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Venture Capital

Fellowship pipelines, investor introductions, and the resources to actually break into healthtech VC.
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About

The longest-running vertical at MDplus: the #md-vcs channel has been active since December 2019. The community hosts panels with biotech, medtech, and digital-health investors, provides educational resources relevant for healthcare VC including development of market maps and competitive landscapes, and connects members to fellowships at firms across healthtech. Members include current and former investors at a16z bio+health, Bessemer, Foresite, Artis Ventures, Goldman Sachs Healthcare, and more.

Resources

Where to start.

Programs

  • Pillar VC 101

    Two-day course, recurring

  • VC office hours

    Coffee chats with active investors

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Most members are in more than one.

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