systems, a Wave of Health-Tech News, and a Four Questions with Co-founder & CEO of Ambience

As Americans juggle cash-pay care and high-deductible insurance, companies like Aidoc, Datavant, and Prosper AI are testing whether tech can ease the pressure.

Christina Farr, +1
Oct 2, 2025
Round Up: A Tale of Two Health Systems, a Wave of Health-Tech News, and a Four Questions with Co-founder & CEO of Ambience

Roundup: The Return of Deals, the Rise of Wellness, and AI’s Coming Regulation

As startups chase hot markets like GLP-1s and testosterone, the Trump Administration continues to push on wellness - and not always with the evidence to back it up. Deals are finally ramping up (and why). Plus a “Four Questions with” interview with digital health OG Halle Tecco!

Christina Farr, +1
Sep 23, 2025
Roundup: The Return of Deals, the Rise of Wellness, and AI’s Coming Regulation

A top healthcare VC ponders whether there will be another value-based care home run

Why “Power Law” venture math is more challenging for value-based care, versus fee-for-service, and whether AI will make a difference

Christina Farr, +1
Sep 16, 2025
A top healthcare VC ponders whether there will be another value-based care home run

Health-tech CEOs reveal their storytelling secrets

For my book, The Storyteller’s Advantage, I interviewed dozens of CEOs about how they developed effective narratives - and what you can learn from them

Christina Farr
Sep 13, 2025
Health-tech CEOs reveal their storytelling secrets

Employers, Payers, and Pharma Face a Post–Labor Day Reckoning

"Tectonic Shifts" are happening as inflation, drug pricing battles, and cash-pay healthcare are colliding to redefine the industry’s next era.

Christina Farr
Sep 9, 2025
Employers, Payers, and Pharma Face a Post–Labor Day Reckoning

Epic’s AI Bet, AMA’s New Guardrails, and athenahealth Leans into Interop

Plus fresh funding rounds and 4 Questions with Commons Clinic’s SVP of Care Services & Strategy.

Christina Farr, +1
Aug 23, 2025
Epic’s AI Bet, AMA’s New Guardrails, and athenahealth Leans into Interop

Behavioral Health: Pandemic Boom to Post-Hype Reality

Why funding has slowed, where gaps remain, and what the next wave of innovation could look like.

Christina Farr
Aug 19, 2025
Behavioral Health: Pandemic Boom to Post-Hype Reality

Roundup: Testing Healthcare AI in Space, Increasing Statin Adoption, Epic's move into Scribing, etc

Plus Peloton's surprise profit, 4 Questions with the CSO of Solera Health and a hot-take on AI driven automation.

Christina Farr, +1
Aug 14, 2025
Roundup: Testing Healthcare AI in Space, Increasing Statin Adoption, Epic's move into Scribing, etc

Investors are all in on digital health, but are missing oral health care.

A comprehensive review of the oral healthcare space that includes a market map

Christina Farr
Jun 18, 2025
Investors are all in on digital health, but are missing oral health care.

The biggest winners from the Hinge IPO - and what that says about digital health investing

One tiny fund I hadn’t heard of absolutely crushed it

Christina Farr, +1
May 30, 2025
The biggest winners from the Hinge IPO - and what that says about digital health investing

Part II: Game Planning Your Women’s Health Raise

When to raise, how much & from whom?

Leslie Schrock, +1
Apr 22, 2025
Part II: Game Planning Your Women’s Health Raise

What happened to the digital health unicorns of 2020 to 2022?

Guest author Halle Tecco’s breakdown of how the companies valued at more than $1b at the peak are faring — TLDR, the results surprised her!

Halle Tecco
Mar 21, 2025
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What happened to the digital health unicorns of 2020 to 2022?

Why the Hinge Health IPO is so important for digital health

A few thoughts...

Christina Farr
Mar 11, 2025
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Why the Hinge Health IPO is so important for digital health

Is health-tech entering its ‘influencer’ era?

And what are the pros and cons?

Christina Farr
Feb 28, 2025
Is health-tech entering its ‘influencer’ era?

Care delivery in all 50 states? No longer as common as it used to be

Some digital health companies are getting more targeted with their approach

Christina Farr
Feb 13, 2025
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Care delivery in all 50 states? No longer as common as it used to be

The formula for a productive investor update email

Because so many of you asked for it!

Christina Farr
Jan 2, 2025
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The formula for a productive investor update email

Some tips for raising money in 2025

Things have gotten a little better in digital health VC land, but it’s still challenging out there!

Leslie Schrock, +1
Dec 19, 2024
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Some tips for raising money in 2025

There’s about to be a lot of AI capital incineration

Health care VCs are flocking to AI - and it’s all starting to feel a lot like crypto

Christina Farr
Dec 6, 2024
There’s about to be a lot of AI capital incineration

What happened at Forward Health?

The company closed up shop abruptly this week.

Christina Farr
Nov 13, 2024
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What happened at Forward Health?

4 questions about how to structure a board

With Tom Cassels, who’s sat on plenty of boards as an independent director

Christina Farr
Oct 30, 2024
4 questions about how to structure a board

Why is it still so hard to succeed in women's health?

One longtime women's health investor weighs in...

Leslie Schrock
Oct 15, 2024
Why is it still so hard to succeed in women's health?

Could we have hit “peak” obesity?

Important new data is out today indicating that might be the case — and for the very reason you might expect!

Christina Farr
Oct 4, 2024
Could we have hit “peak” obesity?

Everything you need to know about Advanced Primary Care

Our guide to the new regulation, plus the biggest opportunities and the challenges

Christina Farr, +1
Oct 3, 2024
Everything you need to know about Advanced Primary Care

Why digital health startups need "network effects"

Health care is a tough market, but there are invariably going to be big opportunities, according to Maveron's Jason Stoffer

Christina Farr, +1
Sep 26, 2024
Why digital health startups need "network effects"

Why digital health is about to enter a “scale game,” leading to more mergers

The incumbents have gotten a lot bigger since 2019, so digital health startups will need to change their strategy to get acquired.

Christina Farr, +1
Sep 24, 2024
Why digital health is about to enter a “scale game,” leading to more mergers
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