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  • Stemcentrx, Inc.

    Stemcentrx, Inc. is developing radical new therapies and diagnostics for patients with solid tumors.

    Founders

    Brian Slingerland
    Scott J. Dylla

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    Crunchbase

  • ZocDoc

    ZocDoc is the tech company at the beginning of a better healthcare experience. Each month, millions of patients use ZocDoc to find in-network neighborhood doctors they love, instantly book appointments online, see what other real patients have to say, get reminders for upcoming appointments and preventive check-ups, fill out their paperwork online, and more. With a mission to give power to the patient, ZocDoc’s online marketplace delivers the accessible, seamless, and simple experience patients expect and deserve.

    • Huffington Post

      In Case of Emergency: What to Do When Your Vacation Turns into a Nightmare

    • Fast Company

      ZocDoc Is Expanding To Cover The Majority Of The U.S.

    • Bloomberg TV

      ZocDoc: Facilitating Medical Appointments Online

    • Wall Street Journal

      Tech Startups See Opportunity in New Health-Care Law

    • New York Times

      Lessons From ZocDoc, a Health Tech Start-Up That Works

    Founders

    Cyrus Massoumi
    Oliver Kharraz
    Nick Ganju

    Profiles

    Website
    Crunchbase

  • Counsyl

    Counsyl’s single, low-cost genetic test enables prospective parents to screen for genes that cause hereditary diseases.

    • San Francisco Chronicle

      Counsyl Gets Funding For New Genetic Tests

    • TechCrunch

      Through Dirt-Cheap Genetic Testing, Counsyl Is Pioneering A New Bioinformatics Wave

    • ABC News

      New Genetic Test Helps Parents Have Healthy Babies

    • New York Times

      Firm Brings Gene Tests to Masses

    Founders

    Ramji Srinivasan
    Balaji S. Srinivasan
    Balaji K. Srinivasan
    Eric Evans
    Rishi Kacker

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    Jobs at Counsyl
  • Oscar

    Oscar is fixing and humanizing healthcare through the use of technology, design, and data.

    • USA Today

      Oscar Uses Tech To Improve Health Care

    • CNBC

      The 2014 CNBC Disruptor 50 List: Oscar

    • New York Times

      Start-Up Health Insurer Finds Foothold in New York

    • Fast Company

      Oscar Is A Health Insurance Startup For Digital Natives

    • TechCrunch

      Thrive Capital Founder Josh Kushner On The Power Of Oscar

    • Forbes

      Say Hi To Oscar: The New Kid That May Change Health Insurance

    Founders

    Kevin Nazemi
    Joshua Kushner
    Mario Schlosser
  • Bolt Threads

    Bolt Threads harnesses proteins found in nature to create materials with practical and revolutionary uses.

    • Bloomberg Businessweek

      A Bay Area Startup Spins Lab-Grown Silk

    • TechCrunch

      Bolt Threads Comes Out Of Stealth With $40 Million In Funding To Make Clothing From Material Found In Spider Webs

    • Fortune

      Bolt Threads Is Recreating Fabric From Spider Silk

    Founders

    Dan Widmaier
    David Breslauer
    Ethan Mirsky

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    Jobs at Bolt Threads
  • Emerald Theraputics

    In addition to developing unique anti-viral therapies, Emerald’s Cloud Lab will provide every person with an internet connection remote access to the largest robotic laboratory ever built.

    • Mendel's Pod

      The Basic Biology Lab Goes into the Cloud: Brian Frezza, Emerald Therapeutics

    • Bloomberg Businessweek

      Emerald Therapeutics: Biotech Lab for Hire

    • Bio-IT World

      Robots for Hire: Emerald Launches Robotic Laboratories for Life Sciences

    • Re/code

      Founders Fund Backs a Robotic Lab that Puts Science in the Cloud

    • Wall Street Journal

      Research Labs Jump to the Cloud

    Founders

    Brian Frezza
    DJ Kleinbaum
  • Misfit Wearables

    Misfit is a cutting-edge pioneer in the emerging world of wearable sensor technology.

    • Wired

      Track Your Sleep and Activity on the Cheap With Misfit’s ‘Flash’

    • GigaOm

      Misfit Launches A Development Kit That Gives Other Companies Access To Its Sensor Algorithms

    • Re/code

      Misfit Integrates With Beddit Sleep Monitor as It Moves Beyond Wearables

    • CNET

      Pebble Watch Partners With Misfit For New Fitness Tracking App

    • New York Times

      No Longer Clashing, Wearable Tech Embraces Fashion

    • TechCrunch

      A Week With The Shine, A Beautifully Designed Smart Activity Tracker Made From Japanese Metal

    Founders

    Sonny Vu
  • Collective Health

    Collective Health is redefining employer-sponsored healthcare with an intuitive self-insurance platform.

    • TechCrunch

      Venture Capital Is Trying To Heal The Healthcare System

    • RockHealth

      Welcome Collective Health

    • PR Web

      Collective Health Raises $38 Million to Scale Its Employer Health Insurance Business

    • Fortune

      Exclusive: Collective Health raises $38 million to scale its insurance platform

    Founders

    Ali Diab
    Rajaie Batniji

    Profiles

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