Health Moonshot Minute: StartUp Health co Prognos raises $20.5M, New Speakers Announced for the StartUp Health Festival + More!

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2 min readDec 1, 2017

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1. StartUp Health co Prognos raises $20.5M for Early Disease Detection

“It started with a dream,” said Sundeep Bhan, CEO & Co-founder, Prognos. “The dream was if we can predict disease earlier we can improve health and improve outcomes.”

Listen to the latest episode of StartUp Health NOW where Sundeep shares how Prognos — which just raised $20.5M — is using diagnostic data and AI to help predict disease.

2. StartUp Health Festival: The Future of Sports Innovation With Athletes Turned VC

We’re excited to announce Andre Iguodala, NBA player for the Golden State Warriors and venture capitalist, and Ryan Howard, former MLB player and partner at SeventySix Capital, will take the stage at the StartUp Health Festival on January 8–9 in San Francisco to talk about the intersection of athletics and health. Apply to attend at festival.startuphealth.com!

3. Where Are Top Investors of 2017 Putting Their Money?

We took a closer look inside the top investor & top sector list of Q3 2017. And with the end of the year approaching, what investors and sectors will come out on top?

4. Product Liability Implications in the Digital Health Industry

Special thanks to our friends and partners at DLA Piper for their in-depth look at the changing landscape and a few product liability considerations for companies and investors looking to enter into the digital health industry.

5. Catch up on the latest StartUp Health NOW Episodes:

Lessons From a Man of Many Hats: Charles Huang on why large organizations like Apple, Google & Amazon are venturing into healthtech

Creating a Virtuous Cycle of Health Innovation: a conversation with Dr. Sarah MacArthur, NYU Langone Medical Center

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