Picking Battles in the $5 Trillion Healthcare Market: with David Berry, the Elon Musk of Biotech

About this episode

David Berry discusses building billion-dollar breakthroughs in healthcare and the intersection of mission, science, and capital.

In this episode of Billion Dollar Moves, I sit down with David Berry, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Averin Capital, for a conversation about building billion-dollar breakthroughs in healthcare. David has founded more than 30 companies, including seven valued over $1B, and has helped shape companies across biotech, AI drug discovery, microbiome therapeutics, agriculture, and health infrastructure. From losing a childhood friend to brain cancer, to asking why the hardest problems are worth pursuing, David shares how mission, science, and capital come together to create venture-scale healthcare companies. For founders, funders, and family offices investing in the future of health, this is a conversation about conviction, ethics, and building for impact at scale. Watch the full conversation and subscribe for more discussions at the intersection of capital, governance, and long-term wealth. 00:00 - Intro: Why go after the biggest problems? 01:12 - Truth vs. belief in science 03:00 - The myth that humans only use 10% of their brains 04:28 - Rethinking cancer and inherited assumptions 05:38 - How big ideas emerge from questioning “truth” 06:30 - Entrepreneur vs. investor: The N of…

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Chen-Spellings

Guest: David Berry

Topics covered

• healthcare market
• biotech
• venture capital
• drug discovery
• entrepreneurship
• impact investing

Keywords

• healthcare
• biotech
• venture capital
• drug development
• AI
• microbiome
• entrepreneurship
• impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Averin Capital, Seres Therapeutics, Valo Health

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