Hey Health Techies!

I've been paying close attention to what's happening in the market lately — not just the headlines, but the patterns underneath them. Where is venture capital actually going? What kinds of roles are companies hiring for? And how does all of this connect to your job search?

This week I went deep on all three: the latest health tech funding rounds, a relevant report from Lenny Rachitsky on the PM job market, and what I'm seeing right here on my own job board. Let's get into it.

💰 Where the money is going in health tech right now

The first few months of 2026 have been active. Capital has been flowing into AI, wearbles, and direct to consumer products (read more here from Rock Health on Q1 funding trends). Here are the standout rounds:

Mental health is having a moment. Talkiatry raised $210 million in a Series D round led by Perceptive Advisors, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz and others, bringing its total funding to more than $400 million. The company plans to invest in its technology and expand services across various levels of care.

Women's health crossed the unicorn threshold. Midi Health, a virtual clinic focused on perimenopause and menopause for women aged 35–65, completed a $100 million Series D round, achieving a valuation over $1 billion and official unicorn status. 🦄

Patient navigation is getting serious investment. Solace Health, which connects Medicare and Medicare Advantage patients to trained healthcare advocates, raised $130 million in a Series C round led by IVP. Meanwhile, Garner Health raised $118 million in a Series D to help patients find top doctors using a claims database of over 60 billion medical records.

Wearables are still going strong. Whoop recently raised another big round with their sights set on really connecting the dots between wearable data and actionable health insights, a gap that the wearable market has been trying to close for years now.

How this impacts the market. It feels like there is an equal push towards improved access, patient navigational tools, and direct to consumer solutions. This is directionally where we want to see things going, but doesn’t tell the whole story unfortunately. It used to be that way…where the money flows, attention goes if you will. But now with AI enabling faster growth than ever, we’re seeing bootstrapped companies like Medvi come out of nowhere and having big impact on the market as well.

If you were on the internet at all last week, you may have heard about Medvi and their rise out of absolute obscurity. With the help of AI, outsourced operations, and some downright questionable practices, they are on track to do $1.8 billion this year. While I hope that we don’t see a lot of companies pop up in this fashion because there was a lot of gray area here, I can say that as far as the job market is in concerned, it’s interesting to realize that bootstrapped companies are still very much a force to be reckoned with, and venture capital money isn’t the only sign of growth in a particular area.

Yes, they ran a lean team, but they outsourced a majority of the operation, signalling that we may expect to see companies that serve as operational partners scale in the coming months to years. They’ll need clinical staff and operational management teams that know how to handle high volume.

📊 Role specific trends

Lenny Rachitsky, product management legend and newsletter writer, dropped his biannual State of the Product Job Market report last week, and the findings are surprisingly optimistic — even amid all the layoff news.

PM openings are at the highest levels seen in over three years, with over 7,300 open PM roles at tech companies globally — already up nearly 20% since the start of the year. If you've been waiting for the "right time" to make a move, the data suggests it's now.

AI roles in general are growing fast as you’d expect — this includes all roles at AI-driven companies and AI-specific roles at non-AI companies, like an AI PM at a health tech company. That's translating directly to what we're seeing on the job board: more AI Engagement Manager titles, more "AI/ML" embedded in clinical ops and product roles, and more AI skills listed as requirements or nice to have skills in job descriptions.

In health tech specifically, I’ve seen an increase in the number of clinical product roles open, suggesting that companies are valuing clinical input in the product as an integral part of the team rather than an afterthought which is really promising.

🔍 What I'm seeing on the Hey Health Tech job board

We've got about 100 live jobs right now, and a few patterns are jumping out at me:

Customer success is still the hot non-clinical category. I'm seeing a wave of CSM roles, which is something that really started taking off last year. Companies are investing heavily in retaining enterprise clients, and ensuring success with the products that they’ve worked so hard to build. This is a great entry point for clinicians.

Remote roles are harder to come by. Remote roles are definitely still available but have been harder to find recently. If you live near a big hub, keep your options open and consider hybrid or in person roles for the best selection of opportunities.

The "AI + clinical" title is emerging. I’ve never seen so many titles that are AI specific. Start building your AI fluency now — not later.

🎯 The big picture takeaway

Health tech isn't slowing down, despite news about layoffs making the roungs. Funding is concentrated in companies solving real problems — mental health access, women's health, value-based care, and clinical AI. And the jobs are following the money. If you're a clinician who's been sitting on the fence about making a move into this space, now is a great time to do it.

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Until next time,

Lauren