With much of the 2Q data in, the time is a good one to check the pulse of the venture funding of health care. Join Marcus Whitney and I on Wednesday as we walk through the latest data points and consider the implications for health care such as:
- Who and what is getting the up-rounds?
- How are founders managing expectations
- Can we get over the SPAC mistakes and reopen the IPO window?
- How are VCs thinking about macro trends.
Marcus' experience as a health care investor, especially at the seed and Series A level always means valuable insight as
Please join us:
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Wednesday, September 13th @ 10am ET (Add to Outlook Calendar) Connection Details: CLICK HERE for event details (includes video and materials link) https://app.hedgeye.com/feed_items/138915?with_category=48-health-policy Format: 30 min live video with Q & A as time allows. |
About Marcus Whitney:
Marcus Whitney, a leader in healthcare innovation, was inspired to create Jumpstart Nova after reflecting on his experience as a Black healthcare venture investor, and the success his company had in both finding and investing in Black healthcare entrepreneurs.
A founding partner of Jumpstart Health Investors, an established healthcare venture platform that has supported seven funds with over 150 portfolio companies, he was the initial architect of the algorithm used to evaluate over one thousand early-stage healthcare companies for consideration by Jumpstart Foundry, the firm’s pre-seed index fund. From 2015-2018, Marcus was Founder and CEO of the Health:Further conference, where he supported the growth of Jumpstart Health Investors’ network with thousands of leaders in health innovation.
Prior to his career in venture capital, Marcus was the Director of Technology and a Partner at Emma Email Marketing, a pioneering cross-industry virtual marketing platform, which was later acquired by global technology company Campaign Monitor. Marcus also Co-Founded Clariture Health in 2013, a HIPAA compliant digital ad management platform acquired by Trilliant Health in 2017.
Marcus is the author of the Amazon #1 best-selling book “Create and Orchestrate”, about claiming your Creative Power through entrepreneurship.
Marcus is co-founder and minority owner of Major League Soccer team, Nashville Soccer Club, as well as a member of the board of Celtic Bank, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation, and Launch Tennessee.
