Digital Healthcare Partners

Name

Digital Healthcare Partners

Legal name

(주)디지털헬스케어파트너스

Website

https://dhpartners.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Healthcare Venture Capital

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Global Health (HLAJAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Global Health Research, Clinical Trials & Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) (HLAJAOAM)

Keywords

• Digital health venture capital
• Healthcare startup investment
• Medical startup accelerator
• Seed to Series A healthcare
• Digital therapeutics investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Venture Fund Management (Management Fees & Carried Interest): DHP operates multiple specialized funds focused on digital healthcare startups. The firm earns management fees on committed capital and carries carried interest (performance fees) on successful exits. Fund LPs include healthcare professionals, angel investors, institutional VCs, and corporate venture arms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Digital Healthcare Partners (DHP) is a venture capital and acceleration firm that invests in and nurtures Korean early-stage digital healthcare startups from seed to Series A, deploying KRW 100–300 million per company across 12 specialized funds backed by 120 LP investors. Beyond capital, DHP delivers acceleration services including the DHP Health-X Bootcamp (~6-month program), DHP Academy (educational program), DHP Silicon Valley Bootcamp (US expansion program), monthly Office Hours portfolio mentoring, annual Demo Day / DHP Conference (Korea's largest digital healthcare conference with 1,000+ attendees), and TIPS (government R&D funding) operator status for matching portfolio companies with Korean government support.

Product overview

Digital Healthcare Partners (DHP) is Korea's only venture capital firm specializing in digital healthcare startups. The company operates an integrated platform combining investment services (seed to Series A), acceleration programs (Health-X Bootcamp, Silicon Valley Bootcamp), education (DHP Academy), and networking events (Demo Day, Meetups). DHP provides up to 300 million KRW investment per startup, access to a network of medical/healthcare experts, regulatory specialists from MFDS, clinical test beds (3,000+ hospital beds), and connects portfolio companies with follow-on investors. The TIPS program offers additional R&D and government support fund matching.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DHP Academy: DHP's educational program for digital healthcare startups, currently in its 8th cohort (DHP Academy 2026).
• DHP Bootcamp / DHP Health-X Bootcamp
• DHP Silicon Valley Bootcamp
• DHP Demo Day
• DHP 2025 / DHP 2026
• DHP Office Hours
• CEO Salon (CEO 살롱)
• Friday Dining (금요 미식회)

Products and services

• DHP Investment Services Seed-to-Series A equity investment in Korean digital healthcare startups, typically KRW 100–300 million per company, through 12 specialized LP-backed funds. Portfolio companies have collectively raised KRW 955 billion in follow-on capital. For startup founders and CXOs needing both capital and healthcare-domain acceleration support.
• DHP Health-X Bootcamp Approximately 5–6-month in-Korea acceleration program for early-stage digital healthcare startups including 1:1 mentoring, internal education, investment review opportunities, TIPS recommendation, networking with portfolio companies, and Demo Day presentation. For early-stage founders seeking both capital consideration and operational acceleration.
• DHP Academy Educational program for digital healthcare startups. DHP Academy 2026 (8th cohort) is the educational initiative for digital healthcare founders and operators seeking structured domain education.
• DHP Silicon Valley Bootcamp 3-month acceleration program supporting Korean digital healthcare startups' global expansion, conducted in partnership with Seoul Biohub and Outsome accelerator. Includes pre-mentoring in Korea, 2-week intensive in-person training in Silicon Valley, and post-mentoring. For Korean digital healthcare founders seeking US-market entry, US investor introductions, and US clinical partnership access (e.g., Johns Hopkins).
• DHP Meetup Recurring networking event for the Korean digital healthcare startup ecosystem, featuring startup pitches, company introductions, and investor/practitioner networking. For digital healthcare founders, practitioners, and investors.
• DHP Demo Day Annual demo/pitch event where DHP portfolio companies present to VC investors, healthcare professionals, industry experts, academics, and government representatives. The DHP 2025 conference evolved from this event into Korea's largest digital healthcare conference with 1,000+ attendees.
• DHP TIPS Program DHP's TIPS operator offering for promising deep-tech digital healthcare startups, providing equity investment plus R&D and Korean government-support-fund matching under Korea's TIPS program. For deep-tech digital healthcare startups eligible for TIPS government R&D support.

Quantifiable outcome

• KRW 955 billion in follow-on capital raised by DHP portfolio companies
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Seoul BiohubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHP partners with Seoul Biohub for the DHP Silicon Valley Bootcamp program, which is part of Seoul Biohub's 'Global Expansion Growth Acceleration Program'. Seoul Biohub selects and co-funds Korean digital healthcare startups to participate in DHP's Silicon Valley acceleration initiative.
• OutsomecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOutsome is a local Silicon Valley-based accelerator that partners with DHP to operate the DHP Silicon Valley Bootcamp, providing on-the-ground logistics, mentorship, and local ecosystem access in Silicon Valley for Korean digital healthcare startups.
• Samsung Seoul Hospital (삼성서울병원)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSamsung Seoul Hospital, a leading Korean tertiary general hospital and a center for professor-led startups, is a key partner in DHP's TIPS consortium, providing clinical validation infrastructure, hospital testbed access, and medical expertise for portfolio companies.
• Bundang Seoul National University Hospital Startup Incubator (분당서울대병원 창업보육센터)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBundang Seoul National University Hospital's startup incubator is a consortium partner in DHP's TIPS program, supporting early-stage digital healthcare startups with clinical validation and mentorship from the hospital's medical professionals.
• Yonsei University Bio-Health Technology Holding (연세대학교 바이오헬스기술지주회사)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated with Severance Hospital, this bio-health technology holding company is a TIPS consortium partner providing clinical expertise and commercialization infrastructure for DHP portfolio companies.
• Gangwon Creative Economy Innovation Center (강원창조경제혁신센터)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated in Gangwon-do's medical device regulatory special zone, this center supports startups in building the regional digital healthcare ecosystem. It is a partner in DHP's TIPS consortium, focusing on regulatory pathway support and ecosystem development.
• Lunit (루닛)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLunit is a leading Korean digital healthcare company and a representative early-success startup in the sector. It participates as a partner in DHP's TIPS consortium, sharing expertise and network with emerging portfolio companies.
• Khosla VenturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKhosla Ventures, a leading deep-tech VC based in Silicon Valley, participated in the DHP Silicon Valley Bootcamp 2026 by hosting Korean startups for pitch sessions and mentoring with healthcare-focused partners.
• IndieBiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndieBio, a prominent biotech/healthcare accelerator based in San Francisco, participated in the DHP Silicon Valley Bootcamp 2026 VC round table for startup evaluations.
• MBC BioLabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMBC BioLabs, a leading biotech/healthcare incubator in the Bay Area, was visited by DHP Silicon Valley Bootcamp 2026 participants for mentoring sessions with healthcare-focused reviewers.
• 500 Global / Y Combinator AlumniminorStrategic or Co-development Partner500 Global and Y Combinator alumni founders in healthcare served as mentors during the DHP Silicon Valley Bootcamp 2026, providing workshops on US market entry, fundraising tactics, and business development.
• WilmerHale (윌머헤일律师事务所)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWilmerHale, a major international law firm, provided a mentorship session on intellectual property and US corporate structuring ('flip') for the DHP Silicon Valley Bootcamp 2026 cohort.
• UpZen (업젠)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUpZen CEO 한기용, a noted Silicon Valley mentor, delivered a keynote on 'How to Survive in the Bay Area' as part of the DHP Silicon Valley Bootcamp 2026 program.
• Taewoong Medical USA (태웅메디칼USA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTaewoong Medical USA, a Korean medical device company's US subsidiary, served as a mentor and session host during the DHP Silicon Valley Bootcamp 2026, sharing insights on US medical device market entry.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Y Combinator: Global accelerator whose healthcare alumni mentors participated in DHP's Silicon Valley Bootcamp. Comparable as a flagship accelerator model that DHP's Academy/Bootcamp/Demo Day structure imitates at a national scale, but YC operates globally with a horizontal thesis.

Broad incumbents

• Korea Investment Partners: Large Korea-based generalist VC/PE platform with selective digital health exposure. Comparable as a Korea-headquartered institutional investor overlapping DHP at growth-stage rounds, but with much broader scope and larger ticket sizes.
• Naver D2SF: Corporate venture arm of Naver and an LP in DHP funds. Comparable as a Korea-headquartered tech investor with growing digital health activity, but operates as part of a much larger portfolio rather than specializing in healthcare.
• Smilegate Investment: Korean VC affiliated with Smilegate, with active investments in digital health. Comparable ecosystem role in Korean venture capital, but broader sector mandate and game-industry heritage vs. DHP's healthcare specialization.
• KB Investment: One of Korea's largest generalist VC platforms. Comparable in that it invests across Korean digital health companies at growth stage, but with far broader sector mandate and materially larger AUM than DHP.
• Khosla Ventures: US deep-tech VC with a sizeable healthcare/digital health practice that participated in DHP's Silicon Valley Bootcamp. Comparable as a deep-tech-oriented, healthcare-active investor, but operates on a much larger fund scale and US-centric portfolio.

Direct peers

• FuturePlay: Korea-based early-stage VC that is an LP in DHP funds and co-invests in Korean startups. Directly comparable as a Seoul-headquartered seed/Series A firm with overlapping local networks, though FuturePlay spans sectors beyond healthcare.
• Strong Ventures: US-Korea early-stage VC and DHP LP / TIPS consortium partner that co-invests in Korean digital health startups directly. Same sector focus and same LP/co-investor relationship, making it the closest cross-border peer.
• Sopoom Ventures: Korean venture capital firm that is an LP in DHP and maintains co-investment relationships in Korean startups. Directly comparable as a Korea-domiciled VC working the same ecosystem deal flow.

Emerging players

• IndieBio: Bay Area biotech/healthtech accelerator that participated in DHP's Silicon Valley Bootcamp as a startup evaluator. Comparable as an accelerator-style investor in early-stage health startups, though focused on biotech rather than digital health.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@dhpartners
• Facebookfacebook.com/dhpartners/?locale=ko_KR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dhpartners/mycompany

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments53 records

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