Episode 94 - Joseph Mocanu - Founding Partner of Verge HealthTech Fund

AboutJoseph Mocanu

Joseph started his career as a scientist, developing new cancer therapies during his PhD at the University of Toronto. He co-founded a medical device startup during his studies which brought him into the world of business and his first interactions with VCs.

He first learned about active investing during his time at DM Capital in Shenzhen, helping launch their first fund, Harmony. He then joined Oliver Wyman’s health and life sciences practice to understand and develop strategies towards addressing key business and market needs for his global healthcare clients, and did so for over 75 projects, and across 20+ markets. During this time he also assisted several funds and conglomerates with their healthcare investment strategies.

Seeing the need for more early stage investment for healthcare founders, and the opportunity for technology to make a real difference, Joseph began angel investing in health tech companies in 2014, eventually reaching a personal portfolio of 9 companies by 2018. It was at that point that Joseph realised that he needed to do this full time and that there weren't any funds out there that were focused on seed stage, health tech, and massive solving global problems, which is when he decided to launch Verge HealthTech later that year.

About this episode

In this episode, Joseph talks about Verge HealthTech Fund as well the key barriers to global healthcare access.

Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation!

Quotes

"Nothing ever happens as quickly or as easily as people say it will."

"If you are persistent, consistent, and do what you say you are going to do, you will eventually get there. The path might not be linear, but you will eventually get there."

"It is really helpful to try to be useful to people that you meet because you never know when they might encounter something that is relevant and life-changing for you.”

"People do want the best for you and do want you to succeed, especially if you are trying to do something important."

“This cannot be a single-person effort. You definitely need a team.”

Useful Links

Website: https://www.vergehc.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmocanu/

The Matrix Green Pill Podcast: https://thematrixgreenpill.com/