Julianne Wisner

We’re proud to share a major milestone: AssistIQ is now live at our first location at Northwell Health, one of the largest and most forward-thinking health systems in the U.S. We’ve worked side by side with many teams across Northwell — from perioperative to finance, supply chain and IT — tackling a challenge that touches nearly every hospital: how to capture what’s actually used in the OR and procedural areas in a way that works for clinical teams and supply chain teams to deliver trusted, actionable data. What stood out immediately wasn’t just the scale of the opportunity, it was the thoughtfulness, collaboration, and creativity that Northwell brought to the table. Together, we’ve gone from shared vision to shared execution, and we’re continuing to design and build capabilities that respond to needs across the health system and broader market. This is the kind of partnership we built AssistIQ for. My thanks to Ryan Ott, Adam Becker, Kelly Treacy, Ryon Andersen, Will Corrigan, Vikas Balani & Phyllis McCready for your trust and leadership and to the AssistIQ team that made this possible. 🔗 This milestone was featured today in Becker’s Hospital Review: bit.ly/3HtE66x We’re also excited to share that AssistIQ has raised $11.5M in Series A funding, led by Battery Ventures with continued support from Tamarind Hill. This is more than funding, it’s a strong signal that health systems are ready for change, and that our mission resonates. We’re thrilled to welcome Brandon Gleklen, Olivia Henkoff, and the entire Battery team as we expand across North America and continue building for and with health systems focused on raising the quality of health care. 🔗  Battery Ventures wrote about the investment on their Blog: bit.ly/3SnvTDt

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This week on the Digital Health Heavyweights Podcast check in with 🎙Spencer Smith, CSFS®, SVP of Sales at ParetoHealth Want to learn about Pareto? Check out this clip to learn how Pareto empowers midsize employers with a long term solution to reduce volatility and lower overall benefits cost- with 1.2 million covered lives and $6.8 billion in healthcare spend under management- tune in to learn about their really interesting approach.📈 Plus we jump into the power of podcasting: How does Podcasting and Sales work hand in hand? Spencer shares how likeability, trust and credibility are all bolstered through his work with his own podcast called Self-Funded with Spencer (link below) . "Makes your job as a salesperson infinitely easier!" Building your own brand is a big deal. "You need people to have the autonomy to go out and be THEMSELVES." Personally, I could not agree more as I have seen this through my experience with DHHP. Being able to call someone who will take our call now because they've seen the show, and more importantly, the learning and knowledge of the market has increased tenfold seeing so deeply inside the industry. Plus we discuss Spencer's journey in the healthcare industry, the misconceptions surrounding stop-loss insurance, and the benefits of self-funding for mid-sized employers. Spencer shares insights from his time at Plan Sight, the culture at Pareto, and the importance of leadership traits in healthcare. The conversation also touches on the role of brokers, the impact of digital health vendors, and future trends in the industry. We cover building your own brand which I think is hugely important. Spencer emphasizes the need for trust and transparency in healthcare, as well as the personal growth he has experienced through podcasts. Takeaways 🎓 Spencer Smith's journey into healthcare began by chance after college. 📉 Many employers treat stop-loss insurance as a commodity, missing the bigger picture. 🏢 Self-funding is not just for large employers; most employees are in self-funded plans. 🔓 Pareto Health offers a unique solution by unbundling healthcare components for employers. 🤝 The culture at Pareto is driven by a mission to support small to mid-sized employers. 🧘 Effective leadership in healthcare requires empathy, attitude, and self-care. ❗ Many misconceptions exist about self-funding among mid-sized employers. 💼 Brokers may have incentives to keep employers fully insured, impacting their advice. 🖥️ Digital health vendors play a crucial role in enhancing healthcare solutions. 🎙️ Podcasting has opened new doors for Spencer, enhancing his credibility in the industry. Check out the full episode here: ▶ https://lnkd.in/d_PfJkYZ Listen in here: 👂https://lnkd.in/dCEtrBbC Check out Spencer's podcast here!! Be sure to tell him we sent 👇you!https://lnkd.in/dZiiA--3

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📢 Listen to Our New Episode! 📢 A brand new episode of the Hart & Hustle podcast is 📌LIVE📌 with Rina Barak, CEO of SLEA Therapies! Efrain sits down with Rina to discuss her journey from speech therapist to CEO of a 300-person organization. She shares the unconventional leadership strategies that earned SLEA an 87% culture survey participation rate and multiple Best Places to Work awards. Today's conversation is all about: ➡️ Why "the customer is always right" was destroying clinician engagement—and how flipping that mindset reduced complaints ➡️ How employee ownership (ESOP) and open-book management create unprecedented transparency and buy-in ➡️ The whole-child approach: integrating speech, OT, behavior, and educational therapy for better family outcomes ➡️ Promoting from within based on values alignment over clinical skills alone ➡️ The hardest leadership lesson: knowing when to let someone go to protect your star performers ...and so much more! Huge thanks to Rina Barak for coming on the show! You can find the full conversation here → https://lnkd.in/g-yRtpNv #HartAndHustle #TherapyLeadership #EmployeeOwnership #NonprofitLeadership #HealthcareInnovation #MissionBased #CultureFirst #OpenBookManagement

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I’m excited to share that Angle Health, founded by former Palantir Technologies execs Tylon (Ty) W. and Anirban Gangopadhyay, has announced an oversubscribed Series B bringing total funding to nearly $200M. I’m proud to be an early investor and to have led this competitive round with the amazing team at Portage. Why we keep leaning in: - 26x revenue growth since the Series A - Serving 3,000+ employers across 44 states - 80%+ renewal rates Angle Health is rebuilding the healthcare benefits infrastructure for SMBs, who employ nearly half of America’s workforce but have historically been shut out of enterprise-grade coverage. Their AI-native platform helps predict risk and deliver better care at a sustainable cost. This is exactly the kind of product-driven, AI-native company we’re proud to support at Mighty Capital.

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I recently joined Melissa Le, VP of Talent Acquisition at Advocate Health, on the You Should Know podcast with Ryan Leary and William Tincup to share one of the most inspiring stories I’ve been part of: Project Equinox. Advocate Health partnered with Plum to rethink hiring by putting potential at the center and meeting people where they are. Through a mobile recruitment van equipped with VR simulations and Plum’s assessment, Project Equinox brought opportunity directly into underserved communities and opened doors for people too often overlooked by traditional systems. In a moment when it’s easy to focus on efficiency and automation, Melissa chose to invest in people. She saw a real, human problem and built a bold, practical solution that changes lives. This is the time to double down on potential. Train on the job. Create access. Match people to the work where they’ll thrive. That’s why Plum exists, and why I’ve been committed to this for over 13 years. To learn more about Project Equinox and Plum, visit: https://hubs.la/Q03WTzS40

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HLTH25: Hinge Health and Omada broke the digital health IPO dry spell. The CEOs share their exit strategies Hinge Health and Omada Health were the first two digital health companies to go public this year after an IPO drought, and the industry has been counting on them to open the floodgates. The companies' exits were closely watched by investors, analysts and other digital health companies as a signal of a potential upswing in the public investor market. So, now that the digital health IPO window is open, when will the next group of companies follow? Analysts and market observers expect some digital health companies to go public in 2026 and are keeping an eye on potential candidates including Sword Health, Quantum Health, Transcarent and Maven. https://lnkd.in/eDjts9b4

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