Question 1

What is Care Shift?

Accepted Answer

Care Shift is a healthtech podcast and early-stage investment syndicate hosted by Sathvik Bilakanti, co-general partner of Vaelion Ventures. It backs and profiles founders transforming the care economy, from healthcare to elder care to childcare, alongside early-stage applied AI companies building agentic workflows and vertical AI infrastructure.

Question 2

What is The Care Shift Podcast about?

Accepted Answer

Each episode is an unfiltered conversation with a founder or venture investor building healthcare AI and care infrastructure. Episodes cover how they raised capital, found product-market fit, and scaled, plus the market dynamics behind their category. New episodes are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Question 3

Who has been on the podcast?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What does Care Shift invest in?

Accepted Answer

Care Shift focuses on two areas: care infrastructure companies changing how we care for one another, and early-stage applied AI companies building agentic workflows and domain-specific vertical infrastructure for healthcare and adjacent regulated industries.

Question 5

How can founders get in touch or pitch Care Shift?

Accepted Answer

Founders building in healthcare, care infrastructure, or applied AI can reach out directly at info@careshift.vc, and guests interested in the podcast can use the same address.

Question 6

Who hosts the Care Shift podcast?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where can I listen to Care Shift?

Accepted Answer

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.

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