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title: "NYC VC Fund News: Eckuity Capital Holds First Close of Healthcare Growth Fund II"
description: "New York-based Eckuity Capital announced the first close of Fund II on June 26, 2026, extending its commercial-stage life sciences growth strategy across North America and Europe."
date: 2026-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["nyc-vc-news", "fund-close", "new-york-funds", "healthtech", "venture-capital"]
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/nyc-vc-fund-news-2026-06-26-eckuity-capital-fund-ii-first-close
---

# NYC VC Fund News: Eckuity Capital Holds First Close of Healthcare Growth Fund II

> New York-based Eckuity Capital announced the first close of Fund II on June 26, 2026, extending its commercial-stage life sciences growth strategy across North America and Europe.

Eckuity Capital announced the **first close of Fund II** on June 26, 2026 — extending a healthcare growth equity strategy that is fully deployed across 14 companies in Fund I.

## Key facts

- **Firm:** Eckuity Capital
- **Date announced:** June 26, 2026
- **Fund:** Eckuity Capital Fund II (first close)
- **Focus:** Commercial-stage life sciences — medtech, diagnostics, tech-enabled services
- **Geography:** North America and Western Europe
- **HQ:** New York, London, Miami
- **Founder:** Youssef Sebban (Managing Partner)

## Fund II inaugural investment

Led **Series C of Automata Technologies** alongside **Danaher** — robotics and lab automation at commercial scale.

## New partners added

- **Paul Enever** — Former McKinsey partner, 25 years in medtech; boards include GT Medical, Magnolia Medical; exit: Cardiva Medical to Haemonetics
- **Alejandro Sanchez** — Former McKinsey partner, co-founder Hermes Growth Partners; board: PreludeDx; exit: Biotheranostics to Hologic

## Why this matters

Eckuity fills a niche between NYC seed life sciences VCs and mega buyout PE — **commercial-stage healthcare growth** with hands-on operating support. Fund I full deployment across 14 companies validates the model before Fund II scales.

## Sources

1. VCWire (June 26, 2026): https://vcwire.tech/2026/06/26/eckuity-capital-holds-first-close-of-fund-ii/