E183 | Why Most AI Startups Fail | Real Talk with Investors from US, EU, LATAM & MENA

Let’s be honest—founders are burned out from cold outreach and investor ghosting.

You’ve built something real, but the right people just aren’t seeing it.

What if the fastest path to capital was through vetted relationships that already believe in your mission?

This isn’t your typical panel.

You’re about to sit in on a private investor roundtable from Venture Vitality, a global gathering hosted by PulsePoint Path and our venture partners.

In the room: seed and Series A investors, Medicaid fund managers, consumer health VCs, quantum & AI fund builders, FDA-cleared founders, LATAM commercialization experts, and healthcare operators with international scale.

In this episode, we pull back the curtain on how startup capital is actually getting deployed in 2025 and what investors are really looking for in a noisy, AI-saturated market.

 ✅ Why “trust-first” deal flow is outperforming cold pitches

 ✅ How to make your startup defensible when AI can copy you in weeks

 ✅ What funders like DFX, Equal Opportunity Ventures, and Angel Squad are doing differently

 ✅ How to leverage Health Board Advisor’s global ecosystem to access capital and credibility

 ✅ Where women and diverse founders are finally being prioritized—and funded

 ✅ Why domain expertise is the new power play in healthcare AI

Timestamps:

02:22 – Inside the Venture Vitality Investor Roundtable

02:54 – What Differentiation Really Means in an AI-Crowded Market

04:22 – Domain Expertise as the #1 Success Factor

05:37 – The Real ICP & Minimal Sellable Product Problem

07:26 – Why Startups Must Go Narrow + Deep (Not Wide + Shallow)

08:32 – AI, Regulation, and Ethics: The New Founder Blind Spots

10:44 – Know What You Don’t Know (Avoiding FDA & Reimbursement Pitfalls)

12:13 – Business Models, Workflow Integration & Real User Adoption

13:41 – The 3 Pillars Every Health Startup Must Nail

15:17 – Solving Real Problems vs. Building Cool Tech

15:52 – Quantum’s Coming Impact on Healthcare Innovation

19:23 – Key Takeaways from the Discussion

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