Laerdal Scale-Up Fund

Overview

The Laerdal Scale-Up Fund is a $100 million venture capital fund established by the Laerdal family to invest in commercial-stage healthcare technology companies. The fund focuses on technologies that can improve survival rates globally, aligning with the Laerdal family's mission to help save one million more lives every year by 2030. The fund operates at arm's length from Laerdal Medical and Laerdal Global Health, while sharing the same mission: helping save lives. The Laerdal Scale-Up Fund aims to accelerate the scale-up of proven, evidence-based lifesaving programs, enabling the transition from innovation to large-scale, sustainable impact in partnership with governments and global organizations. By supporting initiatives with proven results from smaller studies or pilots, the fund seeks to multiply lifesaving impact where it matters most. The fund operates at arm's length from Laerdal Medical and Laerdal Global Health, while sharing the same mission: helping save lives. The Laerdal Scale-Up Fund aims to accelerate the scale-up of proven, evidence-based lifesaving programs, enabling the transition from innovation to large-scale, sustainable impact in partnership with governments and global organizations. By supporting initiatives with proven results from smaller studies or pilots, the fund seeks to multiply lifesaving impact where it matters most.

Investment Focus

• Proven, evidence-based solutions addressing time-critical emergencies
• Potential for large-scale implementation
• Alignment with Laerdal family's mission to improve survival rates globally

Portfolio Companies