HealthCap is a specialized provider of venture capital within life sciences.

The firm was founded in 1996 by Björn Odlander[3] and Peder Fredrikson,[4] and the first fund was started the same year.

[5] As of 2023, HealthCap has established eight funds and financed more than 125 companies, where more than 45 have been taken public on nine different markets.

The team combines venture capital investing experience with competences and work experiences from small as well as large companies across the healthcare industry, spanning disciplines of scientific research, drug development, clinical practice, investment banking, and industry management.

[6][7] HealthCap invests in companies developing disruptive technologies that hold the potential to change clinical practice.