# Biotope

> Biotope is a VC fund in Nevele backing Agriculture and Organic Food. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nevele, Belgium
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/biotope-by-vib/
- Website: https://biotope-incubator.com/

Biotope is an incubator program for startups with impactful ideas in agri-food biotechnology. Right from the start of its 12-month program, the company supplies significant preseed funding and works hands-on with a small cohort, helping teams transform their innovative ideas into businesses ready for seed funding. The program supports successthrough mentoring and access to high-tech facilities, fostering connections to a network of world-class experts, partners, and investors.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 1 | 25% |
| Organic Food | 1 | 25% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |
| Food Processing | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 1 | 25% |
| Portugal | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ilana Taub | Stakeholder Manager | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elaniti | Elaniti uses recent advances in machine learning and DNA sequencing to make insights on soil biology accessible to farmers and agronomists, empowering precise decision making. Our proprietary outcome-based predictive analytics service, correlates soil biology with vital crop health outcomes like yield, disease prevalence and nutrient content. Thisenables growers to save time and money, for instance by improving the efficiency with which inputs are used, whilst also supporting environmental and sustainability objectives.Through our unique crop prediction insights, our goal is to demonstrate the value of soil’s complex biological makeup, enabling a viable, de-risked, and data-driven transition to Net-Zero agriculture. |  | Seed | Mar 19, 2025 |  |
| Corium Biotech | Corium Biotech is an R&D company dedicated to the bioproduction of exotic leather destined to answer the current leather market needs for performant materials that respect both the environment and animal wellbeing. | $547.1K | Pre-Seed | Oct 13, 2024 |  |
| Lenera | Maia & Muller - Biotech is an R&D company dedicated to the bioproduction of cellular materials. Lenera ™ is their branch exclusively dedicated to precision-crafting bespoke, ethical, and sustainable luxury biomaterials through innovative, species-agnostic cellular agriculture technology. | $547.1K | Pre-Seed | Oct 13, 2024 |  |
| Typcal | 100 FOODS promotes healthy eating and develops plant-based food. It operates an online platform that sells various vegan products. 100 FOODS is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | $413.1K | Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Portugal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portugal-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [PINC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pinc-0786) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Planetary Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/planetary-impact-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Biotope invest in?

Biotope invests primarily in Agriculture, Organic Food and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Biotope?

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### Who are the partners at Biotope?

The team at Biotope includes Ilana Taub (Stakeholder Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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