{"id":2831,"date":"2022-09-16T08:34:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T08:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regtechafrica.com\/healthcare\/?p=2831"},"modified":"2022-09-16T08:34:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T08:34:36","slug":"global-ycs-1st-health-and-bio-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regtechafrica.com\/healthcare\/global-ycs-1st-health-and-bio-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Global: YC\u2019s 1st Health and Bio Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to announce the first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ychealthandbiosummit2022.splashthat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YC Health and Bio Summit<\/a>\u00a0that will take place in San Francisco on October 21, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The half day conference will feature bio and healthcare founders and investors who will tell their stories and share advice for entrepreneurs who are just getting started.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Speakers include:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Vineeta Agarwala, General Partner,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/a16z.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a16z<\/a><br \/>\nIvana Djuretic, Co-founder and CSO,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/asherbio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asher Bio<\/a><br \/>\nRachel Rea, Sr. Director,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medtronic.com\/us-en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medtronic<\/a><br \/>\nCami Samuels, Partner,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.venrock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venrock<\/a><br \/>\nTanay Tandon, Co-founder and CEO of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ycombinator.com\/companies\/athelas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Athelas<\/a><br \/>\nSid Viswanathan, Co-founder and CEO,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/truepill.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TruePill<\/a><br \/>\nand more to be announced<\/p>\n<p>When people think of Y Combinator, what often comes to mind first are the software companies that got their start with YC \u2013 companies like Airbnb, DoorDash and Stripe. But within the last 5 years, YC has funded over 500 healthcare and bio startups, 9 of which are now billion-dollar companies. We\u2019ve quietly become the largest seed stage funder of bio startups in the world. We&#8217;re looking forward to sharing what we\u2019ve learned from funding hundreds of founders and working alongside them as their companies have grown.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in the early stages of starting a bio startup or are considering starting one, we hope you join us.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ychealthandbiosummit2022.splashthat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up to attend here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to announce the first\u00a0YC Health and Bio Summit\u00a0that will take place in San Francisco on October 21, 2022. 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