DGAP-News: SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement mbH / Key word(s): Investment/Financing
German healthcare investor SHS and Dutch Rubio Impact Ventures invest EUR5 million in Incision for international
expansion and new services for its surgical platform
2021-05-27 / 08:00
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German healthcare investor SHS and Dutch Rubio Impact Ventures invest EUR5 million in Incision for international
expansion and new services for its surgical platform
. Incision is rapidly expanding its platform for surgical performance and online training
. The German SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement mbH and investor Rubio Impact Ventures from Amsterdam
provide 5 million euros for the expansion of Incision Group's international business
. Operating room staff and surgical residents from over 200 hospitals in more than 18 countries now use the Incision
platform
Amsterdam/Tübingen, 27th May 2021
On its way to becoming the world's leading surgical performance platform, Incision is raising five million euros in
capital in its series A. The new investors, the healthcare investor SHS from Tübingen, Germany and Rubio Impact
Ventures from Amsterdam, see their commitment to specifically support the development of new services and the expansion
of Incision's international business.
Incision's platform provides learning and performance support for the full OR Team
Surgery makes up a large part of hospital budgets, but clinical outcomes and efficiency vary significantly between
clinics. It is a challenging area to improve due to the limited level of standardization, variances in surgical
execution, and lack of process support tools. Incision's goal is to connect 10,000 clinics and improve 100 million
operations per year. To achieve this, Incision is building a platform for surgical knowledge, supporting surgical
performance and training so all clinics can achieve results at par with the top clinics in the world. Incision is
currently active in 18 countries worldwide, serving over 200 hospital clients.
"We are working closely with our hospital clients worldwide to grow the Incision platform. We are launching new
products with them to boost the performance of their surgical teams and adding new users every day. We are very excited
to have SHS & Rubio on-board as growth investors so we can accelerate our international rollout and move faster towards
our goal to connect 10,000 clinics with our platform", says Incision CEO Ritsaart van Montfrans.
"At SHS we have been actively following the trends in the OR and evaluating a range of investment opportunities. We
believe that Incision's experienced team, its product offering, and strategy are the right ingredients to build a
European Healthcare champion", says David Wehner, Senior Investment Manager at German MedTech investor SHS. And SHS
partner Dr. André Zimmermann adds: "Incision fits perfect with our investment strategy of supporting European growth
companies in the healthcare sector with our SHS industry expertise and long-standing network."
"We are excited to back the stellar Dutch team at Incision on their mission to optimize performance in the OR and
reduce surgical complications. Their impact is already global in nature, and is set to scale up to 10,000 clinics
worldwide", says Eske Scavenius, Investment Director at Rubio Impact Ventures.
With its next wave of expansion to the UK, Scandinavia, Belgium and the Middle East, Incision will be growing its
international footprint further. Also, a number of features will be launched, enriching the platform with new learning
materials, effective workflows, and sharing of best practices to improve on-the-job performance of individuals and
teams.
About Incision
Incision is a platform for surgical performance and online training, founded in 2014 in Amsterdam by Prof. Dr. Theo
Wiggers and various other entrepreneurial professionals, on a mission to improve surgical care. Their team of medical
doctors and business professionals believes in sharing surgical skills and making high-quality surgical knowledge
accessible to everyone.
Further information: www.incision.care
Press contact: Kim Taylor, taylor@incision.care
About Rubio Impact Ventures
Rubio Impact Ventures, formerly known as Social Impact Ventures, is an investment company based in Amsterdam. They
support promising entrepreneurs, primarily in the Netherlands and NW EU, with growth capital and proven business tools
to reach their full potential and enable them to achieve systemic change. Their investment is targeted towards 3
thematic areas: circular solutions, healthy living and people power.
Further information: www.rubio.vc
Press contact: info@rubio.vc
About SHS
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement is based in Tuebingen, Germany, and invests in medical technology and life
science companies with a focus on expansion financing, changes in shareholder structures and successor situations. SHS
holds minority as well as majority interests. The company was founded in 1993 and has since gained extensive experience
as an industry investor which supports the growth of its portfolio companies through a network of partnerships
regarding the introduction of new products, regulatory issues or entering new markets. The SHS fund's European based
investors include pension funds, strategic investors, funds of funds, family offices, entrepreneurs and the SHS
management team. The AIFM-registered company invests up to EUR30 million in equity capital and volumes exceeding this
amount are implemented with a network of co-investors. SHS is currently investing from its fifth fund which received
capital commitments of more than EUR130 million.
Further information: http://www.shs-capital.eu/en/
Press contact: cc@shs-capital.eu
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