Scaling Digital Health to Exit: Lessons from Selfapy’s Acquisition

Thinking about the future of your healthtech startup? What does it take to transform a digital health startup into an acquisition-ready scaleup?

Join us for an exclusive fireside chat + Q&A with Adham Kassab, former CEO of Selfapy, one of Germany's most exciting mental health startups that got acquired earlier this year.

Adham will pull back the curtain on how Selfapy was recently acquired by MEDICE - The Health Family. From technical readiness to go-to-market traction and product compliance. Expect a candid conversation, practical advice, and real insights from a CEO, who just went through an acquisition.

• Market Access in Germany: Navigating DiGA, reimbursement, and compliance
• Leadership Perspective: Challenges of stepping into a startup as a non-founder CEO
• Scaling a Digital Health Business: From startup mode to structured growth
• Acquisition Readiness: What matters most in due diligence and negotiations
• Q&A - Ask directly about what works (and what doesn’t) in scaling healthtech
• Insights on what tech infrastructure M&A buyers expect

Great food, great people, no fluff.

Adham will share insights from professionalizing a mental health startup, Selfapy, steering it through rapid growth in the German healthcare market, and navigating the path to acquisition by MEDICE - The Health Family. As a CEO brought in to scale Selfapy, he brings a unique perspective on how to structure, systematize, and prepare a digital health company for long-term success and strategic interest.

For whom: Digital health founders and leaders who want to understand what makes a company attractive to acquirers — from someone who successfully led a scaleup through that journey.

For whom: Founders of early-stage or growing digital health startups in Vienna looking to understand how to position their product for future acquisition.

🍷 Drinks and light food will be served

📍 Location: Blumenfabrik, Neustiftgasse 36, 1070 Wien, Österreich

🪑 Meeting room: “ZWENTENDORF” (once you arrive at the reception, simply mention the event you are attending, and the receptionist will direct you to the correct room)

🕠 Start: 17:30 on Wednesday, 11th September

🎟️ Limited to 40 attendees max.

The event is hosted by Jan Kartusek, who leads growth for Touch4Health Core - a proven, compliant platform for telehealth, RPM, and scheduling, built on BigHeart’s validated outpatient care system.

🚇 Recommended public transport

• Bus lines 48A, 13A (via Kellermanngasse) and tram line 46 (via Strozzigasse)
• U-Bahn U3, Volkstheater station
• Bicycle parking available in the immediate vicinity

🅿️ Parking Options Nearby

• Street Parking (Kurzparkzone)
• Parking Garages & Park & Ride (P+R)

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