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Garheng Kong

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In this episode, we speak with Garheng Kong, Managing Partner and Founder of HealthQuest Capital, a leading healthcare focused growth equity firm.  HealthQuest invests in commercial stage innovations across the healthcare spectrum from medical devices and technologies to biopharma and diagnostics, and beyond. Garheng founded HealthQuest in 2012.  He is a physician, scientist, and engineer by training, and has over two decades of experience investing in innovative healthcare companies with a long list of successes including 28 IPO and M&amp;A exits.  Garheng received undergraduate degrees in both Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences from Stanford, while on an athletic scholarship. He then earned a MD, PhD and MBA from Duke University, graduating at the top of his class in each instance. His early career included stints at GlaxoSmithKline, McKinsey and a medical device start-up, TherOx, before joining Intersouth Partners and then Sofinnova Investments. Garheng was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top 25 Healthcare Investor of 2022. I am your host RJ Lumba.  We hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode, we speak with Garheng Kong, Managing Partner and Founder of HealthQuest Capital, a leading healthcare focused growth equity firm.  HealthQuest invests in commercial stage innovations across the healthcare spectrum from medical devices and technologies to biopharma and diagnostics, and beyond. Garheng founded HealthQuest in 2012.  He is a physician, scientist, and engineer by training, and has over two decades of experience investing in innovative healthcare companies with a long list of successes including 28 IPO and M&amp;A exits.  Garheng received undergraduate degrees in both Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences from Stanford, while on an athletic scholarship. He then earned a MD, PhD and MBA from Duke University, graduating at the top of his class in each instance. His early career included stints at GlaxoSmithKline, McKinsey and a medical device start-up, TherOx, before joining Intersouth Partners and then Sofinnova Investments. Garheng was recognized by GrowthCap as a Top 25 Healthcare Investor of 2022. I am your host RJ Lumba.  We hope you enjoy the show.

Top Healthcare Investor: HealthQuest’s Garheng Kong

In this episode of Medsider Radio, we caught up with the  HealthQuest Capital Founder,  Garheng Kong, who worked at GlaxoSmithKline, McKinsey, and TherOx before transitioning into healthcare investing with Intersouth Partners and Sofinnova. Garheng’s resume is broad and deep. He has earned numerous degrees from two of the nation’s most prestigious universities — Stanford and Duke — and funded an equally impressive collection of healthcare companies throughout his career. Garheng and his team see up to 1,000 investment opportunities in any given year. The experience has taught him how to assess which ones are right for the firm, and which he can afford to let go of. In this interview, Garheng shares keen insights for startups and innovators preparing to pursue funding, along with observations about how the healthcare industry has shifted thanks to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Before we jump into the conversation, I wanted to mention a few things:If you’re into learning from proven medtech and healthtech leaders, and want to know when new content and interviews go live, head over to Medsider.com and sign up for our free newsletter. You’ll get access to gated articles, and lots of other interesting healthcare content. Second, if you want even more inside info from proven experts, think about a Medsider premium membership. We talk to experienced healthcare leaders about the nuts and bolts of running a business and bringing products to market. This is your place for valuable knowledge on specific topics like seed funding, prototyping, insurance reimbursement, and positioning a medtech startup for an exit.In addition to the entire back catalog of Medsider interviews over the past decade, Premium members get exclusive Ask Me Anything interviews and masterclasses with some of the world’s most successful medtech founders and executives. Since making the premium memberships available, I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how many people have signed up. If you’re interested, go to medsider.com/subscribe to learn more.Lastly, here's the link to the full interview with Garheng if you'd instead read it.

In this episode of <a href="https://medsider.com/news" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medsider Radio</a>, we caught up with the  <a href="https://www.healthquestcapital.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HealthQuest Capital</a> Founder,  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/garhengkong/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Garheng Kong</a>, who worked at GlaxoSmithKline, McKinsey, and TherOx before transitioning into healthcare investing with Intersouth Partners and Sofinnova. Garheng’s resume is broad and deep. He has earned numerous degrees from two of the nation’s most prestigious universities — Stanford and Duke — and funded an equally impressive collection of healthcare companies throughout his career. Garheng and his team see up to 1,000 investment opportunities in any given year. The experience has taught him how to assess which ones are right for the firm, and which he can afford to let go of. In this interview, Garheng shares keen insights for startups and innovators preparing to pursue funding, along with observations about how the healthcare industry has shifted thanks to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Before we jump into the conversation, I wanted to mention a few things:If you’re into learning from proven medtech and healthtech leaders, and want to know when new content and interviews go live, head over to <a href="https://medsider.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medsider.com</a> and sign up for our free newsletter. You’ll get access to gated articles, and lots of other interesting healthcare content. Second, if you want even more inside info from proven experts, think about a <a href="https://medsider.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medsider premium membership</a>. We talk to experienced healthcare leaders about the nuts and bolts of running a business and bringing products to market. This is your place for valuable knowledge on specific topics like seed funding, prototyping, insurance reimbursement, and positioning a medtech startup for an exit.In addition to the entire back catalog of Medsider interviews over the past decade, Premium members get exclusive Ask Me Anything interviews and masterclasses with some of the world’s most successful medtech founders and executives. Since making the premium memberships available, I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how many people have signed up. If you’re interested, go to <a href="https://medsider.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">medsider.com/subscribe</a> to learn more.Lastly, here's the <a href="https://medsider.com/garheng-kong-healthquest-capital" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link to the full interview</a> with Garheng if you'd instead read it.

From Investor Pitch to Eventual Partnership: Interview With HealthQuest Capital Founder Garheng Kong

As we continue our look at the Austin capital environment, we turn to the newcomers to the region. Over the past 18 months, we have had numerous VC firms either opening up offices here or an outright move. This influx of capital is one of the many drivers for why 2021 has been a historic year in Austin startup fundraising.  In this episode, we talk with Garheng Kong, Founder and Managing Partner of HealthQuest Capital. HealthQuest is one of those new firms that has newly put a presence in the Austin region.Drawing new capital into the ecosystem is a driving force of...What's next Austin?Podcast Production Services by NCC AudioOur music is “Tech Talk” by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons 4.0 License 

As we continue our look at the Austin capital environment, we turn to the newcomers to the region. Over the past 18 months, we have had numerous VC firms either opening up offices here or an outright move. This influx of capital is one of the many drivers for why 2021 has been a historic year in Austin startup fundraising.  In this episode, we talk with Garheng Kong, Founder and Managing Partner of HealthQuest Capital. HealthQuest is one of those new firms that has newly put a presence in the Austin region.Drawing new capital into the ecosystem is a driving force of...What's next Austin? Podcast Production Services by <a href="https://nccaudio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NCC Audio</a>Our music is “Tech Talk” by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons 4.0 License