Rick Moss co-founded and hosts the Mission-Driven podcast where he interviews impact-focused founders and investors about how social mission becomes a source of competitive advantage and financial outperformance. He articulates a detailed Continuous Health thesis that envisions shifting from episodic, clinic-based care to proactive, always-on monitoring using consumer wearables and advanced data science to create massive cost savings and better outcomes.

• A heavy focus on impact investing, specifically the idea that a core social or environmental mission gives a startup a distinct competitive advantage in the market. This is a frequent discussion topic in podcast conversations with other industry leaders, such as exploring how an environmental mission gave Tesla a market edge in its early days.
• Interested in practical technology solutions to the climate crisis, especially software, artificial intelligence, and electrification. A prime example is an early backing of Synop, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to manage commercial electric vehicle fleets.
• Looking for founders applying data science and information technology to health and computational biology. Past investments include companies like Iris Plans for managing chronic illness and Eko Devices for digital health, along with an open call for startups combining data science with the microbiome.
• Involved heavily in the Oakland and UC Berkeley startup ecosystems, often celebrating local technology events and social entrepreneurship challenges. Founders with ties to UC Berkeley programs like SkyDeck or Berkeley Haas will find a very receptive audience.