Wrapping up 2024 with our 8th Digital Healthcare Breakfast

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This morning we hosted our first Digital Healthcare Breakfast of 2025. It was great to see both familiar and new faces come together for insightful conversations.

Michael Smerklo and Will Bruhn, MD kickedus off with a conversation about the evolving healthcare landscape -specifically, how incentives drive behavior change for surgeons, the ability to access healthcare data, and the impact of shifting payor models. We also dug into the rise of ICHRA and self-insured models, which are gaining traction as companies rethink healthcare coverage. Lots to consider as the industry continues to evolve!

9th Digital Healthcare Breakfast

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On May 8th, we hosted our 10th Digital Healthcare Breakfast. We gathered 30+leaders from across the Austin healthcare ecosystem, covering one of the most important topics in the space: data and AI.

The event featured a panel of local founders and operators:

- Ali Panjwani, CEO and Founder of Merit Medicine

- Cheryl Sew Hoy, CEO and Founder of Tiny Health

- Saran S., Co-founder of Insight Health

- Zain Kazmi, Chief Digital & Analytics Officer, Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Affairs at University of Texas System

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10th Digital Healthcare Breakfast

On November 11th and 12th, we hosted our second annual NCV Founder and CEO Summit!

Over 50 founders, CEOs, and venture partners from across our portfolio joined us for two days focused on the power of connection and leadership development. This year, we took a fully interactive approach, diving deep into the real challenges our founders face with a series of tactical group sessions. Leaders focused on setting powerful visions, evaluated their leadership styles, and worked through a problem-solving workshop where they each presented a current challenge for group feedback.

Each session was packed with real examples, giving founders practical insights they could put to work right away.

Thank you to everyone who made this Summit a success, from our NCV portfolio leaders to our Venture Partners, and of course, our wonderful sponsors. To all our founders and CEOs: we know how challenging your work is, and we’re grateful for everything you pour into it, day in and day out.