Founder Connect

Matching healthcare technology startup CEOs and founders with leading investors in 15-minute, 1:1 meetings.

Why participate?

Funding Founders matches health tech startup CEOs and founders with leading investors in 15-minute, 1:1 meetings. Designed to maximise time, efficiency and value, it’s never been easier to meet your next business partner.

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Streamlined meetings format

HLTH Europe's ‘speed-dating’ format focuses on efficiency and maximises the number of meetings for both investors and startups.


Investor driven

Investors are at the heart of the programme and drive the meeting process by initiating meeting requests within the platform.


Free to participate

This opportunity is available to all qualified investors and startups with no additional cost to participate.

2,500+ meetings

Held at HLTH 2023

Who is eligible for Founder Connect?

Investors and startups will be offered the option to join the programme at no additional cost during the registration process for HLTH Europe.

Do I qualify? >

How to join the programme?

Joining the programme as a provider is easy. Apply directly through the registration process and select ‘Join the Founder Connect programme’.

Register to join >

Who will you meet?

You’ll meet with innovative sponsor companies who provide the solutions you’re seeking. When the Connect programme launches, you’ll be invited to share some details about the kinds of solutions you’re looking to purchase. Your needs will be matched against participating sponsor companies and you’ll be able to browse the companies and solutions available before committing to any meetings.

See our sponsors >

Schedule

All meets held in the Connect Lounge on the show floor.


Tuesday 18 June: 9:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 19 June: 9:00 - 17:00
Thursday 19 June: 9.00 - 13.00

About HLTH Europe


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HLTH Europe is the continent’s #1 healthcare innovation event. Following an enormously successful first event in 2024 and the exponential growth of HLTH in the US, this landmark event is where global expertise meets local insight to address Europe's unique healthcare challenges and opportunities.

EUROPE


2025 | HLTH Europe: 16-19 June | Amsterdam
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2027 | HLTH Europe: 21-24 June
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2025 | HLTH USA: Oct 19-22 | Las Vegas, NV

2026 | ViVE: Feb 22-27 | Los Angeles, CA

2026 | HLTH USA: Nov 15-18

2027 | ViVE: Mar 14-17

2027 | HLTH USA: Oct 17-20


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