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Raising Health
A myriad of AI, science, and technology experts explore the real challenges and enormous opportunities facing entrepreneurs who are building the future of health. Raising Health, a podcast by a16z Bio + Health, dives deep into the heart of biotechnology and healthcare innovation. Join veteran company builders, operators, and investors Vineeta Agarwala, Julie Yoo, and Jorge Conde, along with distinguished guests like Mark Cuban, Greg Verdine, Fei-Fei Li, and Suchi Saria, as they explore the…
Episodes
- Raising Health
The Next Era of Health Data: AI, Open APIs, and the End of the EHR Oligopoly
Healthcare spent the last 15 years digitizing medical records. Now the challenge is making that data useful to patients, AI agents, and new health technology…
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Building the Store for Healthcare | General Medicine
AI is making healthcare advice abundant. But what happens when you actually need to act on it? General Medicine CEO TJ Parker argues that the new bottleneck is…
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Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel on the Next Era of mRNA
a16z General Partner Jorge Conde sits down with Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel to discuss a major milestone for mRNA technology: positive Phase 3 results from…
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Clinical AI Comes of Age | Suchi Saria on the Future of Healthcare
Julie Yoo sits down with Dr. Suchi Saria, founder and CEO of Bayesian Health, to discuss the current state of clinical AI and what it takes to deploy AI…
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AI, Healthcare, and 700 Million Patients | Nicolas Abad, Telepatía
Nicolás Abad, founder and CEO of Telepatía, joins a16z to discuss building AI-powered tools for healthcare in Latin America. Inspired by the loss of his father…
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Healthcare Will Benefit Most from AI | Julie Yoo on StartUp Health
This episode originally aired on StartUp Health. Unity Stoakes speaks with Julie Yoo, general partner at a16z, about why healthcare is poised to benefit more…
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Andrew Huberman: Peptides, Sleep Tech, and the End of Obesity
Daisy Wolf speaks with Dr. Andrew Huberman, professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. They…
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Rebuilding Behavioral Health’s Operating System with AI
a16z Partners Daisy Wolf and Eva Steinman talk with Zach Cohen and Raymond Wang, cofounders of Ease Health, a company building an AI operating system for…
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AI in Healthcare: The Leapfrog Opportunity
At the Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Summit 2025, Julie Yoo, General Partner at a16z Bio + Health, makes the case that healthcare is uniquely positioned to…
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Ambience CEO Nikhil Buduma on AI in Clinical Workflows
a16z general partner Julie Yoo talks with Nikhil Buduma, CEO and cofounder of Ambience Healthcare, to discuss how AI is transforming clinical workflows. They…
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Building the Marketplace for AI’s Most Valuable Asset
a16z investors Daisy Wolf and Eva Steinman talk with Bobby Samuels, cofounder and CEO of Protege. They discuss the myth that we've run out of data for AI, how…
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Making Healthcare Affordable for 80 Million Americans
Recently, a16z Bio + Health general partner Julie Yoo spoke with Nikita Singareddy, cofounder of Fortuna, and Florian Otto, cofounder of Cedar. They talked…
Raising HealthHealthcare 2026: AI Doctors, GLP-1s, and Insurance Defection
Out-of-Pocket is a healthcare education company founded by Nikhil Krishnan that helps people understand how healthcare works and how to navigate it in…
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Building AI Foundation Models for Molecular Design
Cofounders Jeremy Wohlwend and Gabriele Corso join the a16z podcast to discuss the launch of Boltz, a public benefit company building AI infrastructure for…
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How AI Cut Healthcare Burnout by 70%
In this episode, a16z GP Julie Yoo sits down with Peter McCanna, CEO of Baylor Scott & White Health, to break down how one of America's largest health systems…
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The Future of Healthcare Payments: CMS Chief of Staff Stephanie Carlton
A labor and delivery nurse who ran Senate healthcare policy now manages $1.7 trillion in federal health spending—and she runs her team like a startup. Steph…
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How to Build This Generation's Big Pharma Company
Drug discovery has doubled the flow of candidates, but approvals remain roughly flat. The constraint is development, not discovery. In this episode, a16z…
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CVS Health: Building Healthcare’s Consumer Platform
Josh Weiner left Meta to return to CVS Health with two painful realizations: consumers don't manage their health—they expect it, and the healthcare market…
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Dyno Therapeutics: Empowering Patients with Genetic Agency
For the first time in human history, we can diagnose thousands of genetic diseases—often for under $1,000—but we still can't treat most of them. The problem…
Raising HealthValue-Based Oncology at Scale: Inside Thyme Care
Cancer care in the U.S. costs over $250 billion each year, and nearly 2 million Americans receive a new diagnosis annually, yet too often the journey begins…
Raising HealthThe Consumer Becomes the Payor: How ICHRA Unlocks a New Era in Healthcare
In this episode, Julie Yoo and Jay Rughani are joined by Thatch cofounders Chris Ellis and Adam Stevenson to explore why ICHRA—a more recent policy…
Raising HealthEngaging the Unengaged at Home with Max Cohen and Cameron Behar
In this episode, Sprinter Health co-founders Max Cohen and Cameron Behar sit down with Julie Yoo to unpack how their home-based care model reaches underserved…
Raising HealthStreamlining the Patient Referrals Chain with Trey Holterman
In this episode, Tennr cofounder and CEO Trey Holterman sits down with a16z’s David Haber and Jay Rughani to unpack one of healthcare’s most overlooked pain…
Raising HealthFrom Chaos to Clarity in Data with Malinka Walaliyadde
What if one of healthcare’s most complex administrative challenges—revenue cycle management—was reframed as a data science problem? In this episode, Malinka…
Raising HealthSuperaging with Eric Topol
What if we stopped trying to cure disease and started preventing it instead? In this episode, Eric Topol, founder and director of the Scripps Research…
Raising HealthFueling Innovation with Data with Arif Nathoo
Arif Nathoo, cofounder and CEO of Komodo Health, joins Jorge Conde and Jay Rughani to explore the transformative potential of healthcare data in reshaping…
Raising HealthThe Paradox of U.S. Healthcare with Marc Andreessen
Join a16z general partners Marc Andreessen, Julie Yoo, and Vijay Pande for an incisive exploration of what's driving—and stalling—transformation in healthcare…
Raising HealthThe (Epic) Arc of a Patient Journey with Seth Hain
Seth Hain, SVP of R&D at Epic, joins a16z Bio + Health general partner Julie Yoo to explore technology in healthcare. Reflecting on over two decades of…
Raising HealthBuilding for the Healthcare Consumer with Elliot Cohen
Elliot Cohen, cofounder of PillPack, joins Julie Yoo, a16z Bio + Health general partner. Together, they discuss Elliot's experience designing and building a…
Raising HealthScaling Mental Health Access through AI with Neil Parikh and Daniel Cahn
In this episode, Slingshot AI cofounders Daniel Cahn and Neil Parikh join a16z Bio + Health general partner Julie Yoo to explore how their mission to transform…
Raising HealthAn Ironman Suit for Doctors with Muthu Alagappan
Dr. Muthu Alagappan, MD, founder and CEO of Counsel Health, joins Julie Yoo, a16z Bio + Health general partner, to dive deep into the company's vision for…
Raising HealthVoice AI: Solving Healthcare's Workforce Challenges with Ankit Jain
Ankit Jain, CEO and cofounder of Infinitus Systems, Inc, joins Julie Yoo, a16z Bio + Health general partner, to discuss Infinitus's work in solving one of…
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Transforming Clinical Trials with Alexander Saint-Amand
Alexander Saint-Amand, cofounder and CEO of Topography, reflects on his journey from leading Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), a pioneer in expert networks, to…
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Scaling Medicaid Innovation with Afia Asamoah, Rajaie Batniji, and Sanjay Basu
Rajaie Batniji, MD, PhD, Afia Asamoah, JD, and Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD, cofounders of Waymark, join Vineeta Agarwala, MD, PhD, a16z Bio + Health general partner…
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Super Staffing in Healthcare with Munjal Shah
Hippocratic AI cofounder and CEO Munjal Shah joins a16z Bio + Health general partner Julie Yoo to explore the incredible potential of generative AI in…
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Lessons from Healthcare Infrastructure Pioneers with Jeff Margolis
Jeff Margolis, founder of TriZetto, joins Julie Yoo, a16z Bio + Health general partner, to share the journey of building an iconic company in healthcare…
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Rare Disease, Big Impact with Matt Wilsey
In this episode, Matt Wilsey joins Jorge Conde to share the profound personal story of his daughter Grace's diagnosis with NGLY1 deficiency and how it…
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Bioorthogonal Chemistry with Carolyn Bertozzi
Nobel laureate Carolyn Bertozzi joins Jorge Conde to unravel the concept of bioorthogonal chemistry. Carolyn traces her pioneering path from early studies in…
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Mastering Data with Sajith Wickramasekara
In this episode, a16z partners Jorge Conde and Jay Rughani sit down with Sajith Wickramasekara, CEO and cofounder of Benchling, to unpack the evolution of…
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Build Your Own Provider Network with Dan Rosenthal
Join healthcare expert Dan Rosenthal and a16z Bio + Health general partner Julie Yoo in a deep dive into the evolution of provider networks and their strategic…
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The Freedom to Choose Your Own Insurance with Chris Ellis and Adam Stevenson
Chris Ellis, CEO and Adam Stevenson, president, both cofounders of Thatch, join Julie Yoo and Jay Rughani of a16z Bio + Health. In early 2020, a new policy…
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From Surgeon to Biotech CEO with Jonathan Lim
Jonathan Lim is the CEO of Erasca, but his career path took him on a fascinating journey from practicing as a surgeon to leading life science companies. In a…
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Why Tech Must Disrupt Healthcare Now
In this episode, Vijay Pande and Daisy Wolf of a16z Bio + Health join a16z Podcast host Steph Smith to make a provocative case for why technologists—not just…
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Medicaid Matters with Marta Bralic Kerns
Marta Bralic Kerns, founder and CEO of Pomelo Care, joins Will Shrank, MD, a16z Bio + Health venture partner. Together, they talk about the innovator’s dilemma…
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Medicaid Matters with Nikita Singareddy
Nikita Singareddy, cofounder and CEO of Fortuna Health, joins Will Shrank, MD, a16z Bio + Health venture partner. Together, they discuss building a useful and…
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Medicaid Matters with Mark Smith
Over the next three episodes, we’re going to talk about why Medicaid matters, and the potential for technology to make it easier for enrollees to access and…
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AI + a16z with Vijay Pande
Vijay Pande, PhD, founding partner of a16z Bio + Health, joins Derrick Harris, host of the AI + a16z podcast. Together, they discuss how computer science has…
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Good Energy, Better Health with Casey Means
Casey Means, MD, a Stanford-trained physician, cofounder of Levels, and author of the new book Good Energy, joins Vijay Pande, PhD, founding partner of a16z…
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Adapting Biopharma to AI: A 2024 Update with Greg Meyers
Greg Meyers, EVP and Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Bristol Myers Squibb, or BMS, joins Jorge Conde, general partner at a16z. This is a follow-up to…
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Harnessing Water Dynamics for Drug Design with Michael Crackower and Jason Burch
Michael Crackower, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of Ventus Therapeutics, and Jason Burch, PhD, join Vineeta Agarwala, MD, PhD, general partner at a16z Bio +…
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AI at the Intersection of Bio with Vijay Pande, Surya Ganguli, and Bowen Liu
Bowen Liu, PhD, investing partner, and Surya Ganguli, PhD, venture partner, join Vijay Pande, PhD, general partner of a16z Bio + Health. Together, they detail…
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The History and Future of CAR T with Bruce Levine
Bruce Levine, PhD, the Barbara and Edward Netter Professor in Cancer Gene Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania, joins Jorge Conde, general partner, and…
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Implementation, Data, Impact of Healthcare AI with Vijay Pande and Julie Yoo
In this episode, a follow-up to our episode Grand Challenges in Healthcare AI, Julie Yoo and Vijay Pande, a16z general partners, answer audience questions…
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Protecting the Golden Age of Medicine with John Crowley
John Crowley, President and CEO of Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), joined Jorge Conde, general partner at a16z Bio + Health. Together, they talk…
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A Fatal Inheritance with Lawrence Ingrassia
Lawrence Ingrassia, author and journalist, joins Vineeta Agarwala, general partner, and Kris Tatiossian, editorial lead at a16z Bio + Health. Together, they…
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Network Medicine with Jonathan Swerdlin and Mark Hyman
Jonathan Swerdlin, cofounder and CEO, and Mark Hyman, MD, cofounder and Chief Medical Officer of Function Health join Vijay Pande, general partner, and Daisy…
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Regulation as a Catalyst with Jonathan Bush and Chris Severn
Jonathan Bush, founder and CEO of Zus Health, and Chris Severn, cofounder and CEO of Turquoise Health, join Julie Yoo, general partner, and Colin Rom, head of…
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The Transformative Power of AI in Science with Pushmeet Kohli
In this episode, originally recorded for the a16z Podcast, host Steph Smith interviews Pushmeet Kohli, DeepMind's VP of Research focused on AI for science…
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The Science and Supply of GLP-1s with Chronis Manolis
Chronis Manolis, SVP and Chief Pharmacy Officer of UPMC Health Plan, joins Julie Yoo, general partner, Daisy Wolf, investment partner, and Will Shrank, venture…
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The Science and Supply of GLP-1s with Brooke Boyarsky Pratt
Brooke Boyarsky Pratt, founder and CEO of knownwell, joins Vineeta Agarwala, general partner at a16z Bio + Health. Together, they talk about the value of…