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Meaningfully
impacting
healthcare by
launching digital
healthcare solutions

Health Venture is a global foundry, venture capital and advisory firm. With 50+ years of experience, we solve for key drivers of startup failure to de-risk early stage investing. 

As operators, we’ve been leaders at major corporations like CVS, Deloitte, Wells Fargo and Emblem Health (formerly Health South). 

As entrepreneurs, we’ve helped grow household names like Zelle, ClearXChange and Omnicare, a CVS Health Company. 

As investors, we’ve invested globally in seed and pre-series digital healthcare solutions. 

We are cultivating an elite cohort of founders building transformative technologies for healthcare. 

Our History

February 2016
February 2016HealthVenture Incorporated established in New Haven
June-July 2016
June-July 2016First incubator program run with 4 local start-ups (now known as Y-Start Bootcamp)
August 2016
August 2016First pitch competition featuring 9 teams at Yale University School of Management
February 2017
February 2017Winter Digital Health Pitch Competition featuring 10 teams at Yale University School of Management
July 2017
July 2017Host first Y-Bootcamp in New Haven with 3 companies
November 2017
November 2017First international pitch competition featuring 10 teams at Yale Center Beijing in Beijing, China
January 2018
January 2018Charting the Course: The Future of Digital Health
June 2018
June 2018Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for HealthHavenHub & Second Annual Y-Start Bootcamp with 6 Startups
December 2018
December 2018Presented the digital health grand prize at the 2018 NBEC Competition in Bangalore, India
February 2019
February 2019First Annual LeadHERs in Digital Health (now LeadHERs Summit) in Atlanta, Georgia featuring 10 startups founded and led by women
July 2019
July 2019Third Annual Y-Start Bootcamp with 8 Startups
December 2019
December 2019Presented the digital health grand prize at the Third Annual NBEC Competition in Bangalore, India
February 2020
February 2020Second Annual LeadHERs in Digital Health (now LeadHERs Summit) in Bangalore, India featuring 9 startups founded and led by women
July 2020
July 2020Fourth Annual Y-Start Bootcamp with 30 startups