In four months, turn your breakthrough science into an investor-ready company, backed by two experienced deeptech players.

📅 Applications are now open. The next cohort starts October 14th, 2026. A limited number of teams will be selected.

👉 Apply now

🚀 Built for the new reality of healthcare innovation

More breakthrough healthcare projects are emerging from research labs, hospitals and academic teams, while public funding is becoming increasingly constrained.

The Healthcare Builders Program was created to help scientific founders structure ambitious companies faster, sharpen their roadmap, and become investor-ready earlier.

🤝 Two experienced deeptech players joining forces

Newfund

Newfund is an early-stage VC firm that has supported technology entrepreneurs across Europe and the US for more than 15 years, with strong expertise in healthcare and deeptech. Newfund also operates Heka Pulse, a healthcare founder community focused on product, regulatory and business challenges.

DeepTech Founders

DeepTech Founders is one of Europe's leading entrepreneurship training programs for scientific founders. For the past 8 years, the team has helped researchers and engineers transform breakthrough technologies into scalable startups through IP strategy, founder coaching, business model definition and company structuring. Alumni have already raised more than €800M.

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🎯 What selected teams receive

A €20,000 venture-building program for two founders

💡 The €20,000 program fee is only payable in the event of a fundraising completed within 18 months after the program.

What's included

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