# NV Industriebank LIOF

> NV Industriebank LIOF is a VC fund backing Biotechnology and Medical. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 28
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nv-industriebank-liof
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/liof
- Website: http://www.liof.nl

NV Industriebank LIOF is a VC fund in Maastricht focused on Biotechnology and Medical. NV Industriebank LIOF is the Limburg development and investment company. LIOF contributes to the prosperity of the province with an ongoing program to strengthen the province's economic base. LIOF targets industry and the dynamic service sector.Its four core activities are Acquisition, Participation, Development/Innovation andBusiness Parks, as these relate to the location/relocation of (foreign) companies, venture capital participation in Limburg companies with prospects, the development/implementation of programs and projects to sharpen the competitive edge of Limburg business and the coordination of the development of new business parks.LIOF has a strategic approach which targets opportunities for long-term economic development. In this it has a bridging role between government and business. LIOF is an ambitious professional organization and speaks the language that business understands.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 7 | 25% |
| Medical | 6 | 21% |
| Health Care | 5 | 18% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 14% |
| Agriculture | 3 | 11% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 7 | 25% |
| Seed | 5 | 18% |
| Series A | 5 | 18% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 14% |
| Series B | 3 | 11% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Netherlands | 21 | 75% |
| Belgium | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Vossen | Investment Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-vossen |
| Tys van Elk | Managing Director / CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tys-van-elk |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pegasus Materials | Pegasus Materials uses a combination of synthetic biology and chemistry to engineer bio-based materials for applications. |  | Seed | Nov 20, 2025 |  |
| Pegasus Materials | Pegasus Materials uses a combination of synthetic biology and chemistry to engineer bio-based materials for applications. |  | Seed | Nov 27, 2024 |  |
| SpecifAi Parking | The SpecifAi Parking intelligence platform securely centralises and integrates parking data from numerous sources, presenting it in easy-to-understand dashboards. It leverages this information to provide predictive insights, allowing users to run their businesses more efficiently and effectively. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 10, 2024 |  |
| SpecifAi Parking | The SpecifAi Parking intelligence platform securely centralises and integrates parking data from numerous sources, presenting it in easy-to-understand dashboards. It leverages this information to provide predictive insights, allowing users to run their businesses more efficiently and effectively. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 10, 2024 |  |
| Mosa Meat | 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. | $42.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 16, 2024 |  |
| Ansana | Ansana develops sterilization solutions for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. This technology is significantly cutting patient risk, reducing the environmental imprint, lowering expenses, and increasing flow. | $933.2K | Seed | Dec 19, 2023 |  |
| Corporis Medical | Corporis Medical is a young medical device company. They develop and commercialize innovative medical devices. They also lower the costs associated with surgery and surgical procedures for surgeons. They improve access, closure and diagnostic measurements. | $4.3M | Series B | Dec 07, 2023 |  |
| MLA Diagnostics | MLA Diagnostics is developing the Ly75 indicator, a prognostic biomarker that can effectively predict patients’ clinical outcomes. Moreover, the marker is inexpensive, robust, and efficient. Based on the outcome of the MLA Diagnostics biomarker test, patients and physicians can together choose a more effective and personalised treatment path. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 29, 2023 |  |
| Embrosa | Embrosa specializes in delivering marketing content from the brand's HQ to local retailers across the globe. | $498.1K | Seed | May 03, 2023 |  |
| ToxGenSolutions | (Epi-)genetic approaches addressing molecular initiation events and key events of adverse outcome pathways driving pathologies like neurodegeneration, cancer and immune-dysfunction. | $52.6K | Grant | Dec 11, 2022 |  |

10 of 28 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brightlands Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brightlands-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Limburg Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/limburg-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Lumana Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lumana-invest) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Nedermaas Hightech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nedermaas-hightech-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Chemelot Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chemelot-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fibrant](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fibrant-a763) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does NV Industriebank LIOF invest in?

NV Industriebank LIOF invests primarily in Biotechnology, Medical and Health Care startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 28 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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### Who are the partners at NV Industriebank LIOF?

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