US Healthcare Track, with Digital Healthcare Partners

Two weeks inside
US healthcare.

For Korean digital health teams. Labs, clinics, YC healthcare founders and healthcare investors in the Bay Area, run with DHP, Korea's digital healthcare accelerator.

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Ferry Building, San Francisco37°47′ N, 122°23′ W

WHERESF Bay Area

LENGTHTwo weeks

STAYShared founder houses

WITHPeter and DHP

FORDigital health teams

The two weeks

What the February cohort did.

Seven Korean digital health teams, January 31 to February 13, 2026. Every cohort is built around its teams, so guests and visits change.

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WEEK 1

Land, map, pitch.

DAY 1-3Move in. Shared houses on the Peninsula, then a fireside with Keeyong Han: one piece of advice for the Bay.

DAY 4Deck and founders. Peter's IR deck session, a fireside with DHP's Yoon Sup Choi and Novoflow's Mathieu Rihet (YC X25), then dinner with YC healthcare founders.

DAY 5VC roundtable. "Meet Korea's Next Healthcare Breakouts" at WilmerHale in San Francisco: pre-pitch practice, breakouts, dinner with investors.

DAY 6ImpriMed. A headquarters visit with a Korean founder building in the US. The session most teams rated highest.

DAY 7Pitch to Win. IR deck part two and a pitch workshop with Robert Neivert.

WEEK 2

Data, hospitals, follow-up.

DAY 8Rest day. A free Saturday to rest, catch up and explore the city.

DAY 9First paid customer. A fireside with Jin Kim of Miracle (YC S23).

DAY 10Medical data. A workshop with Keeyong Han on Korean versus US medical data. The teams move to Half Moon Bay that evening.

DAY 11Hospitals. Hospital partnerships and EMR integration with Keeyong Han, a fireside with Minsoo Seo of TaeWoong Medical USA, and a first session with Ajay James and Phoenix Carnevale.

DAY 12Body and mind. A full day with Ajay James and Phoenix Carnevale in Half Moon Bay.

DAY 13Two firesides. Kathy Koo of Sazze Partners, then Seungwook Paek, chairman of Lunit.

DAY 14Fly home with a US go-to-market, a revised deck and people to follow up with.

Where we went, who came

Labs, founders and investors.

From the February 2026 cohort, plus investors confirmed for October 2026.

Inside labs and headquarters

Each visit came with a fireside or workshop

Silicon Valley ImpriMed

ImpriMed HQ

A Korean founder on scaling a company in the US.

San Francisco Alixia

Alixia

Founder Helen Chen (YC W22) hosted the teams.

San Francisco IndieBio

IndieBio, SOSV

A healthcare workshop with the IndieBio team.

San Carlos MBC BioLabs

MBC BioLabs

A walk through a shared life science lab campus.

YC healthcare founders

Firesides and the founders dinner at MARU SF

Novoflow

Mathieu Rihet

Founder and CEO of Novoflow (YC X25).

Jin Kim

Founder and CEO of Miracle (YC S23).

1849 Bio

Yongjin Park

Founder and CEO of 1849 Bio (YC S24).

Wendy Johansson

Co-founder and COO of MiSalud Health.

Investors in the room

VC roundtables, dinners and follow-ups

Sazze
Partners

Firesides and workshops

Operators who built in US healthcare

Seungwook Paek

Chairman of Lunit.

Minsoo Seo

CEO of TaeWoong Medical USA. Hands-on advice on entering the US market.

Keeyong Han

CEO of Upzen, formerly Yahoo. Workshops on US medical data and hospital partnerships.

Yoon Sup Choi

Managing partner of Digital Healthcare Partners.

Robert Neivert

Venture partner at 500 Global. Pitch to Win workshop.

Kathy Koo

Sazze Partners.

From the founders

What changed in two weeks.

4.71/5

Overall rating, week 2up from 4.57 in week 1

Korean digital health teams

Days in the Bay Area

Weekly surveys of the February 2026 cohort, 7 responses each. Outcomes below are as reported by the teams at the end of week 2.

Onboarded a dental service organization worth about ₩300M in annual revenue.

A confirmed PoC, plus PoC talks with a US senior living operator.

Filed for FDA Breakthrough Device Designation.

A new research collaboration.

“A time I will never forget. Guests we could not have met anywhere else.” Monit

Founder, Monit

Next cohort

October 2026,
MARU SF.

October 19 to November 1 in Burlingame, with DHP. Ask us about the following cohort.

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VISITSMBC BioLabs, MEDiC Life Sciences, SOSV in San Francisco, Microsoft's campus and Stanford Biodesign.

YC FOUNDERSPerspectives Health (YC S25), Novoflow (YC X25), Miracle (YC S23), 1849 Bio (YC S24), Andromeda Surgical and Segmed (YC W20).

WORKSHOPSUS medical data and EMR integration with Adam Koszek of Segmed. US storytelling with Helen Chen of Alixia.

INVESTORSA VC roundtable at WilmerHale, plus firesides with SOSV and GFT Ventures.

FAQ

Before you go.

Who is this track for?

Korean digital health and medtech teams preparing for the US market: software, devices, diagnostics and care services.

How is it different from US Track?

The same two-week format, focused on healthcare: labs and clinics, medical data and EMR, FDA and reimbursement questions, and investors who back healthcare.

Who runs it?

Outsome, with Digital Healthcare Partners (DHP), Korea's digital healthcare accelerator. Peter and DHP's Yoon Sup Choi are on the ground with the teams.

Will we meet investors?

Yes. Each cohort has a VC roundtable and dinners with healthcare investors. Many teams leave with follow-up meetings.

Where do we stay?

Shared founder houses in the Bay Area. The October 2026 cohort stays at MARU SF in Burlingame.

Find out if you are ready for the US.

A 15 minute diagnostic call with our team. If Outsome is not the right fit, we will tell you and point you somewhere better.

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Two weeks insideUS healthcare.