Wellvana Health lands $84M from Memorial Hermann, others

Prateesh Maheshwari, investor at San Francisco-based Maverick Ventures, knows a thing or two about startups, having spent three years as the director of finance and strategy at insurtech, Oscar Health. At Oscar, Maheshwari said he spent a lot of time with the company’s investors and came to appreciate the modularity of starting up an insurance company.

Scott Kolesar, co-founder and managing director at venture capital firm Caduceus Capital Partners, has worked in healthcare for more than three decades. In September 2020, he and a partner started a new venture firm with a narrow focus on digital health.

Chris Bischoff, managing director at venture capital firm General Catalyst, is no stranger to investing in an economic downturn. Bischoff spoke with Digital Health Business & Technology about closing a new $670 million fund focused on health assurance, the no. 1 question founders should be prepared to answer when pitching General Catalyst and more.

Digital health investor is one of the many hats that Dr. Ezekiel “Zeke” Emanuel has worn over the years.Emanuel is also a strategic advisor at Clarify Health. He spoke to Digital Health Business & Technology about entering the venture capital world, his views on the digital health investment market, the Clarify-Embedded Healthcare marriage and more.