# Healthcare and Life Sciences: Growth and Funding Insights

Watch our experts Sydney Thomas, Founding General Partner of Symphonic Capital and Hamza Shad from Carta’s Data Insights Team, as they dive into the latest trends and fundraising landscape for Healthcare and Life Sciences (HCLS) startups.

During this event, we cover these topics:

- **Fundraising trends:** explore how HCLS startups are performing in fundraising compared to other industries.
- **Valuation insights:** learn how early-stage investors (pre-seed to Series A) are valuing HCLS companies and discuss the impacts on your funding journey.
- **Hiring data:** discover the current hiring landscape within HCLS and how startups are navigating talent acquisition in a competitive market.
- **Geographical focus:** we’ll highlight the key regions for HCLS companies and discuss how geography can influence an HCLS startup’s success.
- **Compensation insights:** learn how startups are compensating their employees in the HCLS industry.

## Featuring

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Hamza Shad  
Insights Manager  
Carta

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Sydney Thomas  
Founding General Partner  
Symphonic Capital

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