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Care Shift

vik.bilakanti
Artificial Intelligence
AI In Healthcare
Healthcare AI
Iambic Therapeutics
Medicare
Assort Health
Transforming Episode Accountability Model
Owkin
Capsule
Honey Health
Venture Capital
Care Delivery
Artificial Intelligence In Drug Discovery
Marketing
Rainfall Health
Color Health
Rural Health Access
Branding
Seqster
Aegis Ventures

Care Shift, hosted by Sathvik Bilakanti, takes you inside the real world of healthtech innovation, venture capital, and company-building. Each episode features unfiltered conversations with the founders and investors shaping the future of care—breaking down how they raised capital, found product-market fit, navigated failure, and built companies that endure. Listeners learn exactly what top VCs ar... more

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Tanay Tandon started Commure at 18 out of his Stanford dorm room, building FDA-cleared blood diagnostics before pivoting into revenue cycle management and ambient documentation. Today Commure is valued at $7B, processes tens of billions in claims ann... more

Most people think healthcare's big AI moment is diagnosis or drug discovery. Dr. Darshak Sanghavi argues it's already happening somewhere far less glamorous — medical billing.

Darshak is Chief Medical Officer of Machinify, the AI payments platform t... more

Most founders think fertility benefits mean IVF coverage. Asima Ahmad built a company that proves otherwise.

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Asima Ahmad, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Carrot Fertility. She's a practicing reproductive endo... more

What if the hardest problem in virtual care isn't the technology — it's building a clinician network that can legally practice across all 50 states?

In this episode of Care Shift, I sit down with Michelle Davey, co-founder and CEO of Wheel — the whi... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Asima Ahmad
Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Care
Care
Episode: How Carrot Beats the National IVF Birth Rate by 24% | Dr. Asima Ahmad
Michelle Davey
Co-founder and CEO of Wheel
Wheel
Episode: "70% of Healthcare Will Be Virtual by 2031" — Wheel CEO Michelle Davey on the Rewiring of Healthcare
Allon Bloch
CEO and co-founder of K Health
K Health
Episode: K Health CEO on Why Frontier Labs Can't Fix Healthcare Alone
Imaad Rashied
VP of Health Systems at Assort Health
Assort Health
Episode: How Assort Health Automated 190 Million+ Patient Calls (And Why EMRs Can't Catch Up)
Eddie Qureshi
Founder and CEO of Rainfall Health
Rainfall Health
Episode: The $85M Medicare Mandate Most Health Systems Don't Know How to Navigate (This Startup Does)
Tom Miller
CEO and co-founder of Iambic Therapeutics
Iambic Therapeutics
Episode: The Massive Bet Behind One of the Most Ambitious AI Drug Companies Ever Built | Iambic
Kevin Knight
Chief Marketing Officer at Sidecar Health
Sidecar Health
Episode: How to Brand a Healthcare Startup | Ex-Facebook Marketer & Sidecar Health CMO Kevin Knight
Sam Toole
Partner and Healthcare Lead at Primary Venture Partners
Primary Venture Partners
Episode: "Time Is Your Greatest Enemy": Sam Toole on Investing in Healthcare
John Beadle
Co-founder and managing partner at Aegis Ventures
Aegis Ventures
Episode: Inside the $100M Venture Studio Reshaping Healthcare AI with John Beadle, Managing Director of Aegis Ventures

Hosts

Sathvik Bilakanti
Host focused on healthtech, venture capital, and company-building.
Vic
Host of Care Shift

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 8 ratings
  • Great Show

    Even as this show just starts up, it’s clear that these are great interviews for any founder or VC interested in the healthcare space. Really enlightening!

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    william_ar
    United States7 months ago

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Audience interests in healthtech, AI, and healthcare innovation are well-served by the breadth of topics.
The conversations are rated as highly practical for founders and VCs navigating healthcare innovation.
Listeners praise the show for its insightful healthtech interviews and founder-focused storytelling.
Guests are described as high-caliber and the discussions as actionable and informative.

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Care Shift: Why Traditional Mental Health Care Misses the Mark with Kristian Ranta Founder and CEO of Meru Health
Q: What is the single most underrated execution move you would suggest to a founder with a brand new digital therapeutic startup for the next 12 months?
Plan for the regulatory path from the start, build robust clinical evidence, and align your product strategy with the correct channel (FDA, medical device vs wellness vs service). Prepare for a lengthy process but anchor your approach in strong efficacy and safety data to unlock payer contracts and favorable economics.
Healthcare & Biotech Investor: How The Life Sciences Is Being Transformed With AI
Q: How do you balance a portfolio that includes health tech, biotech, and data-driven biology, and what signals indicate when a company is venture-scale ready?
We look for non-consensus potential that aligns with near-term achievability, strong data networks, and the founder's ability to narrate a path from seed to a scalable Series A while maintaining flexible capital plans and a robust network.
Healthcare & Biotech Investor: How The Life Sciences Is Being Transformed With AI
Q: What is the biggest misconception founders have about fundraising and pitching to VCs?
Founders often underestimate the importance of timing, realistic pricing, and the need to show ROI beyond a shiny deck; honest feedback and a path to revenue or efficiency gains are critical, not just great storytelling.
Healthcare & Biotech Investor: How The Life Sciences Is Being Transformed With AI
Q: What drew you to venture capital and to healthcare in particular?
My curiosity and background in diagnostics led me to founding moments and founder stories; I wanted to sit on the observer side of the table and help founders navigate growth, leveraging an ex-founder network to support scale.
From LinkedIn Exit to Healthcare AI: Matt Faustman on Building the Backend of Care
Q: What are the biggest back-office frustrations that Honey Health is targeting, and how do they translate into customer value?
The core issues are fragmented data, bottlenecks in the FACTS inbox, data retrieval from EMRs and external sources, and slow referrals. Honey Health builds multiple AI staff that can ingest, process, and act on referrals, data, and workflows across the back office, ultimately speeding up patient care and improving financial performance for providers.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Care Shift

What is Care Shift about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A program focused on healthtech innovation, venture capital, and building enduring health startups through candid conversations with founders and investors. Episodes center on how startups raise capital, achieve product-market fit, navigate go-to-market, and scale in complex healthcare ecosystems, with practical takeaways on ROI, procurement, and partnership strategies. A standout trait is consistently high-caliber guest expertise—ranging from AI-enabled drug discovery to value-based care models, branding in regulated spaces, and payer dynamics—delivered in a narrative style that blends tactical guidance with real-world anecdotes. Listeners are likely practitioners in healthtech, VC firms, and startup teams seeking actionable insights from ... more

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1. Dr. Asima Ahmad
2. Michelle Davey
3. Allon Bloch
4. Imaad Rashied
5. Eddie Qureshi
6. Tom Miller
7. Kevin Knight
8. Sam Toole

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