The a16z Show · Sunday, September 6, 2026
Julie Yoo states that healthtech is experiencing its 'moment' due to the convergence of factors like increased consumer demand, industry cost pressures, and the advancements in AI. She believes AI is uniquely positioned to drive transformative change in healthcare.
“And so, you know, this is our moment in healthtech.”
“And what's occurred over the last seven years, like literally since I joined the firm, is really remarkable.”
“And then, obviously AI. I mean, I think I declared loudly that I believe healthcare is the industry that will benefit the most from AI for many reasons that I'm sure we'll talk about, but the level of accelerated growth and scale and adoption that we now see in the last, let's call it three to five years, post AI, I think is proving that point and demonstrating that the moment is here for digital health to be.”