DC Tech Meetup #95: Healthtech Edition
Healthtech After the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco: From Global Signals to DC Innovation
Earlier this year, we were on the ground in San Francisco at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference — the world’s largest and most influential annual gathering of healthcare and life sciences investors, executives, and innovators.
While much of the conversation happens behind closed doors, the signals coming out of the conference shape where capital flows, which healthtech models gain traction, and how founders should think about building and scaling in the year ahead.
DC Tech Meetup #95 brings those insights back to Washington, DC - and connects them directly to the innovation happening here at home.
This special healthtech edition of DCTM will translate lessons from JPM into practical, founder-relevant takeaways, while spotlighting DC-area startups actively building, piloting, and scaling healthcare solutions.
What to Expect:
⚪ LIVE DEMOS
We’re kicking things off with 5 live healthtech demos from DC-based companies showing real products in action
Presenter: Pinar Gorgulu
Mindframe isn’t just another wellness app. They are building the AI-powered "triage" layer for behavioral health. By acting as an intelligent front door, their system screens symptoms and coordinates bookings, ensuring patients don't get lost in the referral maze.
Presenter: Piotr Kruszynski
Democratizing eye care with an AI-powered smartphone application, Feyenally enables clinical-grade vision tests without the need for expensive, specialized hardware. By allowing patients to perform self-checks at home, they are closing the gap in ophthalmic care access. Exactly the kind of "next-gen diagnostic" tool the industry is pivoting toward.
Presenter: Dr. Amitha Kalaichandran
Evra Health is an AI-native preventative health platform designed to help people lower risk, reverse what’s reversible, and act earlier, before disease becomes inevitable. They integrate labs, wearables, and lifestyle data into a single intelligent system that doesn’t just explain health data, but orchestrates action. Evra turns insight into follow-through.
Presenter: Gilbert Tyan
For health care payers that suffer increasing costs due to 7 out of 10 patients not performing their physical therapy exercise at home, BeneKinetic provides AI led Virtual Group rehabilitation classes that improve patient adherence, for better patient health and lower costs.
⚪ Health Innovation Panel
This is not a traditional panel. We are putting our 5 demo presenters back in the seat to move beyond the product and into the strategy focusing on:
The JPM Reality Check: What actually mattered at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, and what was just noise.
The Capital Climate: Fundraising and capital dynamics heading into 2026.
The DC Advantage: Federal innovation pilots and public-sector pathways for startups.
The Builder’s Perspective: Hard lessons learned building and scaling healthtech companies in today’s volatile market.
⚪ Founder-driven Insights from leaders building in DC
⚪ Curated networking with founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem partners
Who Should Attend
Healthtech founders and startup teams
Investors, advisors, and operators in healthcare and life sciences
Builders navigating health systems, payers, or public-sector partnerships
Anyone interested in how global healthcare signals translate into real-world execution