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people

investment thesis

The world’s population growth and ever growing consumption exceeds its resources, with distribution inefficiencies leading to large enduring underserved population segments.

Economic, social & political polarization is accelerating at the same time. Lightrock invests in solutions that create broader access to fundamental services and products and a shift to more responsible and sustainable service and product offerings. We focus on businesses that promote respect, diversity and inclusion. Within this theme, we focus on healthcare and education.

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portfolio impact

32m

lives touched

9m

patients provided access to affordable healthcare

5m

students helped to achieve better educational outcomes

300k

critical eye care treatments provided
Healthcare
Education
Impact Objectives
Improving access to essential healthcare, medical diagnostics and pharmaceutical products for the underserved
Reducing inefficiencies in healthcare and pharma supply chains to increase access, affordability, speed and quality of services and their delivery
Promoting innovations in life science and making them available to everyone who needs it
Theory of change
Problem
Half the world lacks access to essential health services (WHO, 2017)
Solution
Enhance existing or invest in new health services that are better tailored to context and underserved people
Increase efficiencies and resilience of supply chains, e.g. by disintermediation
Promote innovation in technology, digitalization and new approaches
Outcomes
Provision of timely, consistent, affordable, quality healthcare services
Integrated and efficient supply chains
Reduction in overall health expenses at the individual and system level
Reducing the vulnerability of people and improving their quality of life
Business model
Primary, secondary, tertiary and critical care hospitals
Multi-speciality hospitals, diagnostic clinics and eye care providers
Multi-channel healthcare and health supply platforms relying on online channels
Innovation leaders in critical medical care areas with disruptive technology and approaches
Portfolio
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Main SDG (targets)
3.4 prevention of non-communicable diseases
3.8 universal health coverage
Additional SDGs
Impact Objectives
Increasing equitable access to quality education, learning and training for all
Improving the quality of teaching and learning environments
Increasing access to quality Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
Improving the successful transition of Youth into the workforce and society
Theory of change
Problem
Six out of ten children and adolescents […] do not achieve minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics (UNESCO, 2017)
Solution
Enabling remote learning and skills development through online platforms to increase access at scale
Affordable quality ECCE provides the best possible start for young children
Improving school infrastructure and teaching quality
Outcomes
Improve adolescents' prospect of successfully transitioning from school into workforce
Improve children’s developmental, health, educational, and economic outcomes later in life
Improve educational learning outcomes
Business model
Online learning and skills development platorms
Providers of specialist services to improve quality of teaching and/or learning environments
Quality ECCE providers
Portfolio
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Main SDG and targets
4.2 access to quality ECCE
4.3 access to technical, vocational and tertiary education
4.4 promote relevant skills for employment
4.5 equal access to all levels of education and training
Additional SDGs

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February 20, 2025
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Finland's first industrial-scale green hydrogen plant goes into operation with Sunfire's electrolyser
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CMR Surgical reports more than 30,000 patients treated with Versius

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February 19, 2025
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