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Medstars Partners with DC to VC: HIT Startup Showcase

Morgenthaler Ventures, a leading venture capital firm, announced today a nationwide contest called "DC to VC: HIT Startup Showcase" to find the best startup ideas in health information technology (HIT).

The competition is open to any US entrepreneur seeking seed or Series-A funding for startups that are applying cutting-edge technology to improve the quality and delivery of healthcare. Applications are being accepted today through August 9, 2011 at www.dctovc.com. Ten finalists will be selected and offered the chance to present in front of 200 venture capitalists, angel investors and entrepreneurs on September 22, 2011.

Held at Microsoft's auditorium in Mountain View, the HIT Startup Showcase will include presentations by Washington, DC policymakers as well as leading VCs and angel investors. Last year's DC to VC summit featured keynotes from Aneesh Chopra, chief technology officer of the United States and Todd Park, chief technology officer of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Anne DeGheest | 26 May 2011

HealthTech is next big opportunity

Don Ross wrote an article today on MobileHealthNews: Early-stage investors in traditional healthcare companies are certainly having a tough time these days. Many biotech, diagnostic and medical device firms have simply become too risky, as the current uncertain FDA regulatory environment increases cost and time to exit. In fact, venture funding for these companies fell during the fourth quarter of 2010 to the lowest level since 2003, and the number of deals dropped further in the first quarter of 2011, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
This overhanging "exit challenge" is leading many angel investors and venture capitalists to seek new types of investments - companies with lower capital requirements and faster exits. Nowhere was this quest more evident than at the 2011 Angel Capital Association Summit, a premier angel investor event, held last month in Boston.
During the event, I participated on the "Future of Life Science Investing" panel, where the discussion quickly left traditional life sciences and zeroed in on what is emerging as the next big investment opportunity arena: HealthTech.

Anne DeGheest | 03 May 2011

2011 Stanford GSB Healthcare Summit on May 11, 2011

Anne DeGheest was a speaker at the Stanford Business School Healthcare Summit on May 11, 2011.

This annual conference explores the innovations that are likely to transform the global healthcare marketplace. It provides a forum where business and government leaders, academics and students can debate the forces that will shape healthcare delivery in the 21st century. In this event, the participants will learn how business, both large and small, established and startup, US-based and global, innovate to improve patient outcomes while attempting to control the growth in health care costs.
Check below the panel video (one hour) on Capital for Early Stage Innovation

Anne DeGheest | 21 April 2011

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