The Increased Demand for Functional Medicine with Raju Rishi

On this episode of RRE POV, Jason and Will interview Raju Rishi, who is both a Partner at RRE Ventures and regular co-host of the show. Raju shares his excitement about the growing interest in functional medicine - why it’s valuable to consumers, how it benefits our economy, and what impact it will have on our current healthcare system. Raju, Jason, and Will dive into what’s driving the demand for functional medicine, and how AI will help doctors to be able to adapt and provide these services. Raju also explains some of the roadblocks to implementing functional medicine, and the healthcare changes he hopes will result as demand continues to increase.

Show Notes

(00:00) Intro

(00:25) Jason introduces Raju Rishi, Parter at RRE Ventures, and Raju starts to explain what functional medicine is

(02:09) The barriers to adoption when it comes to functional medicine being a more widespread, common practice 

(04:10) How functional medicine relates to holistic medicine

(05:32) Fee-for-service versus value-based care, and why the difference matters in the adoption of functional medicine

(07:00) Raju shares what is driving innovation and demand in the functional medicine space 

(11:18) Why there needs to be a fundamental change in the reimbursement model of healthcare

(15:18) The companies and applications in this space that Raju is excited about when it comes to the contribution of functional medicine growth and adoption

(19:44) The role that AI will play in functional medicine 

(25:05) Jason and Will ask Raju a round of AI-generated Gatling gun questions

Links Referenced:

• @RRE: https://twitter.com/RRE
• rre.com: https://rre.com