Verge HealthTech Fund Online Session: Investment Opportunities for HealthTech Startups

Securing investment remains one of the most significant challenges facing early-stage HealthTech companies as they move from product development to commercialisation and international growth. Beyond access to capital, startups often require strategic investors who understand the complexities of healthcare innovation and can provide industry expertise, market access and long-term growth support.

To help bridge this gap, Eureka, through its Investment Readiness Programme (IRP), has partnered with Verge HealthTech Fund to provide an exclusive online engagement designed specifically for innovative HealthTech startups seeking investment opportunities.

This online session offers founders a unique opportunity to engage directly with Miguel Legarda, Investment Manager at Verge HealthTech Fund, who will provide valuable insights into the fund's investment strategy, portfolio focus and evaluation process. Participants will gain a clearer understanding of what investors look for when assessing HealthTech ventures and how to position their businesses for successful fundraising.

Verge HealthTech Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund dedicated exclusively to HealthTech innovation. The fund invests in high-potential companies from Seed through Series A, supporting businesses developing scalable healthcare technologies capable of addressing challenges across both developed and emerging markets.

The fund actively seeks innovative solutions across several high-impact healthcare sectors, including:

• Next-generation diagnostics
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and healthcare data analytics
• Digital health platforms
• Digital therapeutics
• Smart medical devices
• Healthcare Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

During the session, participants will gain insights into:

• Verge HealthTech Fund's investment thesis and funding priorities.
• The characteristics of investment-ready HealthTech startups.
• What investors expect from early-stage founders during fundraising.
• Opportunities available through the Eureka Investment Readiness Programme.
• The process for engaging with Verge HealthTech Fund following the session.

One of the key outcomes of this engagement is the opportunity for participating startups to submit their pitch deck through the Investment Readiness Programme application platform. Selected companies may be invited to progress to investment discussions with Verge HealthTech Fund, providing founders with direct access to a specialist venture capital investor focused exclusively on HealthTech innovation.

For entrepreneurs developing technologies that improve healthcare delivery, patient outcomes and digital health services, this session represents an opportunity to better understand investor expectations while positioning their businesses for future investment and international growth.

The Investment Readiness Programme (IRP) forms part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs and is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe, supporting innovative companies in strengthening their investment readiness and improving access to international investment opportunities.

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