# K & E

> K & E is a VC fund backing Biotechnology, AgTech and Genetics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

K & E is a VC fund focused on Biotechnology and AgTech. K&E is a Belgian family company with several holdings active in agriculture and crop protection.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$2.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 67% |
| AgTech | 1 | 33% |
| Genetics | 1 | 33% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 33% |
| Life Science | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hedera-22 | Hedera-22 expanded its scope to include the identification of natural products through the use of in-house bio-informatic prediction technologies. | $2.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 14, 2024 |  |
| Minagro | Minagro develops high-quality green products for crop care. Minagro conducts research activities in confirmed proprietary technologies from green and specialty chemistries. | $1.3M | Seed | Apr 18, 2023 |  |
| BioStrand | BioStrand offers a revolutionary methodology for identifying similarities and variations in genetic data and detecting structural anchor points that will drive innovation in precision medicine, drug development and agriculture. The BioStrand methodology enables unprecedented accuracy in detecting similarities and variations in DNA, RNA andproteins. By detecting HYFTSTM, structural 3D information is automatically integrated into the analyses, revolutionising pattern and profile detection that are critical in unraveling diseases and biological processes. | $2.2M | Seed | May 25, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aravis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aravis-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gesval](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gesval) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Invest BW](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invest-bw) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Meusinvest (Noshaq)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meusinvest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does K & E invest in?

K & E invests primarily in Biotechnology, AgTech and Genetics startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is K & E's check size?

K & E typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$2.2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds K & E participates in.

### When did K & E last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for K & E closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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