Gilde Healthcare Partners

Gilde Healthcare Partners is a specialized healthcare investor managing over €2.6 billion across two fund strategies: Venture&Growth and Private Equity. The firm focuses on investing in businesses that enable better care at lower cost, with a strong presence in Europe and North America. Gilde Healthcare is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands, with additional offices in Frankfurt, Germany, and Boston, USA.

The Venture&Growth fund supports fast-growing companies in Europe and North America, investing in sectors such as medtech, digital health, and therapeutics. The Private Equity fund targets profitable lower mid-market healthcare companies, including healthcare providers, suppliers of medical products, and service providers to the healthcare market. Gilde Healthcare differentiates itself through its deep sector knowledge in healthcare, which has been acquired during the past decades. The investment team, consisting of industry experts, ex-consultants, and investors, provides hands-on support to its managers in designing the growth strategy and by contributing domain expertise.

Gilde Healthcare believes optimal value creation in healthcare is associated with better care at lower cost. The firm's portfolio includes companies like RAD-x, a leading European diagnostic imaging practice operating in Germany and Switzerland, and Withings, a French healthtech company focused on personal health devices and services. The firm has a strong track record with healthcare unicorns such as Ablynx, Ascendis Pharma, and uniQure. Gilde Healthcare's team is a mix of investment managers, sector experts, and serial entrepreneurs, providing hands-on support to its companies on their international growth paths.