Forbion Capital Partners
VC Fund
Naarden, The Netherlands
Forbion Capital Partners is a Netherlands-based venture capital firm focused on investing in life sciences companies in drug development as well as MedTech companies addressing high medical needs. Forbion's investment team of nine investment professionals has built an impressive performance track record since the late nineties with successfulinvestments in Rhein Biotech, Crucell, Neutec, Glycart, Borean, Impella, Alantos, Acorda, Fovea and PanGenetics. Current assets under management exceed €400m ($500m), split between three active funds. Finally, Forbion co-manages BioGeneration Ventures, an early stage fund focused on academic spin-outs and seed investments in the Netherlands.
- Total investments:
- 228
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
- Fund size:
- $606M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Forbion Capital Partners invests in
Stages Forbion Capital Partners invests in
Countries Forbion Capital Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 19 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $19M–$180M
- Series B
- $16M–$155M
- Series C
- $22M–$120M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 110 (48%)
- Health Care 58 (25%)
- Medical 51 (22%)
- Therapeutics 48 (21%)
- Pharmaceutical 31 (14%)
Stage
- Series A 51 (22%)
- Series B 50 (22%)
- Series C 23 (10%)
- Series D 15 (7%)
- Seed 10 (4%)
Country
- United States 46 (20%)
- United Kingdom 28 (12%)
- The Netherlands 12 (5%)
- Germany 9 (4%)
- Switzerland 7 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Joy Faucher
General Partner
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General Partner | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Marco Boorsma
General Partner
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General Partner | Total investments: 18 | Find email | |
Nanna Lüneborg
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 14 | Find email | |
Onno Stolpe
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Sander Slootweg
Managing Partner and co-founder
|
Managing Partner and co-founder | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
| See all 19 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisata Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapies based on clear differentiation and rigorous data applied in areas of high unmet medical need. They focus on the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of solid tumors and other major diseases. | $225M / Post-IPO Equity / Sep 17, 2026 | ||
| Sling Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on late-stage development for thyroid eye disease, aspiring to improve the lives of patients and their families. | $123M / Series C / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| Solstice Oncology is a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing a therapeutic that meets cancer at its most vulnerable moment, before surgery, to drive deep pathological response and return patients to lasting health. The company's lead program is targeting colon cancer. | $225M / Series A / Sep 09, 2026 | ||
CaMaRa
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CaMaRa is a biotechnology company developing new medicines for cardiometabolic conditions, including obesity, diabetes and kidney disease. | Seed / Sep 09, 2026 | |
| Korsana Biosciences develops THETA-enabled antibody therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. The company focuses on shuttled monoclonal antibodies that cross the blood-brain barrier to reach central nervous system targets. Its lead program, KRSA-028, is an investigational anti-amyloid beta antibody for Alzheimer’s disease that uses a transferrinreceptor-based shuttle and Fc engineering to improve brain delivery and dosing. Korsana is also advancing additional THETA-based programs for undisclosed neurodegenerative indications. | $380M / Post-IPO Equity / Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| Kynexis is advancing the first potential precision medicine for the treatment of cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia (CIAS). | $112.3M / Series A / Aug 19, 2026 | ||
| Expedition Therapeutics operates as an unincorporated association. | $115M / Series B / Aug 05, 2026 | ||
| RQ Bio is a biotechnology company that develops long-acting monoclonal antibodies against seasonal influenza with the goal of providing immediate, powerful, and long-lasting protection against severe viral disease in immunocompromised and high-risk subjects. The company's mission is to deliver "instant immunity" through passiveimmunization, helping protect vulnerable populations such as the elderly, newborns, and immunocompromised patients from severe infectious diseases. The company specializes in the discovery and development of broad-spectrum antiviral antibodies that are engineered to remain effective even as viruses evolve. Its scientific approach combines virology, antibody engineering, computational biology, and immune-directed discovery techniques to identify potent antibodies that target conserved regions of viral proteins, reducing the risk of resistance caused by viral mutations.RQ Bio's lead programs focus on infectious diseases such as influenza, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and cytomegalovirus (CMV). The company is currently developing long-acting monoclonal antibodies designed to provide once-yearly protection against seasonal influenza, particularly for individuals at high risk of severe disease. | $112.5M / Series A / Jun 24, 2026 | ||
| Memento Medicines is a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel antibody therapies for ophthalmology. The company's core business model centers on licensing and advancing specialized, multi-target biologics to address high-demand clinical needs in the retinal disease landscape. Its primary value proposition rests on its leadprogram, MMT-205, a dual-action bispecific antibody engineered to simultaneously activate Tie2 receptors and inhibit VEGF. This therapeutic candidate is being clinical developed to improve treatment durability and visual outcomes for individuals suffering from neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema. | $93M / Series A / Jun 18, 2026 | ||
| cAMPfield Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that specializes on exploration and development activities of therapeutic solutions. | $180M / Series A / May 20, 2026 | ||
| See all 228 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Forbion Capital Partners invest in?
Forbion Capital Partners invests primarily in Biotechnology, Health Care and Medical startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 228 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Forbion Capital Partners's check size?
Forbion Capital Partners typically joins rounds of $19M–$180M at Series A, $16M–$155M at Series B and $22M–$120M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Forbion Capital Partners participates in.
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Who are the partners at Forbion Capital Partners?
The team at Forbion Capital Partners includes Joy Faucher (General Partner), Marco Boorsma (General Partner) and Nanna Lüneborg (General Partner), among 19 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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