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About Health Board Advisors

About Us

We Build What Lasts

Health Board Advisors is the only seed-to-scale clinical venture ecosystem in the United States. We unite ideas, execution, and funding so healthcare founders don’t scale alone.

Using Our Triple-match System

Founder Healthcare/Physician-Investor Operator, we guide, match, and build together. We bridge clinical insight, operating discipline, and strategic capital to turn validated ideas into durable companies.

We Don’t Chase Hype

We invest in readiness: clinically vetted, operator-supported, capital-aligned ventures designed to earn follow-on funding and create outcomes that stand the test of time.

Our Mission

To fund better health solutions and to guide, match, and build high-integrity physician-led ventures by curating aligned capital, clinical operators, and accountable execution — from seed to scale.

Our Vision

To become the most trusted clinical venture ecosystem in healthcare innovation, measured by a 90% follow-on funding rate across our portfolio.

How We’re Different

We don’t operate like a venture fund or an accelerator.

We don’t operate like a venture fund or an accelerator. We operate like a clinical execution ecosystem built by physicians, strategists, and operators.

We Build.

Together, we design accountable execution plans, assemble build teams, and create scalable models that improve care delivery and drive measurable returns.

We Match.

Our triple-match model aligns founders, physician-investors, and operators for mission, model, and mindset fit — not availability.

We Guide.

Founders receive focused, hands-on mentorship, strategic clarity, and the infrastructure required to scale responsibly.

We Support.

Every company we support is clinically vetted, strategically de-risked, and backed by a network that stays through scale.
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Our Founding Belief

Healthcare innovation doesn’t fail for lack of ideas. It fails because the right people aren’t aligned.

Health Board Advisors closes that gap. We unite clinicians, founders, and investors ready to build with intention and scale with integrity.

Real progress in healthcare doesn’t happen in silos or on slides. It happens when the right physician-investors, operators, and founders move together with discipline and purpose.

That’s the future we’re building.

Leadership Team

Richard Hosein - CEO of HBA

Richie Hosein

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Val Torres

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Sabrina Runbeck

Chief Strategy Officer

Shawna Smith

Chief People Officer

Advisory Community

We are more than an investment ecosystem. We are a collective of clinicians, operators, and executives shaping healthcare’s future together.

Each advisor is selected for readiness, alignment, and the ability to strengthen the ventures they support. Their clinical insight and operating experience reinforce our commitment to building companies that last.

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You’re In Good Company

Our network includes institutions and partners committed to healthcare innovation and disciplined execution.

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If you’re ready to build healthcare’s future — not just invest in it — your seat is waiting.

Whether you’re a clinician ready to invest with precision, a founder seeking true partnership, or a global investor entering U.S. healthcare with confidence, your place is here.

A clinical ecosystem built to guide, match, and build with you — from seed to scale.
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