2026 · Inaugural year · Stanford Medicine

Who was in the room

400+ founders, investors, operators, clinicians and students at Berg Hall. Here is who came and what they were looking for.

* Registration topped 400. Figures on this page cover the 391 registrants we have data for.

Six groups · 391 registrants*

See who’s been in the room

Choose a group to see how it breaks down.

38% of the room · 147 people

Mostly early-stage. Of founders who shared a stage, 84% had raised pre-seed or nothing yet.

Founders by sub-group
Sub-group	People	Share of founders
Longevity & preventive clinics	22	15%
AI coaching & health platforms	19	13%
Wearables & devices	14	10%
Diagnostics, testing & biomarkers	13	9%
Mental health & neuro	13	9%
Fitness, movement & recovery	13	9%
Women's health	10	7%
Nutrition, food & supplements	8	5%
Sleep	8	5%
Other / not disclosed	27	18%

From the registration survey

Each group’s primary reason for attending, as a share of the people in that group who answered.

Primary reason for attending, percent of each group’s respondents
Group	Respondents	Partnerships & relationships	Learn from leaders	Find investments	Present their work
Founders	116	70%	9%	8%	11%
Students	76	39%	58%	3%	0%
Industry	45	47%	44%	9%	0%
Investors	29	21%	14%	66%	0%
Clinicians & researchers	15	67%	20%	0%	0%
Executives	14	79%	21%	0%	0%

Rows don’t reach 100%: the rest answered “all of the above” or similar.

Founders came to make deals.
63% wanted partners or customers, and 58% wanted investors.
Investors came for deal flow.
71% named founders as the people they wanted to meet.
Executives came shopping.
69% wanted partners or customers, and 56% wanted to meet investors.

See the 2026 speakers and sessions in the archive.