Fundraising Healthtech Pre-Seed Founders with Ben Nahir from Elevate Capital Fund
You've built something real. Now you need to fund it.
Healthcare fundraising is different. And in 2025, healthcare funding was down 40-50% year-over-year. But the founders who understand capital strategy, not just pitch mechanics, are the ones who close rounds.
This isn't generic startup advice. We're bringing Ben Nahir, Venture Principal, from Elevate Capital—who's worked with many healthcare startups at pre-seed and seed stage—to break down what actually works in healthcare.
This fireside breaks down the patterns that separate founders who close rounds from those who spin their wheels.
What you'll learn:
The pre-seed narrative that actually works in healthcare
What investors look at first (it's not what you think)
Why who you take money from matters as much as how much you raise
Common founder mistakes that kill momentum
Templates and playbooks you can use immediately
Who should attend: Pre-seed founders raising for the first time, founders in active fundraising, or anyone who wants healthcare-specific insights instead of generic advice.
Virtual. Free. Worth your hour.
About SeaHealthTech
SeaHealthTech is a healthtech community built to drive innovation across the Pacific Northwest. Over the past 2 years, we've connected 1,200+ founders, operators, and investors through education, direct partnerships, and ecosystem-building. We host monthly events that bring together the people building the future of healthcare in our region. Our mission is simple: accelerate healthtech innovation by creating real connections and bridges between builders, capital, and expertise.
About Elevate Capital
Since 2016, Elevate Capital has invested in 88 startups with $60M in assets under management, helping create more than 700 jobs. Sixty-five percent of those investments are in women-led companies, and 92% are in founders who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, or veterans. They invests nationally in scalable start-ups primarily founded by underrepresented minority founders, including Women, People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQ+, and Veterans in technology and health care in pre-seed, seed and series A companies, with check size in range of $100K to $2M.