384: Venture: Virginia Giddings of Edwards Lifesciences & Deborah Kilpatrick of Sonder Capital by State of Medtech (opens in new tab)

In this episode, Omar Khateeb speaks with Deborah K. and Virginia Giddings of Edwards Lifesciences about the future of MedTech innovation, venture capital, and strategic investment.The conversation explores why great technology and clinical superiority alone rarely create adoption in MedTech. Topics include startup failure rates, acquisition pathways, AI-enabled robotics, minimally invasive therapies, strategic partnerships, healthcare platforms, and the system-level barriers shaping modern h...