About Us
Peter Frishauf
Advisor
Peter is best known as the founder of Medscape, the leading online portal for physicians and healthcare professionals worldwide, offering the latest medical news and expert perspectives
In February, 2013 he was honored to be inducted into The Medical Advertising Hall of Fame. He is listed in Richard Saul Wurman’s March, 2002 book, “Who’s Really Who” as one of the 1,000 most creative people in the U.S. (Wurman is the founder of the TED Conference).
Peter is an investor and an advisor to some of the most promising digital health startups in New York City. He is Chairman of Crossix Solutions, Inc., and serve on the Board of Directors of Context Matters.
He is an investor in Medivo, MedPageToday (acquired by Everyday Health in December, 2010), Peerstone Research, Peridrome, and Vitals. He is also on the advisory boards of Apixio, Enhanced Medical Decisions, Everyday Health, TrialX, the Russian health portal VitaPortal, and Wellthie, creators of a terrific tool to help people buy health insurance.
On the VC side, he works with small-cap innovators Milestone Venture Capital Partners, LLC, the Life Sciences Angel Network, and Greycroft Partners, founded by Alan Patricof.