# European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

> European Circular Bioeconomy Fund is a VC fund backing Biotechnology. See 29 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bonn, Germany
- Total investments: 29
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 66%
- Fund size: $351M
- Last fund: Feb 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-circular-bioeconomy-fund
- Website: https://www.ecbf.vc

European Circular Bioeconomy Fund is a VC fund in Bonn focused on Biotechnology and AgTech. European Circular Bioeconomy Fund invest and partner with entrepreneurs to accelerate late-stage circular bioeconomy companies.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $5.9M–$19M |
| Series B | $10M–$45M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $8.7M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 10 | 34% |
| AgTech | 4 | 14% |
| Agriculture | 4 | 14% |
| Software | 3 | 10% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 10% |

44 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 10 | 34% |
| Series A | 9 | 31% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 7% |
| Seed | 1 | 3% |
| Series C | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 4 | 14% |
| France | 3 | 10% |
| The Netherlands | 3 | 10% |
| Italy | 2 | 7% |
| Belgium | 2 | 7% |

12 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dirk Sassmannshausen | CFO / Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dirk-sassmannshausen |
| Gisela van den Boom | Finance Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gisela-van-den-boom |
| Peter J. Nieuwenhuizen | Founding Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-j-nieuwenhuizen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| foodforecast | AI supported solution to reduce food waste. | $9.5M | Series A | Feb 26, 2026 |  |
| Reduced | Reduced develops natural flavor enhancers from upcycled produce. | $4.7M | Series A | Feb 20, 2026 |  |
| Wakuli | It's called specialty coffee. Roasted lighter to enhance all the exciting flavours. To really taste them it's important to drink fresh. That's why we send our mailbox-friendly coffee within one week after roasting. And always with a better price for the farmers - thanks to you. | $5.9M | Series A | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| Nofence | Nofence is a system virtual fencing for grazing animals. Virtual fencing of livestock has been a concept long discussed in academia. The Norwegian ag-tech startup Nofence has since 2011 developed and patented a solution for virtual fencing that has proven to work. The customers say that this will become a real gamechanger for livestock managementsince pastures can easily be defined by a few clicks on a tablet/smartphone. The herd is then safely fenced in and can be monitored. The system will send notifications if something happens. From the global food security perspective, this solution will make it much easier to utilize the uncultivated land for varied and healthy pasture, and make it possible to produce more food on cultivated land. | $35M | Series B | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| Doktar Technologies | Doktor is an agri-tech company that optimizes the food ecosystem with intensive use of information and data-driven decisions and develops digital agricultural solutions for the entire agricultural value chain, based on new technologies such as remote sensing, machine learning, Internet of Things and provides satisfaction and sales-enhancingsolutions. It creates a competitive advantage through agricultural technologies that are supported by business decisions with farmers’ insight. | $8.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 24, 2025 |  |
| Younikat | VEGDOG - vegan dog food is the first 100% vegetable and gluten-free complete feed for dogs, which was developed in a one-year development phase in cooperation with specialist veterinarians and specialist laboratories due to a feed allergy in our dog Nelson. | $10.3M | Series A | Jun 02, 2025 |  |
| OroraTech | OroraTech is a global intelligence-as-a-service company leveraging thermal data for a sustainable Earth. Their product, Wildfire Solution, powered by high-resolution thermal data from our proprietary and public space-based sensor system, is trusted worldwide for revolutionizing wildfire detection. Since 2022, OroraTech has established acomprehensive global monitoring network, delivering real-time situational awareness and prompt risk alerts. The cutting-edge system detects fires of any scale, day or night, ensuring timely action. Founded in 2018, OroraTech is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with operations in Canada and Brazil. With a dedicated team of over 100 experts, OroraTech is committed to delivering innovative solutions for a sustainable future. More information: www.ororatech.com | $41.4M | Series B | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Ecoat | Ecoat is develops bio-based chemistries for the coatings industry. The company offers water-based, bio-based products, which includes secoia, inokem, air purifying emulsions, and solkem. Its products include bio-based alkyd emulsions; tension free specialty oils; and urethane modified bio-based alkyd emulsions. | $19.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 03, 2025 |  |
| Nuritas | Nuritas is revolutionising the discovery of novel, natural and scientifically proven active ingredients that can manage and improve human health. The company’s disruptive computational approach to discovery uses artificial intelligence and genomics to, for the first time ever, rapidly and efficiently predict and then provide access to the mosthealth-benefiting components hidden within food, called bioactive peptides. | $42M | Series C | Dec 20, 2024 |  |
| Elicit Plant | Elicit Plant is an agro-biotech company specialized in crops’ water resistance and in the development of innovative phytosterol-based solutions. | $48M | Series B | Nov 14, 2024 |  |

10 of 29 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kering Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kering-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does European Circular Bioeconomy Fund invest in?

European Circular Bioeconomy Fund invests primarily in Biotechnology, AgTech and Agriculture startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 29 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is European Circular Bioeconomy Fund's check size?

European Circular Bioeconomy Fund typically joins rounds of $5.9M–$19M at Series A, $10M–$45M at Series B and $8.7M–$20M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds European Circular Bioeconomy Fund participates in.

### How do I contact European Circular Bioeconomy Fund?

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### Who are the partners at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund?

The team at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund includes Dirk Sassmannshausen (CFO / Managing Partner), Gisela van den Boom (Finance Director) and Peter J. Nieuwenhuizen (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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