Closing Time Podcast

In Part II of our series on term sheets, Closing Time co-hosts Halle Tecco and Michael Esquivel unpack "clean” and “dirty” terms in startup financing.  With the pressure to maintain high headline valuation numbers, investors often grant founders their desired valuations while sneaking in terms that our resident lawyer Michael does not like.  The episode breaks down the nuances of terms l...

In Part I of our series on term sheets, Closing Time hosts Halle Tecco and Michael Esquivel tackle the reverberations from the term sheets of yesteryear. With the generous valuations and optimistic multiples of 2021—many startups now find themselves struggling to justify these figures in the current economic climate.  The hosts delve into the nuanced reality of flat and down rounds, dissectin...

After her own mental health crisis, founder Sophia Pages set out to create culturally centered care options for Latine patients struggling with moderate to severe mental illness. With her startup Charla House, she now offers a virtual intensive mental health program for this population.  Sophia is early in the journey and looking for a co-founder. Listen in to hear why guest investor Cheryl C...

After a career dedicated to health access for vulnerable populations, from communities in Appalachia to Kenya, this year Peter Park decided to co-found Alchemy Health. Alchemy builds and operates in-house pharmacies for safety net providers leveraging the 340B program. In just a few months, they’ve onboarded one clinic and have six more in the works.  Our guest investor in this episode is Ela...

A two-time digital health founder, Pelu Tran is on a mission to use AI to reduce the impact of medical errors, modernize quality improvement, and improve patient outcomes. His company, Ferrum Health, works directly with hospitals and clinics, serving as a middleware layer that everyone seems to be missing. With over 60 AI vendors, and a number of leading health systems on board, he aims to build t...

After his own struggle finding a culturally-competent therapist, James Edward Murray left his cushy job at Facebook to solve this problem for others. He’s since built an incredible product and landed 10 employer customers. With just a seed round, Therify is making $400K in ARR today, and burning about $60K/month.   Our guest VC in this episode is Blake Wu, Partner at NEA where he co-manages t...

Dr. Florence Comite wants to take her private practice digital. In this episode, she pitches Groq Health, an app to prescribe clinically proven treatments tailored to your unique body.   Our guest VC in this episode is Christina Farr, health-tech lead at Omers Ventures and long-time digital health expert.  Visit our show website, closingtimepodcast.com

With a focus on profitability over hyper-growth, the team at Hone Health has built one of the largest men's health telehealth platforms. In this episode, co-founder & COO Stuart Blitz pitches this concept to our hosts.   Our guest VC in this episode is Lynne Chou O’Keefe, Founder and Managing Partner at Define Ventures, and investor in hims, Folx, Found, and more. We dive into the busines...

It takes someone 10 years from the day they want to quit alcohol to the day they are successfully sober. Can this app accelerate that journey? In this episode, Founder & CEO Brooke LeBlanc pitches her startup Edge , building for the next generation of sobriety. Our guest VC in this episode of Closing Time is Bob Kocher, GP at Venrock and investor in Devoted Health, Virta Health, Aledade, Lyra...

In this episode, CEO Sonali Bloom presents her mobile eye care clinic to Kindred Ventures GP Kanyi Maqubela and our co-hosts. Boasting 75% year-over-year growth and over $6 million in revenue last year, Sonali details how her company is filling a critical gap in eye care accessibility in the United States. We discuss how they manage three separate sales channels — to pharmaceutical companies, empl...

In this episode, serial entrepreneur and cancer survivor Lisa Alderson pitches her new startup Clarified Precision Medicine to Lux Capital GP Deena Shakir. Clarified is making world class precision medicine expertise accessible to every cancer patient and every oncology practice. We discuss their go-to-market strategy, using genomics in oncology, building a moat, how they’ll make money, SAFEs vs p...

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