Fountain Healthcare Partners

About Fountain Healthcare Partners

Fountain Healthcare Partners is a venture capital firm with a focus on life sciences, including specialty pharma, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostics sectors. They emphasize investment in companies based primarily in Europe, with additional interest in the United States, leveraging their presence in both Dublin and New York to facilitate partnerships and build international networks for their portfolio companies. Founded in 2008, they are headquartered in the UK and manage three funds with €301 million under management. Fountain Healthcare Partners actively invests €10 million to €15 million per company, with potential for a strong exit within 4 to 6 years. They prefer to either lead or co-lead investment syndicates, focusing on the potential for innovation and scalability within their chosen fields. With a commitment to responsible investment, the firm provides more than just capital, bringing expertise and years of experience to assist entrepreneurs in smart growth, risk mitigation, and impact expansion. Their investment criteria include a geographical focus on Europe and the United States, a sectoral reach within life sciences, specifically specialty pharma, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostics, a developmental stage from seed to public offerings, and the potential for a strong exit within a mid-term timeframe of 4 to 6 years. They also emphasize their responsible investment policy and their willingness to be active partners in an investment syndicate.