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🚀 NEW ARTICLE: European #HealthTech in 2024: a year of resilience and transformation 🌍 Today we share an insightful analysis of the European HealthTech landscape in 2024, written by our investor Tom Beauvironnet. This pivotal year has been marked by exciting advancements in funding, artificial intelligence, and strategic collaborations. Yet, challenges such as economic pressures and scalability hurdles remind us of the delicate balance required for sustainable growth. Some of our key learnings and figures: ✨ A 19% increase in digital health funding in Q3, signaling renewed investor confidence.  🤖 AI’s pivotal role in diagnostics, personalized medicine, and PharmaTech, driving investments and innovation.  🤝 Strategic partnerships and collaborations, now more critical than ever for scaling solutions.  💡 M&A dominating exits, with over 85% of 2024’s exit value, highlighting a maturing ecosystem. As we look ahead to 2025, Tom outlines key trends shaping the future of HealthTech, including a greater focus on clinical evidence, reimbursement models like DiGA and PECAN, and AI-driven diagnostics. Dive into the full article to explore the trends, challenges, and opportunities in this dynamic sector 👉 #HealthTech #Innovation #DigitalHealth #AI #KaristaInsights

🎬 Karista at #IPEM 2025: ready for action in Cannes! From January 28 to 30, 2025, the iconic Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes will host the IPEM, bringing together over 3,500 key players in Private Equity, including nearly 500 investors and 500 funds. We’re proud to announce that Olivier Dubuisson, Managing Partner, Catherine Boule, Managing Partner, and Baudouin Hue, Partner with +20 years of investment expertise, will represent us at this must-attend event. 🚀 Don’t miss the chance to connect with us and dive into discussions about venture capital, healthtech, spacetech, deeptech and much more. ✨ Ready to meet, share, and shape the future of innovation together? See you in Cannes! #IPEM2025 #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #HealthTech #SpaceTech #Innovation #Networking #KaristaVC 

🌍 Driving change in transportation pollution with Tallano Technologies 🚗✨ We’re proud to see Tallano Technologies, a portfolio company of the PRVF fund managed by Karista, featured in Les Echos! This French startup is tackling a critical issue: pollution caused by brake wear, which contributes significantly to fine particle emissions in transportation. Tallano’s innovative system captures 75–80% of fine particles released during braking, paving the way for cleaner air and healthier communities. With global patents, strategic partnerships with major players like Groupe SNCF, Transdev, and IVECO, and testing across fleets, Tallano is well-positioned to address upcoming regulations like Euro 7. Read the full article in Les Échos: https://lnkd.in/eHdpaXQw #Innovation #Sustainability #CleanMobility #StartupSuccess #Karista

🌟 Exciting news from TRiCares GmbH, one of Karista's portfolio companies! We’re thrilled to share that Tricares has achieved a significant milestone in advancing care for tricuspid regurgitation patients. The first two patients have been successfully implanted with Topaz, their innovative transcatheter tricuspid heart valve replacement (#TTVR) system, as part of an Early Feasibility Study (EFS) in North America. 👏 This milestone is a major step forward in improving outcomes for patients with tricuspid regurgitation, and we’re proud to support Tricares as they continue to advance the #EFS study for #Topaz throughout 2025. 👉 Read more about this breakthrough in Tricares’ official press release: https://lnkd.in/dQtXaysr #Karista #Tricares #Innovation #Healthcare #TTVR #MedicalDevices #Investment

🚀 Karista welcomes new investors to join the BforeAI.AI journey! We are delighted to announce that Titanium Ventures and SYN Ventures are joining Karista and the historical investors to support Bfore.AI, a pioneer in "preCrime" technology. 🎯 With this funding round, Bfore.AI is poised to accelerate its mission to revolutionize cybersecurity by predicting and neutralizing threats before they occur. This groundbreaking innovation marks a significant step forward in protecting businesses and sensitive data worldwide. Congratulations to the entire Bfore.AI team on this remarkable achievement! 🌟 #Karista #Cybersecurity #Innovation #PreCrime #Investment

🚀 Karista at the Closing Panel of CFO Days! We are thrilled to announce that Yvan-Michel Ehkirch, Managing Partner at Karista, will be participating in the Closing Panel of CFO Days by France Digitale tomorrow, January 15, 2025. 📅 Time: 5:30 PM 📍 Location: Workstation, CFO Days, France Digitale Yvan will share his insights on key challenges faced by the European innovation ecosystem, including: 🔹 Encouraging institutional investors to back startups and scale-ups 🔹 Alternatives to US exits and IPOs for European startups 🔹 The future role of public support programs This discussion, led by thought leaders in the field including Chiara Fratto and Antoine Latran, aims to address Europe's innovation gap and uncover pathways for a stronger, more competitive ecosystem. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from Yvan and other experts as they tackle the pressing issues shaping the future of innovation in Europe! #CFOdays #Innovation #Startups #Karista #FranceDigitale

🌟 Karista featured in Capital Finance's article "Private Equity Attracts Talent." Do you know how private equity firms like ours continue to appeal to top-tier professionals, offering competitive compensation and a unique work environment focused on growth and collaboration? Olivier Dubuisson, CEO and Managing Partner of Karista, shares insights on how we approach talent integration. Highlighting our upcoming new Partner based in Portugal, he emphasizes the importance of building strong, long-term relationships to drive success. 📖 Discover the full article in Capital Finance, printed version! #Karista #PrivateEquity #CapitalFinance #TalentAttraction

🌌 Karista Congratulates Miratlas and Leanspace on their Orange Fab New Space Challenge Wins! We’re thrilled to celebrate two of our portfolio companies, Miratlas and Leanspace, recognized during the Orange "enabling non terrestrial and hybrid networks" New Space Challenge: 🏆 Miratlas received the Special Jury Prize for its groundbreaking optical characterization technology, advancing space communications. 🌟 Leanspace was honored for its innovative space data management solutions, making satellite operations more efficient and accessible. Stéphanie Cavaillès, Open Innovation Director of Orange, emphasizes: "Open Innovation will enable the New Space ecosystem to combine a Test and Learn approach to technologies with an analysis of the associated business models." Congratulations to both teams for shaping the future of space technology! #NewSpace #Innovation #VentureCapital #Karista #OrangeChallenge

🚀 Karista achieves a successful exit in deep tech! We are proud to announce the sale of RED Technologies to Conx Corp, a Nasdaq-listed US SPAC, for €18.6 million. This milestone represents a significant valuation for a French deeptech company and underscores our ability to identify and nurture groundbreaking innovations. Since our first investment in Red Technologies in 2015, we have been committed to supporting its journey. From its patented spectrum management and sharing technology (SAS) to its certifications by the FCC, Red Technologies has grown to become indispensable in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) ecosystem and a pioneer in dual-use technologies. This acquisition highlights the impact of our approach at Karista: empowering high-potential European deeptech startups and guiding them to strategic success. A big thank you to the exceptional team at Red Technologies, led by Pierre-Jean Muller and Michael Abitbol, for their dedication and innovation. We are excited to see how Conx Corp will leverage their expertise to advance the telecommunications landscape. #Deeptech #VentureCapital #Karista #CBRS #Innovation #Telecom #SpectrumSharing #StrategicExit Olivier Dubuisson

🔙 It was good to meet clients, peers and partners at LPEA - Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Insights Conference 2024 a few weeks ago 💡 Very interesting panels on PE hot topics and trends, especially on how to structure a PE fund financing in Luxembourg 💊 Special thanks to Amine Benmoussa for sharing insightful experience on health tech investments around the world 🔜 Looking forward to keeping up the good work on new projects with the LPEA Financings in PE legal working group in 2025 - stay tuned, more information to come soon! #luxembourg #privateequity #venturecapital #investmentfunds #financing #fundfinance