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Backing bold entrepreneurs who are engineering biology and reimagining healthcare.
Joined September 2019
RT @a16z: LLMs unlocked something wild for @InfinitusAI: 5M+ AI-powered calls, each 30+ mins long, automating benefit checks, prior auths,….
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The healthcare system often leaves patients in the dark—lacking transparency, they’re left confused, sidelined, and uncertain about their own care. @jain_ankit, CEO of @InfinitusAI, joins @a16z general partner, @julesyoo, to share how his team is building the solution. The
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Listen to the full discussion with @Tennr CEO, @TreyHolterman, a16z investment partner, @JayRughani, and David:
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RT @JayRughani: Congrats to Tennr on raising their Series C from @IVP, @ICONIQCapital, @GVteam, @lightspeedvp, and us at @a16z. One-third….
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Medical coders are expected to read the equivalent of half a To Kill a Mockingbird—about 50,000 words—just to process a single inpatient record. From there, they must distill that narrative into 19 billing codes, chosen from a list of ~140,000. They do this multiple times an
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RT @a16z: Congratulations to @omadahealth, for their recent listing day. 🔥. We've supported their mission since their early days and have w….
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“We're ingrained in stupidity… we have to do better.”. @EricTopol, Director of the @scrippsresearch Translational Institute, doesn’t hold back in this conversation with @vijaypande, @a16z general partner, about superagers—those rare individuals who avoid chronic disease and
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"When describing the opportunity for tech in healthcare, everyone always talks about how it’s a massive $4 trillion+ industry. But the vast majority of that $4 trillion is services (human labor) spend, not tech spend. But now, AI tools are getting good enough (and evolving
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Healthcare has lagged behind in adopting tech, making it ripe for a leapfrog opportunity. Unlike other industries bogged down by outdated software, healthcare can skip straight to the latest AI innovations. Plus, regulatory frameworks already in place mean only the most rigorous
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As out-of-pocket healthcare spending hits nearly $500B, consumers are emerging as a new class of payor says @julesyoo, a16z general partner. Learn about the opportunity here:
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What if pharmacies actually anticipated your needs, instead of reacting to problems?. That’s what @elliotcohen, cofounder of @PillPack, set out to do. Instead of chasing prescriptions at the last minute, PillPack flipped the script: they started the refill process six weeks in
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None of the above should be taken as investment advice or an advertisement for investment services; please see for more information.
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Join @julesyoo, @a16z general partner, at @sxsw 2025 for a powerhouse panel on the future of medicine!. 📅 March 11, 2025.⏰ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT.📍 JW Marriott, Salon BC. She'll be joined by:.🔹 Sreekanth Chaguturu (@CVSHealth) (@chaguturu).🔹 Celine Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA.
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AI is transforming healthcare’s staffing crisis—automating repetitive, time-consuming tasks to free up humans to handle higher-value tasks. In this episode, @jain_ankit, cofounder and CEO of @InfinitusAI, joins @JulesYoo, general partner at @a16z, to discuss how AI-powered voice
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Less than 5% of cancer patients enroll in clinical trials, and less than 1% of physicians consistently participate. Why are trials so inaccessible, even in major cities, and how can the system be transformed?. In this episode, @asaintamand, CEO of Topography Health, joins
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RT @julesyoo: 1/ It's Time To Build: Healthtech Infrastructure 🛠️. In the “Maslow's hierarchy” of the healthcare industry’s needs, the infr….
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