About Us

About Us

Backing Europe’s boldest HealthTech disruptors

At YZR Capital, we back ambitious entrepreneurs tackling complex challenges in global healthcare. Combining deep sector knowledge, hands-on functional expertise and fast execution, we support our portfolio companies from day one. We aim to help building global champions that deliver lasting impact.

Backed by top-tier LPs from the start

Fund KPIs

On track to build Europe’s HealthTech champions

Our portfolio growth, market positioning, and disciplined deployment are aligned with our long-term vision. We focus on quality over quantity, backing the right founders at the right time, and scaling them into market leaders across Europe. Every metric reflects our commitment to turning bold HealthTech ideas into real impact.

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Our Market

A thriving European HealthTech frontier

Europe Digital Health Market size in 2024
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Europe Digital Health Market CAGR until 2029
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Global exits in Digital Health Sector
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Shortage of healthcare workers and numbers are rising
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Of population will be over 65 by 2050 in the EU
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Of the European population aged >15 lives with chronic diseases
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Sources: European Chronic Disease Alliance, European Commission, Healthtech Alpha, Healthcare.Digital, Mordor Intelligence

Europe offers an unmatched mix of world-class talent, deep tech expertise, and rising healthcare innovation potential. With leading universities, a growing founder base, and strong digital health adoption, the continent is primed to shape global healthcare solutions. We launched YZR to fill a critical knowledge gap and deploy when others paused, positioning us as a catalyst for this fast-growing ecosystem. Today, we continue to pioneer and support the next wave of HealthTech breakthroughs.

We are YZR

A team blending healthcare insiders and investor expertise

At YZR, we’re a founder-led, complimentary team of entrepreneurs, seasoned investors and healthcare insiders with a deep track record across early stage VC to growth buyout PE. Our strength lies in this unique blend – combining medical insight, operator experience, and investment firepower. We move fast, think long-term, and partner closely with ambitious teams to build the next generation of tech-enabled healthcare champions across Europe.

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Meier

Reinhard loves supporting European health tech founders on their way to becoming global technology leaders. He has evolved from a practising physician to a tech…

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Markus Feuerecker

Markus Feuerecker has been passionate about scaling healthcare companies throughout his career. As a trained VC, growth & buy‑out private‑equity investor, before co‑founding YZR Capital…

Investor

Christina Schmidt

Christina has been part of the VC and start‑up industry for more than five years. Previously, she gained extensive experience in the VC space by…

Investor

Till Quitzau

Till gained valuable full‑time experience as an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company. His passion for venture capital, particularly in the health‑tech sector, was sparked…

Investor

Georg Grudow Alonso

Georg developed strong expertise in technology and finance through his role in Investment Banking at GP Bullhound, where he worked on M&A transactions with high-growth…

Senior Advisor

Dr. med. Michael Bitzer

Entrepreneur and investor / Experienced insurance CEO and board member. From 2006 until July 2019 Dr Michael Bitzer was the CEO of Daman, the National…

Senior Advisor

Elmar H. Willebrand

Elmar Willebrand, by profession a lawyer, joined Asklepios Clinics in October 1993 as head of investments, financing and acquisitions before becoming Group CEO in 1998….

Senior Advisor

Prof. Dr. Prof. h.c. Andreas Dengel

Andreas Dengel is Executive Director at the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) Kaiserslautern and head of the research area Smart Data & Knowledge…

Venture Partner

Urs Keller

Urs is a serial investor and entrepreneur with deep expertise in the field of digital platforms. He was active in companies such as billiger.de, web.de,…

Venture Partner

Holger Ebersberger

Holger studied law at the Friedrich‑Alexander University of Erlangen–Nürnberg, the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main and the University of Durham. He is…

Venture Partner

Dr. Martina Samwer

Martina is an entrepreneur in the healthcare sector and has founded 21Dx GmbH and 22 Ventures GmbH. Before that she worked for more than ten…

Venture Partner

Vlad Lata

Vlad studied Electrical Engineering and Information Technology in Munich, gained an honours degree at CDTM and was a visiting researcher at Berkeley. He was Co‑founder…