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 Startup Bootcamp 2026: Accelerating Health-Tech Development in Estonia
On March 27–28, the second Health Founders Estonia Startup Bootcamp was held at the Öpiku Conference Centre in Tallinn. The…
April 1, 2026
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Demo Day in Tartu: HFE’s First Batch Takes the Stage
At the end of January, the first cohort of Health Founders Estonia accelerator teams gathered in Tartu for Demo Day…
February 2, 2026
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Event Recap: HFE Regulatory Session II
On October 16, the second edition of the Health Founders Estonia Regulatory Sessions took place, attracting nearly 70 participants from…
October 23, 2025