Who are Julien, Valentin & Franck from SurgeCare
SurgeCare is a French deeptech company specializing in immunological fingerprinting, at the intersection of AI and precision medicine. The startup develops innovative solutions to transform the understanding and treatment of diseases, with a strong ambition within the European healthtech and medtech ecosystem.
Three founder and executive profiles were supported by Linker:
- Julien Hedou, Co-founder & CEO
- Valentin Picot, Co-founder & COO
- Franck Verdonk, Associate Professor in Medicine (Sorbonne University / APHP), scientific co-founder
The goal of the partnership
Deploy a LinkedIn ghostwriting and community management strategy for the 3 SurgeCare founders, in order to:
- Build a credible and visible LinkedIn presence among decision-makers in the healthtech, medtech, and deeptech ecosystem
- Attract VC investors, business angels, and strategic partners in the healthcare sector
- Amplify the startup's key milestones (fundraising, scientific publications, hiring) to the ecosystem
The Linker playbook in 3 pillars
1. LinkedIn ghostwriting: structuring each founder's voice
- Drafting coached and optimized LinkedIn posts for each profile, with an editorial line tailored to each leader
- Diverse content: AI medtech, fundraising, scientific publications, entrepreneurship, and industry news
- Amplifying key moments: €7.5M fundraising announcements, scientific publications, and strategic hires
2. Targeted community management to activate the right networks
- Strategic profile management: interacting with Chief Medical Officers and professionals in clinical affairs, immunology, and perioperative care
- Targeted qualified connections: Healthtech VCs, medtech business angels, entrepreneurs, and healthcare decision-makers
- Active engagement in key conversations within the French and European deeptech and healthtech ecosystem
3. Building a qualified audience around health deeptech
- Audience strategy focused on VCs, medtech BAs, entrepreneurs, and institutional decision-makers
- Editorial themes rooted in ecosystem challenges: medtech innovation, AI in healthcare, fundraising, and French deeptech
- Actively participated in the media strategy to position SurgeCare as a leading player in the French health deeptech sector
The results
In 3 months of LinkedIn ghostwriting and community management, Linker transformed the visibility of SurgeCare's 3 founders:
Franck:
- 119,461 impressions over the period (49,961 in Q1 → 69,500 in Q2, showing steady growth)
- +33% increase in followers (2,052 total)
- +100 additional profile visits per month (339 on average)
- 551 likes and 156 comments generated through community management
- 504 qualified connection requests received (Chief Medical Officers, immunology, perioperative specialists)
Valentin:
- 42x increase in followers (+1,145 followers over the period, 1,775 total)
- 2x increase in profile visits (237/month on average)
- SSI score up by +9 points (score: 39), reflecting profile optimization and community management efforts
- 642 likes and 433 comments generated
- 561 qualified connection requests (Healthtech VCs, Medtech angel investors, entrepreneurs)
- Top posts: 7,637 impressions (tech vision & passion), 7,017 impressions (€7.5M funding announcement)
Julien:
- 58,953 impressions (16,844 average monthly views)
- +42% follower growth (2,693 followers)
- 2.5x increase in profile visits (235/month on average)
- 545 likes and 177 comments generated
- 515 qualified connection requests (Healthtech/medtech/deeptech VCs, angel investors, and entrepreneurs)
Through this coordinated LinkedIn strategy, SurgeCare established its 3 founders as leading voices in health deeptech in France, generating qualified visibility among investors, partners, and decision-makers in the European medtech and healthtech ecosystem.
