Therese Canares

Therese Canares, a pediatric emergency physician and founder of CurieDx, introduces her innovative AI-powered app that detects strep throat from a smartphone photo. She discusses the potential impact on pediatric healthcare and the importance of regulatory approval. Investors Elizabeth Yin and Jesse Middleton provide pointed feedback, questioning scalability and the dual business model. Therese shares a personal connection to the app, revealing how it helped her daughter. The conversation delves into funding challenges and shifting strategies in healthcare startups.