STAT June 5, 2020
Even as the health care industry has stepped up with an unprecedented response to the Covid-19 pandemic, health care companies are being undermined by a loss of revenue, splintering of their clinical workforces, and the disintegration of normal as we know it. For health-related entrepreneurs and startups, this means the rules of engagement with their stakeholders, including venture investors, are also changing. The emergence of a new abnormal will depend on several factors.
Is money available?
The message from the venture capital community is that it’s open for business. Firms say they are being more cautious but are still willing to invest. A few venture outfits have even closed new funds within the last weeks.
The truth for entrepreneurs and...