An angel’s prescription: Pam Garside’s guide to spotting winning health tech founders

About this episode

Pam Garside shares her insights on evaluating health tech founders and the challenges of angel investing.

Join us for a fascinating conversation with Pam Garside, a leading angel investor in the health tech sector and the first female chair of Cambridge Angels. Pam shares her unique journey from managing NHS organisations to becoming a trusted advisor and investor, offering a rare glimpse into how a true healthcare insider evaluates early-stage startups. In this episode, Pam reveals her "prescription" for spotting winning founders, discusses the challenges of due diligence when there’s little data, and shares candid lessons from her portfolio, including both remarkable successes and tough failures. We also explore her insights on the future of the NHS, the importance of diversity in the angel community, and what keeps her motivated to keep investing. Don't miss Pam’s expert advice and her clear-eyed perspective on the art of angel investing. Like, subscribe, and find more angel insights on SyndicateRoom . Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. ⁠Take 2 mins to learn more⁠ .

People in this episode

Guest: Pam Garside

Topics covered

• angel investing
• health tech
• entrepreneurship
• due diligence
• diversity

Keywords

• health tech sector
• NHS organisations
• early-stage startups
• due diligence
• diversity in the angel community

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