Blog - Halle Tecco

After 15 consecutive years of angel investing, I hit pause in 2024.

After 15 years and 53 angel investments, I hit pause—and then pulled back the curtain on how my portfolio really performed (ironically, right before my first portco IPO).

This piece is a collaboration between me and Carolyn Witte, the founder of Tia and a relentless advocate for women’s health.

In 2020, I agreed to be an advisor to a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), a company whose sole purpose was to go public, raise money, and acquire an actual company.

Disclaimer: I’m an investor in several companies in this cohort, including Cityblock, Kindbody, Omada Health, Everly Health, and Viz.ai. 2020-2022 were exceptional years for venture funding, with healthcare founders raising at generous valuations.

The following is a snippet from my upcoming book that was ultimately cut.

Ali and I on a panel together at the Rock Health Summit in 2018 I first met Ali Diab and the Collective Health team a decade ago when Rock Health made an early investment in the company.

One of the hardest things every founder and manager has to do in their job is letting people go.

The great Medicaid unwinding led to at least 13 million people losing coverage Last year represented a massive shift in health insurance for many Americans.

Digital health has been the subject of much attention from founders and venture investors alike.

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure that has been used for decades to put people into the weight categories of “underweight,” “normal weight,” “overweight,” or “obese.”

I consider myself an engaged consumer, meaning I do my homework when it comes to any big purchases.

The top 15 podcasts about healthcare and digital health.

If you’re looking for a database of digital health companies, look no farther.

This is my perfect triangle family.

I have been all sides of the cap table during my career: an underpaid employee hoping for future upside, a hopeful investor supporting a founder’s vision, and an optimistic founder inviting investors to be part of mine.

Yesterday’s article, How Healthcare Works in the Five Healthiest Countries, generated a ton of great comments and questions on LinkedIn and Twitter. thought it was worth sharing some of the thoughts, and answering some of the questions that came up.

I spend a lot of time frustrated at our healthcare system.

Part III: The Unicorns A startup unicorn refers to a privately held startup that achieves a valuation of over $1 billion.

Part II: The Framework The difference between betting on startups and betting on horses is that one of the horses must win.