Top Startups Series Kyle Kling

Interview with the CEO of Regrow, one of the top companies recognized within the agriculture imagery category. For more information visit startupdealflow.com


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Interview with the CEO of VIDA, one of the top companies recognized  within the healthcare imagery category.    

1:04: What does VIDA do?
1:35: What is the backstory of VIDA?
2:47: When would providers use VIDA?  
4:58: Why are CT scans used for respiratory exams?
6:28: What did providers do without VIDA?
8:43: Can you share more details about your patent on visualizing lungs?
10:33: How did you build your platform’s functionality?  
13:44: How much assistance does your AI solution provide?
17:41: Can you talk about your supporting services that you offer to  your customers?
22:09: Are there limitations or risks using your platform?
25:37: How do you implement VIDA?
28:54: How do you manage long sales cycles?
30:50: How has the pandemic affected your company?
36:36: What is the future of healthcare imagery services?
39:16: Closing remarks  

About VIDA: VIDA provides AI-powered chest CT analysis to profile/manage a patient with, or at-risk of, respiratory diseases. Their software automatically quantifies lung density and visualizes airways. They do this using a topographic MPR technique that samples/projects many non-overlapping airways onto a single image. This method delivers global airway information, at higher resolution, without losing context to the  surrounding tissue. Their platform also provides per-procedural pat  planning, intra-procedural guidance (virtual bronchoscopy), lung cancer  resection (LCR) evaluations and lung volume analysis reports. Visit: vidalung.ai


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Interview with the CEO of DiA Imaging Analysis, one of the top companies recognized within the healthcare imagery category.   

1:06: What does DiA do?
3:24: What is the backstory behind DiA?
5:58: Why did you focus on ultrasound?
8:47: Are you providing software, hardware or both?
12:00: How did you build your AI solutions?
16:03: How far do you go with assisting providers?
20:53: How do you manage long sales cycles? How has the pandemic affected your company?
24:06: Closing remarks  

About: DiA Imaging Analysis provides AI-powered cardiac ultrasound analysis solutions. Visit: https://www.dia-analysis.com/


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Interview with the VP Marketing at Circle Cardiovascular Imaging, one of the top companies recognized within the healthcare imagery category.   

1:10: What does Circle Cardiovascular Imaging do?
3:55: What’s the backstory of Circle Cardiovascular Imaging?
5:25: Most of your features revolve around quantifying heart structures -  why is this important?
7:33: How did you build the functionality of your platform?
10:21: Is your platform making diagnosis?
12:15: Why is providing 3D models of the heart important?
14:57: Why is measuring exact blood flow from MR scans important?
17:29: What did providers do without your platform?
19:24: What does that workflow look like for providers?
22:36: What is your implementation process?
26:20: Are you making diagnosis?
29:15: Do providers prefer to have guided workflows or just data?
30:23: What do the new AI assist features do?
32:54: What does the AI assist tool look like to a provider?
35:13: How do providers physically interact with Circle Cardiovascular Imaging?
37:35: How do you manage long sales cycles?
40:09: How have you managed to grow internationally?
42:22: What deliverables resonate with your customers?
43:33: What is the business model? What is the market size for cardiovascular imagery?  
47:35: How has the pandemic affected your company?
49:35: What is the future healthcare imagery services?
51:35: Closing remarks


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Interview with Qidong Jia, Partner at CentreGold Capital, one of the top investors recognized within the healthcare industry.   

1:03​ Who is CentreGold Capital?
3:48​ Why did you focus on a select few areas of healthcare?
7:22​ Are you looking for moonshots or something practical as an early stage healthcare investor?
11:10​ Do you focus on platform plays or tools for specific conditions?
16:20​ Can you highlight some of your investments?
21:47​ How do you know the right tool to manage a specific health issue?
27:03​ Healthcare has long sales cycles - how does this shape your investment thesis?
31:22​ How does the pandemic change your outlook on healthcare?
34:50​ Are there any healthcare technology companies you’re excited about?
37:16​ Highlighting unique features of Catalyst Health Ventures - portfolio development
39:24​ Closing Remarks  

About CentreGold Capital: CentreGold Capital invests in early-stage consumer marketplaces and digital health startups in North America and China. We back visionary entrepreneurs with innovative solutions to improve quality of life. Being sector-focused enables us to support our portfolio companies within an ecosystem. Visit: www.centregoldcap.com


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Interview with the CEO of Arterys, one of the top companies recognized within the healthcare imagery category.

1:00: What does Arterys do?
8:58: What is the backstory of Arterys?
11:00: What imagery use case did you choose to start with?
12:11: Can you explain cardiovascular AI imagery features and how they change provider workflows?
16:53: How did you build this platform? Where did data come from? Are there limitations?
19:57: Can you explain chest CT AI imagery features?
23:51: How did you build this functionality for CT imagery analysis?  
25:35: Can you explain your X-Ray AI assist?
29:17: Are there any other applications providers can do using your current tools?
31:22: Why are you expanding into multiple imagery verticals?
36:02: What is your relationship with the vendors in your marketplace?
38:32: How do you implement Arterys?
43:13: What level of assistance do you provide to radiologists?
45:55: Why do you have 7 FDA clearances?
47:30: How do you manage healthcare long sales cycles?
49:22: What deliverables resonate with your customers?
51:31: What is your business model?
53:00: What is the market size for imagery?
55:27: What is the future of imagery services?
57:43: How has the pandemic affected your company?
59:22: Closing Remarks


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