Pepper

Be kind, but stay spicy.

NewYork'sSpiciestHealthtechCommunity.

1,100+ members. 30% founders, 15% investors, 55% operators. Equal parts professional and social. Waitlist only.

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Pepper is a community of NYC-based humans passionate about healthtech. Equal parts professional and social. Our goal is to help create meaningful connections between members, through a shared platform and in-person events.

Be kind,
but stay spicy.

Pepper in the News.

Endpoints News·March 13, 2025·By Ngai Yeung
“Inside Pepper: A New York health tech professional community.”

Tucked away in a corner of a hip Midtown Manhattan taproom, a group huddled over draft beers on Valentine’s Day was smitten — not with each…

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The Pepper Board

Volunteers who keep the community running.

Rachel Silverman
Chair
Hailey Ji
Events
Xavier Barnes
Events
Helen Zaroff
Events
Alex Aksanov
Community
Felix Duong
Community
Dhruv Gupta
Communications
Zoe Hsu
Communications
Abhi Ghavalkar
Partnerships & Sponsorships
Raihan Faroqui
Partnerships & Sponsorships
Emily Tissot
Partnerships & Sponsorships
Heiki Riesenkampf
Product
Sam Hughes
Product
Ashwini Nagappan
Product

Pepper Moderators

Volunteers who lead subcommunities within Pepper.

Xavier Barnes
Data
Dor Mezuman
Hospital Admins
Alexander Singh
AI
Laura Ibragivmova
Femtech
Thiv Paramsothy
Founders
Hillary Lin
Longevity
Michael Spano
Mental Health
Ilana Rood
Women in Pepper
Cyrus Attia
Clinicians
Keshav Vasudevan
Medicaid
Joanna Lee
Investors
Seth Bornstein
GTM BTB

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Announcement

A Thank You and Bye from Our Pepper Founder

Rohan shares his thoughts as he moves to DC

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Community Sponsor

Pearl Talent

Proud sponsor of the Pepper community.

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