David Lazerson is the co-founder and CEO of Briya, a healthcare technology company that connects hospitals, research institutions, and life sciences organizations so they can share de-identified, real-world patient data securely and in compliance with U.S. and European privacy rules. A physicist and cognitive scientist by training and a former Israeli military cyber operations officer, Lazerson built Briya on cryptography, federated learning, and zero-knowledge proofs, and in 2025 launched Briya AIRE, a clinical-grade AI research assistant that lets researchers ask questions in plain language instead of writing code.
Vim is a healthcare technology company that builds a middleware and developer platform connecting data to clinical workflow at healthcare's 'last mile' - the point of care. Its EHR-agnostic Vim Connect layer sits on top of popular electronic health records, pulling in insights and applications from payers, health plans, and digital-health innovators and surfacing them directly inside a provider's existing workflow. By automating tasks such as care gap closure, diagnosis capture, prior authorization, referral management, and chart retrieval, Vim helps payers and providers align on value-based care while reducing administrative burden for clinicians.