HealthTech Venture Pulse 2025 Ignites Sweden’s HealthTech Ecosystem: Startups, Investors, and Breakthrough Connections Under One Roof
Gothenburg, Sweden - On 14 October 2025, Sahlgrenska Science Park welcomed an exclusive gathering of Sweden’s most promising health-technology ventures and leading investors at the invite-only HealthTech Venture Pulse 2025. In partnership with Vator Securities, the event offered a curated, high-impact platform showcasing 12 startups from across Sweden, providing a launchpad for scaling healthtech, medtech and digital-health innovations.
HealthTech Venture Pulse aims to accelerate the growth of Swedish healthtech startups by connecting them with the capital and expertise they need to scale. By collaborating with top incubators and accelerators, the event highlights companies with cutting-edge technologies in medtech, digital health, and life sciences, emphasizing solutions that can transform healthcare locally and globally.
A Night of Innovation, Pitching and Connection
The programme opened with an inspiring keynote by Dr. Jonathan Gertler, CEO of Back Bay Life Sciences Advisors, who explored “Across the Great Divide: Making Nordic HCIT Ideas Succeed in the U.S. Healthcare System.”
Jonathan Gertler, Managing Partner and CEO Back Bay Life Science Advisors delivered the keynote:
“Across the Great Divide: Making Nordic HCIT Ideas Succeed in the U.S. Healthcare System”
The keynote focused on:
Strategic pathways for Nordic healthtech success in the US market
Investor perspectives on digital health business models
Actionable recommendations for founders, investors, and operators
His insight into bridging Nordic innovation and the U.S. market set the tone for the evening’s ambition.
Two fast-paced pitch sessions followed:
Pitch Session 1: Mabel AI, Stardots, Mirno, Acorai, Cognes and Navari Surgical.
Pitch Session 2: Multi4, Xaga Surgical, Anyo Labs, Aligned Bio, BrainZell and Verigraft.
Attendees then transitioned into deep-dive conversations, deal-making opportunities and strategic discussions all in the relaxed yet purpose-driven atmosphere of Sahlgrenska Science Park’s Biotech Centre.
Investor Energy and Ecosystem Impact
Tangible Outcomes & Forward Momentum
While the energy of the evening was electric, the concrete outcomes are equally significant. Several participating startups have already entered follow-up talks with investors, signalling that HealthTech Venture Pulse is more than a showcase - it’s a deal-flow driver.
“12 innovative companies, 17 VCs, 5 family offices, 2 CVCs, and 21 angels” said Siddhartha Khandelwal, Head of Investor Relations at Sahlgrenska Science Park.
A Call to the Future
With this year’s success as a springboard, Sahlgrenska Science Park is already looking ahead. The intent is to build HealthTech Venture Pulse into cornerstone event for the Nordic healthtech ecosystem expanding participation, deepening investor-company match-making and enhancing the global footprint of Swedish healthtech.
Cognes Medical
"Cognes bridges a critical gap in the fast-growing dementia market with a first-of-its-kind"
Multi4
“Multi4 Medical enables the world’s first rapid, outpatient treatment of bladder cancer.”
Aligned Bio
“Providing high-sensitivity single molecule detection to the diagnostics, sequencing, and life science industries”
Verigraft
"Transforming Lives: VERIGRAFT is Advancing Tissue Therapies for Serious Disease"
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Media Contact:
Nusrat Unissa
Digital Communicator, COAX accelerator at Sahlgrenska Science Park nusrat.begum@sahlgrenskasciencepark.se
Petra Nordlund
Communications Manager, Sahlgrenska Science Park