Getting Venture Capital in Healthcare: Everything You Need to Know
Getting Venture Capital in Healthcare: Everything You Need to Know Today’s podcast guest is Richard Lim. Richard is co-founder and Managing Director of GSR Ventures. His company is a global investment firm with $3 billion under management and consists of independently managed funds in China, Singapore, and the US. GSR Ventures invests in early stage technology companies across the globe helping transformative companies change the healthcare ecosystem with their innovations. Richard joins us today to discuss AI adoption in the medical field, the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare and the stages of securing funding for entrepreneurs. Listen to the podcast to learn about: • The difficulty of convincing medical professionals to adopt technology • How COVID-19 has led to an increase in telemedicine adoption • The potential impacts of Artificial Intelligence on healthcare • Combining traditional tech and AI in the healthcare industry • The types of healthcare companies likely to be funded during the pandemic • The important role AI systems play in Radiology (also covered here, here and here) • The difference between the US and China when it comes to adopting AI solutions • Using AI systems in pharmaceuticals to drive new treatments • When to seek funding as an entrepreneur • The extent to which AI could automate physician workload