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April 24, 2025

Novo Holdings and EIFO invest €48m in Swedish HealthCap's latest fund to strengthen Nordic healthtech

HealthCap will establish a local presence in Copenhagen as part of the investment

Mimi Billing

3 min read

Novo Holdings, the parent company of Europe’s largest healthtech company Novo Nordisk, and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) have pledged a combined €48m to Swedish life science VC HealthCap’s ninth fund.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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