Startup Success: A Podcast for Founders & Investors
Startup Success: A Podcast for Founders & Investors

Building a Healthcare Startup in the Age of AI

28 July 2026 29:31 Burkland

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About this episode

Winning over investors as a healthtech founder requires fortitude, relentless pitching, and the ability to tell a hard "no" from a "not right now."

In this episode, Kate sits down with Melissa Hanna, co-founder and CEO of Mahmee, a healthcare platform transforming how families experience pregnancy and postpartum care. Melissa pitched 500 to 1,000 investors before landing backers like Mark Cuban, Serena Williams, and Steve Case, plus a Series A led by Goldman Sachs.

Melissa walks us through how Mahmee built the technology and workforce infrastructure that now has 70 million lives under contract. She also opens up about the fundraising grind and shares her perspective on AI's role in healthcare.

Tune in to hear:

  • Strategies for fundraising in this challenging market
  • How founders outside the AI space can still leverage AI
  • An insider's perspective on where AI should and shouldn't be used in healthcare
  • Why core values are key, even at early-stage startups
Melissa’s advice to fellow founders: accept the struggle, and commit to a problem worth solving.

Don't miss this conversation with a founder proving healthcare can be both high-tech and deeply human.

----Stay connected with our host, Kate Adams, here on LinkedIn! 

🔗 Learn more about Mahmee at: https://www.mahmee.com/



This episode is produced by:

Brenda Hernández Jaimes: Podcast Producer & Talent Coordinator, Ellas Media

Angela R. Chong: Audio Editor & Post-Production Producer, Amplify Podcasts

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