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Stephen Kraus

@stephenkraus

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Healthcare junkie/investor at Bessemer Venture Partners, die-hard Neil Diamond fan, and devotee of all things UConn Husky

Boston, MA
Joined April 2009
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Stephen Kraus
12 days
There is so much potential for AI to change the way our healthcare system works and hopefully to ultimately improve the quality of care we all get . and YET there are so many questions as to how this will all play out. On this week's @hoh_pod , I sit down with Dr. Brian.
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Bessemer
12 days
This week on @hoh_pod, @stephenkraus & Dr. Brian Anderson (@CoalitionforHealthAI) unpack:. Why only 2% of radiologists use AI despite 1K+ FDA-cleared tools. The imminent arrival of AI doctors & who’s liable when things go wrong. Listen for this plus more:
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Stephen Kraus
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One of the main reasons I love my job @BessemerVP so much is that I get to work with amazing people like Mike Gao and Josh Geleris and I get to learn so much from them each and every day. Being part of the @DxSmarter journey was one of the great joys of my career. Thank you to.
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Bessemer
18 days
🚀 From residency to rocketship . Here's how two physicians turned a residency insight into a healthcare AI success story — culminating in @DxSmarter acquisition by New Mountain Capital. What every healthcare (and AI) founder can learn from their journey 🧵 1/.
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RT @BessemerVP: New Digital Health Download on @hoh_pod today! . This month Halle and @stephenkraus dive into recent headlines, including a….
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Stephen Kraus
2 months
RT @BessemerVP: Tune in to the latest @hoh_pod with @stephenkraus & Dr. Jaewon Ryu, CEO of Risant Health! . Hear how integrated delivery sy….
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Podcast Episode · The Heart of Healthcare | A Digital Health Podcast · 06/09/2025 · 38m
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Stephen Kraus
2 months
For anyone thinking about or building in Health AI, this is a must listen to pod! @EricJLarsen is one of the most experienced and thoughtful leaders in our sector. In this week's @hoh_pod episode, he provides a master class on the opportunities and challenges that this.
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Bessemer
2 months
📢New @hoh_pod episode! . This week, @stephenkraus and @EricJLarsen dive into:. 🏥Why healthcare has failed to adopt past tech shifts.🤝If incumbents or insurgents will win the AI race.➕Much more. Listen:
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2 months
Such a great milestone for such a great company in our sector! Congrats to the entire @HingeHealth team for the incredible job they have done all along the way. I distinctly remember my colleague, @andrewhedin , and I meeting the Hinge co-founders, Dan and Gabe during their.
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Bessemer
2 months
Hinge Health is now a public company! 🚀. Since 2015, they’ve been redefining musculoskeletal care with a virtual-first platform that improves outcomes, lowers costs, and puts patients first. Today, they serve over 1M members and operate one of the fastest-growing companies in
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Stephen Kraus
3 months
RT @BessemerVP: 📣New Digital Health Download on @hoh_pod!. @stephenkraus and @halletecco unpack healthcare headlines including:. 🧠 Autism….
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Stephen Kraus
3 months
Robin Shah is one of the smartest and most experienced founders/executives in the oncology space. It's why I was so excited to interview him on this week's @hoh_pod about his work @ThymeCares and his two decades experience working in one of the most important and fastest.
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Bessemer
3 months
New @hoh_pod! @stephenkraus talks oncology care w/Robin Shah, Founder & CEO of @ThymeCares. Some topics include:. 💊 How community oncology consolidated from independent doctors to large corporations.🔮 The future of cancer care coordination. Listen:
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Stephen Kraus
4 months
To my mind, my colleague @SofiaGuerraR is one of the smartest, most thoughtful and well studied minds in healthcare investing. She consistently produces truly insightful and impactful research - this time in conjunction with our partners @BainandCompany and @awscloud . She.
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Bessemer
4 months
⚕️ The Healthcare AI Adoption Index⚕️ . We partnered with AWS and Bain & Company to learn from 400+ healthcare buyers on what’s driving AI experimentation, from proof-of-concept to production, and how this will impact startups and innovation partners. Dive into the research
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Stephen Kraus
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RT @BessemerVP: 📸 Behind the scenes at the Healthcare AI Leaders' Summit. @SofiaGuerraR, @stephenkraus, and our team at Bessemer, convened….
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Stephen Kraus
4 months
While things may feel dark right now, we tried to take a more positive spin on the digital health download this month on the @hoh_pod. Despite the very challenging macro overhang, there are lots of positive developments in our industry that provide reason to be optimistic about.
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Bessemer
4 months
New Digital Health Download on @hoh_pod!. @stephenkraus , Halle, and Michael look at key headlines in health tech including:. 🏆How each generation engages with digital health. 🤖 How AI is reducing physician burnout. 🏛️ Potential opportunities for innovation within the current.
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RT @BessemerVP: New Digital Health Download on @hoh_pod!. @stephenkraus , Halle, and Michael look at key headlines in health tech including….
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Stephen Kraus
5 months
It feels like this time is truly different when it comes to health AI and the notoriously slow industry's pace of adoption. @WSJ @BessemerVP.
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New breed of artificial intelligence startups will draw acquirers and IPO interest, venture investors predict.
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Stephen Kraus
5 months
RT @Qventus: Did you hear? Qventus was named one of the Fierce 15 by @FierceHealth 🔥 . @NYSE celebrated the winners on their historic tra….
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Stephen Kraus
5 months
Tons of interesting digital health news to discuss this month on @hoh_pod . On this week's episode, @halletecco and I cover:. 🏥 How a $5/month medication subscription service is improving adherence and saving patients money.🧠 How microplastic levels in our brains have increased.
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Stephen Kraus
5 months
I believe Mike Pykosz is one of (if not) the greatest entrepreneurs in the healthcare industry over the last several decades. He is also just a great human being who I always love spending time with and learn a lot from. Not only did Mike and his co-founders (Geoff Price and.
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Bessemer
5 months
New Heart of Healthcare @hoh_pod! @stephenkraus talks with Oak Street Health co-founder Mike Pykosz about his journey to an $11B exit:. 🏥"Unprofitable" care model design.📈 COVID-era IPO challenges.💰 The CVS acquisition decision.⚕️And more. Listen:
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Stephen Kraus
6 months
RT @morgancheatham: every milestone is an opportunity to recommit to the mission. five years ago, we invested in @ShivdevRao and @AbridgeH….
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Stephen Kraus
6 months
I really enjoyed being a guest on @DemoDayATX vodcast this past week and our wide ranging discussion on healthcare innovation. Thank you @Jacksonfordyce and Josiah Simons for having me on!. @BessemerVP .
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Stephen Kraus
6 months
RT @seanwdoolan: We are thrilled to share the close of our second fund, “V2”, at $55.75M!. In V2 we intend to continue partnering with exce….
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Stephen Kraus
6 months
Love working with @SofiaGuerraR , @morgancheatham, and @andrewhedin every day and loved getting to have them on @hoh_pod to discuss @BessemerVP healthcare predictions for 2025!.
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Bessemer
6 months
ICYMI — Special episode @hoh_pod! Today, Bessemer’s healthcare team shares their 2025 industry predictions:. ⚖️ Obamacare exchanges under Trump.💊 Novel drug modalities.📊 GLP-1 payment models.🏥 Caregiver workforce.🤖 Multimodal clinical AI. Listen:
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