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.

🎟️ Register here