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Health Innovation Capital

VC
Boston, MAWebsite

Health Innovation Capital is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Healthcare. The firm typically writes $1.5M–$10.0M checks.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$1.5M – $10.0M

Team

6 partners

Investment Thesis

Investing in Healthcare and HealthTech platforms that enable better access, efficiency, and outcomes.

How Health Innovation Capital invests

Health Innovation Capital is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare. It does not invest in Consumer.

Health Innovation Capital typically writes checks of $1.5M–$10.0M per investment.

Meet the Team

AR

Arlene Ruiz de Luzuriaga, MD, MPH, MBA

Investment Committee

Clinical research
Patient care
Health outcomes
Maternal/fetal/pediatric medicine
JE

John Ellis, MD

Senior Advisor, Investment Committee

Clinical advising
Medical innovation
Regulatory/clinical translation
AM

Andrew M. Meadow

General Partner

Pediatric health
Maternal-fetal health
Medical therapeutics
Medical technologies
NJ

Nicole J. Walker

Partner

Pediatric health
Maternal-fetal health
Medical devices
Diagnostics & care services
TL

Tricia L. Schumann

Principal

Healthcare services
Therapeutics
Scaling early-stage companies
JK

Jeff Kaplan, JD

Of Counsel – Non-Voting Investment Committee

Legal counsel
Regulatory affairs
Corporate governance

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
How to pitch Health Innovation Capital
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.5M – $10.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Arlene Ruiz de Luzuriaga, MD, MPH, MBA, Investment Committee.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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