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Catalpa Health Fund I

Luxembourg
Pre Seed
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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
Cost crisis
Digital health

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
Portfolio visible: Noah Labs, Remi Healthwebsite
100+ transaction cycles as VCswebsite
50+ yrs healthcare & tech experiencewebsite
EU healthcare crisis: 4.1M vacancies by 2030website
Clear thesis: demographic + labor + costwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Fund I — limited track recordexternal
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
Pitch digitalization solutions

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

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€30M
Saves0
Website
LinkedIn

Key People

Catalpa Ventures

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

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