#8: Why Israel is known as the Startup Nation—and how it can help the US (with Antidote Health CEO)

Decoding Healthcare Innovation

What you’ll get out of this episode

Listen in as co-host Rebecca Gwilt chats with Antidote Health CEO Avihai Soudri about the startup scene in Israel, his vision for America's first virtual HMO, and a bit about the shift in VC investment in seed stage companies.

And an extra shout to Antidote Health for closing a $12M seed round of funding last week!

In this episode you’ll discover:

• Why this NY-based company still does so much R&D in Tel Aviv
• What drove Antidote to create an AI-driven virtual HMO
• How Antidote wants to help the large uninsured and underinsured populations in the US
• And a fun final question we don’t want to give away

This lively conversation is one you won’t want to miss if you’re a health system leader, a digital health innovator, a startup founder, or a healthcare tech investor.

Quotables

“It’s a matter of culture. The Israeli culture is used to some kind of uncertainty level, so people are not afraid of taking big steps.” Ep8 of @DecodingHealth1 w/ @NixonGwiltLaw https://sliceofhealthcare.com/category/decoding-healthcare-innovation/

“In Israel we have a good example of effective health services. We have the blueprint to allow most people to achieve affordable healthcare.” Ep8 @DecodingHealth1 @NixonGwiltLaw https://sliceofhealthcare.com/category/decoding-healthcare-innovation/

“In the US there are two parts: the insurer and the healthcare provider. By combining those two we are creating an alignment of interests.” Ep8 @DecodingHealth1 @NixonGwiltLaw https://sliceofhealthcare.com/category/decoding-healthcare-innovation/

Recommended Resources

• Antidote Health nabs $12M in seed round to grow AI-driven virtual HMO (Medcity News)
• Follow CEO Avihai Soudri on LinkedIn
• Learn more about Antidote Health
• Expanding US-Israel collaboration in healthcare technologies (Jerusalem Post)

From the NGL blog: [Webinar] How to maximize the value of your digital health startup before your first round of funding

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Carrie Nixon and Rebecca Gwilt are partners at Nixon Gwilt Law, a healthcare innovation law firm exclusively serving Providers, Digital Hea