At ALTEA Capital Partners, we address one of the defining challenges of our time: reversing the rapid rise of preventable, often chronic, disease and enabling people to add healthy, productive years to their lives i.e., extending healthspan.

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Our mission is clear: to build the leading European investment platform dedicated to preventive health and extending healthspan. By bringing together capital, top talent, advisors, entrepreneurs, and subject-matter experts, ALTEA will support the acceleration of the most promising companies and solutions in the space. We begin with a Nordic foundation – with the long-term ambition of establishing ALTEA as a center of gravity in the preventive health space in Europe.

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The Challenge: An Unsustainable Health Trajectory

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Europe faces a rapid demographic shift and an emerging healthcare cost cliff. The upcoming crisis is predictable, but largely preventable.

• By 2050, Europe’s working-age population is projected to shrink by up to 100 million, while those over 70 will increase by nearly 60 million, according to the UN.

• Lifestyle-driven chronic diseases and mental health challenges are accelerating, despite advances in medicine and longer lifespans.

• According to the European Commission, total healthcare costs could rise from around 10% to nearly 15% of EU GDP in the coming two decades, creating up to a €1 trillion annual funding gap – to be shouldered by a shrinking workforce.

This trajectory is unsustainable. Without intervention, societies will struggle to finance healthcare, support aging populations, and maintain productivity – and individuals will spend a large, but partly avoidable, share of their lives in poor health.

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The Solution: Prevention Works

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The answer is known but underutilized. Prevention, healthy life habits, and early intervention are proven to deliver outsized returns for both society and individuals:

• Today, less than 3% of EU healthcare spending goes toward prevention.

• Yet preventive interventions are estimated to deliver up to 14x societal ROI, according to a recent publication from Deloitte – lowering costs significantly while improving quality of life and productivity.

To reverse this trend, we must accelerate the shift from reactive, cost-centered models toward proactive, investment-centered ones. There are many inspiring examples of such shifts – not least among consumers and corporates, who are increasing their spending on prevention and realizing clear health, productivity, and financial benefits.

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The Opportunity: ALTEA as a catalyst

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This is both a societal imperative and a generational opportunity.

• Innovation is here. From digital health platforms and diagnostics to nutrition, exercise, mental health, and longevity solutions – entrepreneurs and companies are showcasing effective, scalable, and profitable business models.

• Demand is undeniable. Governments, employers, and individuals are seeking ways to extend healthy years, reduce costs, and sustain workforce productivity.

• Capital is scarce. Despite the massive need and proven ROI, few investment platforms are dedicated exclusively to prevention and healthspan.

ALTEA was founded to fill this gap. By focusing capital, expertise, and networks on preventive health and extending healthspan, we unlock significant near-term and long-term value– for individuals, corporates, society, and generations to come.

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ALTEA: A Personal Commitment

For me, ALTEA represent both a mission and a legacy. After more than two decades as an investor, company builder, and CEO, I see no more significant opportunity than this.

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We are not building just another fund. We are building a platform designed to scale for decades ahead. By aligning financial returns with positive health outcomes, ALTEA will help extend not only lifespan, but healthspan.

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This is a call to action. To ambitious entrepreneurs and companies: bring us your ideas. To advisors and subject-matter experts: join us in shaping Europe’s leading platform for preventive health. Together, we can transform not just healthcare, but the very experience of aging.

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Wholeheartedly,

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Joakim Skarborg and the ALTEA team

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