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October 5, 2021

Six healthtech startup ideas from top healthtech investors

From fertility insurance to digital health, this is where investors think healthtech could do with a little TLC.


Connor Bilboe

8 min read

Europe has seen transformative innovation in healthtech over the past decade. The pandemic has only pushed the envelope further in terms of digital health. And more founders are building insurance and operations software for the industry.  

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Pierre Socha, partner at health focused VC Amadeus Capital Partners.
Pierre Socha, partner at Amadeus Capital Partners. Credit: Amadeus Capital Partners
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Lee Cooper, senior director of venture investments at Leaps by Bayer. Credit`: Leaps by Bayer
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Anne Osdoit, partner at health focused VC Sofinnova Partners.
Anne Osdoit, partner at Sofinnova Partners. Credit: Sofinnova Partners
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Jerome Zois, principal at UNIQA Ventures. Credit: UNIQA Ventures
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Jan-Hendrik Bürk, principal at btov partners. Credit: btov partners
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