What if most digital health startups aren’t failing because of the science but because of the system funding them?
Too many investors are chasing hype over health outcomes.
Too many founders are stuck explaining basic anatomy instead of pitching real solutions.
And too many capital allocators still think women’s health is a niche while copycat AI startups raise millions.
In this episode of Blindspot Capital, I sit down with Sergei Polevikov mathematician, former investor, and co-host of Digital Health Inside Out to unpack the incentives warping innovation in healthcare.
We talk about:
Why “AI tourists” are flooding digital health
How VC bias shows up in women’s health (even when the numbers outperform)
What blindspots investors keep missing and how founders are navigating around them
Why interoperability is still broken, and what that reveals about deeper capital misalignment
Sergei doesn’t hold back and neither do I. This is an unfiltered look at the gap between what gets funded and what actually works.
🎧 Watch the full episode on YouTube
