Posts by Rachelle Kuramoto
Balancing Mental Toughness and Mental Flexibility
Founding a startup can be one of the most challenging endeavors a person can undertake. It requires not only the ability to come up with a winning idea but also the grit, resilience, determination, and perseverance to make it a reality. Being mentally tough is essential for success in entrepreneurship, but it’s equally important to…
Read MoreKaroo Health Raises a $3.4 Million Seed Round
The funding supports the launch of the only value-based cardiac care enablement model in partnership with up to 100 cardiology providers. Portfolio company Karoo Health is the only provider of cardiac value-based care enablement. They have closed an oversubscribed Seed round of $3.4 million, which will support the company’s launch this summer and the expansion…
Read MoreObjectiveHealth Launches an AI-powered Patient Feasibility and Recruitment Platform
ObjectiveHealth has announced the launch of a cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) feasibility and recruitment platform that optimizes clinical trial performance and outcomes through superior patient identification, prequalification, and retention. Panoramic portfolio company ObjectiveHealth is a Nashville-based integrated research and technology platform company. Powered by its cloud-based, proprietary AI and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, ObjectiveScreen allows…
Read MorePart 2 of The Entrepreneurial Journey of Doxci: Using AI to Make Paperwork a Thing of the Past
Being a founder is challenging on many levels. Most startups begin with a product or service that solves a real problem. But that’s the starting point. The business needs an audience, product-market fit, and the capacity and runway to scale. Building traction and growth takes capital – often beyond what a founder or small company…
Read MoreDropstat Extends its AI-Powered Solution to Revolutionize Healthcare Staffing
Funding from Panoramic Ventures positions Dropstat to help more clinical providers save costs and improve patient outcomes. Dropstat, an AI-powered workforce automation platform helping healthcare organizations combat clinical staffing shortages, has successfully closed a $5.5M seed funding round. Panoramic Ventures led the investment. Already using its breakthrough technology to address clinical staffing shortages, Dropstat will…
Read MorePerformance Engineering Series: Mastering the Talent Equation
The fifth and final article in the Performance Engineering for startups series focuses on hiring and retaining the right talent for your company. Despite this being the fifth and final post in the Performance Engineering series, it is the most fundamental. Every company (outside of solopreneurs) has ‘talent.’ If you don’t have the…
Read MoreHow we Live Our Dedication for Innovators: Startup Showdown eMerge Recap
Almost every entrepreneur (82%) starts a company to solve a problem. The Kauffman Foundation has uncovered exceptionally high vision and commitment among those who move an idea to the market. Innovators are motivated by a desire to make a difference in the world and see their business as a way to do it. The ones…
Read MorePanoramic Startup Showdown Founder Story: Issac Hicks of Doxci
In this first in a two-part interview post with Doxci founder Issac Hicks, you’ll learn why Startup Showdown is a powerful growth resource for early-stage startups. He offers useful experience-based advice about how to prepare for a successful VC pitch. As we prepare for the 2023 Miami Startup Showdown (the third we’ve hosted in the…
Read MoreMediafly Names Mary Shea, Revenue Technology Visionary as Co-CEO
New co-CEO of Mediafly Mary Shea is most recently the former Chief Evangelist at Outreach and was a Principal Analyst at Forrester. Her appointment signals Mediafly’s commitment to industry leadership. Mediafly, a leading provider of revenue enablement solutions has appointed Mary Shea as co-CEO. Shea joins Carson Conant, the current Mediafly founder and current CEO, in advancing the…
Read MorePerformance Engineering Series: Mastering Marketing and Sales Fundamentals
The fourth article in the Performance Engineering for startups series focuses on marketing and sales fundamentals. History shows a measurable long-term performance delta between companies that maintain marketing and sales efforts and those that ‘press pause’ during challenging economic markets. Specifically, companies that continued to invest in marketing and sales experienced greater resilience coming out…
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