Health:Further

Health:Further was a Nashville, Tennessee-based initiative that organized the Health:Further conference, an annual event focused on advancing healthcare innovation through collaboration. Operating from 2015 to 2018, the conference served as a key gathering for startups, investors, advocates, and industry leaders, aiming to foster a national community of healthcare innovators. The event provided a platform for networking, strategic partnerships, and discussion, addressing critical advancements and challenges within the healthcare sector. Its final iteration in 2018 successfully hosted over 2000 attendees, demonstrating its significant reach and influence within the broader industry ecosystem. No further operational developments have been reported since the conclusion of the 2018 conference, which marked the end of its annual run. The organization was founded in 2015 by Marcus Whitney, who also served as its co-founder and CEO.

Direct answer: I could not find a clearly identifiable company or investment firm named "Health:Further" in the sources available; the only close matches are a "Health:Further" podcast produced by Jumpstart Health Investors and various organizations with similar health-mission names, so I cannot reliably produce the requested firm/company profile without more information or sources to cite[9].

Context and next steps:

• The search index returned a Health:Further podcast page hosted by Jumpstart Health Investors, which appears to be a weekly healthcare‑VC podcast hosted by Jumpstart co‑founders Vic Gatto and Marcus Whitney[9]. This suggests "Health:Further" may be a content brand (podcast) rather than an investment firm or portfolio company[9].
  - All other top search results are for unrelated healthcare organizations (UnitedHealth Group, IHI, Optum, Collective Health, etc.) and do not reference a company or firm called Health:Further[1][2][3][5].
  

What I need from you (pick one):

• If you mean the Health:Further podcast (content brand), I can write the full profile you requested framed around the podcast — including its mission, founders/hosts, origin, unique differentiators (format, guests, audience), role in the healthcare VC ecosystem, and outlook — citing the podcast and Jumpstart Health Investors pages[9].
  - If you mean an investment firm or a portfolio company named "Health:Further," please provide a link or attach the source(s) you want me to use. With a verifiable source I will produce the requested sections and cite them sentence-by-sentence per your instructions.
  - If the name is slightly different (for example "Health Further" without colon, or another variant), tell me alternate spellings and I will search again.

If you confirm you want the podcast version, I’ll produce the full structured profile now using the Jumpstart Health Investors source and any other corroborating sources I can find.