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May 8, 2025
Laudio Named “Best MedTech Startup” in 9th Annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards Program
Prestigious International Annual Awards Program Recognizes Standout Digital Health & Medical Technology Products and Companies
- Healthcare
May 7, 2025
Heartbeat Health CEO Named Rock Health Top 50 in Digital Health
Heartbeat Health, a trailblazer in virtual-first cardiovascular care, today announced that its CEO and Founder Jeff Wessler has been named a Rock Health Top 50 in Digital Health honoree.
- Healthcare
April 30, 2025
Laudio and AONL Unveil National Analysis of Early-Tenure Nurse Turnover
Laudio and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) today released findings of a study spanning over 5,000 nurse managers overseeing 75,000 nurses across 100+ hospitals, uncovering key factors driving early-tenure nurse retention, and others raising its risk.
- Healthcare
April 29, 2025
Indico Data unveils cloud-native Guidewire ClaimCenter accelerator to power smarter claims decisions
Indico Data, a Guidewire PartnerConnect Technology partner, announced that Indico Data’s new Ready for Guidewire validated accelerator is now available for ClaimCenter on Guidewire Cloud users in the Guidewire Marketplace.
- Data + AI
April 29, 2025
Introducing Network Solutions: A New Approach to Enhancing Quality and Value in Substance Use Disorder and Behavioral Health Networks
At Wayspring, we are dedicated to making a meaningful impact on the treatment and management of substance use disorder (SUD), driving lasting recovery.
- Healthcare
April 28, 2025
HYPR Continues Global Expansion with New Belgrade Office Amid Shift to Passkeys and Rising Deepfake Threats
Today, HYPR, the Identity Assurance Company, announced a significant acceleration of its global growth strategy with the opening of a new European Center of Excellence in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Cybersecurity
April 24, 2025
Reltio Welcomes Industry Veterans to Advisory Board, Accelerating AI-powered Data Unification Strategy
As enterprises race to operationalize AI, Reltio® is doubling down on its leadership in real-time data unification by adding three distinguished industry leaders to its Advisory Board: Abhi Yadav, John Repko, and Venkat Venkatraman.
- Data + AI
April 24, 2025
AristaMD Appoints Value-Based Care Expert Don Calcagno to Board of Directors
AristaMD, a technology-enabled clinical services organization committed to simplifying access to specialty care, today announced the appointment of Don Calcagno to its board of directors.
- Healthcare
April 14, 2025
InStride Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mona Potter recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s 2025 Innovator Award Honorees
InStride Health, an outpatient provider of specialty anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) treatment for kids, teens and young adults, today announced that co-founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mona Potter was recognized as a recipient of Modern Healthcare’s 2025 Innovator Awards.
- Healthcare
Investment Stories

April 22, 2025
In the Zone | Our Investment in NaceAI
"AI should work for enterprises, not the other way around. Our MetaModel shapes AI around your business—task-specific and policy-aligned." — Dos Baha, Founder and CEO of NaceAI
- Cybersecurity

March 11, 2025
In the Zone | Our Investment in Bluebird Kids Health
“Bluebird Kids Health is a committed, multi-disciplinary team of people that’s changing pediatric care, one child at a time.” – Chris Johnson, CEO of Bluebird Kids
- Healthcare

January 30, 2025
In the Zone | Our Investment in Mindgard
“All software has security risks, and AI is no exception. The challenge is that the way these risks manifest within AI is fundamentally different from other software. Drawing on our 10 years of experience in AI security research, Mindgard was created to tackle this challenge. We’re proud to lead the charge toward creating a safer, more secure future for AI.”– Peter Garraghan, Co-founder and CEO of Mindgard
- Cybersecurity
- Data + AI

May 29, 2024
In the Zone | Our Investment in OncoveryCare
“At OncoveryCare, we believe cancer survivorship is the next frontier in cancer care. And in order to build a radical new approach to this phase of care, we knew we had to bring together a dream team of collaborators and investors who were knowledgeable and passionate about this space—and the team at .406 was the perfect partner.”– Hil Moss, Founder & CEO of OncoveryCare
- Healthcare

February 29, 2024
In the Zone | Our Investment in FamilyWell
“I had difficulty finding support when I experienced postpartum depression and have cared for countless new moms struggling to access mental health care during one of the most vulnerable periods of their lives. My experience, both as a survivor and as a practicing neonatologist, inspired me to start FamilyWell to provide equitable, affordable, and accessible mental healthcare for new mothers.” – Dr. Jessica Gaulton, MD MPH, Founder of FamilyWell
- Healthcare

July 20, 2023
In the Zone | Our Investment Portrait Analytics
“I’ve spent most of my career as a hedge fund analyst, and we are building the tool I always wished I had when I was researching businesses.”– David Plon, Co-Founder and CEO of Portrait Analytics
- Data + AI

April 25, 2023
In the Zone | Our Investment in Bobsled
“Bobsled’s data sharing platform enables data providers, SaaS companies, and data teams to share analytics-ready data products natively into a consumer’s data lake or warehouse, enabling their customers to spend less time on data wrangling and more time generating insights.”– Jake Graham, Co-Founder and CEO of Bobsled
- Data + AI
Podcasts

May 13, 2025
Breaking Health Podcast
Payal Agrawal Divakaran with Jeremy Friese: Solving Prior Authorization from Both Sides
- Healthcare

February 18, 2025
Breaking Health Podcast
Payal Agrawal Divakaran with Jeffrey Wessler: Providing Virtual Cardiovascular Healthcare
- Healthcare

January 22, 2025
The VentureFizz Podcast
Graham Brooks – Partner, .406 Ventures (Episode 366)
- Data + AI

December 17, 2024
Breaking Health Podcast
Payal Agrawal Divakaran with Kate Condliffe: Accessible Maternity Care and the Future of Women’s Health
- Healthcare

October 22, 2024
Breaking Health Podcast
Payal Agrawal Divakaran with Kristina Saffran: Accessible Eating Disorder Treatments, Choosing Cofounders, More
- Healthcare

September 20, 2023
Venture Daily
Greg Dracon: Klaviyo NYSE Debut, DeepMind Predicts Gene Mutations, AI Security
- Data + AI

August 22, 2023
Venture Daily
Liam Donohue: Arm Files IPO, Corporate VCs Selling Assets, Boston is the New VC Hub

December 8, 2021
PointHealthTech Podcast
Payal Agrawal Divakaran: Why Payers Actually Have the Most Aligned Incentives to Change Healthcare
- Healthcare

March 15, 2021
The VentureFizz Podcast
Payal Agrawal Divakaran and Kathryn Taylor Reddy – .406 Ventures (Episode 210)
- Healthcare