# Amorçage Rhône Alpes

> Amorçage Rhône Alpes is a VC fund backing Medical, Biopharma and Biotechnology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2006
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Amorçage Rhône Alpes is a VC fund focused on Medical and Biopharma. Amorçage Rhône Alpes specializes in seed, startup, and early-stage venture investments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| Biopharma | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| erytech | ERYtech Pharma, set up in Lyon (France) in 2004, specializes in the encapsulation of therapeutic molecules and enzymes in red blood cells. It has achieved a major breakthrough in the fields of cancer and enzyme therapy by significantly increasing the therapeutic index of the encapsulated molecule or enzyme. | $13.2M |  | Dec 22, 2006 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ardian](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ardian) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Auriga Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/auriga-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Idinvest Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idinvest-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Karista](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karista) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Amorçage Rhône Alpes invest in?

Amorçage Rhône Alpes invests primarily in Medical, Biopharma and Biotechnology startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Amorçage Rhône Alpes last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Amorçage Rhône Alpes closed in Dec 2006. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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