After reviewing your application, our Access to Finance Deal Flow Committee will invite you to a free assessment call to better understand your solution, ask clarifying questions, and exchange initial insights. Following this call, we will inform you whether your company is a good fit for the next phase:
Venture Centre of Excellence: Access to finance and strategic connections
Your partner of choice for successful fundraising in healthcare & life sciences
Looking to secure capital and to scale your start-up in Europe?
Access to Finance is EIT Health’s hands-on fundraising support programme dedicated to helping a selection promising European-interested start-ups accelerate their fundraising journey, through personalised guidance, strategic matchmaking, and active promotion to our network of 190+ investors.
We select companies with high-impact potential and work closely with them to prepare investment materials, strengthen their value proposition, and get them investor-ready. Then, we actively promote them to relevant VCs and corporates across Europe and beyond.
Ready to raise €3M or more? Apply today to start your journey with EIT Health’s Access to Finance.
What SMEs get
TAILORED FUNDRAISING SUPPORT
Get personalised mentoring and guidance from EIT Health experts with a proven track record
PREPARATION FOR DUE DILIGENCE
Work on investor readiness with assessment, pitch training, and critical feedback to position your company for success
VISIBILITY AND PROMOTION
Benefit from exclusive promotion within EIT Health’s investor network and one-on-one meetings with interested funds
STRATEGIC NETWORK ACCESS
Become an EIT Health member to access top corporates, hospitals, investors, and academic partners—unlocking key collaborations and faster scale-up
How VCOE works
1. DEEP DIVE ASSESSMENT
Initial evaluation by two expert evaluators followed by a joint debrief to identify key gaps and investment potential.
2. SUPPORT SERVICES
Receive tailored support including pitch coaching, strategic advice, and mentorship by the EIT Health team.
3.INVESTOR PROMOTION
Active promotion to qualified investors, one-on-one meetings, and help navigating due diligence and term sheet discussions.
VCoE Members' Meetings
Connecting investors in Europe
The VCoE Members’ Meetings serve as a catalyst for nurturing innovation and fostering lasting connections among our members.
As an active deal flow and collaboration community, VCoE regularly unites its members for vibrant gatherings. These meetings serve as a venue for exchanging key insights, networking, and fostering strong relationships among the participants. Through these interactions, VCoE cultivates a thriving ecosystem, empowering its members with valuable connections and opportunities for collaboration.
Who should apply
We are looking for start-ups with high-impact healthcare and life science solutions ready to scale:
- Privately held companies based in Europe, Horizon Europe-associated countries (e.g. Israel, Canada), or with a strong interest in expanding within the European market.
- Looking to raise at least €3M in their next round.
- No ongoing commitment with another fundraising partner.
- Innovating in biotech, medtech or digital health with transformational innovation.
- At least six months before launching your fundraising process (to allow time for preparation).
- Demonstrated traction through clinical, commercial, or technological validation (e.g. pilot results, partnerships, certifications, or early revenues).
- Previous fundraising experience, whether dilutive (equity) or non-dilutive (grants, subsidies, etc.), is a strong plus.
Financial considerations
After a company successfully passes the initial free assessment, it may be invited to proceed to a deep dive evaluation, conducted by expert reviewers. This next step is based on the outcome of the initial free assessment call.
The deep dive evaluation costs €3,000 and includes a comprehensive analysis of the company’s strengths and weaknesses, an in-depth Q&A session with the Access to Finance team and following this a tailored recommendation report debrief where the Access to finance team provides the startup with a support workplan to fill the identified gaps.
The follow-up support programme is fee-based, with pricing depending on the type and level of support required. While costs are tailored to each company, they generally range from €15,000 to €30,000. All fees are discussed and agreed upon transparently before any service begins.
If the company proceeds to investor promotion and successfully raises funds through our support, a 3% success fee is applied on the amount raised.
This ensures a flexible, high-impact collaboration, fully aligned with your fundraising goals.
Apply now
This is a rolling programme – applications are open all year round to match the ongoing fundraising cycles of start-ups. To apply, simply send a non-confidential pitch deck to our team by email.
Apply nowVCOE for investors
As a life sciences investor you will:
- Join Europe’s premier open innovation and co-investment programme
- Get access to innovation insights
- Amplify your scouting, sourcing, and syndication capabilities
- Increase your research and development, strategic collaboration, commercial partnership and other capabilities
- Leverage partnership opportunities accessed across the VCOE’s qualified member base
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