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State of Medtech

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State of Medtech is the #1 podcast in medtech and medical devices. Hosted by Omar M. Khateeb, we go inside the business and science of healthcare innovation—with unfiltered interviews from top investors, startup founders, and industry leaders. Each week, we feature candid interviews with:💼 Top medtech investors & VCs🧠 Founders of disruptive medical device startups🧬 Clinicians & industry leaders shaping the future of medicineFrom go-to-market to M&A, AI to surgical robotics, this is your edge for scaling, funding, and selling in medtech. New episodes weekly.

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  1. 423. Scalable Surgery: Predictability, Efficiency and the ASC Opportunity with Jeffery Alvarez of Moon Surgical

    Surgical demand keeps rising, but the answer may not be more rooms, staff, or complex robotic systems. Omar Khateeb sits down with Jeffery Alvarez, Chief Strategy Officer at Moon Surgical, to explore Scalable Surgery and how physical AI, workflow design, and ASC economics could reshape surgical...

  2. 422. Remote Surgery and the New Infrastructure of Healthcare with Brian Miller of SOVATO

    Remote surgery becomes far more interesting when you stop thinking about moving a robot and start thinking about moving expertise. In this episode, Omar Khateeb sits down with Brian Miller, CEO of SOVATO, to explore how remote procedures could reshape specialized care. Brian explains why robotics...

  3. 421. Career: Omar M. Khateeb on building a career in medtech, the state of venture capital and more

    In this episode, Jacob McLaughlin welcomes Omar Khateeb for a conversation about medical device sales, MedTech leadership, entrepreneurship, market strategy, and building long-term career leverage. Omar shares how his career evolved from surgical robotics and medical device sales into marketing,...

  4. 420.Surgical Robotics: Expanding Global Access Through Telesurgery with Sudhir Srivastava, MD of SS Innovations

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Sudhir Srivastava, MD, Founder, Chairman & CEO of SS Innovations International Inc., on how surgical robotics and telesurgery could reshape access to care. Dr. Srivastava shares his journey from cardiac surgeon to MedTech founder and the development of…

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  5. 419.MedTech Venture Growth: Becoming Magnetic to Capital, Clinicians and Talent

    In this solo episode, Omar Khateeb explains why MedTech founders should stop treating social media like traditional marketing and start using it as a market engineering tool to build investor demand, clinical credibility, strategic awareness, and talent attraction. Most companies begin outreach...

  6. 418. Venture Capital: Jenny Barba and Jeff Chu of Features Capital

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Jenny Barba and Jeff Chu, Co-Founders, Features Capital, about what makes an early-stage MedTech company investable before first-in-human data or meaningful revenue. Features Capital often invests $500,000 to $2 million at this stage. Jenny and Jeff…

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  7. 417. Unlocking Capital for Medtech Through QSBS

    In this solo episode, Omar Khateeb explores why QSBS could become an overlooked capital formation tool in MedTech. QSBS was created to encourage investment in small American businesses, and Omar explains why it may fit MedTech investing well. Medical device companies often require years of...

  8. 416. Venture Capital: Aneta Sottil of Andera Partners on Building MedTech Companies Investors Can Scale

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Aneta Sottil, Partner at Andera Partners, about what makes a MedTech company investable as the investment bar continues to rise. Aneta explains why early data is often no longer enough. Investors increasingly want stronger clinical validation, a clear…

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  9. 415. Urology Venture Capital: AUA Nexus with Gavin Leonard of MedTech Syndicates and Steven Kaplan MD of the American Urological Association

    Explore Showpad's VIP event, Excellence in the Field, in New York on October 8, 2026, for revenue leaders seeking practical AI and sales insights. Learn more. In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Gavin Leonard, CEO of MedTech Syndicates, and Steven Kaplan, Director of the American Urological...

  10. 414. Corporate Venture:Virginia Giddings of Edwards Lifesciences on the MedTech Innovation Journey

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Virginia Giddings, Vice President of Exploration at Edwards Lifesciences, about how major MedTech companies evaluate startups before commercial scale. Virginia explains why Edwards builds early relationships in structural heart and heart failure…

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  11. 413. Cardiovascular Innovation at Scale: David Hochman of Orchestra BioMed on Medtronic, AVM Therapy and Strategic Partnerships

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with David Hochman, Chairman & CEO of Orchestra BioMed, about a partnership-driven model for building, funding, and commercializing MedTech innovation. Orchestra focuses on intellectual property, clinical development, and pivotal execution while partnering…

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  12. 412.This Month in MedTech: Physical AI, Strategic M&A and the Evolution of Intelligent Medical Devices

    In this episode of This Month in MedTech, Omar Khateeb speaks with Henry Peck, CBO at LSI | Intelligence, about the technologies, deals, and shifts shaping MedTech. They examine Vitestro’s FDA authorization for autonomous blood draws, bringing physical AI into a high-volume workflow within the...

  13. 411. Venture: Eric S. Heinz of Heinz Ventures

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Eric S. Heinz, Founder and Managing Partner of Heinz Ventures, about creating MedTech value through product development, financing, commercialization, and strategic acquisition. Eric brings 25 years of experience at Medtronic and Intuitive Surgical. His...

  14. 410. Physical AI Could Make MedTech the Next Big AI Opportunity

    In this solo episode, Omar Khateeb examines why healthcare could become one of the most important beneficiaries of the next phase of AI, even as investors increasingly view the sector as a defensive alternative to the AI infrastructure trade. The central distinction is between building…

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  15. 409. How NVIDIA Is Building the Virtual Training Ground for Medical Robots with David Niewolny

    In this episode, David Niewolny, Sr. Director and Global Head of Business Development for Healthcare and Medical at NVIDIA, joins Omar Khateeb to discuss how simulation, AI, open-source development, and GPU-scale computing are changing the way medical robots are built and trained.Healthcare...

  16. 408. Travis Kalanick’s Lessons on Fundraising, Scale and Resilience for MedTech Founders

    In this solo episode, Omar Khateeb translates some of Uber founder Travis Kalanick’s strongest lessons on fundraising, scale, leadership, and resilience into practical ideas for MedTech founders.The discussion begins with a powerful operating principle: companies can only scale as quickly as…

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  17. 407. The Sleep Apnea Treatment Renaissance: Amir Reuveny, CEO of Wesper, on Reinventing Diagnosis

    In this episode, Dr. Amir Reuveny, Founder and CEO of Wesper, joins Omar Khateeb to unpack why sleep diagnostics are becoming increasingly important as the treatment landscape for sleep apnea expands.Amir shares how watching his father struggle with unrecognized sleep apnea eventually connected...

  18. 406.Why Most MedTech Investor Decks Fail and What Actually Persuades

    Watch Omar’s Market Engineering Training: https://youtu.be/KSy8tZGMfCo?si=WGedZ_VJ1oCkITNfJoin Omar at Medtech CEO Camp in Boston. Use code MC1000 for $1,000 off. https://www.campcuriae.com/ In this solo episode, Omar Khateeb explains why most MedTech investor decks fail to create conviction and...

  19. 405. Venture: Neurotech’s Next Billion-Dollar Breakthrough with Amy Kruse of Satori Capital

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Amy Kruse, General Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Satori Neuro, about the intersection of neuroscience, neurotechnology, AI, brain health innovation, and venture capital. A neuroscientist, DARPA leader, defense executive, entrepreneur and…

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  20. 404.Peter Thiel's Company Building Framework Every MedTech Founder Should Master

    In this solo episode, Omar Khateeb examines Peter Thiel’s most overlooked lesson for MedTech founders: breakthrough technology does not create its own path to customers, investors, clinicians, or commercial adoption. Drawing from the sales and distribution chapter of Zero to One, Omar explains…

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  21. 403.How Mike Minogue Built Abiomed Into a $17B MedTech Unicorn and Now Wants to be Massachusetts' Next Governor

    Michael Minogue, 2026 Republican Endorsed Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, President and CEO of Minogue Consulting, and former CEO of Abiomed, joins Omar Khateeb to share the leadership principles behind one of MedTech's most remarkable growth stories. The conversation explores how…

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  22. 402. Market Engineering and the Science Behind MedTech Category Leadership

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb explores why commercialization is not a launch event but a long-term process of engineering market belief. Strong technology, FDA clearance, clinical validation, and venture funding reduce technical risk, yet they do not guarantee that physicians, investors, or...

  23. 401. NeuroTech Investing Is Entering the Human 3.0 Era with Brom Rector and Samantha Rector of XEIA Venture Partners

    The future of healthcare may be shaped less by incremental innovation and more by technologies that fundamentally change how we understand the human brain.In this episode, Omar Khateeb is joined by Brom Rector, Founder of XEIA Venture Partners, and Samantha Rector, General Partner of XEIA Venture...

  24. 400. Venture: Reacting to H1 2026 with Henry Peck of LSI and Jon Norris of HSBC Innovation Banking

    Click here to get the 2026 H1 HSBC Report https://www.marketcraft.ai/resources/hsbc-venture-healthcare-report-2026 In this episode, Omar Khateeb sits down with Henry Peck of LSI and Jon Norris, Managing Director of HSBC Innovation Banking, to analyze the H1 2026 Mid Year Healthcare Venture Trends...

  25. 399. Why MedTech Needs a Bubble to Create the Next Trillion Dollar Industry

    Innovation rarely arrives through incremental improvements. It emerges when industries become willing to fund thousands of parallel experiments around a shared vision of the future. In this solo episode, Omar Khateeb explores why productive bubbles have repeatedly accelerated humanity's greatest...

  26. 398. Physical AI: The AI Platform That Could Transform Open Surgery with Peter Verrillo, CEO of Redefine Surgery

    Building the Intelligence Platform for Modern Surgery. The next breakthrough in surgery may not come from another robot. It may come from intelligence. In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Peter Verrillo, CEO of Redefine Surgery, about building the technology platform that brings computer...

  27. 397.Category Design 101: Why Category Strategy Beats Product Strategy

    Winning markets rarely begins with building a better product. It begins with changing how customers think. In this solo episode, Omar Khateeb explores why category design is the first discipline of Market Engineering and how market leaders consistently create new buying frameworks before...

  28. 396. AI Strategy: The Invisible Shift Every CEO Must Understand with Harry Glorikian of Scientia Ventures

    Enterprise AI: Why the Interface Matters More Than the Mode! Most conversations about artificial intelligence focus on models. The real transformation is happening somewhere else. In this episode, Omar Khateeb welcomes Harry Glorikian, General Partner at Scientia Ventures, to discuss how…

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  29. 395.This Month in MedTech: Medtronic's Double Bet, a New Heart Valve Market & $92M for Male Birth Control

    This Month in MedTech What the Biggest MedTech Deals Reveal About the Future of Healthcare. June delivered one of the clearest signals yet about where MedTech strategy is heading. In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Henry Peck, Chief Business Officer at LSI, about the deals, investment...

  30. 394.How AI Powered Implants Need a New Energy Platform with Omari Bouknight of Resonant Link Medical

    The Infrastructure Behind Intelligent Medical Devices.Medical innovation is becoming increasingly intelligent. The infrastructure supporting those devices must evolve just as quickly. In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Omari Bouknight, CEO & Board Director of Resonant Link Medical, about…

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  31. 393.Why Most MedTech Startups Lose After Finding Product Market Fit and Never Build Durable Market Power

    Why Product Market Fit Is Only the Beginning! Most startups spend years chasing traction.Very few spend enough time understanding what happens after they achieve it. In this solo episode, Omar Khateeb explains why product-market fit creates opportunity but does not create protection. Growth...

  32. 392. Improving Breast Surgery Outcomes Through a Prehabilitation Platform with Saahil Mehta of Plexāā

    Most surgical innovation focuses on what happens during or after a procedure.Saahil Mehta believes the bigger opportunity may exist before surgery ever starts. In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with the Founder of Plexāā about prehabilitation, tissue conditioning, breast reconstruction…

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  33. 391. Why Early Adopters Are a Risk for Medtech Startups Scaling to Mainstream Market

    In this solo episode, Omar Khateeb explores why many startups struggle immediately after gaining traction.The challenge is rarely the technology.The challenge is the buyer.Early adopters and mainstream customers make decisions for completely different reasons. One group rewards innovation and...

  34. 390. Neuromod: How non-invasive ultrasound neuromodulation could change autoimmune disease treatment with Nishant Doctor of Surf Therapeutics

    Omar Khateeb speaks with Nishant Doctor, Founder, CEO, and CTO of Surf Therapeutics, about the next frontier of neurotechnology: using ultrasound neuromodulation to target inflammation.Nishant breaks down the science behind the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway, why the splenic nerve may…

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  35. 389.Should You Quit Your Job for a Startup? The Psychology of Startups vs Corporations Through the Barbarians to Bureaucrats Framework

    The Psychology of Startups vs Corporations. In this solo episode, Omar Khateeb examines the hidden forces that shape career satisfaction, professional growth, and long term success.Using the Barbarians to Bureaucrats framework, the conversation explores how organizations evolve through different...

  36. 388.Market Engineering with Bruce Cleveland of Traction Gap Partners

    Why Great Markets Create More Value Than Great Products! In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Bruce Cleveland, Chief Executive Officer of Traction Gap Partners and author of Market Engineering, about one of the most overlooked drivers of company success: market creation.Drawing from his...

  37. 387. This Month in MedTech: Q1 Earnings, M&A Momentum, and the Rise of Focused Strategics

    In this episode of This Month in MedTech, Omar Khateeb speaks with Nicholas Talamantes, Sr. Director at Life Science Intelligence, about the market signals shaping MedTech right now.The discussion covers Q1 earnings from major strategics, the rise of focused growth platforms, Boston Scientific’s...

  38. 386.Matt Curl of Apollo.io on Why Modern Go To Market Is Becoming the Biggest Competitive Advantage in Business

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Matt Curl, Chief Executive Officer at Apollo.io, about AI native go to market systems, modern revenue growth, and why great products rarely win markets on their own.Matt shares how Apollo.io built one of the leading go to market platforms serving hundreds...

  39. 385. How to manage your board using the Elephant Slide

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb explores the Elephant Slide framework and why it is becoming an essential leadership tool in MedTech boardrooms.The discussion breaks down why disconnected operational updates often create fragmented board conversations around clinical milestones, financing…

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  40. 384: Venture: Virginia Giddings of Edwards Lifesciences & Deborah Kilpatrick of Sonder Capital

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Deborah K. and Virginia Giddings of Edwards Lifesciences about the future of MedTech innovation, venture capital, and strategic investment. The conversation explores why great technology and clinical superiority alone rarely create adoption in MedTech....

  41. 383. Founder Mode Was Always Barbarian Energy: Hardball Leadership and Market Conquest

    In this solo episode, Omar Khateeb explores the psychology of winning companies through the lens of barbarians, bureaucrats, and hardball strategy.The episode connects lessons from Rome, Alexander the Great, Ray Kroc, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Intuitive, and MedTech startups to explain why speed,...

  42. 382.Cardiology's Blind Spot: Why Cardiac Intelligence Platforms Are Redefining Early Detection with Chris Darland, Peerbridge Health

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Chris Darland, President & CEO of Peerbridge Health, about the future of AI driven cardiac intelligence and preventive heart care. Peerbridge Health is building a platform designed to move cardiology from reactive intervention toward earlier detection...

  43. 381.Chamath Was Right: Attention Is the Operating System of AI, Media, and Markets

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb explores the hidden infrastructure behind AI, media, and markets: attention.The discussion traces how Google organized attention through PageRank, how social media platforms monetized it through engagement systems, and how AI models now operationalize it through...

  44. 380. Urology: MRI-native robotic platform for prostate cancer with Fazila Seker, CEO of Insight Medbotics

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb sits down with Fazila Seker, CEO and Board Director of Insight Medbotics, to explore how meaningful MedTech innovation starts by solving real clinical problems. Fazila shares how her team uncovered a major gap in prostate cancer care by closely observing how…

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  45. 379. This Month in MedTech 2026: Cardiovascular M&A, Medtronic’s $100M Bet, and the Platform Wars

    In this episode of This Month in MedTech 2026, April brings a sharper look at where the market is heading.The discussion covers Medtronic’s $100M investment in Pulnovo, why denervation may be turning into a platform strategy, and how China market access could become a bigger part of global…

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  46. 378. TechMed: Autonomous Surgery Leadership with Nick Damiano of Andromeda Surgical

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Nick Damiano, CEO and Co-Founder of Andromeda Surgical, about how autonomous surgery could redefine surgical robotics.Nick shares how Andromeda is approaching the market differently by focusing on software, autonomy, and real-world surgical data rather…

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  47. 377. Exits: 7 Lessons from $17B in Medtech Exits That Every Founder Must Know

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb, Founder of Marketcraft, shares a focused breakdown of how MedTech companies build toward strong exits. Based on $17B in acquisition insights, this solo episode reframes exits as outcomes of deliberate strategy, not last-minute negotiations. Omar highlights how...

  48. 376. Venture: Dennis McWilliams of Santé Ventures

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Dennis McWilliams, Managing Director at Santé Ventures, about what makes a medtech company investable at the early stage.From building Apollo Endosurgery to leading venture investments, Dennis shares how Santé evaluates market size, clinical risk,...

  49. 375. Crossing the Chasm and The Technology Adoption Curve for Medtech Founders

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb, Founder of Marketcraft, takes a focused look at technology adoption and what it really takes to move from early traction to mainstream scale. This solo conversation highlights why many companies gain initial momentum but struggle to sustain growth.Omar explains the...

  50. 374. Venture: What MVM Partners Really Wants in a MedTech Company with Kyle Dempsey

    In this episode, Omar Khateeb sits down with Kyle Dempsey, Partner at MVM Partners, to unpack what makes a medtech company investable. Kyle shares how MVM evaluates opportunities, why commercial traction matters, and what separates strong companies from those that get overlooked. They also…

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State of Medtech is the #1 podcast in medtech and medical devices. Hosted by Omar M. Khateeb, we go inside the business and science of healthcare innovation—with unfiltered interviews from top investors, startup founders, and industry leaders. Each week, we feature candid interviews with:💼 Top medtech investors & VCs🧠 Founders of disruptive medical device startups🧬 Clinicians & industry leaders shaping the future of medicineFrom go-to-market to M&A, AI to surgical robotics, this is your edge for scaling, funding, and selling in medtech. New episodes weekly.

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