Arkan Ventures has announced the development of a Digital Health Roundtable Series, a structured forum designed to bring together investors, practitioners, and innovators to examine the evolving role of technology in healthcare delivery and financing. The series aims to convene family offices, digital health operators, thematic specialists, and ESG-aligned allocators for facilitated discussions on capital deployment, sector trends, and the structural conditions necessary for scaling care effectively.
The initiative is grounded in Environmental, Social, and Governance frameworks and explicitly aligned with specific United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. These include SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). According to the firm, all discussion themes will be mapped to relevant SDG indicators to ensure conversations remain focused on measurable outcomes rather than broad aspirations.
The roundtable series is currently in its development phase, with the first sessions anticipated for later in 2026. Each convening is expected to follow a structured half-day format. This format will combine a keynote perspective from a digital health operator or clinician with facilitated investment dialogue among participants. Thematic sessions under consideration include AI-assisted diagnostics and care delivery, interoperable health data and infrastructure, and the financing of equitable telehealth access in underserved communities.
Chris Marcoux, Chief Communications Officer at Arkan Ventures, commented on the launch. "The initiative reflects a broader recognition that family offices and impact-aligned investors frequently lack structured access to curated deal flow and peer-level dialogue in the digital health space," Marcoux said. "We want to increase the space for this kind of dialogue so that digital health technology can be more widely understood."
Arkan Ventures is actively seeking contributors to participate in the series in the coming year. The firm is inviting digital health founders, healthcare investors, and subject-matter experts—including clinicians, technologists, and policy practitioners—to contribute their perspectives and help shape the agenda across sessions. Sessions will be invitation-based and thematically focused.
Participants will engage with ESG measurement methodologies aligned to the SDG Impact Standards. This approach provides a consistent framework through which healthcare investment allocations can be assessed for both financial performance and social impact. Final session dates and topics will be confirmed as the program develops further.
For business and technology leaders, this series represents a significant effort to formalize and deepen the connection between investment capital and transformative health technologies. By creating a dedicated forum anchored in measurable ESG and SDG outcomes, Arkan Ventures is addressing a critical gap in the market. The focus on themes like AI diagnostics, data interoperability, and equitable telehealth access directly targets some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities in modern healthcare. The roundtables could influence how impact capital flows into the digital health sector, potentially accelerating the development and adoption of technologies that improve care delivery while demanding rigorous accountability for social returns. The initiative underscores a growing trend where investment strategies are increasingly evaluated through a dual lens of financial viability and tangible societal benefit, particularly in a sector as consequential as healthcare.
