We are professionals who develop research and build companies, services and products
in healthcare, life sciences and digital health
ABOUT
DMBranco develops research and builds ventures in healthcare, life sciences and digital health.
As a consultancy specialized in health care investments, it raised over USD 25 million for health technology companies, such as Bionexo and Medicinia, and backed private equity and venture capital deals, providing intelligence for funds such as Patria Blackstone, Angra Partners, Tarpon and Monashees. Some non-investment consulting clients have been Bupa International, ClearCare, Medtronic, Roche, Bradesco Saúde, The Economist Intelligence Unit, the IFC – International Finance Corporation, PwC, Bain & Co., and others.
As venture builder, DMBranco has helped build three virtual health startups: Medicinia and DrChat in Sao Paulo, and Ponto Care, in NYC. Ponto Care provides complex diagnostic exams at the patient’s home on behalf of referring providers. Medicinia provides a CRM (Clinical Relationship Management) platform to some of the largest hospitals, insurers and health systems in Brazil. DrChat is a pioneering online medical visits platform that has been mediating care to thousands of patients along the Covid-19 pandemic.
ONGOING VENTURE BUILDING PROJECTS
We co-develop start-ups that improve the lives and the experience of patients
Medicinia helps patients find diagnostic and treatment alternatives for high-complexity health situations that are either available in the market or currently undergoing clinical trials.
Nani Saúde is a health management company based on online care by Primary Health Care teams.
Ponto Care propels the efficacy of virtual healthcare, which has become essential in the post-COVID-19 environment. Ponto’s Exam Delivery System enables qualified professionals to safely conduct advanced exams in the comfort of a patient’s home or workplace. The patient’s chosen doctor analyzes the exam data collected by Ponto Care to provide virtual care without sacrificing quality.
DrChat is an online marketplace in Brazil that connects doctors and patients for continued care between consultations in the office.
PAST VENTURE BUILDING PROJECTS
Companies that made history
Medicinal was the first webportal to answer medical questions from patients in Brazil. Questions were publicly posted to a community of medical students and medical residents who answered the questions. The portal was acquired by the Medical Association of Rio Grande do Sul State and discontinued after impacting over 100,000 people.
Fornix is an arched structure of the limbic system in the brain, but was also the name of one of the first EMR systems in Brazil that was fully deployed on the cloud at a time a cloud was just a fluffy thing in the sky.
INVESTMENT CLIENTS
Either researching and building investment theses for private equity and venture capital funds or raising funds for health companies,
our business has been always to foster development in the health space
CONSULTING CLIENTS
We are proud to name a few of the clients we’ve had the opportunity to work with along the years
PARTNERS
Daniel M. Branco
Daniel Branco applies his background in medicine, neuroscience, consulting, and digital health in the development of new ventures. Daniel built the very first medical website in Brazil, in 1995. Since then, he was involved in many health care investment and business development projects, including the creation of the Technology Innovation Center at the Albert Einstein Hospital; Nani Saúde, Brazil’s premier CRM (Clinical Relationship Management) platform; and DrChat, an online marketplace to connect doctors and patients for continued care. In his years as a neuroscientist at Harvard, he developed statistical methods for brain mapping. Daniel is an MD and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.
Pamela Hidani
Pamela has a degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of USP and is passionate about innovation and the world of health. Pamela started her career in consulting, but soon decided to focus on entrepreneurship. In 2014 she participated in the product development of Easy Taxi’ B2B team. She has also served as Operations and Customer Success Manager at Best Berry. Today she is Brazil’s General Director of Nani Saúde and uses all her expertise to improve the patient journey and customer experience.
