Investors in Health

Carinthian Venture Fonds GmbH is a public venture fund founded in 2022 by public stakeholders in Carinthia. The company's objective is to invest in start-ups and small and medium-sized companies in the technology sector in Carinthia (seed and growth stage companies). The company invests only together with a private, independent co-investor.

Mutua Ventures is a corporate venture arm of Mutua Madrileña. Through this fund, the insurer channels direct investments into startups that have a strategic fit and reinforce the diversification and growth of the group. The insurer makes direct investments both in seed capital (newly created companies or early investments in business ideas) and in more advanced phases (capital rounds that allow start-ups to grow and continue developing their business ideas). In addition to the 30 million euros that the project will have, the vehicle includes investments in companies such as Movo, Singular Cover, Ubikare and Antai that the company has made to date. There are no plans to allow third-party investors into this fund.

The Pioneer Group Life Science Accelerator Programme works with entrepreneurs at every stage – from idea to exit. For 20 years, we have supported and invested in founders of cutting-edge life science technologies into visionary ventures, that scale. Helping to transfer ideas (and their founders) out of the lab and into the world.

Co-founded by Ronan Le Moal and Charles Cabillic in September 2020, Épopée Gestion is located in Brest, Nantes, Bordeaux and Paris and aims to reinvest in the Atlantic Arc territories by supporting companies in financing and operational support. Épopée Gestion operates in four areas: innovation capital, development capital, sustainable real estate and low-carbon infrastructure. Xplore inherits all the expertise of the West Web Valley accelerator created in 2012 at the initiative of Charles Cabillic, Ronan Le Moal and Sébastien Le Corfec to support and accelerate digital startups in Brittany, in particular via the West Web Valley 1 investment fund created in 2015. When it was created, Épopée Gestion took over the management of the West Web Valley 1 fund in 2020 and launched a second capital innovation fund in 2021, Épopée West Web Valley II, which brings the total investment capacity to 80 million euros solely for innovation in startups. These two funds are now renamed Xplore I and Xplore II.

At Novaterra, our fundamental belief is that the most significant innovations arise from backing brilliant individuals tackling formidable problems. Hence, our mission is not to fund businesses, but to invest in intellectual capital: minds capable of solving substantial challenges, those that hold the potential to revolutionize industries and positively impact society at large. Identifying potential transformative leaders is at the core of our strategy, this is why we consider ourselves people investors. We employ a comprehensive evaluation process, made up of a proprietary framework that focuses on the traits of the founders, their tenacity, and their ultimate vision. We learned the hard way that the best founders are those who have a messianic attitude and even believe their venture is fundamental to the world, we discovered on our skin that usually the most successful overcame tough challenges and therefore developed a strong resilience in their past, and they see their company as a revenge to prove to themselves that they are worth it. The more they feel defeated, the heavier they push and the more they are resilient. We want to back the darest, those who have a natural inclination to fail, to take risks, to push the level higher and higher even despite the reality they are forced to face, and the only reason they are doing it is because they feel they have to. Nothing more. For these reasons, our investment mandate allows us to directly invest in people, even before there is a concrete idea.

We specialize in driving long-term growth for companies with high potential. As your partner, we offer flexible funding solutions together with strategic and operational advice and hands-on expertise on creating a global success story. We invest in start-ups and scale-ups operating in Finland and Europe. Our focus is on promising and innovative companies operating on three main verticals: Healthtech, Greentech, and Deeptech. We also invest outside these three – in short, the better the impact of your company or a technology is on the world, the better it fits our investment portfolio and the more we can help it on your journey towards long-term growth.

SFC Capital (formerly Startup Funding Club) is a leading early-stage investment firm providing capital and support to British startups. By combining our Angel Network and Seed Funds, we have created a unique model that allows investors to get exposure to SEIS- and EIS-qualifying businesses, either directly or through a diversified portfolio curated and managed by our expert team. Recognised by PitchBook Data as the UK's most active VC, our team has supported more than 400 startups to date. Notable SFC Capital portfolio companies include Onfido, Cognism, and Transcend Packaging.

MTIP is a leading Swiss-based growth equity firm investing in European healthtech companies that aim to revolutionize global healthcare. We leverage our deep sector expertise to help scale up successful and sustainable healthtech businesses.

Metaplanet is an early-stage investment firm making long-term bets on contrarians and leveraging the knowledge and network across sectors. We back mission-driven founders working on positively disruptive deep technologies.

Ascension is an early-stage venture capital firm built and managed by exited operators and entrepreneurs to back the next generation of tech and impact founders. Since 2015, Ascension has invested in 150+ start-ups across its (S)EIS & Institutional Funds – our specialist approach and extensive sector reach allow us to identify and scale pioneering tech enterprises. With over £83m under management and twelve exits, Ascension is the most active VC in London over the past decade (Beauhurst) and is UKBAA's Seed VC of the Year in 2022. Ascension is particularly focused on backing impact businesses leveraging the power of technology to solve some of the world’s biggest problems.

White Star Capital is an international multi-stage technology investment manager built by a team of founders, investors and operators with a track record of entering new markets, expanding teams and exiting companies. Our approach to venture is characterized by a unique combination of international presence, perspective, and people. With offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, we partner closely with our founders to help them scale globally.

PurposeTech is a pre-seed fund that backs startups in the fields of health, sustainability and education in Central and Eastern Europe.