Catalpa Health Fund I

Luxembourg
Pre Seed
Share

About Catalpa Health Fund I

Luxembourg-based fund investing in 15-20 early-stage healthtech startups across Europe, targeting digital health tools, disease prevention tech, and workflow solutions.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionLuxembourg
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Digital Health
Med Tech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early HealthTech founder in DACH/Benelux, pre-seed to A

HealthTech
Early-Stage
DACH & Benelux
Demographic inversion
Healthcare workforce shortage

Bullish Signals

11+ exits as investors/entrepreneursexternal
35+ prior angel investmentsexternal
Medical + engineering + finance GPsexternal
€300k–€1.5M ticket, follow-on reservedexternal
80+ yrs combined VC/fund experienceexternal
Strong advisory board: McKinsey, Sana, Oracleexternal
Mission: impact 100M people's healthexternal

Contrarian Signals

Fund I — limited track recordexternal
Only 2 portfolio cos visibleexternal
Luxembourg-based, niche geographyexternal

Founder Do's

Build in Extended Europe (DACH, Benelux, emerging hubs)
Target demographic, labor, or cost problems
Come pre-seed to Series A
Show tech-driven healthcare impact
Demonstrate strong founding team culture

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch non-health sectors
Don't come post-Series A
Don't ignore EU market focus

Key GPs & Partners

TG
Thomas Goergen
Founding & Managing Partner
LP relationsfinance backgroundfund builder
SS
Silke R. Sperling
Founding & Managing Partner
medical expertinvestment mgmtprofessor
CG
Christian Goergen
Founding & Managing Partner
engineeringinvestment mgmttech
WE
Willibrord Ehses
Managing Partner
operationsinvestment mgmt
AG
Adrian Goergen
Principal
investment mgmt

Unlock Investor Signals

$29/month for full signal access. Cancel anytime.

Fund Overview

Fund Size€30M
Saves0

Key People

Catalpa Ventures

Thomas GoergenFounding & Managing Partner
Silke R. SperlingFounding & Managing Partner
Christian GoergenFounding & Managing Partner
Willibrord EhsesManaging Partner
Adrian GoergenPrincipal

Related Funds

Nordic Capital Evolution II

€2B
Luxembourg
Pre Seed
Saas, Fintech, Deep Tech
Fund Manager:Joakim Lundvall
Pre Seed
Saas
Fintech
Deep Tech

Bek Ventures

€235M
Luxembourg
Pre Seed
Saas, Ecommerce
Fund Manager:Cem Sertoglu, Mehmet Atici
Pre Seed
Saas
Ecommerce

Balnord Fund I

€70M
Luxembourg
Seed
Space, Digital Health, Manufacturing, Defense
Fund Manager:Marcin P. Kowalik, Aleksander Dobrzyniecki
Seed
Space
Digital Health
Manufacturing
Defense