Academic medical centers and universities produce groundbreaking research every day. An autism researcher who builds an AI game to clinically improve behavioral problems. A basic scientist who discovers how the environment of tumors impacts treatment. An electrical engineer who nano-sized a method for magnets to image the body. An MBA who teamed up with two MDs to create a novel approach to solving complex pediatric cardiac cases. And all are at risk of remaining stuck in the ivory tower.

Venture capital is great at finding founders who tell a compelling story with confidence, but the best founders may not innately exhibit those traits. This is particularly true in healthcare, where physicians, researchers, PhDs, and faculty members often have the deep technical understanding and firsthand experience needed to build the next great company.

These scientists and clinicians are knee-deep in the problems they’re trying to solve.…