In this episode of the ThinkData Podcast, brought to you in partnership with Dataworks, we sit down with Kinshuk Mishra, Chief Technology Officer at Cedar, a Series D healthtech company working to transform the complex and frustrating world of healthcare payments in the U.S.

With an impressive background spanning leadership roles at YouTube, Houseparty, Spotify, Amazon, Expedia, and EA, Kinshuk shares what drew him away from big tech and into the mission-driven world of healthtech.

He breaks down Cedar’s vision, the challenges of healthcare billing, and how the company is leveraging AI to make the patient financial experience clearer, faster, and more empathetic.

We dive into:

• What Cedar is and the real-world problem it's solving
• How AI is helping demystify the billing process for patients
• The launch of "Kora", Cedar’s AI assistant, and how it simplifies bill understanding and management
• Building trust in AI for sensitive use cases like healthcare and financial data
• How Cedar keeps pace with the ever-changing healthcare landscape
• What’s next on the roadmap as Cedar continues to innovate with AI

A must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of AI, healthtech, and real-world impact.

In this episode, I'm joined by John Beadle, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Aegis Ventures, a New York-based venture studio that builds HealthTech companies in partnership with some of the country’s leading healthcare systems.

Aegis is taking a unique approach to digital health innovation, blending venture building with deep healthcare collaboration, whilst helping to reshape how care is delivered.

We cover:

• How Aegis Ventures differs from traditional VCs and incubators
• The Aegis Digital Consortium and its mission to put health systems at the center of innovation
• How do they choose which healthcare challenges are worth solving
• What founders must get right in the first 100 days of a new company
• Why some startups struggle to gain traction with health systems, and how to avoid the same fate
• How AI is influencing the kinds of companies Aegis is launching
• The biggest mistakes early-stage healthtech founders make

Whether you’re a founder, investor, or operator in digital health, this episode offers real insight into how the future of care is being built.

In this episode of the ThinkData Podcast, we’re joined by Brandon Atkinson, CEO of CareRev, a nurse-founded, tech-enabled staffing platform reshaping the way healthcare facilities connect with clinical professionals.

We delve into how CareRev is redefining the traditional nursing model by providing nurses with more flexibility, autonomy, and control over their schedules through a shift-based marketplace. Brandon shares the origin story of the platform and how it supports nurses with different life needs.

We also explore the role of AI and data in determining shift pay rates, balancing nurse attraction with hospital budget constraints, and delivering cost-effective staffing at scale.

Brandon walks us through the recent launch of IRP+, a solution designed to help hospitals build and manage internal resource and float pools, reducing reliance on expensive travel nurse contracts.

As the conversation continues, we address one of healthcare’s most urgent issues: nurse burnout. Brandon discusses how CareRev is tackling the root causes by promoting work-life balance and supporting long-term workforce stability, especially in the post-COVID landscape.

Finally, we unpack the operational and GTM challenges CareRev faced during its growth journey, offering insights into healthcare sales cycles, platform adoption, and Brandon’s leadership style through it all.