“We are not a passive capital partner.” Richard Lungen of HC9 Ventures, joins fellow co-founder and general partner Charlie Falcone to explain why their venture firm is built around operators, not financiers. The pair sit down with Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Jonathan Palmer for a wide-ranging discussion of the firm’s operator-led approach to venture investing. They explain how relationships with hundreds of healthcare executives provide unique insight into where the industry is heading, why they spend as much time creating commercial traction as writing checks and how AI is reshaping everything from administrative workflows to clinical decision support. The conversation also examines the venture environment, healthcare’s biggest structural challenges and how their own cancer journeys have strengthened their mission to back companies capable of meaningfully improving patient care while generating strong investment returns.