NueCura proudly announces their decision to join the Nashville Healthcare Council for 2018.
NueCura Extends ACA Membership
NueCura extends our membership in the Angel Capital Association for 2018. All NueCura members now receive complimentary membership as well.
Meet Our Members: Ted Sanft
The following is an interview with Ted Sanft, and extraordinary Nashville business leader, healthcare innovator and investor. NueCura Partners is honored to count Ted amongst its membership!
Q: What is your motivation for angel investing?
A: I really have three reasons for pursuing angel investing:
1) In my past business experience, I have been primarily involved in venture capital and private equity investments and I wanted to learn more about angel investing.
2) I felt strongly that I wanted to help improve and grow the Nashville entrepreneurial ecosystem.
3) Hopefully I will find a great companies to help grow and monetize!
Q: What are the unique skills that you bring to the NueCura Partners group?
A: While I think I have a great understanding of business, at my core I am a technologist. I have the ability to understand how technology applies to the business, how sustainable that technology is, and how much technical risk is inherent in the potential company’s technology base. With my experience at Change Healthcare and Care Technology Systems, I also have a firm understanding of HIPAA and overall healthcare technology.
Q: What attracts you to the NueCura Partners model?
A: I really like the idea of this group of really smart folks reviewing deals. I am constantly surprised at the conclusions others draw when reviewing a company and the level of insight others provide in the deal reviews. Considering all the members opinions helps to make all of us smarter, more informed investors. The “deal flow” is also very attractive, we have already looked at a lot of companies and have invested in several. In my opinion, NueCura Partners brings a better approach to angel investing. It also helps immensely to have a practicing physician leading this group, since practical application of some of the products we are reviewing is best understood by someone that might use the product.
Q: What excites you about angel investing in healthcare in Nashville?
A: Everything! In all seriousness, the ecosystem for healthcare startups in Nashville is vibrant and there is a great deal of opportunity for the entrepreneur and the angel investor.
Overall, I think the NueCura Partners model can do great things for angel investing in Nashville and for the companies we invest in!
NueCura: Proud Partner of Jumpstart Foundry
Jumpstart Foundry, a local Nashville business accelerator, was recently ranked in the top 15 of the countries best accelerators. Companies were ranked based on the valuations of their portfolio companies achieved in the years after graduation.
NueCura Partners is a proud supporter of JSF. We have invested in NextGxDx, JSF class of 2010 alumnus, and we are poised for our Series A Round investment in InvisionHeart from the graduating class of 2013.
Jumpstart Foundry is a 14-week, mentor-driven business acceleration program culminating in the launch of successful startups which are showcased at Investor Day. JSF has graduated over 30 companies since its inception in 2010 and has over 100 diverse business mentors participating in the program. Vic Gatto, founder of JSF, says his goal is to place in the top five US business accelerators within the next few years.
As a representative of NueCura Partners, I have had the honor of participating as a Mentor for JSF and this year my involvement will also include being a member of the Selection Committee for the incoming class of 2014 as well as participating in the new Investor Mentor program.