West Health CEO on what kinds of healthcare cost-lowering startups he’s after
The West Health Investment Fund is way more mission-driven than your standard VC, or so says CEO Nick Valeriani. The fund cherrypicks startups aimed at lowering the costs of healthcare, he says – and while financial gains are great, it’s more about the impact than the exits.
The San Diego-based fund, launched in 2011 with $100 million from area philanthropists Gary and Mary West, is focused particularly on startups that enable medical device interoperability, care coordination and healthcare price transparency.