Fundraising Strategy for Health & Biotech Founders
💊 Fundraising in Health & Biotech
An interactive, participatory session built specifically for health and biotech startup founders who are early in their fundraising journey and looking to sharpen their approach.
🎯 Forget the traditional panel format — this is a hands-on, small-group experience where you get direct feedback from experienced advisors, angels, VCs, and industry experts.
🗣️ What We'll Explore
Topics are driven by the founders in the room, and may include:
- 💡 How founders are navigating challenging fundraising markets in the age of accelerating AI
- 🏢 Making the most of incubators, accelerators, and founder communities
- 🧪 Structuring trials & pilots that attract investor interest
- ⚖️ Balancing angel investors, venture capital, non-dilutive funding, grants, and strategic partnerships
🌟 Expert Advisors in the Room
- Betiel Hadgu Haile, MPH, CCRP, CSM — Roche
- Dr. Faz Bashi — Portfolia Women's Health Fund
- Rachel Tsui — Council
- Marissa Gilman — UCSF
- Larry Liu — Early-Stage Medtech & Healthtech Investor
- Radha Duttagupta, PhD — Product/Clinical Development Advisor, Berkeley Skydeck
🥐 Food & Networking
Brunch, tea, and coffee will be served, with dedicated time to connect with fellow founders and experts throughout the session.
🏠 Hosted By
Lauren M Taylor of NDVC — Stacking non-dilutive capital on equity investments for more ownership, more money.
🤖 About HAC
The Hanwha AI Center (HAC) is a private membership community dedicated to AI innovation. Bringing together entrepreneurs, researchers, and visionaries, HAC explores the societal and technological impacts of AI on human life.
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