Taha Jangda

Medical school dropout turned venture capitalist, Taha is a partner at HealthX Ventures. Taha invests in fast-growing digital health-based companies to drive a profound impact in healthcare. In addition to focusing on strategic investments, he also advises various innovation communities across the country.

Taha started his journey at the Texas Medical Center (TMC), the world's largest medical center. During his time with TMC, he took part in the creation of the TMC Innovation Institute which is comprised of a healthcare and life science startup accelerator/incubator, Johnson & Johnson Innovation Center for Device Innovation and JLABS, and AT&T Connected Health Foundry. Having seen firsthand how a lack of integration hinders patient care, Taha followed his entrepreneurial spirit and later joined Redox as the Director of Strategic Partnerships to help digital solutions get into the hands of care providers faster. Beyond tackling today’s most challenging healthcare issues, Taha spends his free time reading books on leadership development and staying true to his Texas roots – BBQ and football.