In Conversation: Sami Inkinen
Co-Founder & CEO, Virta Health - on why Weight Watchers' calorie-counting model collapsed on its own merits rather than because of GLP-1s
Among the leaders shaping how care and technology converge is Sami Inkinen, Co-Founder & CEO, Virta Health. In a wide-ranging conversation conducted by HIT Consultant, Sami laid out a view of the industry that is both candid and immediately useful to the executives, clinicians, and builders who read HealthTech Cube.
The conversation
Why Weight Watchers' calorie-counting model collapsed on its own merits rather than because of GLP-1s - and the case for durable weight loss as a metabolic problem treated through nutrition-based care.
Conversation highlights
Why Weight Watchers' calorie-counting model collapsed on its own merits rather than because of GLP-1s
And the case for durable weight loss as a metabolic problem treated through nutrition-based care
The bigger picture
The capital context matters here. US digital health raised $7.4 billion in H1 2026 with 45% of it concentrated in $100M+ megadeals, and 115 acquisitions made it the busiest M&A run since 2021 (our analysis). In a market this concentrated, the strategies described in this conversation - defensible data, measurable outcomes, disciplined growth - are precisely what separates the funded from the folded.
It is a conversation that rewards close reading by anyone building or buying in this market. At Virta Health, that thinking translates into daily decisions about where technology genuinely earns its place in care delivery, and where discipline matters more than novelty.
The HTC take
It is a perspective we expect to age well, and one that connects directly to the trends HealthTech Cube tracks across all eight of our coverage categories.