About Care Shift and Sathvik Bilakanti

    Care Shift is a healthtech podcast and early-stage investment syndicate hosted by Sathvik Bilakanti, co-general partner of Vaelion Ventures. Each episode features unfiltered conversations with the founders and venture investors building healthcare AI and care infrastructure, covering how they raised capital, found product-market fit, navigated failure, and scaled.

    The host

    Sathvik Bilakanti is an early-stage healthcare and applied AI investor, and co-general partner of Vaelion Ventures. He previously co-founded VitalTrack Health, a remote patient monitoring platform serving nephrology practices. He hosts Care Shift, where he interviews the operators and investors shaping healthcare AI and care infrastructure.

    Reach him at info@careshift.vc or on LinkedIn.

    Where to listen

    Care Shift is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, with full transcripts published for every episode.

    Frequently asked questions

    What is Care Shift?

    Care Shift is a podcast hosted by Sathvik Bilakanti, co-general partner of Vaelion Ventures. It features founders and investors building transformative companies across healthcare AI, robotics, physical AI, and the LLM infrastructure powering intelligent machines.

    Who hosts the Care Shift podcast?

    Care Shift is hosted by Sathvik Bilakanti, co-general partner of Vaelion Ventures, an early-stage fund investing in applied AI and healthcare. He previously co-founded VitalTrack Health, a remote patient monitoring platform serving nephrology practices.

    What is The Care Shift Podcast about?

    Each episode is an unfiltered conversation with a founder or investor building technology for the real world. We explore how they built, funded, and scaled their companies, the lessons founders should learn early, and where AI can create the greatest practical impact.

    Who has been on the podcast?

    Guests have included leaders from Commure, Oscar Health, Suki, Cedar, Qventus, and K Health, as well as venture investors from firms such as Santé Ventures, Aegis Ventures, Define Ventures, and Flare Capital.

    What does Care Shift invest in?

    Care Shift covers healthcare AI, robotics, physical AI, and the LLM infrastructure that helps intelligent machines perceive, reason, and act in the real world.

    How can founders get in touch or pitch Care Shift?

    Founders and investors working across healthcare AI, robotics, physical AI, or LLM infrastructure can reach out at info@careshift.vc. Prospective podcast guests can use the same address.

    Where can I listen to Care Shift?

    Care Shift is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, and every episode has a full written transcript at careshift.vc/episodes. New episodes and takeaways are also sent through the Care Shift newsletter on Substack.