HealthCap

Investor type

VC

Founded

1996

AUM

$1 000 M

Location

Sweden

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 02 October, 2021

Profile

HealthCap is a family of venture capital funds investing globally in life sciences. With more than EUR 1 billion raised since the start in 1996, HealthCap is one of the largest specialized providers of venture capital within life sciences in Europe.





HealthCap is a European venture capital firm investing exclusively and globally in life sciences. The investment strategy focuses on diseases with high unmet medical needs and breakthrough therapies that have the potential to be transformative and change medical practice, and the lives of patients suffering these conditions.





Having raised more than EUR 1 billion since 1996, HealthCap has backed and built more than 100 companies, taken more than 40 companies public and done numerous trade sales.





Over the years, HealthCap companies have developed more than 20 pharmaceutical products to market approval, many of which are breakthrough therapies helping patients with life-threatening diseases. In addition, HealthCap companies have brought more than 40 innovative medical device products to market. These products have generated significant value to many stakeholders, including patients, physicians and society, and as a result also to HealthCap investors.

Industry

Fintech Healthcare Services Software Biotechnology Financial Services Medical Devices Pharmaceuticals SaaS MedTech Life Sciences

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FAQs about HealthCap

HealthCap is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
HealthCap is located in Sweden.
HealthCap was founded in 1996.
HealthCap invests in companies and startups in Fintech, Healthcare Services, Software, Biotechnology, Financial Services, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, SaaS, MedTech, Life Sciences.
HealthCap invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
HealthCap invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
HealthCap usually invests $1-5 m on average.
HealthCap has around $1 000m assets under management.
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