Investors and startups connect at LSH Capital Match

ROM InWest and the Amsterdam Economic Board are hosting the LSH Capital Match event on November 28th, where investors and startups in the Life Sciences & Health sector will meet.

Tim Wolbrink – Cory.Care

Cory.Care is an online consumer platform that started in 2023 with a digital-first general practice. This online practice targets the approximately half a million Dutch people who cannot find a family doctor. For example, because they have just moved and the general practitioner in their neighbourhood is no longer accepting new patients. “Last August, shortly after we launched our platform, I attended the previous LSH Capital Match event,” Wolbrink says. “I went there because we were looking for funding. It’s the most effective event I’ve ever been to. Especially because I was able to have good talks with potential investors.”

Learn more about the 2023 LSH Capital Match event.

In-depth talks

Similar to last year, you can indicate in advance which startup or investor you’d like to engage with. When the interest is mutual, you’ll meet with eachother for at least 15 minutes during the event. “At events like this, you usually only have a few minutes for your pitch. But now we really got the opportunity to tell our story and a good, in-depth conversation ensued,” Wolbrink reflects. “In addition to the talks with investors, I was also made aware of other financing options. Like the Rabobank Innovation Loan, subsidies and the MIT schemes.”

Useful contacts

Wolbrink is not unique in his praise about the LSH Capital Match event 2023. Nearly three-quarters of participants reported that the event contributed to new investment or collaboration opportunities. In addition, 80 percent said they definitely want to participate again in November because they had made useful contacts last year.

For example, Wolbrink made post-event follow-up appointments with ROM InWest, Holland Capital, Shaping Impact Group and Lumo Labs. From all conversations, he extracted valuable advice, and with two he is still discussing a possible investment, he says. “The funders I met at the event encouraged us to focus. That we first needed to work on one good product-market fit. We are doing that now with Cory.Care.”

Good advice

This year, Wolbrink will be there again. “We have secured our first investment and are looking to raise more money in Q4. As a company, we have made big strides and I am curious to see how funders respond. Of course I hope to get additional good advice and gain interesting connections.”

Wolbrink advises sceptics not to overthink for too long. “It’s not just about money. The conversations you have and the sessions on stage are very informative and give you a good idea of where you stand as a company.”

Save the date

Looking forward to easily access over 30 investors or more than 100 startups? Then be sure to attend LSH Capital Match 2024 on November 28th. If you sign up for the Board Update newsletter (in Dutch) and follow us via LinkedIn you’ll hear about it as soon as registration opens.

Organisers of the LSH Capital Match event are ROM InWest and the Amsterdam Economic Board, in collaboration with Health & Innovation District Amsterdam, Sanquin, UMC Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Health~Holland and Rabobank.

Text: Mirjam Streefkerk