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About Newfund HEKA

Europe's first BrainTech VC fund at €60M, engineered as a transatlantic bridge. Invests in neuroscience, brain-computer interfaces, and neurotech startups at seed stage.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionFrance
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Biotech
Deep Tech

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

European neurotech founder needing speed, science rigor + US bridge

BrainTech
Neuro-AI
Digital Therapeutics
Medical Imaging
CNS Biotech
AI diagnostics
Health tech
Impact/ESG

Bullish Signals

€60M closed, 9 deals pre-closeblog
900+ screened, 1% hit rateblog
Active Palo Alto office, 50 US portfolio cosblog
Europe's only dedicated BrainTech fundblog
BFM TV media coverage, BrainTech narrativetwitter
$4.2B raised globally in BrainTech startupstwitter
fUSI & fNIRS foundation models on radartwitter
Recent: AI Stroke (diagnostics), Nucleon (cybersecurity)website
Founder testimonials: speed, efficiency, boldnesswebsite
Tin Can (screen-free phones), Nucleon (agentic AI), Rwazi, ShareID addedwebsite
Impact thesis explicit: good for people+planetwebsite
First dual-hub VC: Silicon Valley + Pariswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Digital therapeutics public market brutalblog
Series B gap still painful in Europeblog
Exit path: US acquirers, not IPOsblog
European VC seed funding down 66%twitter

Founder Do's

Lead with data, papers, clinical endpoints
Have clear regulatory pathway mapped
Strong neuroscience research foundation
Need transatlantic commercialization support
Pre-seed or seed stage, €250K–€2M range
Speed & efficiency in execution valued
Emphasize impact: people + planet focus

Founder Don'ts

No brain-adjacent branding without real science
No generic wellness or productivity apps
Don't lead with TAM slides

Key GPs & Partners

FV
François Véron
Managing Partner
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AS
Anne-Sophie Saint-Martin
Partner
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HD
Henri Deshays
Partner
hands-oncommunity-builder

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€60M
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Key People

François Véron

François VéronManaging Partner
Anne-Sophie Saint-MartinPartner
Henri DeshaysPartner

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