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JPM 2023: Back to basics
At the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference earlier this month, the discussion from Echo Health Ventures focused on the basics of diligence, investments, and ROI payback

Navigating Health Care Sales Cycles from Three Perspectives: VC, Health Plan, and Startup
Echo Health Ventures co-hosted a panel during New England Venture Capital Association’s (NEVCA) Health Week to discuss health care sales cycles.

Health Care Data Discipline: Finding Opportunity in the Noise
For startups, there has never been more opportunity, nor has there been more high-stake complexity in navigating the next phase managing and sharing health care data.
Our Companies in the News

Heartbeat Health CEO Jeff Wessler says telemedicine can improve access to cardiac care
Telemedicine can improve access to heart care, said Jeff Wessler, MD, Founder and CEO of Heartbeat Health, on a new podcast with Oliver Wyman’s Ann Kaplan.

Medix Infusion secures $35 million in Series B led by Echo Health Ventures
Medix Infusion, which creates access to infusion therapy for patients in rural, suburban and other underserved markets, has closed a $35 million Series B funding round led by Echo Health Ventures.

GNS rebrands as Aitia to focus on AI-enabled drug discovery
GNS, the leader in the application of causal AI and “Digital Twins” to discover and develop new drugs, announced its rebranding as Aitia.
Echo in the News

Global Corporate Venturing honors Echo’s Kurt Sheline and Omair Ahmed
Global Corporate Venturing this week honored two members of the Echo Health Ventures Strategic Investment team: Echo Partner Kurt Sheline and Echo Principal Omair Ahmed.

Echo’s Maura Little appointed to Washington cancer endowment board
We are happy to announce that Maura Little, Managing Principal at Echo Health Advisors, has been appointed by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to the board of directors of the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund.

Portland Business Journal highlights how Echo serves its health plan members
The Portland Business Journal wrote this week about Echo Health Ventures’ unique investment model and how Echo builds and grows its portfolio companies and drives innovative health care solutions for its four member health plans.