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Powerlist 2020 Q&A: Rob Coppedge Recognized by Global Corporate Venturing
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Global Corporate Venturing today announced our CEO Rob Coppedge has been recognized as part of the Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 2020, a
Yes, Femtech is Booming. But Disparity in Women’s Health Continues.
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Women’s health has become one of the fastest growing sectors within digital health, despite current statistics and a troubling history of health disparities.
Cage Matches, Cash, and COVID-19 Creating Critical Moment for Digital Health
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Over the last decade, $45B has been invested across digital health, health care IT and tech-enabled services and the cage matches between these startups to show revenue and impact have only intensified.
Echo Health Ventures Welcomes Dr. Tunde Sotunde to Board of Directors
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Echo Health Ventures welcomes Tunde Sotunde MD, MBA, FAAP to its board of directors.
Echo Health Ventures and Upfront Healthcare Discuss Impacts of COVID-19 on Health Care Delivery
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Rob Coppedge, CEO of Echo Health Ventures and Ben Albert, CEO and co-founder of Upfront Healthcare, join a recent episode of Cambia's HealthChangers podcast.
Telemedicine in the Age of COVID-19: Rapid Expansion of New Models and Functionality
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Learn how telehealth has become a catalyst for change during the COVID-19 pandemic, including information on key policy changes.
COVID-19 Exposes Our Deepest Vulnerabilities – And That’s a Good Thing
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In a blog for HLTH, Partner Jessica Zeaske shares a personal experience and the need to create a safe space for vulnerability.
Get to Know Kurt Sheline, One of GCV’s 2020 Rising Stars
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Learn more about Kurt Sheline, a principle at Echo Health Ventures and one of Global Corporate Venturing's 2020 Rising Stars.
Get to Know Dusty Lieb, One of GCV’s 2020 Emerging Leaders
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Echo Health Ventures Partner Dusty Lieb has been recognized as Global Corporate Venturing’s Emerging Leaders as part of their 2020 awards.
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Echo Health Ventures Welcomes Dr. Tunde Sotunde to Board of Directors
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Echo Health Ventures welcomes Tunde Sotunde MD, MBA, FAAP to its board of directors.
Echo Health Ventures announces Jonathan R. Eide as Chief Operating Officer and Karim Botros as Managing Partner
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Echo Health Ventures welcomes Jonathan R. Eide as Chief Operating Officer and Karim Botros as Managing Partner.
GNS Healthcare Raises $23 Million Led by Cigna Ventures
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Echo Health Ventures joins GNS Healthcare's Series D fundraising round, led by Cigna Ventures.
Genome Medical Raises $23 Million in Series B Financing to Advance the Adoption of Genomics in Everyday Medical Care
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Genome Medical, a leading nationwide telegenomics company providing genomic-based medicine, has joined the Echo Health Ventures' portfolio.
DispatchHealth Closes On $33 Million in Growth Financing Led by Echo Health Ventures
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DispatchHealth, which delivers on-demand health care to patients directly in the comfort of their own home, joins the Echo Health Ventures portfolio.
Echo Health Ventures Joins Strive Health’s Investor Group to Help Transform Kidney Care for Patients
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Echo Health Ventures announced today the completion of an investment in Strive Health (Strive), a new company launched to fundamentally change the lives of kidney disease patients through early engagement, comprehensive coordinated care, and expanded treatment options.
Echo Health Ventures Expands Strategic Investment Team and Advisory Board
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Echo Health Ventures (EHV), a strategic collaboration of Cambia Health Solutions and Mosaic Health Solutions to invest in innovative health care services and health care information technology companies, welcomes Jessica A. Zeaske as Partner and Dr. Richard Popiel to the advisory board.
Jonathan Rickert Joins Echo Health Ventures as Senior Advisor
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Echo Health Ventures (EHV), a strategic collaboration between Cambia Health Solutions and Mosaic Health Solutions to invest in innovative health care services and health care information technology companies, names Jonathan Rickert as Senior Advisor.
Echo Health Ventures Welcomes Suzanne McLemore as Principal
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Echo Health Ventures welcomes Suzanne McLemore as Principal of Market Development.
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Powerlist 2020 Q&A: Rob Coppedge Recognized by Global Corporate Venturing
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Global Corporate Venturing today announced our CEO Rob Coppedge has been recognized as part of the Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 2020, a
Yes, Femtech is Booming. But Disparity in Women’s Health Continues.
Blog Post
Women’s health has become one of the fastest growing sectors within digital health, despite current statistics and a troubling history of health disparities.
Cage Matches, Cash, and COVID-19 Creating Critical Moment for Digital Health
Blog Post
Over the last decade, $45B has been invested across digital health, health care IT and tech-enabled services and the cage matches between these startups to show revenue and impact have only intensified.
Echo Health Ventures and Upfront Healthcare Discuss Impacts of COVID-19 on Health Care Delivery
Blog Post
Rob Coppedge, CEO of Echo Health Ventures and Ben Albert, CEO and co-founder of Upfront Healthcare, join a recent episode of Cambia's HealthChangers podcast.
Telemedicine in the Age of COVID-19: Rapid Expansion of New Models and Functionality
Blog Post
Learn how telehealth has become a catalyst for change during the COVID-19 pandemic, including information on key policy changes.
COVID-19 Exposes Our Deepest Vulnerabilities – And That’s a Good Thing
Blog Post
In a blog for HLTH, Partner Jessica Zeaske shares a personal experience and the need to create a safe space for vulnerability.
Get to Know Kurt Sheline, One of GCV’s 2020 Rising Stars
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Learn more about Kurt Sheline, a principle at Echo Health Ventures and one of Global Corporate Venturing's 2020 Rising Stars.
Get to Know Dusty Lieb, One of GCV’s 2020 Emerging Leaders
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Echo Health Ventures Partner Dusty Lieb has been recognized as Global Corporate Venturing’s Emerging Leaders as part of their 2020 awards.
Happy Holidays from Echo Health Ventures
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Happy holidays from the Echo Health Ventures family.
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Echo Health Ventures’ “Banner Year” featured in Portland Business Journal
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2019 catapulted Echo Health Ventures to one of the most active VCs in digital health. Read more from the Portland Business Journal
Health Evolution Summit 2019 Corporate Venture Group Report
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Digital health investment had a record-breaking year in 2018, and 2019 looks to be no different.
Tips for Digital Health Entrepreneurs Featured in Xconomy
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Rob Coppedge, CEO of Echo Health Ventures, and Bryony Winn, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer of Blue Cross NC, share tips for building partnerships between enterprise health care and startups.
Why Providers and Payers are Moving Into the Investment World
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Jessica Zeaske, partner at Echo Health Ventures, speaks with MedCity News about the growing presence of providers and payers in the investment world.
Women in venture: The case for increasing representation in digital health investing
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When it comes to digital health, investors get a bird’s eye view and play a major role in steering the direction of the industry’s future. That is why many are stressing the importance of a diverse viewpoint for investors in an industry focused on bringing digital tools to the masses.
Gormley’s Take: Medical Investors Zig as Health Law Overhaul Zags
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In an uncertain political environment, medical venture capitalists are interested in technologies that could weather policy shifts, with the assumption that certain trends are here to stay- like efforts to lower costs, put patients in charge of their care, and fight rising drug prices.
Digital Health Is Dead, Says This Health-Tech Investor
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There’s no argument that our health care system demands fixing. However, Digital Health entrepreneurs have learned some expensive lessons in recent years. Given the benefit of these lessons- outlined in this article, with some suggested adjustments for the future- we now need to rededicate ourselves to the fundamentals of building great, lasting companies in our unique industry.
Data-Crunching Technology Spurs Insurance Dollars
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Cambia Health Solutions has launched a pilot program with GNS Healthcare, leveraging the data-analysis capabilities that GNS offers to help in forecasting emerging illnesses and deploying resources. The goal is to better manage chronic diseases and improve the overall health of their members.
Health-Care VCs Take Aim at High Drug Prices
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As reported in the Wall Street Journal Pro, while "Consumers view high drug prices with outrage, venture capitalists see them as an opportunity". Startups are working to make costs more manageable, bring more transparency to drug pricing, and provide patient tools to ensure that medications are used effectively. This innovative thinking garners attention from investors. “The innovation economy [has] to play a big role in addressing the challenge,” according to Rob Coppedge, CEO of Echo Health Ventures.