G51 STUDIO
I help teams build new digital health products, services, and businesses.
I also help founders start new digital health companies and launch venture studios to bring new health care ideas to market.
Current & recent projects
Arabella Labs
Edwin Health
I’m a co-founder at Edwin Health that enables digital health companies to build and deliver AI-driven behavior change programs at scale in their own patient-facing app without exchanging protected health information (PHI).
Vagus Labs
I’m a co-founder of Vagus Labs, a health company that has a set of patented algorithms that use subtle vibration, light, and electrical pulse stimulation for use in wearables, hearables, and other devices to enhance physical and mental health.
Foresite Labs
I led an effort at Foresite Labs to formalize the process of building a new venture studio. Together, we identified new business opportunities in health care using data science.
Ophelia
At Arabella Labs, we built the health tech stack for the member and clinician experience at Ophelia, a digital health company providing medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.
Origin
At Arabella Labs, we built the Origin platform, a digital health company providing providing physical therapy for women and mothers.
Northwell Health
I advise and consult with Northwell Health on developing new digital products and coaching services for alcohol moderation and substance use disorder.
past projects
Chompers Club
Co-founder of a groundbreaking new way to fight dental disease in pets by harnessing a natural enzyme that is activated by chewing. Chompers Club is now Bark Bright, part of BarkBox.
Ro
At Arabella Labs, we built the complete MVP for Roman, a digital health company for men’s health.
Sense Health
As a product advisor and investor, I helped build a modern SMS-based communication platform to help health care providers more easily communicate with their patients outside the office. Acquired and now part of Personify Health (formerly Virgin Pulse).
venture studios @ prehype
Citi, RBS, Unilever, Pfizer, Danone, Leo Pharma, Mondelez, AmFam, Novozymes, Dow Jones, News Corp, Arla, BAE Systems
Led and facilitated building new digital businesses for some of the world’s finest corporations through our Prehype venture building framework. 55 concepts built since 2011. $1.5B value created across concepts. 40+ corporate partners.
Indigo
At Prehype, I co-founded a new venture to help people in retirement find the right tools and resources to help them discover what’s next.
Nutrimom
At Prehype along with Danone, I co-founded a new venture to help connect moms with experts that guide them through pregnancy and the first two years of life.
Steven Dean
A designer, entrepreneur, and educator, Steven has built new ventures, products, and services for some of the most innovative health and wellness brands. His particular area of expertise addresses how behavior change, technology, and design are used to shape how we make changes at the individual, societal, and organizational levels. A leader in the field of service design, behavior change, quantified self, and health innovation, he is a frequent speaker at industry forums and academic institutions and has served as adjunct professor at Rhode Island School of Design, Parsons, NYU ITP, and School of Visual Arts.
Along with his work at G51 Studio, Steven is a managing partner at Arabella Labs, a software & product development company, and a partner at Prehype, a venture development firm that helps large organizations innovate like startups.
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