Health Founders Estonia
Accelerating the Growth of the Estonian Health Technology Industry
About us
Health Founders Estonia (HFE) is the official government-backed operator of Estonia's healthtech ecosystem.
Our mission is to create Europe's most dynamic early-stage life science and digital health ecosystem by building the world's first country-level health technology accelerator.
We welcome startups, healthcare providers, patient organisations, universities, policy makers, and investors to join the community and build the future of health together!
A new operating model
Health Founders Estonia supports healthtech companies across the entire innovation journey from idea to market. We are introducing a new ecosystem-wide operating model that brings together key stakeholders to help early stage healthtech companies develop breakthrough ideas into sustainable business models.
Estonia is the perfect place to build a healthtech startup
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#1
in The Bertelsmann Foundation's Digital Health Index in 2024
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20
years of experience implementing national e-health infrastructure
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99%
of health data created today is digitised and everyone has an e-health record
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20%
of Estonians have given their genome data to the Estonian Genome Centre
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100%
Close to 100% of patients have a digital health record
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100%
Almost 100% of prescriptions are digital
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Community
Large community of early adopters
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E-residency
E-residency for every world citizen
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Visa
Startup Visa for health talents
News
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Health Founders Estonia Launch Event
Join us for the opening event of Health Founders Estonia (HFE), We will introduce a new operational model for the…
March 16, 2025
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Health Founders Estonia Vision 2035
Imagine it’s the year 2035… Estonia is globally renowned as a leader in innovative health technologies. We have a rapidly…
March 16, 2025
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Building the Future of Health, One Startup at a Time
The future of healthcare is not written in books—it’s being built in research labs, hospitals, and startup teams today. Behind…
March 16, 2025