VC | E514 | Exceptional Ventures’ Matt Cooper & Paolo Pio on Fixing HealthTech’s Hype Problem

In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm talks with Paolo Pio and Matt Cooper, Founding Partners of Exceptional Ventures, to unpack their mission-driven approach to health and wellness investing. They dive into “Joyspan®”, their unique investment thesis which centres on a personal balance between health and happiness, and the growing need to separate science from hype in health tech.

Here’s what’s covered:

• 02:53 Paolo Pio's Journey to Venture Capital
• 05:52 Matt Cooper's Accidental Path to VC
• 14:57 Unique Positioning in the Venture Ecosystem
• 17:46 The Importance of Entrepreneurial Integrity
• 20:55 Navigating the European Venture Landscape
• 24:08 Investment Strategies and Value Creation
• 28:03 Developing Future Leaders in Venture Capital
• 31:01 The Mission of Joyspan®: Health, Wellbeing, and Happiness
• 36:34 Integrating Health and Joyspan® into Venture Capital
• 40:27 Separating Science from Fiction in Health Tech