AtVenture DealFlow

AtVenture DealFlow
Podcast Description
Welcome to the AtVenture DealFlow Podcast, the podcast where we talk to founders who are actively fundraising! This podcast is designed to showcase curated deal flow for investors. In each episode, we bring you directly in touch with promising startups seeking funding, focusing on transparency, sectors, funding needs, and investor interests. Our mission is to streamline deal flow and connect investors with the right founders quickly and efficiently. See you at the next great deal!
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The podcast focuses on startup fundraising, investment strategies, and industry insights, with episodes highlighting sectors like MedTech and HealthTech. For example, the episode featuring Dieuwertje Drexhage discusses Layco Medical Devices and their innovative approach to sustainable medical equipment, illustrating how startups can leverage environmental concerns to attract funding.

Welcome to the AtVenture DealFlow Podcast, the podcast where we talk to founders who are actively fundraising! This podcast is designed to showcase curated deal flow for investors. In each episode, we bring you directly in touch with promising startups seeking funding, focusing on transparency, sectors, funding needs, and investor interests. Our mission is to streamline deal flow and connect investors with the right founders quickly and efficiently. See you at the next great deal!
Episode with Dieuwertje Drexhage – Co-founder of Layco Medical Devices. Layco designs reusable vacuum pumps that save people, planet and costs.
In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Dieuwertje Drexhage, co-founder of Layco Medical Devices, a MedTech company offering sustainable and reusable medical equipment to improve healthcare accessibility. Based in the Netherlands, Layco provides a B2B HealthTech solution that is both cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Dieuwertje and her company have earned several awards, including the Albert Schweitzer Award, and she was recognized as an FD Talent 2024. With their innovative solution, Layco can prevent 500,000 stillbirths, reduce CO2 emissions from vacuum deliveries by 40%, and cut waste from these deliveries by an impressive 98%.
Key metrics:
● Sector: MedTech
● Business Model: B2B
● Start Date: 2020
● Location : NL
● Founders: Dieuwertje Drexhage & Thom Weustink
● Team size: 9
● Round: Pre-seed
● Round size: €2M
● Traction: pre-revenue (revenue expected in 2026)
● Market Size: TAM ~€ 10B Obstetric Devices
● Current Funding: The Angel Initiative, Rabobank Innovation Loan, Donor Impact
Invest Fund, Innovatiefonds NH, RVO subsidies

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