The Medtech Circle

Intro: We all know that scaling a healthcare business at the growth stage is incredibly challenging. Resources are limited, priorities compete for attention, and every growth opportunity comes with a price. So how do companies scale thoughtfully—without losing focus or momentum? Today, Willem Baralt joins us for a conversation on exactly that. With more than 25 years of leadership experience spann...

Intro: In this episode of Medtech Circle , I sit down with Ofir Hazut—a neuroscientist turned venture capitalist at Shoni Health Ventures, whose approach to investing is deeply shaped by a true “maker mentality.” Ofir’s journey is anything but conventional. From his early career in neuroscience to founding MEway Pharma—and experiencing both its successes and setbacks—he has developed a uniquely em...

Intro: In this episode of Medtech Circle , I sit down with Ray Yang, founder of Marathon Venture Partners—a fund that was early to digital health in China, launching nearly a decade ago at a time when the sector was just beginning to take shape. Long before “digital health” became an investment theme in China, Ray was already building one of the few funds solely dedicated to this space, backing th...

Intro: In this episode, I’m joined by a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Dr. Sai Zhou, the CEO and founder of Circucare. Behind Sai’s calm and soft-spoken demeanor is an entrepreneur building one of the most creative innovations in ultrasound today. In our conversation, he shares not only the vision behind Circucare, but also how he navigated the transition from PhD researcher to startup founder—multit...

Intro: Today, we’re diving into an exciting area of neurovascular innovation with Yossi Mazel, CEO of VFLOW. VFLOW is a clinical-stage medtech company developing a dedicated venous stent designed to treat transverse sinus stenosis — one of the major causes of pulsatile tinnitus. In this conversation, we’ll explore the unique design of the Viva Stent and its delivery system, and how it improves vas...

Intro: In today's episode, I sit down with Glen McLaughlin, a serial entrepreneur in the medtech industry. Our conversation traces Glen's journey from his early days in Silicon Valley—shaped by growing up alongside a tech venture capitalist father—to founding Zonare, and later playing a pivotal role in the company's evolution following its acquisition by global medtech leader Mindray....

Intro: Building a startup is never linear. Building one while technology paradigms shift, capital tightens,  and geopolitics reshape markets in real time is something else entirely. In this episode, I speak with Ran Sela, CEO of Healium Medical, an Israel-based ultrasound platform company, for a candid conversation about resilience, failure and adaptation. Ran openly shares why his first two ventu...

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