Jean Nehme

Angel investor

Stages: Pre-seed, Seed
Cheque size: $25k to $250k
Based in: United Kingdom
Focus: Surgical tech, AI, Clinician tools

Jean Nehme is a London based healthcare entrepreneur and investor trained as a plastic surgeon. He co-founded Digital Surgery, maker of Touch Surgery, which was acquired by Medtronic, and now backs early stage health technology companies.

Surgeon turned founder who sold Touch Surgery and now backs clinician led companies at the earliest stage.

Notable investments

Touch Surgery
Digital surgery startups

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The journey

How Jean Nehme got here, step by step.

2000s
Medical training in London
Nehme completed his medical training in London before pursuing a surgical career.
2011
Co-founded Digital Surgery
While training as a plastic surgeon he co-founded Digital Surgery, creator of the Touch Surgery platform.
2013
Masters at Imperial College London
Nehme took a part time masters in surgical technology at Imperial College while continuing surgical training.
2014 to 2020
Led Touch Surgery as chief executive
He served as chief executive, expanding the platform's use in surgical education worldwide.
2020
Digital Surgery acquired by Medtronic
Medtronic acquired Digital Surgery, giving Nehme experience scaling and exiting a health technology company.
2021
Co-chief executive of Compute Health
Nehme served as co-chief executive of Compute Health, a vehicle focused on healthcare technology investment.
2022
Angel investing in health technology
He became an active angel investor and partner supporting early stage healthcare technology founders.