Improve the team quality of Dutch medtech startups in the eyes of venture capitalists

Medical technology (Medtech) is an influential industry on a global scale. The total market value was around $550 billion in 2022. Venture capital money, together with other types of funds that support the startups, plays an important role in innovation. This research aims at finding out the evaluation criteria of venture capitalists on the Dutch medtech startups. The results of the study will contribute to 1) better evaluation outcomes for these startups; 2)To a further step, offering pragmatic action points to the Dutch medtech startups to survive longer and eventually become successful both technologically and commercially, so that the innovation levels of the medtech sector in the Netherlands can be continuously improved; 3) Finally, the Dutch medtech venture ecosystem will become more and more thriving.