patchwise:
1. one patch at a time
Patchwise Labs is a creative strategy firm promoting social innovations for health.
We were founded in 2016 with the goal of making health more available to people in their day-to-day lives as patients, consumers, and members of families and communities.
Over the years we’ve worked with startups, investors, and healthcare organizations of all types on a range of projects that explore how health and care ought to evolve.
Our guiding principle: Business strategy informed by a more holistic view of human health has the potential to help people live better lives and improve the bottom line.
There's really no reason to settle for the status quo.
Our Values
Steering clear of hype as well as cynicism. Tweetable and Readable. Rooted in business, policy, and technology; Driven by passion and purpose
We maintain a unique perspective by keeping an ear to the ground, engaging in ongoing, research-based storytelling with true innovators on a mission to fix the system
All of our work is designed to add value by addressing specific client needs while challenging status quo assumptions in healthcare
Our Team
Naveen Rao, MHS
Managing Partner
Naveen founded Patchwise Labs to stitch together a value proposition for mission-driven strategy. He has worked as a health care analyst for over sixteen years, advising organizations on market strategy related to policy, quality improvement, health IT, patient advocacy, consumerism, digital therapeutics, social determinants, health equity, and other topics.
He is a writer who combines an acumen for market research with a deep passion for storytelling, fairness, and futurism. He has worked with, consulted for, or advised more than 50 healthcare organizations from Fortune 5 companies to pre-seed startups.
Since 2023 he has worked in in the emerging field of neurotechnology, providing commercial program support to ARPA-H and NIH. Read him in Forbes and follow him on Substack.
Ramon Llamas, MPH
Growth Strategist - Public Sector
Ramon oversees nationwide network development, strategic alliances, and partnerships related to our evolving engagements with federal public health agencies. This includes educational programming with ARPA-H’s Customer Experience Hub (CX), Investor Catalyst Hub (IC), as well as commercial support services for the NIH Blueprint Medtech program.
As a social entrepreneur, strategist, and writer, Ramon brings 18 years of diverse experience in public health innovation. His passion for upstream solutions in housing, food, and transportation are guided by pragmatic approaches to health equity, including workforce development, social impact investing, community engagement, and emerging digital platforms.