# Healthtech

The latest news and analysis on Europe’s healthtech startups, including healthcare innovation, digital health, femtech, pharma and medtech.

How bio:cap is reconnecting Europe’s life sciences ecosystem
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June 4, 2026
How bio:cap is reconnecting Europe’s life sciences ecosystem
Despite capital, talent and high class research, Europe's life sciences sector remains fragmented
Sponsored by: bio:cap
Exclusive: General Catalyst backs YC alum Lucis in $20m Series A
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Exclusive
May 26, 2026
Exclusive: General Catalyst backs YC alum Lucis in $20m Series A
Longevity and preventative health technologies are becoming increasingly popular across Europe
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Smart ring maker Oura files for IPO in New York
News
May 22, 2026
Smart ring maker Oura files for IPO in New York
The company was valued at $11bn last October
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Biohacking is a boys’ club — and it’s failing women
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Opinion
May 18, 2026
Biohacking is a boys’ club — and it’s failing women
The hottest trends, from cold plunges to intermittent fasting, are not only predominantly male lifestyle choices, but they are actually harmful to women
Nora Cavani
Health unicorn Doctolib plots £100m UK expansion, acquires London-based Medicus
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Exclusive
May 5, 2026
Health unicorn Doctolib plots £100m UK expansion, acquires London-based Medicus
The French scaleup says plans to hire 150 people and open a R&D centre in London
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
How leftover fish skins landed this founder a billion-dollar exit: ‘My philosophy has always been to have fun’
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Interview
May 1, 2026
How leftover fish skins landed this founder a billion-dollar exit: ‘My philosophy has always been to have fun’
The founder of Iceland's sole unicorn reveals how he scaled one of the country's most successful tech startups
Martin Coulter
Hertility CEO Helen O’Neill on building a foundational model for women’s health
Podcast
April 30, 2026
Hertility CEO Helen O’Neill on building a foundational model for women’s health
'The biggest challenge? Girls just want to have funding'
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Amy Lewin
‘The next big thing’: Newfund raises €60m to back brain technologies
News
April 14, 2026
‘The next big thing’: Newfund raises €60m to back brain technologies
The Paris-based firm is one of the only European VCs to dedicate a fund exclusively to brain technologies
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’
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News
April 13, 2026
Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’
The firm is focused on less popular areas like health, wellness and decarbonisation
Anne Sraders
Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding
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News
April 1, 2026
Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding
Its AI model Symphony outperforms big‑tech models in medical coding by more than 25% in independent clinical‑accuracy benchmarks
Mimi Billing
‘Going into industry’ is still a dirty phrase for academia. We need to change this
Opinion
March 31, 2026
‘Going into industry’ is still a dirty phrase for academia. We need to change this
An interaction with a dying patient was the moment I realised I couldn’t stay in the lab — I needed to do something that would help science reach people faster
Irina Babina
European founders are obsessed with Silicon Valley. Here’s why I’m not
Opinion
March 30, 2026
European founders are obsessed with Silicon Valley. Here’s why I’m not
While we celebrate European founders who ‘make it’ in the US, we overlook the category-defining companies thriving because they doubled down on Europe
Lukas Saari
Index backs YC alum Parallel in $20m Series A to bring AI agents to hospitals
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Exclusive
March 19, 2026
Index backs YC alum Parallel in $20m Series A to bring AI agents to hospitals
The healthcare sector is emerging as a key market for AI agents, with several startups currently building technologies in the space
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Owkin spinout Waiv raises $33m to scale AI-powered medical testing
News
March 12, 2026
Owkin spinout Waiv raises $33m to scale AI-powered medical testing
French healthtech aims to revolutionise cancer screening
Martin Coulter
Health insurance unicorn Alan hits €5bn valuation
News
March 11, 2026
Health insurance unicorn Alan hits €5bn valuation
Shopify founder and Atletico Madrid star among French startup’s backers
Martin Coulter
13 Danish startups to watch, according to investors
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Investor survey
March 6, 2026
13 Danish startups to watch, according to investors
Investors from Dawn Capital, Kompas VC, Heartcore Capital and others name their top picks
Tom Matsuda
11 Turkish startups to watch, according to VCs
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Investor survey
February 11, 2026
11 Turkish startups to watch, according to VCs
Turkey is home to a burgeoning fintech scene and is catching the attention of new investors such as QED, QuantumLight and Spark Capital
Tom Matsuda
The serial founder behind Alan and Mistral: ‘I try to focus on what I can control’
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The big interview
January 28, 2026
The serial founder behind Alan and Mistral: ‘I try to focus on what I can control’
With a couple of multi-billion-dollar businesses under his belt, Mistral and Alan cofounder Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve isn’t ready to settle down
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
These European tech giants haven’t raised for three or more years. What are their 2026 plans?
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List
January 23, 2026
These European tech giants haven’t raised for three or more years. What are their 2026 plans?
Sifted lists the European unicorns that haven’t raised since 2022 and could be on the hunt for funding
Amy Lewin
Exclusive: Ananda Impact Ventures closes €73m for new deeptech fund
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Exclusive
January 19, 2026
Exclusive: Ananda Impact Ventures closes €73m for new deeptech fund
The firm targets a final close at €108m, which it expects to reach this year
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Why investors poured $258m into dental startup Impress
Pro
Interview
January 16, 2026
Why investors poured $258m into dental startup Impress
Inside the Spanish startup's plan to transform dentistry
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: Hugging Face cofounder and Liverpool forward back ex-Googler's body scanning startup Ahead Health
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Exclusive
January 13, 2026
Exclusive: Hugging Face cofounder and Liverpool forward back ex-Googler's body scanning startup Ahead Health
RTP Global led the $6m seed round
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Europe's bid to become a healthtech powerhouse
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December 19, 2025
Europe's bid to become a healthtech powerhouse
Europe already has everything it needs to lead; the challenge now is connecting the pieces
Paid for and produced by: EIT Health
European tech’s 2025 in data: VC funding reaches its third-best year on record
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Sifted data
December 19, 2025
European tech’s 2025 in data: VC funding reaches its third-best year on record
Europe’s top eight tech hubs all record year-on-year funding growth, as AI investment jumps 161%
Jonathan Sinclair and Federico Scolari

# Healthtech

How bio:cap is reconnecting Europe’s life sciences ecosystem

Exclusive: General Catalyst backs YC alum Lucis in $20m Series A

Smart ring maker Oura files for IPO in New York

Biohacking is a boys’ club — and it’s failing women

Health unicorn Doctolib plots £100m UK expansion, acquires London-based Medicus

How leftover fish skins landed this founder a billion-dollar exit: ‘My philosophy has always been to have fun’

Hertility CEO Helen O’Neill on building a foundational model for women’s health

‘The next big thing’: Newfund raises €60m to back brain technologies

Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’

Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding

‘Going into industry’ is still a dirty phrase for academia. We need to change this

European founders are obsessed with Silicon Valley. Here’s why I’m not

Index backs YC alum Parallel in $20m Series A to bring AI agents to hospitals

Owkin spinout Waiv raises $33m to scale AI-powered medical testing

Health insurance unicorn Alan hits €5bn valuation

13 Danish startups to watch, according to investors

11 Turkish startups to watch, according to VCs

The serial founder behind Alan and Mistral: ‘I try to focus on what I can control’

These European tech giants haven’t raised for three or more years. What are their 2026 plans?

Exclusive: Ananda Impact Ventures closes €73m for new deeptech fund

Why investors poured $258m into dental startup Impress

Exclusive: Hugging Face cofounder and Liverpool forward back ex-Googler's body scanning startup Ahead Health

Europe's bid to become a healthtech powerhouse

European tech’s 2025 in data: VC funding reaches its third-best year on record