CodyMD AI Health Hack & Back
Join us Saturday, June 21st from 8:00am-5:00pm at CENTRL Office Pearl, Portland OR
A unique opportunity for developers, vibe coders, and entrepreneurs to own a part of the AI healthcare ecosystem.
Over the course of the day teams will prototype how they envision AI improving the health journey. Participants will learn about jobs that need to be done along the journey and a panel of healthcare experts available for discover.
Independent financial backers will attend the demos where teams will compete for cash prizes and potentially backing for POC development. CodyMD Accelerator will also be on the hunt for CodyMD Founders. If selected you will have access to a robust suite of resources including HIPAA compliant tech stack with token allowance, active CodyMD users for UAT and low cost customer acquisition, a proven go to market playbook, and expertise to help launch. Everything you need to launch your POC in weeks.
Join Us For Our First Hack & Back.
Prizes
A chance to win cash, get backed by an independent backer, and/or become a CodyMD Founder.
Win Cash - Awards will be given for Gold ($1000), Silver ($500), and Bronze ($250)
Get Backed - Connect with independent backers at the demo and awards reception.
CodyMD Founder - Get the opportunity to build your POC in weeks on the CodyMD platform. Get access to customers to test your concept, prototype in a HIPAA compliant environment, and get the coaching to secure your seed round.
The Brief
Demonstrate how AI can improve the health journey by completing a job to be done.
CodyMD envisions an ecosystem of AI bots or agents performing a number of jobs to help make the healthcare journey more delightful, efficient, and effective. From pre-care, to care, to post-care the healthcare journey is defined by a number of “jobs” that need to be done by patients and providers. Currently these jobs are done with a lot of elbow grease and hundreds of incompatible systems. Redundancy and inefficiency reign as people wade their way through the friction in the system trying to complete hundreds of jobs including self diagnosis, health history, and payment.
Expert Panel
Participants will have access to an expert panel of healthcare innovators and experts.
Ask a panel of experts about how and why friction points exist in the health journey. Leverage insights to create your prototype.
Judges
Our judges include leaders in health tech innovation, venture capital, and design/branding.
Laurel Burton
Laurel Burton is the CEO of Instrument, where she is leading the company to become the most iconic design and technology firm in the world. With deep expertise in emerging technologies, Laurel is a driving force in advancing the industry, transforming how businesses connect, create, and scale. A strategic builder and visionary leader, she brings a relentless commitment to innovation, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and charting the future of design and technology with confidence and purpose.
Shashi Jain
Portland-based entrepreneur and Portland Seed Fund Venture Partner Shashi Jain invests in deep-tech startups. A former Senior Strategic Innovation Manager at Intel, he pioneered applications in healthcare, AI for space, and blockchain. Shashi teaches entrepreneurship to high school students through TYE Oregon, mentors early-stage founders, and serves on the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum board. His book, The 100 Coffees Project, is forthcoming. Jain is passionate about innovation and supporting future innovators.
Kirk Gerner
Kirk Gerner is the CEO of Health Interfaces, specializing in early-stage healthcare innovation and commercialization. With a background in strategic development and partnerships at Samaritan Health Services, he has been instrumental in launching and scaling health tech ventures globally. Kirk is committed to fostering equitable, data-driven healthcare solutions and actively supports startups through governance and investment.
Emery Han
Emery leads investments and corporate partnerships at Plug and Play, one of the world’s most active VC firms and open innovation platforms. Previously, he served as VP at Digital Domain and a technology investor at CMIG Capital. Emery holds a Master’s in Management Science from Stanford GSB and a BA from Columbia University.
Mohan Nair
Mohan Nair is a healthcare innovation leader and CEO of Emerge® USA, bringing over 30 years of executive experience driving transformational change in the health sector. As former Chief Innovation Officer at Cambia Health Solutions, he led groundbreaking initiatives that merged technology, data, and design thinking to reimagine care delivery. Mohan is passionate about mentoring the next generation of innovators and brings a keen eye for scalable, purpose-driven solutions that make a real-world impact.