TechMed2026 - StartX Med Summit

​TechMed2026 - StartXMed Summit (StartX Founders & Invited Investors ONLY)

​TechMed2026 is an exclusive summit hosted by StartX Med for StartX founders and invited investors and guests.

​The software-first paradigm shift in medicine.

​TechMed is the next platform shift in healthcare — medical devices delivered primarily through software, with faster iteration cycles and software-driven scale.

​Firms like DCVC, Khosla Ventures and Insight Partners are already underwriting the thesis and StartX founders are building on the frontier.

​Join the elite StartX Stanford Community of founders, top-tier healthcare investors, and industry operators for an afternoon of candid conversation, founder–investor networking, and a closing happy hour.

​Agenda

​09:30 AM — Check-in & Networking

​10:00 AM — Opening from the Chairs: StartX Med - Jay Park MD (IQ Surgical) · Denys-Michel de Larouzière (hinlab)

​10:15 AM — Keynote: The TechMed Movement Has Arrived - Alan Cohen (DCVC)

​10:45 AM — Deep Dive: Building TechMed in Surgery - Mod: Jay Park MD (IQ Surgical) · Nick Damiano (Andromeda Surgical) · Jeffery Alvarez (Moon Surgical)

​11:30 AM - Break

​11:45 AM — Consumerization of health: selling directly to patients, the new playbook for TechMed companies? - Mod: Denys-Michel de Larouzière (hinlab) · Amir Dan Rubin(Healthier Capital) · Kanyi Maqubela (Kindred Ventures) · Cecily Mak (Wisdom Ventures)

​12:30 PM — Lunch

​01:30 PM — Keynote: From First Principles to Growth Stage - Scott Barclay (Insight Partners)

​02:00 PM — Panel: Investor Perspective: Evaluating TechMed - Mod: Jeffery Alvarez (Moon Surgical) · Jun Jeon (Khosla Ventures) · Deb Kilpatrick (Sonder Capital) · Armen Vidian (Recode Ventures) · Qing Zhang (LDV Partners)

​02:45 PM - Break

​03:00 PM — Deep Dive: The New Regulatory and Data Landscape for Moats in Software-First TechMed - Mod: Etienne Nichols (Greenlight Guru) · Siva Somayajula (AliveCor) · Justin Coen (Faegre Drinker)

​03:45 PM — Break

​04:00 PM — Keynote: MedTech vs. TechMed: Lessons & Parallels - Jonathan Sorger (GV)

​04:30 PM — Panel: Building in TechMed - Experience & Lessons - Mod: Nick Damiano (StartX) · Connor Landgraf (Eko Health) · Kilian Koepsell (Caption Health) · Khan Siddiqui MD (HOPPR) · Thomas Clozel (Owkin)

​05:15 PM - Closing remarks

​05:30 PM - Cocktail Networking

​07:00 PM - End

​Invitation-only. RSVP to secure your spot.