Top 50 Medical Startup Investors in Denmark in July 2025

Investor	Medical Denmark investments
BioInnovation Institute	12
Novo Holdings	9
Vaekstfonden	6
Sunstone Life Science Ventures	4
Export and Investment Fund	4
Vaekstfonden	4
Seed Capital	3
People Ventures	2
Innovation Fund Denmark	2
Crowberry Capital	2
Industrifonden	2
VentureFriends	2
Forbion Capital Partners	2
CAPNOVA	2
PSV	2
Wellcome Trust	2
Bioqube Ventures	1
Sofinnova Partners	1
VF Venture	1
Dansk Erhvervsinvestering	1
Bossanova Investimentos	1
Sound Bioventures	1
Nucleus Capital	1
Amino Collective	1
GoBeyond	1
CBC Investment Group	1
Inkef	1
Novo Ventures	1
Eli Lilly	1
Nucleus Capital	1
Den Midtjyske Inværksätterfond	1
EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs	1
Penny Schiffer	1
p53	1
Bhavik Bajaj	1
VIB	1
Seventure Partners	1
Biofund	1
BlueYard Capital	1
V-Bio Ventures	1
Innovestor	1
Roche Venture Fund	1
Morten Strunge	1
New Enterprise Associates	1
Teknoinvest	1
Polaris Partners	1
LS Polaris Innovation Fund	1
M Ventures	1
Sagitta Ventures	1
Cormorant Asset Management	1

BioInnovation Institute is a biotechnology startup that offers entrepreneurs and researchers in life science. Early-stage life science start-ups are supported with up to 10 million DKK in funding, business acceleration, network, labs, and office space. It helps to early-stage start-ups within human health and planetary health. The startup'smission is to use its knowledge, network, funding, and infrastructure to incubate world-class life science and catalyze the commercialization of new solutions through start-ups.BioInnovation Institute was founded in 2018 and is based in Denmark.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care
Convertible Note, Pre-Seed, Debt Financing
Denmark, Germany, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

NorFalk — Explore NorFalk and its new generation surfactants. Discover our specializations and subscribe to our newsletter today.
ArcanaBio — ArcanaBio is developing realtime biosurveillance solutions that minimize workplace disruptions and support health & wellness
Fuse Vectors — Fuse Vectors is disrupting the manufacturing process in order to provide universal access to gene therapy.

Novo Holdings is a world-leading life science investor with a focus on creating long-term value.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, Denmark, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Supira Medical — Next Generation Solution for Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support Developing a low-profile, high-flow percutaneous ventricular assist device (pVAD) for high risk coronary intervention and cardiogenic shock. Clinical Need Percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVADs) are placed to provide temporary mechanical support, assisting the native pumping action of
Sparrow Quantum — Sparrow Quantum, a global leader in quantum photonic chip technology. Explore innovative solutions driving advancements in quantum computing, communication, and beyond. Stay ahead with cutting-edge technologies shaping the future.
Tribune Therapeutics — Tribune Therapeutics is a preclinical biopharmaceutical company building a promising pipeline of novel medicines to treat patients with a wide range of fibrotic diseases. It was founded in 2020 with funding from HealthCap and Novo Seeds.

Vaekstfonden – The Danish Growth Fund – is the Danish state's investment fund. We strive to improve access to risk capital to enable Danish businesses to innovate, and to generate growth and new jobs. In close collaboration with banks and domestic and international private investors, we finance companies from all sectors nation-wide. We canaccompany you for the entire journey – from your company’s infancy through growth phases to expansion abroad and even to an initial public offering.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Denmark, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Wedio — Buy & Rent professional film equipment from trusted creators near you. Buy & rent cameras, lenses, drones with Global Coverage. Explore
Keepit — The Keepit Cloud is the most cost-effective solution on the market with 20+ years of experience. Learn more about our next-level data protection services
kleen hub — Kleen hub is Denmark's first digital return system for reusable coffee cups and food packaging.

Sunstone Life Science Ventures is an independent European venture capital investment firm. We enable and empower life science therapeutics innovations.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Funding Round, Series B, Series A
Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Kynexis — Kynexis is leading the way in precision medicine, focusing on the treatment of cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia (CIAS). Explore our innovative approach and our dedication to improving the lives of millions globally.
Teitur Trophics — Teitur Trophics is a biotech company developing circular peptides for neurodegenerative diseases. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.
Rewind Therapeutics — Rewind Therapeutics is a developer of novel therapeutics intended to facilitate the treatment for neurological diseases.The company's first-in-class remyelinating therapeutics block inhibitory signals that prevent the expansion and migration of oligodendrocyte stem cells in order to promote effective remyelination, enabling medicalpractitioners to treat patients suffering from multiple sclerosis and other myelin-related diseases with efficacy.

Denmark's Export and Investment Fund (EIFO) serves as a single point of contact for Danish firms seeking risk-tolerant government finance. We aspire to help successful enterprises that can expand the Danish economy and green the world on a daily basis, guided by professionalism and an international perspective.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Denmark, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Saildrone — Saildrone is the world leader in oceangoing autonomous surface vehicles, providing unrivaled payload, range, and reliability from an uncrewed system.
Fuse Vectors — Fuse Vectors is disrupting the manufacturing process in order to provide universal access to gene therapy.
Sparrow Quantum — Sparrow Quantum, a global leader in quantum photonic chip technology. Explore innovative solutions driving advancements in quantum computing, communication, and beyond. Stay ahead with cutting-edge technologies shaping the future.

Vaekstfonden – The Danish Growth Fund – is the Danish state's investment fund. We strive to improve access to risk capital to enable Danish businesses to innovate, and to generate growth and new jobs. In close collaboration with banks and domestic and international private investors, we finance companies from all sectors nation-wide. We canaccompany you for the entire journey – from your company’s infancy through growth phases to expansion abroad and even to an initial public offering.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Denmark, United States, Norway

Portfolio highlights

Wedio — Buy & Rent professional film equipment from trusted creators near you. Buy & rent cameras, lenses, drones with Global Coverage. Explore
Keepit — The Keepit Cloud is the most cost-effective solution on the market with 20+ years of experience. Learn more about our next-level data protection services
kleen hub — Kleen hub is Denmark's first digital return system for reusable coffee cups and food packaging.

Seed Capital invests in Danish tech businesses with global ambitions. We are focused on "late seed"-stage companies, typically investing 1-3 MEUR in rounds of 1-6 MEUR. Proud backers of Trustpilot, Vivino, Lunar, Templafy, Dixa, Forecast, and many other great companies.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, SaaS
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Denmark, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Tembi — Market Intelligence platform with deep market data, insights and predictions for B2B companies that look for a competitive edge.
Fortiv — We help enterprise Resilience teams implement a Business Continuity Management System
Embankment Group — Specializing in environmental recruitment, we connect top talent with leading projects. Contact us for tailored job searches today!

People Ventures are your dreamcast team of co-founders, investors, executives, engineers, academics and industry experts. Together with talented entrepreneurs — We shape fantastic businesses through operational and commercial execution.

Investment focus

Health Care, Internet of Things, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Denmark, Sweden, United States

Portfolio highlights

Tiimo — Tiimo helps you manage your daily life and improve your wellbeing. Visualize your day. Improve your routines. Stress less.
proemial — Smart summaries. Instant answers. For everything your team shares to get smarter.
Version Lens — Meet your new Product Management Co-Pilot. Reduce overhead for your product team so you can focus on what truly matters, building outstanding products.

Innovation Fund Denmark invests in the development of new knowledge and technology creating growth and employment in Denmark. The Fund focuses on societal challenges, strengthens research, and increases innovation commitment within private companies.The Fund provides risk capital that enables cutting-edge initiatives to achieve resultssubstantially impacting the Danish society. Innovation Fund Denmark is also responsible for the future societal partnerships, where companies, universities, and public authorities will work together on challenges facing the society today.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed
Denmark, United States

Portfolio highlights

SureShot — SureShot empowers you and your audience to become video co-creators. With our cutting-edge AI, capture, edit, and share electrifying videos that amplify the essence of every event.
FEESH — FEESH is a groundbreaking biotech company developing sustainable protein alternatives targeted at the aquaculture industry.
Tailwind Biotech — AI-powered synthetic DNA design services for improved strain development. We use Artificial Intelligence to help biotech companies achieve more effective and more efficient bioproduction processes. Our technology designs best-in-class synthetic DNA Promoters and Terminators, and performs gene codon optimizations that help to maximise biomanufacturing yields while reducing development costs.

Crowberry Capital invests at seed and early stage in emerging technology ventures in the Nordics. Our mission is to back people that are good for companies and build companies that are good for people. We have a strong follow-through philosophy and commit to putting your company first.

Investment focus

Software, Gaming, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Iceland, Denmark, Finland

Portfolio highlights

Tiimo — Tiimo helps you manage your daily life and improve your wellbeing. Visualize your day. Improve your routines. Stress less.
Quanscient — We are building next generation simulation software-as-a-service utilizing Quantum computing algorithms. Our specialty domain of simulations is Computational Electromagnetics.
Porcelain Fortress — Porcelain Fortress was founded by a small band of romantics in the summer of 2016 in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Industrifonden is a Nordic evergreen venture capital firm with a fund size of $600m, that focuses on early-stage technology and life science companies with international potential. The company works long term with the entrepreneurs we invest in, and have a strong track record of building game changing companies. Industrifonden-backed companiesinclude tech companies Qlik, Arcam, Soundtrack Your Brand, Fishbrain, and life science companies CellaVision, Oncopeptides and AMRA.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
Sweden, United States, Denmark

Portfolio highlights

Fibbl — Fibbl is the world's first cost-effective end-to-end solution for 3D and AR focused visual marketing. Integrate 3D & AR into e-commerce and marketing in minutes.Fibbl have industrialized the process of producing photorealistic 3D models for consumer products from global brands. Fibbl has the world's largest 3D model database forconsumer products.Learn more - https://www.fibbl.com/
Gårdsfisk — Gårdsfisk is a company managing fishing farms. Gårdsfisks develops a new method for fish farming on land. The cultivation takes place in large pools in a closed system, where the nutrient residual water can be reused as fertilizer on the fields.
Tribune Therapeutics — Tribune Therapeutics is a preclinical biopharmaceutical company building a promising pipeline of novel medicines to treat patients with a wide range of fibrotic diseases. It was founded in 2020 with funding from HealthCap and Novo Seeds.

Backing ambitious early-stage founders across Europe and MENA

Investment focus

FinTech, E-Commerce, Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Greece, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Unosecur — Unosecur is a cloud security platform that helps organizations detect, quantify, remediate and centrally manage identity and access risks across multi-clouds at all times.
Capalo AI — We maximize the value of your energy storage systems. Now and in the future.
Merx — Grow contactability, data quality and customer lifetime value with AI agents on WhatsApp.

Impacting the future of medicine.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

Azafaros — Azafaros aims at developing therapeutic agents for the treatment of rare metabolic disorders such as lysosomal storage disorders through oral administration of azasugar compounds. These novel, very promising agents were discovered by Professor Hans Aerts at Leiden University and Amsterdam UMC and are exclusively licensed to Azafaros.
Eeden — Eeden engages in the manufacture and supply of textiles.
Granite Bio — Targeting fundamentals of Inflammation, Autoimmunity and Fibrosis. Granite Bio develops first-in-class therapeutic antibodies depleting pathogenic cells with the potential to transform inflammatory and fibrotic diseases.

They are an investment and development company providing capital, solid business experience and a strong network in order to turn innovative ideas into successful businesses. They cover all of Denmark from their offices in Aarhus, Roskilde, Copenhagen, Viborg and Kalundborg.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Internet
Funding Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
Denmark, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Ulobby — Ulobby is an automated tool for stakeholder management and political monitoring
Mechanic Miner — Mechanic Miner is a 2D construction/survival game with mechanical steam-powered machines. You are stranded on a strange and forbidding planet, where survival is made difficult by hostile animals and plant life. From your home world you did bring a multitool, which is able to craft any kind of machine part - provided the requisite rawmaterials can be found. Relying solely on the technology you brought, you set out to explore a whole world. You can progress through the game by acquiring new types of steam-powered technology elements, that are necessary to delve deeper into the diverse biomes of the planet, and perhaps, ultimately, discover the means to escape. You can construct any kind of machine of your own design - and any kind of machine can be simulated by the game's physics engine - and of course, designs can be shared with your friends.
ResoTher Pharma — ResoTher Pharma is a privately held biotechnology company located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company is focused on developing peptide-based drugs derived from the endogenous immunomodulator Annexin 1A as resolution therapy for diseases where neutrophil-driven inflammation plays a key pathological role.

PreSeed Ventures are the preferred travel companion for trailblazing founders when they set out on the journey of transforming startup dreams to successful businesses. Founded in 2000 they have an exceptional track record of spotting, fostering and financing tomorrow’s winners in syndication with top-tier investors locally and globally. As the namesuggests, PreSeed Ventures operates at the earliest stages, where founders need the professional, operational & systematic support of a VC, but the risks are still too high for most VCs in seed stages. Yet to the powerhouse of experts behind PreSeed Ventures, who have experience from hundreds of startup journey in the pre-seed stage, it is an opportunity to support and nurture the growth of promising startups on the rise, minimizing the time and risk to the next investment round.PreSeed Ventures has grown out of the technological research environment at Denmark’s Technical University, DTU. In 2020 they launch their first full blown commercial venture fund, yet continuing to be a subsidiary company to the university.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Denmark, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Cellugy — Biomaterial to Replace Plastic
ZTLment — We empower online platforms and marketplaces to seamlessly hold, manage, and distribute funds in real-time, with full automation and compliance.
Dynelectro — Dynelectro is a Danish solid oxide electrolyser equipment manufacturer with proprietary innovation to lower the total cost of hydrogen. Dynamic operation enables load-follow of fluctuating renewable energy, delivering over 85% electrical efficiency prior to integrating with industrial heat sources. With fully reversable operation, electricity generation adds substantial value and flexibility with grid ancillary services. Small-scale units begin at 40 kW with 12-month lead time. Large-scale systems start at 1 MW with project-based lead time.

Wellcome Trust is a medical research charity that funds research that aims to protect and improving human and animal health. It focuses on the fields of public engagement, investments, innovation, humanities, and social science. It was founded in 1936 and headquartered in London, England.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical
Grant, Series C, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

RenBio — RenBio develops antibody-based therapeutic solutions for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. RenBio's proprietary MYO technology involves in the development of antibody therapeutic that helps in treating rare diseases, viral infections, autoimmune diseases, and more by using DNA blueprint and antibody factory.
Vaxxas — Vaxxas develops and commercializes needle-free vaccine delivery system. Vaxxas was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Brisbane, Australia.
Cultivarium — We develop molecular, hardware and software tools to accelerate the adoption of microbes for beneficial biotechnologies.

Bioqube Ventures is a specialist life sciences venture capital fund investing in European biotech companies developing innovative therapeutic assets and technologies. We put our venture creation experience at work to translate and de-risk scientific innovation, advancing our investment portfolio and maximising value for investors.Bioqube Venturesinvests through its independent fund “Bioqube Factory Fund I”: … an early stage venture capital fund – dedicated to advancing exciting science in vibrant European ecosystems to breakthrough therapies for patients.… a fit-for-purpose dual investment model – besides more classical investments in first investment rounds, we will have special attention for so called “Create” projects that require additional de-risking prior to creating new ventures. … a hands-on approach – the team is a mix of fund managers, sector experts and serial entrepreneurs that have a proven track record in successfully leading companies on their growth paths.Medtech, healthtech and diagnostics are not part of our current investment scope.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Therapeutics, Life Science
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, France, Denmark

Portfolio highlights

CatalYm — Catalym develops antibodies against a placental factor which is overexpressed by various tumour types.
Commit Biologics — Add a description for facebook
SynOx Therapeutics — SynOx Therapeutics is a biotechnology research company that focused on developing the treatment of diffuse tenosynovial giant cell tumors. SynOx Therapeutics raises EUR 37m to develop emactuzumab to improve the lives of patients with tenosynovial giant cell tumors November 16, 2020. It was founded in 2020 and is located in Dublin City, Ireland.

Sofinnova Partners is a leading European venture capital firm in life sciences, specializing in healthcare and sustainability. Based in Paris, London and Milan, the firm brings together a team of professionals from all over the world with strong scientific, medical and business expertise.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series A, Series B, Series C
France, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

SafeHeal — SafeHeal is a clinical stage medical device manufacturer focusing on the development of anastomosis protection devices, including Colovac, for colorectal surgery.
Actithera — Actithera is a molecular radiotherapeutic company that develops radioligand therapies. It translates medicinal chemistry insights into new radioligand therapies (RLTs) and applies various molecular design strategies, including covalent targeting and an isotope-agnostic philosophy, to invent RLTs with significant differentiation and largertherapeutic windows.
One Biosciences — One Biosciences unlocks routine analysis of tumor heterogeneity through AI-powered single-cell technologies, transforming precision medicine.

Vaekstfonden makes equity investments in Danish companies with a track record as well as in young entrepreneurial, innovative enterprises with an ambition for global growth.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Denmark, United Kingdom, Iceland

Portfolio highlights

Kollektiv — Unleash your best self with tailored training plans, learning and support for running, swimming and cycling - from world-class-coaches and ex-athletes.
Performativ — Performativ develops modern solutions for the asset and wealth management industry. Our clients span from small investment advisors to enterprise banks.
Onomondo — Onomondo is a global IoT network. Our IoT SIM and cloud platform future proof your devices with full data transparency, freedom to leave, and no third parties.

Dansk Erhvervsinvestering is a company that assists individuals with investing.

Investment focus

Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology
Funding Round
Denmark

Portfolio highlights

Genmab — Genmab is an international biotechnology company focused on developing fully human antibody therapeutics for the potential treatment of cancer. Genmab's discovery, development, and manufacturing teams are using cutting-edge technology to create and develop products to address unmet medical needs. Its primary goal is to improve the lives ofpatients who are in urgent need of new treatment options.
PremiTech — PremiTech A/S develops systems management software. It offers Performance Guard, a solution that enables IT departments to get real-time measurement of end-user application and infrastructure IT performance in software as a service model. The company also provides Performance Guard CIO Dashboard Module, which provides a view into the ITinfrastructures performance based on grouping by location and application; and Performance Guard Health Check Module that delivers reports on infrastructure components, including applications, mid-tier servers, network and PC Infrastructure for automated, out-of-the-box fast performance documentation, and issue resolution. In addition, it offers monitoring and documentation, and performance monitoring solutions. The company has strategic partnerships with HP, Computer Associates, BMC, VMWare, IBM, and Microsoft. PremiTech A/S was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Hedehusene, Denmark. As of 2008, PremiTech A/S operates as a subsidiary of CapaSystems A/S.

BossaNova is the number one Brazilian Micro Venture Capital. We are the most active investor in the pre-seed stage in Latin America with more than 1200 investments in over 1000 Startups. We also invest in global companies, directly or through co-investment syndicates on AngelList.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Brazil, United States, Mexico

Portfolio highlights

RadarFit — Fitness and health game app for people to transform health and body. Daily healthy food, physical activity, meditation and hydration missions are customized by artificial intelligence according to the physical profile and final goal of each user. Players prove their healthy tasks with photos that are analyzed by the image recognition of the app andearn coins and diamonds to participate in rankigns, championships and win prizes. Format: B2B, monthly subscription, Dashboard delivery for companies to monitor usage metrics and results in improving the health of their employees. B2C format, monthly subscription for individuals to use the application.
Ping — SaaS
Doutor Ao Vivo — Doutor ao Vivo is a digital health platform for telemedicine. Doutor Ao Vivo is a health tech software company.

Sound Bioventures is a venture capital fund investing in clinical stage companies.

Investment focus

Medical, Biotechnology, Therapeutics
Series A, Seed, Series B
France, Denmark, United States

Portfolio highlights

VarmX — VarmX is a pharmaceutical spin-off from the Leiden University Medical Center. The mission of VarmX is to develop and manufacture therapeutic proteins to instantaneously restore blood clotting in bleeding patients. The lead product in the pipeline of VarmX is PseudoXa. PseudoXa is a modified recombinant human coagulation factor X which is capable ofimmediately restoring blood clotting in the presence of direct factor Xa anticoagulants (DOACS) such as rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban.These factor Xa coagulants are taken by millions of patients world-wide for the prevention and treatment of thrombosis and stroke, but as a side effect severe bleeding often occurs. PseudoXa is capable of stopping and preventing such bleedings thus making the usage of DOACS much safer.
Theolytics — Theolytics is a biotechnology company harnessing viruses to combat cancer. A step-change in the oncolytic viral therapy field, our phenotypic screening Platform enables the discovery and development of efficacious, targeted candidates suitable for intravenous delivery and optimised for a chosen patient population. In addition to advancing aninternal Pipeline of programs spanning both solid and liquid tumours, we are establishing select strategic partnerships to expand and accelerate pipeline development.
AbolerIS Pharma — AbolerIS Pharma aims to develop novel and unique therapeutic approaches to induce immune tolerance.

Supporting purpose-driven founders solving systemic challenges to planetary health.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Information Technology, Food and Beverage
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Germany, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Koppie — Saving your daily (coffee) ritual, with local, sustainable solutions.
AtmoCooling — AtmoCooling transforms coastal deserts into thriving hubs of agriculture, clean energy, and climate resilience. It was founded in 2022 and operates in the USA and UAE.
ScienceMachine — Revolutionize your scientific research with AI-powered data analysis. ScienceMachine makes your work 100 times faster and more efficient | Science Machine Inc.

Amino Collective is an institutional venture capital firm investing at seed stage in health and bio companies. They help bring life-changing ideas to life by backing, connecting, and advancing our collective of entrepreneurs and scientists. The firm intends to invest in the sectors of biology, biotech, health tech, science, digital health, lifescience, and synthetic biology.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Hedera Dx — A diagnostics platform that makes liquid biopsies a reality in cancer care
Inductive Bio — Bringing the data, ML, software, and expertise needed to rapidly solve your most challenging ADMET problems.
Portal Biotech — Portal has created next generation solutions that address the significant opportunities in protein sequencing and metabolomics

GoBeyond is a FinTech company transforming angel investing into a new scalable asset class for small and large, novice to experienced investors. It offers a unique deal platform, portfolio tools, syndication/pooling, due diligence, investment monitoring services, training and certified deal leaders.Its clients are individuals, familyoffices, professional groups and corporations. It is active in the EU, Switzerland and the US. GoBeyond also offers educational training modules for angel investors in 11 categories.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Medical, Software
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

LEND — LEND provides peer to peer lending in Switzerland. It connects investors with borrowers. Moreover, investors earn substantial returns and borrowers benefit from low interest rates. The company is based in Switzerland and it was founded in 2015.
AVAtronics — AVA Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) Solution is a breakthrough in Audio Industry. AVA is the first and only TRUE WIDE-BAND ANC in the market capable of selectively cancelling all annoying noises we want to get rid of without compromising the quality of Music or speech.
Blumer — Blumer is a social networking platform that provides social networks that can monetize time by consuming advertisements, selling nfts, and making crypto transactions. It offers social networks, crypto, digital marketing, and blockchain.

CBC Investment Group started in 2009 in the midst of the financial crisis. The banks were on their knees, start-ups of small and medium-sized companies - all of a sudden they saw their credit and credit promises turned into demands for quick repayment and empty words. Serious talented entrepreneurs' ideas and companies risked going completelyunnecessary. In response to this crisis, they started the CBC Investment Group.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Software, SaaS
Funding Round, Seed, Series B
Sweden, Denmark, Germany

Portfolio highlights

GLX Analytix — GLX Analytix is a biomedical company that develops a new technology to identify a biomarker. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Swiftly — World's first AI that applies for jobs. Say goodbye to creating CV's, searching and applying for jobs. Let Swiftly do it for you! Welcome to the new age.
Hugel Control — HUGEL, Inc. strives to be a global company that continuously creates innovative products, promotes universal health, and improves the quality of life through state-of-the-art technology and creativity.

SVB - Europe's biggest online shop for boating equipment and accessories! Worldwide delivery, even directly on-board!

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
Series A, Series B, Seed
The Netherlands, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

QurAlis — QurAlis is a operator of a biotechnology company intended to discover and develop potential precision therapeutics for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The company focuses on the link between genetics and disease in ALS and other neurological diseases, enabling doctors to successfully treat ALS .
Anavo Therapeutics — UNLOCKING THE PHOSPHATASE TARGET CLASS: Anavo Therapeutics is the first company to systematically drug phosphatases, a rich target space previously considered undruggable for decades.
Quantum Motion — One Hundred Qubits is Interesting. One Million is World-changing

Novo Holdings is a world-leading life science investor with a focus on creating long-term value.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

INBRACE — Swift Health Systems is a stealth stage medical device company developing INBRACE: a revolutionary, easy to use, wide indication, personalized orthodontic system hidden behind the teeth. Our patented self-guiding technology uses light and continuous forces to gently correct your smile with less pain and fewer doctor visits. INBRACE is FDAregistered and a catalyst for disruption in orthodontics. INBRACE increases the number of people who will seek orthodontic treatment by addressing the top concerns for patients while driving practice growth for clinicians. Our platform leverages digital treatment planning, computer modeling, and direct digital manufacturing to create a scalable, patient customized solution that delivers the standard of care across the entire range of orthodontic cases.
Theraxyte — Theraxyte is an innovative nano-drug developer. It focuses on the R&D and application of new nano-drugs, especially innovative drugs.
Amolyt Pharma — AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical business and our innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.

Eli Lilly engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of products in the pharmaceutical products business segment. The company manufactures and distributes products through owned or leased facilities in the United States, Puerto Rico, and 25 other countries. Its products are sold in approximately 135 countries. It also conductsresearch to find products to treat diseases in animals and to increase the efficiency of animal food production.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Therini Bio — Therini Bio is developing novel therapeutics based insights into the role of fibrin in driving chronic innate immune activation.
Signify Bio — Signify Bio combines the promise of signal peptide engineered control with the speed and power of mRNA encoded design.
Stylus Medicine — Stylus Medicine, Inc. is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing transformative in vivo genetic medicines.

Supporting purpose-driven founders solving systemic challenges to planetary health.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Information Technology, Food and Beverage
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Planet A Foods — The chocolate revolution is here. 100% cocoa-free and unbelievably delicious. We call it QOA. You need to try it!
Ucaneo — We Leveraging the magic of the human body to remove CO2 from the air.
Izote Biosciences — Biomanufacturing Scale-Up Solution

The Midtjyske Ivaerksätterfond invests in entrepreneurial enterprises that are knowledge-intensive and innovative in order to produce growth, jobs, and value.

Investment focus

Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed
Denmark

Portfolio highlights

MedicQuant — MedicQuant is a medical equipment manufacturing company developing diagnostic kits for blood anticoagulant properties. The company's novel technology, chip, and instrument, Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs), detect blood levels of the anticoagulants, directly from whole blood.

Executive Agency for SMEs

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Grant, Seed, Funding Round
Spain, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

AGADE — AGADE specialising in robotic exoskeletons. The company created its first product, AGADEXO, which can significantly reduce muscle fatigue and the risk of injury associated with repetitive and dynamic activities. They provide variable support, eliminating the effect of gravity on human limbs and allowing movements comparable to those possible in azero-g environment.
BroadBit Batteries — BroadBit is a technology company developing revolutionary new batteries using novel sodium-based chemistries to power the future green economy.
Aenitis Technologies — We develop innovative devices for cells therapy processing using Acoustic Radiation Forces.

Penny Schiffer - CEO & Co-founder @ Raized.ai

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, Finance
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Versameb — Versameb AG is a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company located in Basel, Switzerland managed by an experienced scientific and business pharmaceutical industry team. The company’s focus is the development of novel RNA-based therapeutics. Versameb’s proprietary VERSagile technology platform enables efficient development of functional mRNAmolecules for customized protein expression and modification in multiple disease areas with high unmet medical need.
Enterprise Bot — Cost-effective Conversational AI solutions transforming customer interaction for global enterprises. Discover cutting-edge chat, email, and voice tech.
Scientific Visual — Scientific Visual supplies quality control workstations to visualize defects in non-polished sapphire such as watch covers, ingots and wafers.

p53 identifies and invests in innovative healthcare companies, particularly in the fields of biotechnology and medical devices.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Medical, Life Science
Series A
Norway, Denmark

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Calluna Pharma — Join Calluna Pharma to transform therapeutics for inflammatory and fibrotic diseases. With a robust pipeline, seasoned leadership, and strategic alliances, we can revolutionize patient care.
Teitur Trophics — Teitur Trophics is a biotech company developing circular peptides for neurodegenerative diseases. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.

Bhavik Bajaj

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, SaaS
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland

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Asepha — Asepha is an AI clinical decision support (CDS) tool to help healthcare professionals make faster clinical decisions.
ORA Technologies — E-Commerce, Super App
THIRUMALS PAPER ARIZONA PVT. LTD. — TRADING PLATFORM OF PULP , PAPER & PACKAGING

Strategic research in on life sciences and biotechnology

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Health Care
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
Belgium, Brazil, Denmark

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Protealis — Sustainable plant proteins for Europe
Confo Therapeutics — Confo Therapeutics is a clinical-stage company committed to accelerating novel GPCR-directed medicines for metabolic & endocrine diseases.
Augustine Therapeutics — Augustine Therapeutics is developing selective, safe and efficacious HDAC6 inhibitors designed for treatment of neuromuscular, neurodegenerative and cardiometabolic diseases. Discover our pipeline poised for clinical impact.

Seventure Partners is a French venture capital firm targeting in Tech/Digital and Life Sciences companies. It funds innovation and participates in the entrepreneurial adventure, alongside entrepreneurs and sharing their passion.Founded in 1997, Seventure Partners is one of the European leaders in venture capital, with € 1 billion undermanagement as of December 31, 2023. It is an active partner of innovative companies that, according to the management team, show strong growth potential and evolving in two fields of activity: Digital Technologies and Life Sciences. With more than 20 employees, including some 15 investors, Seventure Partners has a proven track record and in-depth expertise in technology, entrepreneurship, and various private equity operations.Seventure's goal is to identify and support the development of tomorrow's European leaders in order to accelerate their growth. To do this, the firm provides entrepreneurs with the expertise, networks, and know-how of its internal team of investors.The different funds/verticals on which Seventure Partners are focusing on today: - Life Sciences : Biotech, Healthcare, Nutrition - Tech/Digital : B2B SaaS, Fintech, Retailtech, Cybersecurity - Sports & Wellbeing - Blue Economy

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Series A, Funding Round, Series B
France, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

ENTEROME — We are a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel drugs to transform human health based on our unique ability to de-code molecular interactions in the gut microbiome.
Reelevant — Only 1 out of 10 people interact with marketing messages. Content is the bottleneck of personalization, not data. Personalization doesn't work because data are used to create targeted campaigns. Data must be used to create content because content creates interactions and drive conversion.Why: create content for people, not for campaigns(visual is the key to emotions) How: on-demand, when the user request, at the opening/reading/exposure (Pull content vs Push marketing) What: end-to-end widgets solutions like Live content, Individualization, Content Automation, Optimization, etc.Our visual content platform accelerates revenue, creates content based on any data (behavioral, contextual, etc.) created on the fly at the moment of exposure (on any channel (email, web, push notifications, in-app messages, etc.). We take advantage of existing data sources, nothing to create, we supercharge your marketing stack. Our data-driven Content Engine translates data from any source into on-demand visual content in milliseconds for each people.We believe in a new way of thinking about messages by shifting the paradigm of push marketing to transform any data into on-demand visual content. One unique content is created for each people on the fly at the moment people decide to read them (pull content), instead of when marketers decide to create them (push marketing).People are not data points, people don't buy products, they buy emotions. On-demand visual content is the new game!
Seaweed Concept — Seaweed Concept is a marine biotechnology company, that focuses on the innovative utilization of seaweed to provide high-quality ingredients to various industrial sectors

BIOFUND SpA, established by Fondazione Monte dei Paschi, Bank Monte dei Paschi , Finanziaria Senese di Sviluppo e Fidi Toscana, provides the initial seed capital for companies located in the incubator of Toscana Life Sciences in Siena.

Investment focus

Genetics, Medical, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed
Canada, Denmark, Russian Federation

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Exiqon — Exiqon operates in two business areas: Life Sciences and Diagnostics. Exiqon Life Sciences, a leading provider of flexible solutions for RNA analysis. Exiqon’s research products are used by academia, biotech and pharmaceutical companies around the world to make groundbreaking discoveries about the correlation between gene activity and thedevelopment of cancer and other diseases. Exiqon Diagnostics collaborates with pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies to develop novel molecular diagnostic tests for early detection of diseases which can help physicians make treatment decisions based on the tools developed by Exiqon Life Sciences.
RTM Diagnostika — Diagnostic microwave radio RTM-01-RESThe temperature and rate of growth of malignant tumorsCancer is the terrible disease of breast. That is why the full range of diagnostic measures in mammalogy aimed primarily at identifying it. It is known that the malignant tumor has a higher temperature compared with surrounding tissues. These data werefirst obtained Guture M. French scientist, who, after more than 550 invasive measurements demonstrated that malignancy is determined by its temperature is doubling time. Therefore, the most dangerous, rapidly growing tumors have a very high temperature. It is also known that thermal changes, usually preceded by structural changes. In particular, the thermal changes of the mammary glands come not a moment when the cancer reaches the required size, but much earlier. Studies have shown that even at the stage preceding the malignant growth, namely, when the cells have the expressed proliferation, accompanied by atypical changes, increases the density of microcapillary network, and as a consequence there is a local increase in temperature. Indisputable is the fact that patients with these changes have a high risk of malignancy. Many authors classify this condition as precancerous.The internal temperature - measure of angiogenesisIn 2003, Japanese scientists have shown that the temperature in the cancerous region determined by the density microcapillary network (microvessel density (MVD) [8]. This is the main parameter that characterizes angiogenesis. The density of the microcapillary network when proliferation atypia several times greater than the rate for normal tissues and characterizes the risk of malignancy. in addition, the microcapillary network density refers to the probability of transformation from noninvasive to invasive cancer, the probability of metastasis and tumor growth rate. Therefore, the internal temperature, as a measure of angiogenesis, provides important information about the development of cancer.
Genizon BioSciences — Since 2005, we have helped thousands of people get the perfect domain name.

BlueYard backs founders building the interconnected elements that can become the fabric of our future.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

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Manex — Optimize your production process with our manufacturing optimization agents. Trusted by BMW, Audi, Siemens, Stellantis, BSH, Henkel, and more. Schedule a demo today!
Privy — With a few lines of code, securely integrate sensitive data into your product. Build delightful, privacy-preserving experiences without putting your users at risk.
Grouphug — Grouphug turns noisy WhatsApp groups into organized, intelligent pages.

V-Bio Ventures is an independent venture capital firm specialized in building and financing young, innovative life science companies. The fund invests throughout Europe in start-up and early-stage companies with high growth potential focusing on technologies that provide transformational improvements in the biotech, pharmaceutical and agriculturalsectors.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series A, Series B, Seed
Belgium, France, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Avidicure — Avidicure is developing dual agonistic avidity-engineered multifunctional antibodies, AVC-Boosters, as monotherapy for treatment of cancer
ATB Therapeutics — ATB Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that provides novel therapeutic solutions and treatments for cancer patients.
Confo Therapeutics — Confo Therapeutics is a clinical-stage company committed to accelerating novel GPCR-directed medicines for metabolic & endocrine diseases.

Innovestor is an active Finnish investment manager, focusing on venture capital, real estate, and energy storage. We also offer corporate venturing services.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Manufacturing
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Finland, Denmark, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Aplagon — Aplagon is committed to bringing unique, effective antithrombotic medicines with important safety advantages to patients with unmet needs.
Bahn Express — Fast and Effortless Car Transport
Tribune Therapeutics — Tribune Therapeutics is a preclinical biopharmaceutical company building a promising pipeline of novel medicines to treat patients with a wide range of fibrotic diseases. It was founded in 2020 with funding from HealthCap and Novo Seeds.

The Roche Venture Fund is the name given to the corporate venture fund of the healthcare company Roche. Roche has allocated CHF 500 million to invest in and develop commercially successful innovative life science companies. Roche has been investing in early stage companies as part of collaborations since the early-1990s and independent ofcollaborations since 2002. All equity investments made by Roche in biotech and diagnostics companies (including collaboration investments) are negotiated and managed by the Roche Venture Fund. In the past 20 years, the Roche Venture Fund has invested in over 60 companies globally. Currently, Roche Venture Fund has a portfolio of around 30 companies located in 10 countries across Europe, North America and the Pacific Region. The fund is an evergreen fund with CHF 500 million available of which approximately 40% is currently invested.The Roche Venture Fund is a committed long-term stable investor with sufficient money reserved in their fund for follow-on financing rounds. As part of a multinational healthcare company, the Roche Venture Fund has access to considerable expertise both internally and externally. We co-invest with leading venture funds, including other corporate venture funds, on a regular basis.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, United Kingdom, Spain

Portfolio highlights

DiogenX — We incorporated DiogenX with the objective to provide new therapeutic solutions for diabetic patients. With Patrick Collombat and the team, we are focused on developing a first-in-class regenerative treatment for type 1 diabetes. Benjamin Charles CEO See the team News See more Our Work OUR APPROACH ABOUT DIABETES
Mironid — Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google. Google utilizes the data collected to track and examine the use of www.mironid.com, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Google may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
Bonum Therapeutics — Bonum Therapeutics is focused on a proven technology that utilizes allosteric regulation to create targeted, highly active, and less toxic medicines.

Morten Strunge is the current Co-Founder of Nexta.io. He previously worked at Storytel AB as a Board Member.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Fashion, Beauty
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Denmark, United States

Portfolio highlights

UXCam — UXCam is an experience analytics solution for mobile apps. Session Replay, Heatmaps, Funnel Analytics and Quantitative Analytics make UXCam a complete enterprise analytics solution for deeply understanding user behavior.
Goodiebox — Goodiebox is an online cosmetic company that provides cosmetics and beauty products. It has developed a subscription business selling cosmetics and beauty products to women in the 15-35 years old range. They give both large international brands and smaller niche brands the opportunity to market their products directly to a specific target groupthat is interested in their products.The company mission is to create relationships between the beauty and cosmetics brands and consumers. It also distributes a box of cosmetics including products of various brands to women.Goodiebox was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Copenhagen S, Capital Region, Denmark.
SON OF A TAILOR — SON OF A TAILOR is a Denmark-based company that provides its clients with customized T-shirt tailoring services. The company is based in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden.

Foundational partners to ambitious founders at every stage of company-building.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, India, Canada

Portfolio highlights

NG.CASH — NG.CASH is a digital app designed to help Generation Z become financially independent. It allows users to manage their own money with solutions such as PIX (Brazil’s “instant-payment” method), prepaid credit card, allowance management and a virtual card, in addition to features that let users customise the app’s design and a marketplace withdiscounts on Gen Z’s most desired brands. Structured as a financial hub, NG.CASH aims to accompany its clients throughout their lives and increase financial literacy in the region.
Wispr Flow — Wispr AI is a developer of the next-generation of neural interfaces to provide seamless interface with immersive technology. The company is working with the leading neuroscientist, hardware engineers, machine learning researchers, and product engineers to bring frontier technology to the mass consumer market.
Spyglass Pharma — Spyglass Pharma focuses on the development of novel treatments for chronic ophthalmic diseases based on technology. The company designs to deliver multiple drugs to address additional ophthalmic indications.

Teknoinvest is a premier Scandinavian venture capital company. They invest in areas of emerging technologies within the ITC and Life Sciences sectors. Their main geographical scope is Scandinavia and the USA. Teknoinvest was established as the first venture capital investment company. Teknoinvest is one of the most successful VCÂ´s in Scandinaviaaccording to track record of value created for their investors.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series B, Funding Round, Series A
Sweden, Norway, United States

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GLO — glō is a venture-backed company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced LED display products using nanotechnology. The unique nanotechnology is based on 11 years of research at Lund University’s Nanometer Structure Consortium. Headed by Professor Lars Samuelson, one of the world’s leading scientists in this field, who haspublished more than 500 papers related to this technology.glō's first office is in Lund, Sweden, where basic material research continues for the next generation nanotechnology. glō's research and product development along with pilot fabrication operation is carried out at glō-USA in Sunnyvale, California. In 2016, glō established an Asia office in Taipei, Taiwan, one of the largest and fastest-growing regions for LED lighting and display applications.glō's technology sidesteps the technical limitations of current planar LED technology. It allows for the creation of highly efficient, stable and ultimately unique red, green, blue (RGB) emitters out of one material system. It aims to achieve the industry’s best color stability and ultimately enables the growth of red, green and blue emitters on the same wafer. Highly-efficient white LEDs with high color rendering will be possible without the need for phosphor conversion. It is the next enabling technology for advanced display, illumination and automotive applications.glō nanowire light-emitting diodes (nLEDs) are based on its proprietary hetero-structured semiconductor nanowire epitaxial growth and process technologies for which standard manufacturing equipment and materials can be utilized.glō currently holds over 175 patents across US, Europe and Asia. These patents are not subject to any cross-licensing with the LED oligopoly. The glō team is constantly strengthening its intellectual property position in this technology and related applications.
SantoSolve — SantoSolve is developing topical analgesic products based on non-radioactive strontium as the active substance. The Development program was initiated based on experimental clinical use of strontium-based products showing evidence of strong local analgesic effects on several localized pain conditions of both nociceptive and neuropatic origin. Nosignificant adverse effects associated with the treatment was reported.The companyâ€™s lead product, 2PX, is topically administered, utilizing dermal penetration enhancers for delivery of the active agent to its subdermal site of action. Phase I safety and pharmacology studies showed the active agent to have low systemic bioavailability, and only few and minor adverse effects were observed at the site of administration. In open label Phase II clinical trials, the product has shown strong analgesic effect in both nociceptive and neuropatic pain conditions. In follow up, placebo controlled trials, the analgesic effect of the product has been further documented. In the companyâ€™s most advanced pain indication under study, osteoarthritis, the company has recently completed the Phase II program.These trials supports the open label results and document statistically that the analgesic effect in patients treated with 2PX is superior to that observed with placebo treatment.
Sol Voltaics — Founded in 2007, Sol Voltaics AB is a venture-backed, development-stage nanotechnology company focused on development and commercialization of highly efficient, third-generation photovoltaic concentrator solar cells based on its proprietary heterostructured nanowire epitaxial growth and process technologies.

Polaris Partners invests in healthcare and biotechnology companies. Their healthcare portfolio companies' care delivery models include digital health, consumer-centric businesses, patient-provider solutions, data science, and analytics. Their life sciences and biotechnology portfolio companies focus on molecules and platforms, therapeutics,and genomics.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, Ireland, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

FIRE1 — FIRE1 and is based in Dublin, Ireland, will focus on developing novel therapeutic devices.
Leyden Labs — Leyden Labs helps people live freely by developing products that protect from known and new respiratory viruses.
Auron Therapeutics — A differentiated approach to cure cancer.

The LS Polaris Innovation Fund aims to accelerate the commercial and therapeutic potential of early stage academic research.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Medical, Biopharma
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
United States, Denmark

Portfolio highlights

Glympse Bio — Glympse Bio is developing a powerful new paradigm in diagnostics to enable noninvasive and predictive monitoring of multiple human diseases. The company’s technology uses precisely engineered diagnostic agents that interrogate the body for certain disease states, and then carry the message to the urine for analysis. Glympse Bio’s platformtechnology was originally developed at MIT, and is founded by a team of world-renowned experts in nanomedicine and biomedical engineering.
Satellite Bio — Satellite Bio specializes in cell therapy, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, cell biology, and tissue engineering. It focuses on the development and implementation of proprietary, off-the-shelf, implantable satellite organs as living therapeutic solutions that can transform the lives of millions of patients who suffer from serious diseases.
Muna Therapeutics — Muna Therapeutics discovers and develops therapies that slow or stop neurodegenerative diseases such as alzheimer’s and parkinson's.

Merck Ventures is the strategic, corporate venture capital arm of Merck. Its mandate is to invest in innovative technologies and products with the potential to significantly impact Merck‘s core business areas. From its headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in the US and Israel we invest globally in transformational ideas driven by greatentrepreneurs. Merck Ventures takes an active role in its portfolio companies and teams up with entrepreneurs and co-investors to translate innovation towards commercial success. Merck Ventures has a significant focus on early-stage investing and company creation including the creation of spin-offs to leverage Merck‘s science and technology base.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Anjuna — Anjuna confidential cloud software establishes a secure enclave that isolates and encrypts applications and data in runtime, at rest, and on the network for end-to-end data protection
Asceneuron — Asceneuron develops effective therapeutics for orphan tauopathies and Alzheimer’s disease. By focusing on areas of high unmet medical need, Asceneuron aspires to become a leading biotech company specialized in small molecule drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases.Tauopathies are currently untreatable neurodegenerative diseases thatrapidly progress towards debilitating conditions. The appearance of deposits of the microtubule-associated tau protein as e.g. neurofibrillary tangles in neurons of the brain is a common feature of tauopathies that is shared with Alzheimer’s disease. Neuronal tau deposits are known to be a major contributor to neurodegeneration and mutations in the tau gene are causative of the tauopathy fronto-temporal dementia and parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17).Due to increasing life expectancy, Alzheimer’s disease is viewed as one of the largest healthcare problems of this century, imposing a major economic burden on societies in the Western and developing world. Current treatment options provide limited benefits supporting the urgent need for more efficacious and better tolerated medicines that address symptomatic relief as well as disease progression.
NanoSyrinx — NanoSyrinx is an award-winning, discovery stage biotechnology company based in the UK. We are using synthetic biology approaches to develop protein nanosyringes as a completely novel modality for intracellular delivery of protein and peptide biologic drugs.

Sagitta Ventures invests in early-stage companies in the Nordics and provides long-term capital backing for well-managed businesses that are seeking minority investors without a defined exit horizon.

Investment focus

Aerospace
Series B
Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Cerebriu — Cerebriu is a health tech company developing machine learning in medical imaging that improves workflow efficiency and quality in radiology.Its software solution Cerebriu Apollo achieves the company's aim by automating image acquisition protocols and triage during MRI brain acquisition providing decision support at key stages of thediagnostic process. The company covers findings of the brain, starting with brain MRI, including stroke, bleeds, and tumors, following MS, dementia, and TBI in brain CT.
Ward 24/7 — WARD 24/7 CSS Wireless Assessment of Respiratory and circulatory Distress (WARD) offers continuous 24/7 observation of high-risk patients with real-time alarms through innovative machine learning algorithms in a Clinical Support System (CSS). Videos on WARD Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not
Heart Aerospace — Heart’s mission is to create the fastest, most affordable and sustainable transportation for regional travel to every corner of the world. Their first aircraft is the ES-19, a nineteen-passenger airliner with an operating range of 400 km. Heart's goal is to have the aircraft certified for commercial operation by 2026.

Cormorant Asset Management is an employee-owned hedge fund sponsor that provides its services to pooled investment vehicles. The firm also focuses on both public and private market innovative companies in the biotechnology and life sciences marketplace.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, China, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Numab — Numab Therapeutics AG
Neurona Therapeutics — Neurona Therapeutics is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company that was founded by four neuroscientists and stem cell pioneers at The University of California, San Francisco. They are focused on the discovery and development of cell-based therapies to treat intractable neurological disease. Its initial aim is to generate therapeuticcompositions of a specific type of nerve cell (or neuron) for targeted delivery into the injured nervous system. Based on nearly two decades of research, they believe that particular subpopulations of neurons have the unique ability to integrate and repair dysregulated neural circuits. Its talented team of scientists, scientific advisors, and board directors is working to accelerate breakthrough treatments for patients with significant unmet medical needs.
Edgewise Therapeutics — See how we bring our unique expertise and singular focus on muscle science to develop novel therapeutics for serious skeletal and cardiac muscle diseases.