BioGeneration Ventures
VC Fund
Naarden, The Netherlands
BioGeneration Ventures is a VC fund in Naarden focused on Biotechnology and Therapeutics. BioGeneration Ventures is investing in the next generation of Life Sciences companies in the Netherlands. BioGeneration Ventures invests in Dutch start-up and early stage life sciences companies. The BioGeneration Ventures team is specialized in the evaluation and management of early stage companies. Their involvement goes beyond the financial investment. They work closely with scientists, academic institutions, entrepreneurs and industry experts to accelerate the development and to optimize the commercial potential of their portfolio company's technologies. BioGeneration Ventures began operating in 2006 and the fund is backed by the Netherlands Genomics Initiative (NGI) and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) in combination with the holding company of Leiden University and ABN-AMRO Capital as lead private investors.
- Total investments:
- 68
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
- Fund size:
- $172M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries BioGeneration Ventures invests in
Stages BioGeneration Ventures invests in
Countries BioGeneration Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1.1M–$50M
- Series A
- $6M–$86M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 31 (46%)
- Therapeutics 20 (29%)
- Health Care 17 (25%)
- Medical 12 (18%)
- Pharmaceutical 10 (15%)
Stage
- Series A 21 (31%)
- Seed 10 (15%)
- Funding Round 10 (15%)
- Series B 9 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (9%)
Country
- The Netherlands 27 (40%)
- United States 7 (10%)
- Belgium 3 (4%)
- United Kingdom 3 (4%)
- Germany 2 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniela Couto
General Partner
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General Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Edward van Wezel
Founder and Managing Partner
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Founder and Managing Partner | Total investments: 9 | Find email | |
Joost Holthuis
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Oskar Slotboom
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
Elena Ritsou
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| RougeTx is a Netherlands-based biotech developing first-in-class small-molecule therapies for vascular diseases caused by pericyte dysfunction. Its lead candidate, RTX-001, targets hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), an inherited disorder involving fragile blood vessels and recurrent bleeding. | $58M / Series A / Oct 06, 2026 | ||
| Phosphoenix is a neurotechnology company, spun off from the NESTOR program (supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research). The co-founders are a closely knit team of leading neuroscientists, electronic engineers, and entrepreneurs. | $1.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| 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. | $45.9M / Series B / Aug 05, 2026 | ||
| TargED Biopharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company that develops first-in-class biological drugs to improve treatment of thrombosis.TargED stands for Targeted Enzyme Delivery. Their biological drugs are unique by using small antibodies (“VhH”) to deliver enzymes to sites of thrombosis, enabling ‘targeted’ thrombolysis. | $25.3M / Series A / Dec 16, 2025 | ||
| 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. | $147.6M / Series B / May 13, 2025 | ||
| Avidicure is pioneering an entirely new dual agonistic, multifunctional and avidity engineered antibody modality.“AVC-Boosters”, designed to safely deliver targeted and potent monotherapy, with broad applicability in oncology. | $50M / Seed / Apr 24, 2025 | ||
| Rhygaze develops a novel gene therapy that targets cone cells to restore vision in patients suffering from diseases causing blindness. | $86M / Series A / Jan 10, 2025 | ||
| Citryll is a private pharmaceutical company that develops pharmaceutical drugs used to treat autoimmune and other human diseases. The company offers formation, function, and clearance of NETs downstream of the protein citrullination pathway catalyzed by Peptidylarginine Deiminase (PAD) enzymes that enable doctors to help in the treatment of lupus,vasculitis, pulmonary fibrosis, rheumatoid arthritis and organ damage due to sepsis.Citryll was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Oss, The Netherlands. | $89.7M / Series B / Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Kivu Bioscience is a biotech company developing next-generation antibody-drug conjugates to deliver best-in-class therapeutics and focused on rapidly advancing next generation transformative assets. | $92M / Series A / Oct 28, 2024 | ||
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Tanai Therapeutics
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Tanai Therapeutics develops novel therapeutics for people living with obesity and obesity-related complications. | $3.5M / Seed / Sep 19, 2024 | |
| See all 68 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does BioGeneration Ventures invest in?
BioGeneration Ventures invests primarily in Biotechnology, Therapeutics and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 68 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does BioGeneration Ventures invest in?
BioGeneration Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$50M at Seed and $6M–$86M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not BioGeneration Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds BioGeneration Ventures took part in.
How do I contact BioGeneration Ventures?
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Who are the partners at BioGeneration Ventures?
The team at BioGeneration Ventures includes Daniela Couto (General Partner), Edward van Wezel (Founder and Managing Partner) and Joost Holthuis (Venture Partner), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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