NextMed Health

What NextMed Health does

NextMed Health is a privately held conference and community platform that organizes an annual interdisciplinary gathering of healthcare executives, biomedical researchers, and technology innovators. Founded and chaired by Dr. Daniel Kraft, the organization evolved from the Exponential Medicine conference brand and positions itself around catalyzing a human-centric, technology-enabled health age. The NextMed Health 2025 conference was held March 30–April 2, 2025 at Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, featuring 70+ faculty, 30+ interactive breakout sessions, an Innovation Lab with 60+ ventures, and the MEDy Awards startup competition.

The core product surface consists of the annual conference, the Innovation Lab showcase, the MEDy Awards startup competition, a faculty programming track, a livestream/virtual attendance offering, and an annual membership program. Underlying technology is primarily the conference platform itself (registration, agenda, video archive) and a partner ecosystem that includes Deloitte, XPRIZE Foundation, AARP, The Permanente Medical Group, SandboxAQ, and others; the company does not develop proprietary AI, clinical, or biomedical technology products.

The business model combines three revenue streams: conference attendance fees, an annual membership subscription, and partnership/sponsorship income from healthcare organizations, technology companies, and industry stakeholders. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is presumed to be tier-based. The company operates virtually with no permanent headquarters disclosed and serves a global attendee base with a primary event footprint in San Diego.

Name

NextMed Health

Legal name

NextMed.Health

Website

https://NextMed.Health

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NextMed Health is a privately held conference and community platform, chaired by Dr. Daniel Kraft, that hosts an annual interdisciplinary event in San Diego bringing together global healthcare executives, biomedical researchers, and health-technology innovators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Conference Attendance: Revenue generated from ticket sales for the annual NextMed Health conference, which attracts healthcare executives, biomedical innovators, and technology leaders. The 2025 event was held March 30-April 2 in San Diego.
2. Membership Program: Annual membership providing ongoing access to the NextMed Health community, resources, and benefits between live events.
3. Partnership and Sponsorship: Partnership opportunities with healthcare organizations, technology companies, and industry stakeholders who sponsor the conference and gain visibility among the innovator community.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NextMed Health operates an annual interdisciplinary conference and global community platform that brings together healthcare executives, biomedical innovators, clinicians, and health technology startups. Its core offerings include a multi-day mainstage and breakout program, a hands-on Innovation Lab showcasing 60+ emerging health technology ventures, the MEDy Awards startup competition, an annual membership program, and livestream access for remote participants.

Product overview

NextMed Health is a conference and community platform that evolved from Exponential Medicine, focused on accelerating human-centric, technology-enabled health innovation. The core offering is an annual conference featuring mainstage sessions, over 30 interactive breakout sessions, an Innovation Lab showcasing 60+ transformational ventures, and the MEDy Award startup competition. Additional offerings include membership access to the community and livestream virtual attendance options. The platform brings together leading faculty from neuroscience, design, technology, and investment to discuss the future of brain health and broader healthcare transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NextMed Health Annual Conference
• Innovation Lab
• MEDy Awards
• NextMed Health Membership
• NextMed Health Livestream

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• MedeloopminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting NextMed Health's mission to accelerate the future of health and medicine. Listed among the NextMed Health Partners community.
• ImmunisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization featured in the NextMed Health Partners section, supporting the interdisciplinary health innovation community.
• KlickHealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare technology partner supporting NextMed Health as part of the partner ecosystem.
• PrenuvominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth technology company listed as a NextMed Health partner, specializing in predictive health scanning technology.
• CBCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the NextMed Health ecosystem supporting health innovation.
• DeloittecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor professional services firm partnering with NextMed Health, bringing consulting and industry expertise to the community.
• AliveCorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCardiac monitoring technology company as a NextMed Health partner, contributing to the health technology ecosystem.
• The Permanente Medical GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor healthcare provider organization partnering with NextMed Health, bringing clinical innovation perspective to the community.
• Digital.HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDigital health platform partner supporting NextMed Health's marketing and community reach.
• SandboxAQminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAI and quantum technology company (spun off from Google) as a NextMed Health partner in the innovation ecosystem.
• AARPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor organization focused on Americans 50+ partnering with NextMed Health, bringing longevity and aging population perspective.
• XPRIZE FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerXPRIZE Foundation is a key partner, with Jamie Justice (EVP Health Domain) serving on the NextMed Health faculty. Represents deep alignment in incentivizing breakthrough health innovations.
• CarelonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare services organization partnering with NextMed Health in the partner ecosystem.
• CardiexminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCardiovascular technology company listed as a NextMed Health partner contributing to the health innovation showcase.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HLTH: Operates large-scale annual healthcare innovation conferences (HLTH, HLTH Europe, HLTH Asia) bringing together providers, payers, pharma, and digital health startups. Direct competitor for NextMed's enterprise attendee and sponsor base.
• ViVE: Digital health conference co-hosted by CHIME and HLTH, focused on C-suite healthcare technology buyers and innovative vendors. Directly comparable format and target audience to NextMed's Innovation Lab and mainstage programming.
• AdvaMed (The MedTech Conference): Annual medtech industry conference convening medical device, diagnostic, and digital health companies with investors and providers. Comparable attendee profile of healthcare executives, innovators, and investors in the technology-enabled medicine space.
• TEDMED: Annual conference convening health and medicine innovators, clinicians, and thought leaders around future-of-healthcare themes. Direct peer in format (curated talks + community), audience (clinicians, executives, innovators), and brand positioning around healthcare transformation.

Broad incumbents

• HIMSS (Global Health Conference): Runs the largest healthcare IT and innovation conference globally with deep enterprise relationships across providers, payers, and vendors. Competes for the same digital health innovation audience and sponsor dollars, with significantly greater scale and institutional reach.
• JPMorgan Healthcare Conference: Premier annual healthcare investment conference in San Francisco attracting the largest set of public companies, investors, and executives. Competes for the same high-caliber attendee pool and represents the institutional benchmark NextMed's audience also attends.
• CES (Consumer Electronics Show) - Digital Health Summit: CES's digital health programming showcases consumer-facing health technology and wearables innovation. Comparable through its cross-disciplinary mix of health, tech, and venture audiences, though CES is far broader in scope.
• Web Summit: Major global technology conference with substantial health/biotech track programming that draws startups, investors, and enterprise attendees. Overlaps with NextMed on the cross-disciplinary innovation community and startup showcase (similar to the Innovation Lab).

Emerging players

• Frontiers Health: Global conference focused on digital health, digital therapeutics, and innovation in healthcare delivery. Comparable thematic positioning and emerging-player status with international (European) footprint that overlaps with NextMed's noted European presence.

Regional players

• World Health Summit: Annual international strategic forum on global health bringing together leaders from science, politics, and healthcare. Comparable in drawing senior healthcare decision-makers, though more policy-oriented than NextMed's technology-innovation focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NextMedHealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/NextMedHealth

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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