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Key people at Laerdal Million Lives Fund.
Laerdal Million Lives Fund is a venture capital fund investing in disruptive, data-driven technologies that enable timely and effective care for life-saving impact. The fund prioritizes early interventions to reduce preventable deaths. It supports tech-enabled healthcare systems, aiming to improve global care accessibility, affordability, and clinical decision-making.
Established in late 2019, the fund was initiated by the Laerdal family and its operating companies, Laerdal Medical and Laerdal Global Health. This venture builds upon a medical innovation legacy, rooted in Åsmund S. Lærdal's 1940 founding principles. The insight was to leverage venture capital to accelerate proven, life-saving programs.
The fund partners with entrepreneurs developing innovative, life-saving healthcare technologies. Its vision is to advance global health equity through investments that enhance healthcare access, affordability, and quality. Laerdal Million Lives Fund aims to foster a proactive healthcare environment, striving to prevent premature deaths globally.
The Laerdal Million Lives Fund is an impact investment fund with the mission to help save one million lives annually by 2030 through innovative, data-driven healthcare technologies. It focuses on early-stage investments in disruptive solutions that enable timely, high-quality care, particularly in emergency response, maternal and newborn health, and healthcare quality improvement. The fund supports technologies that improve access, affordability, and outcomes in global health, thereby strengthening the startup ecosystem in life-saving healthcare innovations[1][4][7].
The fund was established in late 2019 as part of the Laerdal Group’s broader commitment to global health, building on decades of Laerdal Medical’s leadership in resuscitation training and healthcare education. Laerdal Medical, founded over 60 years ago, evolved into a group with a strong mission to improve survival rates worldwide. The fund emerged from the Laerdal Foundation and Laerdal Global Health’s work, aiming to accelerate the development and delivery phases of innovations that can save lives at scale. Key leadership includes Tore Lærdal, who has been instrumental in steering the group’s 2030 goal of saving one million more lives annually[2][3][5].
The fund rides the global health innovation trend emphasizing digital health, AI, and data analytics to improve emergency care and maternal health outcomes. The timing is critical as healthcare systems worldwide face staff shortages, uneven care quality, and the need for scalable, cost-effective solutions. By investing in technologies that enable the right care at the right time, LMLF influences the broader ecosystem by accelerating adoption of life-saving tools and fostering collaboration across sectors. This aligns with global Sustainable Development Goals and the increasing emphasis on health equity and impact investing[2][4][7].
Looking ahead, the Laerdal Million Lives Fund is positioned to expand its portfolio and deepen its impact by continuing to invest in breakthrough technologies and scaling partnerships globally. Trends such as AI-driven decision support, remote training, and data-centric quality improvement will shape its journey. The fund’s influence is likely to grow as it helps bridge the gap between innovation and real-world healthcare delivery, advancing Laerdal’s ambitious goal of saving one million more lives annually by 2030[1][5][7]. This commitment underscores the fund’s unique role at the intersection of venture capital, global health, and social impact.
Key people at Laerdal Million Lives Fund.
