# King's Health Partners

> King's Health Partners is a VC fund in London backing Health Care and Apps. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kings-health-partners/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/kingshealth
- Website: https://www.kingshealthpartners.org/

King's Health Partners is an Academic Health Sciences Centre - a partnership between King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas'​, King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.They bring together 40,000 NHS staff with 30,000 students to join up world-class research, education andpioneering clinical practice. Across their partnership they have 4.8 million patient contacts each year.They are here to speed up the time it takes translate cutting-edge research and existing best practice into excellent patient care.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 100% |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Social Impact | 1 | 50% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Prokar Dasgupta | Professor | 0 | — |
| Jill Lockett | Managing Director | 0 | — |
| Robert Lechler | Executive Director | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WeWALK | WeWALK, making the white cane innovative and smart, allows visually impaired people to walk more independently and safely and thanks to its three revolutionary features, it promotes their participation in social life on an equal foot with everyone.Obstacle detection: : WeWALK detects obstacles at head and chest level with its onboard ultrasonicsensor and warns its users with vibration patterns.Pairs with smart phones: : When connected with the WeWALK application via Bluetooth, GPS navigation is easy with WeWALK without the need to take out the phone.It gets better with new integrations: Every integration made possible with software updates brings new features to WeWALK. With its smart city solutions, WeWALK enables visually impaired people to access beneficial information around them such as nearby cafes and shops, while also providing them the info for closest public transport stops and arrival times. WeWALK has been developed so that it can gain new features such as nde hailing in the future with its ability to be integrated with new applications. WeWALK integrations developed so far include "Google Maps" and Alexa virtual assistant service. | $2.5M | Seed | Nov 29, 2022 |  |
| 52 North Health | 52 North Health aims to improve healthcare with a medical device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the risk of neutropenic sepsis for patients undergoing chemotherapy. | $1.2M | Seed | Apr 28, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [APY Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Galata Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galata-business-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Meridian Health Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khp-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Meltwind Advisory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meltwind-advisory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does King's Health Partners invest in?

King's Health Partners invests primarily in Health Care, Apps and Medical startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact King's Health Partners?

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### Who are the partners at King's Health Partners?

The team at King's Health Partners includes Prokar Dasgupta (Professor), Jill Lockett (Managing Director) and Robert Lechler (Executive Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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