Acceleration International

About The Fund

Acceleration International is an accelerator and investment firm that specializes in the healthcare sector, focusing on opportunities both in Europe and the United States. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the firm provides operational and financial expertise to healthcare companies at critical growth stages, dealing with strategic issues or facing implementation hurdles. They partner with first-tier financial sponsors and individual investors to assess and execute opportunities in the healthcare market. Moreover, the firm works intimately with early-stage entrepreneurs as well as CEOs of revenue-generating companies to devise and implement growth strategies both domestically and internationally. Leveraging their extensive healthcare network, they accelerate expansion plans, reinforcing management teams, and building efficient governing boards. The firm was founded by Gerard Moufflet. Their current investment portfolio includes a variety of companies such as LightForce, Sprint Ray, Quip, Nantero, Collagen Matrix, and many others, showcasing a broad investment footprint in the healthcare industry, from medical technologies to dental services. The past investments also reflect a diverse range of interests in the sector including Spine Solutions, Intuitive Surgical, and Dotdash, among others. Acceleration International places an emphasis on the education of healthcare professionals and maintains connections with prominent educational institutions, exemplified by the Harvard Dental School of Medicine, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, the University of Pittsburgh, and others.