Latest Episodes

In this episode of Investor Connect, Hall talks with Dan Wasserman, founder of Mammoth Health Innovation, about what it takes to turn biomedical and medical technologies into commercially viable healthcare solutions. Dan shares Mammoth’s origins from a Canadian innovation center, his “Health Ecosphere” framework for pulling together the elements needed...

In this episode, Hall hosts Andy as he introduces Tenacious Founder, a platform built to help founders and investors navigate rapid change in the startup world by replacing “winging it” with a structured, data-driven build process. Andy likens today’s investing environment to the oil industry’s evolution from 70% dry holes...

In this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes by Laura Hilty, Principal at HealthX Ventures and Chief Strategy Officer at Ignite Data, to discuss her path from Epic to building and launching seven software products at a clinical research startup, supporting acquisitions, and ultimately seeing the business sold to Blackstone...

In this episode of Investor Connect, we hear from Randy Hubbell, CEO of Soliris Endovascular, a medical device company developing peripheral endovascular technologies for PAD and dialysis access. Randy outlines the company’s two advanced programs: Soliris SX, a self-expanding covered stent approved in 45 countries with over 15,000 sold and...

In this episode of Investor Connect, we hear a pitch from Ethair on addressing the global opioid epidemic with ATX-1209, a neuromodulator designed to modulate the mu-opioid receptor by suppressing dependence signals while preserving analgesic benefit when used alongside opioids, with additional development plans for opioid use disorder and neonatal...

In this episode of Investor Connect, we hear from Dr. Swarna Balas, a surgeon-turned-founder, who presents Nolius Leaf, a perioperative therapeutic device designed to restart bowel function and shorten the long, complication-prone recovery after major abdominal surgery, where patients often remain hospitalized 2 to 14 days waiting for intestines to...

In this episode of Investor Connect, Hall T. Martin opens the new Ten Capital Connect event focused on applying AI to investing, bringing investors together to share tools, get feedback, and hear pitches while highlighting Ten Capital’s work since 2009 connecting startups and investors, supporting fundraising strategy, and running multiple...

In this episode, Hall Martin and Kat DelGaudio host a Ten Capital investor education session highlighting how Ten Capital connects growth startups with accredited investors through relationship-driven events and coaching, and they point attendees to tenthcapital.group/events and a QR code for startups seeking to raise. Hall introduces Ava, Ten Capital’s...

In this episode of Investor Connect, we welcome Zach Holman of Signed, a former GitHub engineer and advisor, who shares how he moved into advising and angel investing and what he looks for in early-stage companies, emphasizing the importance of team, culture, ambition, and market.  Zach discusses how AI is changing...

In this episode of Investor Connect, we welcome John Kim, Managing Director at Aphelion Capital, a healthcare-focused venture firm investing in early and mid-stage medical device and digital health companies.  John shares Aphelion’s evolution from an evergreen, medical-device-only strategy to a stronger focus on cardiovascular and brain health, including a...