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HEALTHCARE IS BROKEN. TECHNOLOGY CAN FIX IT.

HEALTHCARE IS BROKEN.

HEALTHCARE IS BROKEN.

TECHNOLOGY CAN FIX IT.

TECHNOLOGY CAN FIX IT.

A network, not a gatekeeper.
A network, not a gatekeeper.
A network, not a gatekeeper.

We are a syndicate of providers, operators, technicians, and investors backing the founders rebuilding healthcare from inside and out.

We are a syndicate of providers, operators, technicians, and investors backing the founders rebuilding healthcare from inside and out.

We are a syndicate of providers, operators, technicians, and investors backing the founders rebuilding healthcare from inside and out.

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Physician Diligence

Practicing physicians pressure-test opportunities with clinical context and real-world signal.

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Physician Diligence

Practicing physicians pressure-test opportunities with clinical context and real-world signal.

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Operator Embedding

Experienced operators help founders navigate growth, go-to-market, and health-system complexity.

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Operator Embedding

Experienced operators help founders navigate growth, go-to-market, and health-system complexity.

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Network Access

Direct relationships with clinicians, payors, health systems, and end users accelerate learning and adoption.

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Network Access

Direct relationships with clinicians, payors, health systems, and end users accelerate learning and adoption.

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Healthcare Focus

Vaark is built around healthcare's operational, clinical, and economic realities rather than generic software themes.

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Healthcare Focus

Vaark is built around healthcare's operational, clinical, and economic realities rather than generic software themes.

Meet Our

Founders

Tim Martens MD, PhD

Managing Partner

As a seasoned Congenital Heart Surgeon, Tim combines surgical precision with startup acumen, making him an invaluable asset in the realm of healthcare ventures.

Alex Tang PA, MBA

Partner

Alex is an entrepreneur, investor and healthcare operational strategist with 16+ years of experience. Initially a trauma and neurosurgery PA, Alex pivoted to leadership roles and is currently the VP of Clinical Strategy & Innovation for CareAbout Health where he leverages technology to drive value-based care for multispecialty practices. He is also the founder of MedTriArch Group, where his team provides strategic and operational support to start-ups across the healthcare ecosystem.

Joe Jasser MD, MBA

Partner

Joe is a seasoned C-Suite Healthcare Executive with a strong background in value-based care and integrated delivery systems, most recently serving as COO of Cleerly Health. Previously, he held key roles such as CMO at Elara Caring and Signify Health, CEO of Dignity Health Medical Foundation, and President of Humana’s $3.3B Care Delivery Organization. Joe brings decades of experience implementing clinical strategy and care delivery for providers, payors, and patients.

Tim Martens MD, PhD

Managing Partner

As a seasoned Congenital Heart Surgeon, Tim combines surgical precision with startup acumen, making him an invaluable asset in the realm of healthcare ventures.

Joe Jasser MD, MBA

Partner

Joe is a seasoned C-Suite Healthcare Executive with a strong background in value-based care and integrated delivery systems, most recently serving as COO of Cleerly Health. Previously, he held key roles such as CMO at Elara Caring and Signify Health, CEO of Dignity Health Medical Foundation, and President of Humana’s $3.3B Care Delivery Organization. Joe brings decades of experience implementing clinical strategy and care delivery for providers, payors, and patients.

Alex Tang PA, MBA

Partner

Alex is an entrepreneur, investor and healthcare operational strategist with 16+ years of experience. Initially a trauma and neurosurgery PA, Alex pivoted to leadership roles and is currently the VP of Clinical Strategy & Innovation for CareAbout Health where he leverages technology to drive value-based care for multispecialty practices. He is also the founder of MedTriArch Group, where his team provides strategic and operational support to start-ups across the healthcare ecosystem.

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OUR PORTFOLIO

The Great Convergence

Healthcare is reaching an inflection point. Aging populations, workforce shortages, unsustainable costs, and rapid advances in sensing, connectivity, and AI are colliding to reshape how care is built, understood, and delivered. We call this the Great Convergence. Vaark invests where these forces create four strategic opportunities:

Diagnostic Leap

(what gets surfaced)

Turning new and existing health signals into earlier detection and actionable clinical insight.

Friction Purge

(what gets removed)

Eliminating the operational and economic friction that consumes healthcare resources and prevents better care from scaling.

Device Renaissance

(what gets built)

A new generation of medical technologies enabled by advances in materials, sensing, computation, and manufacturing.

Care Migration

(where care happens)

Moving appropriate care beyond traditional settings into more continuous, distributed, and patient-centered models.

OUR PORTFOLIO

The Great Convergence

Healthcare is reaching an inflection point. Aging populations, workforce shortages, unsustainable costs, and rapid advances in sensing, connectivity, and AI are colliding to reshape how care is built, understood, and delivered. We call this the Great Convergence. Vaark invests where these forces create four strategic opportunities:

Diagnostic Leap

(what gets surfaced)

Turning new and existing health signals into earlier detection and actionable clinical insight.

Friction Purge

(what gets removed)

Eliminating the operational and economic friction that consumes healthcare resources and prevents better care from scaling.

Device Renaissance

(what gets built)

A new generation of medical technologies enabled by advances in materials, sensing, computation, and manufacturing.

Care Migration

(where care happens)

Moving appropriate care beyond traditional settings into more continuous, distributed, and patient-centered models.

OUR PORTFOLIO

The Great Convergence

Healthcare is reaching an inflection point. Aging populations, workforce shortages, unsustainable costs, and rapid advances in sensing, connectivity, and AI are colliding to reshape how care is built, understood, and delivered. We call this the Great Convergence. Vaark invests where these forces create four strategic opportunities:

Diagnostic Leap

(what gets surfaced)

Turning new and existing health signals into earlier detection and actionable clinical insight.

Friction Purge

(what gets removed)

Eliminating the operational and economic friction that consumes healthcare resources and prevents better care from scaling.

Device Renaissance

(what gets built)

A new generation of medical technologies enabled by advances in materials, sensing, computation, and manufacturing.

Care Migration

(where care happens)

Moving appropriate care beyond traditional settings into more continuous, distributed, and patient-centered models.

FAQs

What does Vaark invest in?

What stage and check size do you focus on?

How does Vaark evaluate companies?

What do founders get beyond capital?

Who is in the syndicate, and how do I join?

Why do you focus on workflow ownership?

FAQs

What does Vaark invest in?

What stage and check size do you focus on?

How does Vaark evaluate companies?

What do founders get beyond capital?

Who is in the syndicate, and how do I join?

Why do you focus on workflow ownership?

FAQs

What does Vaark invest in?

What stage and check size do you focus on?

How does Vaark evaluate companies?

What do founders get beyond capital?

Who is in the syndicate, and how do I join?

Why do you focus on workflow ownership?