LIOF
VC Fund
LIOF is a VC fund focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. LIOF is the regional development agency that offers support for entrepreneurs through advisory services, networking, and financing. It assists startups, scale-ups, and SMEs with innovative ideas, business plans, or financing needs, as well as foreign entrepreneurs aiming to establish themselves in Limburg. It focuses on fostering a sustainable andhealthier Limburg by concentrating on the transitions of energy, circularity, health, and digitalization. It functions independently and on a not-for-profit basis, ensuring that its services are free of charge. The agency is committed to strengthening the economic structure of Limburg and promoting growth through innovation and collaboration. It connects entrepreneurs with relevant partners and opportunities, both locally and internationally. It offers tailored support to businesses at various stages of development, from initial concept to market entry.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries LIOF invests in
Stages LIOF invests in
Countries LIOF invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Stephen van den Einde
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 3 (38%)
- Biotechnology 3 (38%)
- Recycling 2 (25%)
- SaaS 1 (13%)
- FinTech 1 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Funding Round 2 (25%)
- Seed 1 (13%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (13%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
Country
- The Netherlands 7 (88%)
- Germany 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Stephen van den Einde
Investment manager
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Investment manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Vertoro
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Vertoro transforms woody and agricultural residues into a wide range of bio-based chemicals, materials, and fuels. | $11.5M / Series B / Jun 17, 2026 | |
MAECONOMY
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Maeconomy is a team of experts building the technology and policy needed to turn buildings into sustainable, financial assets by treating their materials as valuable, reusable reserves. | $1.8M / Seed / Apr 10, 2026 | |
Mosa Meat
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Mosa Meat produces slaughter-free hamburgers. The burger is harvested from cow cells, rather than raising and slaughtering a whole animal. By growing meat naturally from cells, Mosa Meat strives to accelerate the transition to a truly sustainable global food system. | $17.6M / Dec 22, 2025 | |
Qorium
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Qorium is a biotech company that leverages cell culturing and tissue engineering technology to provide premium, real leather. | $25.5M / Series A / Nov 11, 2025 | |
Novenda Technologies
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Novenda Technologies provides multi-material 3D printing solutions for dental and medical technology applications using material jetting. | $6.1M / Series A / Jul 09, 2025 | |
Hy2Care
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Hy2Care BV is a business start-up of the University of Twente, the Netherlands. It is Hy2Care’s ambition to introduce into the market the first cure for Osteoarthritis, the injectable hydrogel.Osteoarthritis is the 4th leading cause of mobility associated disability and affects more than 100 million patients in the Western world, who are all inneed for an effective treatment.It is the aim of Hy2Care to change the future for patients suffering from osteoarthritis. | $5M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 14, 2025 | |
InnerBuddies
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InnerBuddies is a Dutch healthtech company specialized in human gut health. It offers a Gut Health Operating System (GHOS) white-label to B2B companies around the world that they can use to "power" their gut health testing products. B2B customers consist of 100% specialized gut health testing companies, broader at-home testing providers,nutritional supplement retailers, premium health retailers, hospitals / clinics and health platforms. It currently has B2B customers in multiple geographies. Its Gut Health Operating System (GHOS) can be localized with local food items, local food recipes and customer / patient health data can be stored and processed locally in the country of destination. InnerBuddies platform runs on different types of DNA sequencing (16S V3/4, Full 16S, Shotgun Metagenomics) and different types of DNA sequencing hardware. InnerBuddies maintains healthy cohorts for each geographical continent and the different types of DNA sequencing (hardware).InnerBuddies offers a modular B2B menucard with 7 different services from which B2B customers can choose what to do incorporate in their products/services. The services include the gut health analysis, personalized nutrition recommendations, personalized food diary recommendations, personalised supplement recommendations, personalized food recipe platforms (where the food recipe ingredients are tailored to the output of the gut microbiome test). Furthermore, InnerBuddies has developed specific modules for different types of topics and medical indications (like Longevity, Endurance Sport, Muscle Sport, Obesity, Diabetes Type-2 and many others are being rolled-out).HistoryInnerBuddies was founded in October 2021 in the Netherlands as a spin-off from the University of Maastricht. The company was established by Koen Venema, a professor at Maastricht University. It has a multi-functional team with expertise in Microbiology, Dieticians and Artificial Intelligence / ICT. | Pre-Seed / Feb 15, 2025 | |
Alkyl Recycling
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Alkyl Recycling is an Environmental Services providing firm that recycle diapers and other absorbent products for babies. | Jun 30, 2024 |
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FAQ
What does LIOF invest in?
LIOF invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Recycling startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 8 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 LIOF includes Stephen van den Einde (Investment manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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