StartUp Health NOW Podcast

StartUp Health NOW Podcast


Latest Episodes

Term Limits for an Infinite Age: Esther Dyson & Unity Stoakes on Abundance, Power, and Staying Human in an Age of AI
December 23, 2025

In this special year-end episode, StartUp Health Co-founder Unity Stoakes has an intimate chat with Esther Dyson investor, thinker, and StartUp Health Impact Board member about her upcoming book on term limits, the dangers of abundance, and how to pr

From Personal Journey to Global Mission: Richard Lui on Love, Labor, and Why He Is Leading StartUp Health’s Caregiving Moonshot
December 19, 2025

Caregiving touches every family, yet caregivers often remain unseen. In this conversation from HLTH in Las Vegas, StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes sits down with Richard Lui, award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and Chief Innovation Officer for Sta

Born from Experience: How The Care Hack Is Fixing the Caregiver Crisis
December 16, 2025

In this episode of the StartUp Health NOW podcast, Unity Stoakes sits down with Mitul Desai, co-founder of The Care Hack, a member of StartUp Healths Caregiving Moonshot Community. Desai opens up about the decades-long journey that began when his younger

How EmTech Care Labs’ Care-Wallet Is Changing Dementia Care at Home
December 12, 2025

StartUp Health community member Aarabi Balasubramanian, CEO & Founder of EmTech Care Labs, joins StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes to share the deeply personal story that inspired Care-Wallet, her virtual care management platform for families n

What Happens After the Doctor Visit? How Starlight Is Reinventing Follow-Up Care
December 09, 2025

When a patient is diagnosed with a chronic condition, the real journey begins at home not in the doctors office. In this episode, StartUp Health community member Nandan Rao, CEO & Founder of Starlight, shares how his company is filling one of the b

Meet Cognimark: How Andrew Lu Is Reimagining Brain Health with an AI-Powered Neurology Copilot
December 02, 2025

In this episode of the StartUp Health NOW podcast, Unity Stoakes sits down with StartUp Health community member Andrew Lu, CEO & Co-founder of Cognimark, to explore how AI is reshaping dementia care from the ground up.How a personal family journey

Edamam’s Victor Penev: Building a 24/7 AI Nutritionist for a Healthier World
November 20, 2025

StartUp Health community member Victor Penev, CEO & Founder of Edamam, joins Unity Stoakes to talk about how AI is accelerating the Food as Medicine revolution. Penev shares how Edamams mission to organize the worlds food knowledge is leading to a n

Glen Tullman: The Playbook for Health Founders in a Time of Change
November 13, 2025

Transcarent CEO and 7wire Ventures co-founding Partner Glen Tullman joins StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes for a candid conversation on what it takes to lead, invest, and build during one of he

How Spotlight-AQ Is Redefining Diabetes Care Through Psychosocial Precision
November 11, 2025

StartUp Health community member Katharine Barnard-Kelly, PhD, CEO & Co-founder of Spotlight-AQ, joins StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes to share how her team is transforming diabetes care by giving providers a window into their patients real li

InHealth’s Next Chapter: Transforming Engagement Into Healthcare’s First-Line Therapy with CoachLinq
November 07, 2025

Perseverance. Proof. A Decade in the Making.Scaling Health Coaching with Heart and Intelligence.In this Health Moonshot Update, StartUp Health community members Aubrey Sawyer and Michelle Alencar, PhD, join Unity Stoakes to share the story behind CoachL