Curie Capital
VC Fund
Netherlands, United States
Curie Capital is a life science focused venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is a new and dynamic investment fund with a personal touch. Curie Capital is based in Amsterdam and invests in early stage companies with talented teams and exciting science and technology. The founding partners Mariette van der Velden and Han de Groot both haveextensive experience in investing, entrepreneurship and managing companies across the full life cycle from startup to (public) exit. The partners leverage their complementary skills and network for the success of their portfolio companies.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 8%
Last updated:
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Industries Curie Capital invests in
Stages Curie Capital invests in
Countries Curie Capital invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Mariette van der Velden
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 4 (31%)
- Medical 3 (23%)
- Health Care 3 (23%)
- Biopharma 2 (15%)
- Medical Device 2 (15%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (31%)
- Series A 3 (23%)
- Series B 2 (15%)
- Funding Round 1 (8%)
Country
- The Netherlands 6 (46%)
- United States 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Mariette van der Velden
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Laigo Bio
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Laigo Bio uses E3 ligase internalization to precisely degrade membrane proteins linked to autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. | $6.4M / Seed / Mar 23, 2026 | |
TargED Biopharmaceuticals
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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 | |
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Laigo Bio
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Laigo Bio uses E3 ligase internalization to precisely degrade membrane proteins linked to autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. | $13.4M / Seed / Dec 03, 2025 | |
Avidicure
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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 | |
Sirius Medical
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Sirius Medical helps improve healthcare for cancer patients by developing medical devices that aid in surgical treatment. Their objective is to create intuitive and accurate gadgets that allow surgeons and radiologists to provide the finest treatment. Sirius Perception uses audio and visual feedback to provide real-time, directional advice forpinpointing tumors | $10.4M / Feb 04, 2025 | |
Citryll
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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 | |
Flindr Therapeutics
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Immagene develops personalized cancer immunotherapies to fight multiple cancer type. | $21.4M / Series A / Apr 24, 2024 | |
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Sirius Medical
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Sirius Medical helps improve healthcare for cancer patients by developing medical devices that aid in surgical treatment. Their objective is to create intuitive and accurate gadgets that allow surgeons and radiologists to provide the finest treatment. Sirius Perception uses audio and visual feedback to provide real-time, directional advice forpinpointing tumors | $12.9M / Series B / Mar 21, 2023 | |
Cleara Biotech
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Cleara is developing therapeutics to eliminate senescent cells. | $2.5M / Seed / Sep 22, 2022 | |
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TargED Biopharmaceuticals
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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. | $44.2M / Series A / Feb 19, 2022 | |
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Co-Investors
BOM
5 deals together
Holland Capital
4 deals together
BioGeneration Ventures
3 deals together
Kurma Partners
3 deals together
ROM Utrecht Region
3 deals together
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FAQ
What does Curie Capital invest in?
Curie Capital invests primarily in Biotechnology, Medical and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Curie Capital includes Mariette van der Velden (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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