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LSX Investival Showcase Europe
Life Science Executive Partnering
Monday 17 November 2025Old Billingsgate, London, UK

Company Spotlight: TCP Health Ventures

Ahead of the LSX Investival Showcase Europe 2025 we interviewed TCP Health Ventures Partner Gautam Kainth to find out more about their investment strategy, and plans for the future.


Gautam Kainth, Partner, TCP Health Ventures

Meet Partner Gautam Kainth

As a Partner at TCP Health Ventures, can you share insights into your role and how your firm’s investment strategy supports innovation and growth in the Medtech sector?

At TCP Health Ventures, we invest in early-stage Medtech, digital health, and digital therapeutics companies that address major unmet clinical needs. Our strategy combines capital with strategic guidance, operational expertise, and a global healthcare network to help innovators navigate regulatory, reimbursement, and commercialization pathways. By emphasizing technologies with strong intellectual property and measurable clinical impact, we aim to accelerate innovation and improve patient outcomes. I joined TCP Health Ventures as a founding team member and have led all of our Medtech investments. Currently, I serve on the Board of Directors for eight portfolio companies, representing the firm’s strategic interests.


What are some of the key challenges or opportunities you see in the Medtech industry today, and how is TCP Health Ventures working to address these through its investments?

The Medtech industry is evolving rapidly, presenting both significant opportunities and complex challenges. Key among these are the increasing regulatory demands, cost pressures, longer commercialization timelines, and the need for scalable reimbursement strategies. At the same time, aging population and advances in technologies are creating new frontiers for innovation. At TCP Health Ventures, we invest in companies that are addressing these challenges head-on, developing clinically validated, economically viable technologies with clear regulatory pathways. Our goal is to help these ventures move from breakthrough concepts to impactful healthcare solutions.


When evaluating Medtech companies for investment, what factors or qualities do you prioritise, and how do these align with TCP Health Ventures’s mission to drive impactful change in healthcare?

When evaluating Medtech companies for investment, we focus on innovations that align with the strategic priorities of leading healthcare companies and have demonstrated acquisition interest. We seek ventures with strong scientific and clinical foundations, robust intellectual property, and technologies that address clear unmet medical needs. Equally critical are visionary, execution-focused leadership teams and well-defined pathways through regulatory approval, reimbursement, and market adoption. These qualities align with our mission to partner with exceptional founders, accelerate transformative technologies, and ultimately improve patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency worldwide.


The Medtech investment landscape is undergoing a significant transformation. What trends or disruptions are you observing, and how do you see these shaping the future of funding and innovation in the sector?

The MedTech sector is undergoing a major evolution, driven by the accelerated adoption of AI, machine learning, and genomics. These technologies are enabling personalized medicine, predictive diagnostics, and remote patient monitoring through connected IoMT devices, while AR and VR are transforming surgery, training, and rehabilitation. However, this progress is accompanied by growing disruptions emerging from stricter regulatory oversight and rising cybersecurity risks to supply chain volatility and integration challenges. As the industry adapts, success will hinge on balancing technological advancement with resilience, compliance, and patient-centric value creation. We look to capitalize on these larger themes by sticking to our investment strategy and achieving superior risk adjusted returns.


Looking ahead, what excites you most about the future of Medtech investments, and how do you hope TCP Health Ventures will contribute to advancing medical breakthroughs and solving global healthcare challenges?

We’re entering a transformative era in Medtech, driven by breakthroughs in digital health, artificial intelligence, robotics, and minimally invasive technologies. These innovations are reshaping diagnostics, treatment, and patient monitoring, and creating opportunities for more precise, connected, and accessible care. At TCP Health Ventures, we’re excited to back visionary entrepreneurs who are harnessing these trends to tackle major healthcare challenges, from cardiovascular, to chronic disease management and surgical innovation. Our goal is to provide more than capital; offering strategic guidance, industry expertise, and global networks to accelerate the development of technologies that deliver meaningful medical breakthroughs and lasting impact on patient care worldwide. Our commitment is to drive meaningful medical progress and help shape the future of healthcare.


Find out more at: www.tcphv.com