a16z Bio + Health

also referred to as: a16z bio

part of Andreessen Horowitz

5 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Apr 30, 2018 by Jeffrey Lowe · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Apr 30, 2018
Insight
Lowe: Tech-bio founders struggle to translate tech for traditional audiences
“I think it's about speaking a new language. So you have, you know, tech entrepreneurs and technical founders coming in and speaking a language. That is very geared toward a tech audience having a new technology, and I think what we're so interested in is bring…”
Jeffrey Lowe Apr 30, 2018 ▶ 0:49 Shifting Risk Mindsets, from Tech to Bio
Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Disclosure
Pande: a16z Bio targets startups with minimal underlying science risk
“We're looking for companies where the science risk has been removed or greatly de-risked. And so that often, ah, sort of removes a lot of traditional type of therapeutic companies. Companies where there's a huge amount of science risk.”
Vijay Pande Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:43 a16z Podcast | Taking the Pulse on Bio
Dec 2, 2021
Insight
Rughani: Start enterprise B2B sales after establishing repeatable usage patterns
“We generally recommend turning on enterprise when you see repeatable usage patterns among a core customer group through concrete data gathering.”
Jay Rughani Dec 2, 2021 ▶ 19:09 B2C2B in Digital Health, a founder's playbook
May 30, 2025 positive
Insight
Wolf: Tech founders don't need clinical PhDs to save lives in healthcare
“You don't have to cure cancer, you don't need a PhD to save lives, like a company that detects medical errors or helps people afford healthcare can save countless lives”
Daisy Wolf May 30, 2025 ▶ 44:44 Hey Tech, Come to Healthcare
May 30, 2025 negative
Opinion
Pande: Current healthcare technology is mostly just digitized user interfaces
“So in terms of technology, I think there is technology in healthcare, but it's largely in a user interface. So like MRI is really the same MRI from like the fifties just now with on a computer display. And so that's not really tech. That's actually, I would ca…”
Vijay Pande May 30, 2025 ▶ 9:30 Hey Tech, Come to Healthcare
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