Healthcare Investments with Dan Malven, Managing Director at 4490 Ventures
Dan Malven is today’s podcast guest. He is the Managing Director at 4490 Ventures, an investment group out of Madison, Wisconsin. Investments that involve piecing data together have been of high interest to Dan as of late. He explains what this process looks like and comments on FDA-approved algorithms. Another investment that Dan is excited about features a new way to pay for healthcare patients. When trying to get a consumer to change their behavior, the new solution must be drastically better than the status quo. This hurdle can be a bit easier to overcome when selling directly to businesses, which leads Dan into his thoughts on increasing margin power. Listen to the podcast to learn about: * Companies that 4490 Ventures has invested in. * Dealing with the FDA. * Selection criteria for investments at 4490 Ventures. * What venture capitalists care the most when investing in healthcare startups.