The CTO Show with Mehmet Gonullu #461 Investing in the Future of Healthcare: Cameron Sabet on AI, Space, and the VC Edge in MedTech
In this episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, we dive into the unique intersection of venture capital, healthcare innovation, and frontier tech with Cameron Sabet, a Georgetown medical student and Principal at Multifaceted Capital. Cameron shares his unconventional path from academia to venture capital, and how he evaluates startups through both a clinical and investor lens.
From AI-powered health tools to biotech innovation in space, this episode explores what it takes to build and back the next wave of MedTech startups.
đź’ˇ Key Takeaways
• Why domain expertise is critical in healthcare startups
• Cameron’s 3 red flags that kill MedTech deals before they start
• The rise of AI-driven patient intake systems
• Why the future of medicine might be built… in space
• How founders can get VC attention—with or without early revenue
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🎓 What You’ll Learn
• How Cameron balances being a med student and VC investor
• How to assess healthtech traction when clinical trials take years
• The strategic importance of your board composition
• How grants, institutional backing, and timing can replace seed funding
👤 About the Guest
Cameron Sabet is a U.S.-based medical student, VC investor, angel backer of Y Combinator startups, and advisor to early-stage healthtech ventures. At Multifaceted Capital, he backs high-potential founders with a bias toward deep domain understanding and global scalability.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-sabet-178079250/
⏱️ Episode Highlights
00:00 – Intro and Cameron’s background
03:00 – From Georgetown to VC: Why Cameron got into investing
07:00 – What defines a good healthtech investment thesis
10:30 – The 3 biggest red flags in early-stage MedTech
15:00 – How founders should pitch health investors
17:00 – Moats, speed, and defensibility in an AI-driven world
21:00 – Can AI close the healthcare knowledge gap?
25:00 – Cancer care in Africa and AI in low-resource settings
27:00 – Why space is the next frontier in biotech
30:00 – Regrets, missed startups, and lessons learned
33:00 – What traction really looks like in healthcare
36:00 – Non-traditional paths to early-stage MedTech funding
40:00 – Final advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in healthcare