Thoughtful capital
for world-shaping healthtech founders.

An early-stage healthtech investment firm led by proven entrepreneurs, deeply embedded in Singapore, providing accelerated access to the U.S., empowering startups to compete globally.

ViSION

We envision an imminent future where healthtech innovation enables a life better lived for all.
To bring this vision to life, we:
Start with Company Culture

Establish relationships with founders and investors who share our unwavering commitment to ethical behaviour, consistently acting with integrity, respect,
and purpose.

Make
Transformative
Investments

Deploy our capital with a perspective centered on diligence, expertise, and a fiduciary mindset to achieve outsized risk-adjusted returns.

Create Value for Founders

Support outstanding founders with our team's decades of expertise and our unique operating model spanning Asia and the U.S.

TEAM

Our team of entrepreneurs, innovators, and domain experts came together on a shared mission to improve lives and generate returns for investors.

Ara Tavitian, MD

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Paul Scibetta

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Jonathan Bandel, MPA, MSF

Managing Director, Global Ecosystem & Investment Process

Vartan Hovsepian

Managing Director, Finance & Portfolio Construction

Louise Roman, JD

Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel

Yong Chern Chet, MB BCh, MRCSEd, MPS

Head of Asia Ecosystem

James Best, MD, MBBS

ADVISOR, SINGAPORE HEALTH ECOSYSTEM & CLINICAL RESEARCH

Pinchas (Hassy) Cohen, MD, PhD

Advisor, Ageing & Digital Therapeutics

Eric Dworkin, MPA

Advisor, US Payors

Zsolt Kulcsar, DO, MPH, MBA

Advisor, Virtual Health and Project Scoping & Implementation

Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, PhD

Advisor, Precision Medicine

Tan Wee Theng

ADVISOR, ASIA ECOSYSTEM

CO-FOUNDER’S LETTER
At 22Health, we believe that investing in transformative health technology companies will allow us to amplify our impact and collaborate towards the future we aspire to see.
Ara Tavitian, MD
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VALUE CREATION CHAIN

We are dedicated to increasing founder success & driving outsized returns along our Value Creation Chain. Our team and process allow us to create alpha at each step.
STEP 1
ADVANTAGED DEAL ACCESS
ALPHA
Better sourcing
Early-stage healthtech Singapore
Other less saturated markets
STEP 2
PROCESS-DRIVEN INVESTING
ALPHA
Optimised asymmetric risk-taking
Disciplined, repeatable process
Deep due diligence
Objective, high-conviction decisions
STEP 3
FOUNDER DEVELOPMENT
ALPHA
Improved founder performance
Comprehensive mentoring
Commercialisation support
Preparation for global stage
STEP 4
ALIGNED
ECOSYSTEM
ALPHA
More efficient U.S. market entry
Aligned health partners
Understanding of pain points
Optimal matching with companies
STEP 5
Supported
commercialisation
ALPHA
Accelerated, robust go-to-market
Project scoping and implementation
Sales development
Regulatory guidance
STEP 6
FUTURE
GROWTH
ALPHA
Higher exit valuations
Access to later-stage capital
Strengthening scaling efforts
Exit analysis

INVESTMENT THEMES

We invest in entrepreneurs and technologies changing the future of health across three themes.
Empowering Health Decisions
Precision Medicine

Genomics and novel biomarkers that diagnose, track activity, and serve as targets for therapy.

Predictive Analytic Decision Support

Proactive risk management tools that tailor early interventions and optimise outcomes by supporting informed consumers.

Data Portability Solutions

Innovations that give people greater control over their health, including decentralised data ownership, portability, and interoperability in a secure manner.

Enabling Emerging Treatments
Virtual Care Technologies

Hardware and software platforms that enable remote monitoring for maintenance of wellness, disease prevention, and management at home.

Digital Therapeutics and Diagnostics

Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), mobile apps, augmented and virtual reality, and other digital technologies as medicine that force a rethink of how we treat all types of disease, including behavioural health and neurodegenerative conditions.

Drivers of Behavioural Change

Digital solutions backed by innovative technologies and business models that incent behavioural change leading to healthier outcomes and compliance with clinical care pathways.

Supporting Healthy Ageing
Enhancing Daily Living

Robotic and digital solutions that enable at-home rehab and assistance in activities of daily living.

Digital Purpose and Companionship

Software that addresses loneliness and isolation.

Caregiver Coordination and Support

Platforms that improve training and quality of life for caregivers, families, and patients.

Beliefs we must share for success

22Health is designed to deliver a differentiated venture capital model
Singapore healthtech startups can compete globally

Singapore's robust innovation community is well-positioned to produce globally competitive healthtech startups due to their world-class research, cutting-edge technology, intense focus on talent development, and leading institutions. For example, Singapore is 2nd in World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Survey, has the 4th highest researcher FTEs per capita globally, has the 2nd most "best in world" category rankings in 2022 Global Innovation Index, and is the 1st country to achieve nationwide 5G coverage.

"Global" starts with the U.S.

The U.S. market provides unparalleled growth opportunities for startups with the potential to change the future of health and care. The U.S. accounts for 43.5% of global health spend, 76% of unicorns created in healthtech, and $0.72 of every dollar invested in digital health. The U.S. has the infrastructure to support innovation, including 86% of health systems having one or more executives responsible for innovation.

Success at scale requires a differentiated model

A model deeply embedded in Singapore, underpinned by a team of expert healthcare operators in the U.S., designed to deliver alpha at every step of the process, and committed to investing efficiently at high concentrations in early stages to generate outsized returns.

22Health has the operating model and the team to execute for success

For more information, contact us at:

[email protected]