SPECIAL EPISODE! Treat Us Right Welcomes Vanessa Villaverde of CHCF Innovation Fund

Welcome to Season 3 Episode 4 (23) of the Treat Us Right Podcast. The only podcast dedicated to helping you get treated right when interacting with the US Healthcare system. And welcome to the Premier Episode of our series covering the ViVE 2024 conference in Los Angeles featuring emerging companies and investors dedicated to promoting health equity, so healthcare can work for US we can all get treated RIGHT.

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Leading off our series is an absolute superstar in the space, Vanessa Villaverde of the California Healthcare Foundation Innovation Fund. 

Episode Summary

Vanessa Villaverde, Senior Program Investor at the California Healthcare Foundation (CHCF) Innovation Fund, discusses her work in creating pathways for underinvested founders in the healthcare industry. She emphasizes the need for more diversity and inclusion in digital health and highlights the challenges faced by founders of color in accessing venture capital. Villaverde also mentions the importance of leveraging government funds and charitable organizations to support companies addressing health equity. She discusses her role in the CHCF and her work with the nonprofit organization Founders and Funders of Color, which aims to connect and support organizations addressing health equity challenges. Villaverde encourages listeners to stay tuned for the organization's national tour in 2024 and provides contact information for those interested in learning more.