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NLC Health Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm

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Milan, ItalyWebsite

NLC Health Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Milan, Italy investing in Healthcare, Other, EdTech. The firm has 68 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
68 companies on record
Partners
13 listed
AUM
$1B
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Healthcare, Other, EdTech, Developer Tools
HQ
Milan, Italy
Check size
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-23

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

AUM

$1.0B

Portfolio

68+ companies

Team

13 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Health innovation investor backing pre-seed and early-stage health ventures, including rare disease and diagnostic workflow innovation. The firm’s recent activity includes a pre-seed rare-disease diagnosis startup, signaling direct relevance to underserved and fragmented-care categories.

How NLC Health Ventures invests

NLC Health Ventures is a vc firm based in Milan, Italy. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Other, EdTech, Developer Tools.

NLC Health Ventures manages approximately $1B in assets. Our records include 2 funds raised by the firm.

NLC Health Ventures has backed 68 companies in our records, including Porous GmbH, Profionics, ProVascTec.

Partners & Team

JE

Julia Eschenbrenner

CEO

Ortho Spine

Being part of the ortho spine cluster has been invaluable. Learning from fellow CEOs navigating similar challenges is unparalleled. Plus, having experts readily available has accelerated our growth.

MM

Marco Monti

Managing Partner

rare disease
diagnostics
digital health
JH

Jaap Haemers

Director

HW

Henk Westendorp

Venture Partner

PW

Pieter Wijffels

Venture Partner

LO

Lars Olthof

Investment Director

BW

Bart Wammes

Finance Manager

AD

Ankita Das

Senior Venture Development Associate

KB

Kathrin Ballesteros

Venture Partner

AS

Amalia Stenberg

Head of Legal

SM

Simon Mifsud

CEO

Starting as a CEO of a pre-revenue start-up poses many individual challenges. Sharing experiences helps us to accelerate our progress. Having a community of like-minded entrepreneurs makes it feel like you are part of a larger ecosystem.

DL

Dr. Linda Pullan

Supervisory Board Member

I have had great conversations with the NLC team and I hope to listen and learn, as well as share my experiences to help shape NLC’s strategy as a supervisory board member.

AH

Andras Heijink

Musculoskeletal Expert Panel Member

Life Sciences
Health

I recognize that progress in life sciences and health requires collaborative co-creation. Success hinges on understanding field needs, evaluating products and synthesizing strategies from diverse perspectives. Working with experts is therefore key and this is where NLC excels.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other
EdTech
Developer Tools

Funds

Fund II

$250M2021
fully deployed

Fund I

$150M2019
fully deployed

Portfolio Companies (68)

Other

PO

Porous GmbH

Orthopedics & Spine
PR

Profionics

New Markets
PR

ProVascTec

Cardiovascular & Imaging
RE

Respiosa

New Markets
AE

Aerion Bioscience

Therapeutics
AE

Aetherus

New Markets
AI

Aido

Cardiovascular & Imaging
AL

Allergios

New Markets
AL

Altach

Orthopedics & Spine
AM

Amotio

Orthopedics & Spine·NLC Health Impact Fund

Medtech company developing technology to transform revision joint surgery

How to pitch NLC Health Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Other, EdTech — the sectors they actively back.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Julia Eschenbrenner, CEO.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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