Berlin-based roclub Raises €4 Million in Seed Funding

Because of the world's increasing ageing population, there is now a severe shortage of healthcare professionals. Globally, one in six individuals will be 60 years of age or older by 2030, placing a tremendous burden on health systems.

By 2030, there is predicted to be a 10 million shortage of healthcare personnel. There is a greater need than ever to address this staffing shortfall.

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Teleoperations, such as the one that Rocci Club provides, are expected to provide the answer to this issue. RoClub's digital innovation can guarantee business continuity for healthcare organisations at any place, at any time, for any examination, as well as enhance access to treatment and the efficiency with which medical technology operates.

RoClub is taking advantage of the €50 billion market potential by becoming a first mover in the digitalized medical technology space and using a fully web-based, multi-modal, multi-vendor strategy.

André Glardon, Co-Founder & Managing Director of roclub, said: “We are pioneering a platform that has the potential to disrupt the operation of medtech. Our vision: Better access to care for patients, more flexibility and business opportunities for medical technical staff and business continuity for healthcare providers worldwide. We are thrilled by the support of leading early-stage investors like Speedinvest and FJ Labs who not only believe in our vision but support us with their strong investment platform to grow and scale our business.”

Andrea Zitna, Partner at Speedinvest, said: “André and Matthias are serial health entrepreneurs with deep experience in the medtech and specifically diagnostics imaging space. They intimately understand the pain-points in the industry and their roclub solution is a testament to that. Not only can it dramatically improve access for patients, it represents a clear and compelling business case for providers. We are excited to support them in their vision and respond to an amazing demand from providers globally.”

Jeff Weinstein, Partner at FJ Labs, commented: “As specialists in network effects-driven investments, we see immense potential in roclub’s vision of a marketplace for remote healthcare service. We love the concept of fusing a secure, compliant connectivity solution for medical devices of all kinds with a marketplace layer and are eager to contribute our expertise to this endeavour.”

Tina Dreimann, Managing Director and Co-Founder of better ventures, added: “We are proud to support roclub’s vision of harnessing teleoperation technologies to not only enhance the global healthcare system but to fundamentally transform it. Their innovative platform addresses a critical workforce gap while elevating the quality of patient care, exemplifying the kind of impact-driven solution we are committed to investing in. This seed funding round is a pivotal step towards scaling their operations and ultimately, towards creating more equitable access to healthcare services worldwide. We believe that roclub’s trajectory is not just promising in terms of market opportunity, but pivotal in shaping the future of medical technology and patient care.”

About roclub

A breakthrough solution suite from B2B SaaS provider roclub will permanently alter how (medical) technology is operated globally, ensuring business continuity everywhere and at any time.

Roklub can quickly link the safest and most secure devices or equipment to a managed IoT platform and pair with the best qualified, experienced, and professional (medical) technicians worldwide for remote control, remote assistance, or remote instruction.