Fund profile / Luxembourg

Catalpa Health Fund I

Geography: Luxembourg
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €30M
Focus: Digital Health and MedTech
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

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.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionLuxembourg

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

Digital Health

MedTech

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

Advisory board adds biotech, digitization expertisewebsite

Healthcare costs 3× faster than GDP growthwebsite

Portfolio: Ascléa (hospital AI), Noah, Remiwebsite

Digitalization forefront of investment strategywebsite

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

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€30M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Catalpa Ventures

Thomas GoergenFounding & Managing Partner

Silke R. SperlingFounding & Managing Partner

Christian GoergenFounding & Managing Partner

Willibrord EhsesManaging Partner

Adrian GoergenPrincipal

Sophie ChungAdvisory Board

Stefanie KempAdvisory Board

Philippe SollieAdvisory Board

Jean-Paul ScheurenAdvisory Board

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