정주연 is a venture capital investor at Kakao Ventures who uniquely combines a medical background as an obstetrician-gynecologist from Seoul National University Hospital with engineering expertise from KAIST, specializing in digital healthcare and medical technology investments. She applies a structured 3-stage verification framework (Analytic Validity, Clinical Validity, Clinical Utility) to evaluate healthcare startups and emphasizes that regulatory approval is just the starting point, requiring detailed planning for hospital adoption, real-world data collection, and reimbursement integration.