# VIB

> VIB is a VC fund in Gent backing Biotechnology and Health Care. See 27 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gent, Belgium
- Total investments: 27
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vib/
- Website: http://www.vib.be

VIB is a VC fund in Gent focused on Biotechnology and Health Care. VIB, a Belgium-based life sciences research institute, performs research for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial applications.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for VIB. Shizune tracks 7 team members at VIB. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/vib?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.1M–$11M |
| Series A | $6.8M–$84M |
| Series B | $4.7M–$65M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 14 | 52% |
| Health Care | 6 | 22% |
| Therapeutics | 5 | 19% |
| Pharmaceutical | 4 | 15% |
| Medical | 3 | 11% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 8 | 30% |
| Series B | 6 | 22% |
| Seed | 5 | 19% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 11% |
| Series C | 1 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Belgium | 15 | 56% |
| Brazil | 1 | 4% |
| Denmark | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Erwin Sablon | Expert Scientist Diagnostics & Biomarkers | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erwin-sablon |
| Isabel Vercauteren | Entrepreneur in Residence | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isabel-vercauteren |
| Jan Steyaert | Groupleader; Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-steyaert |
| Jerome Van Biervliet | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jerome-van-biervliet |
| Jo Bury | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jo-bury |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rainbow Crops | Rainbow Crops is a next-generation Agtech company developing climate-resilient, high-performing crop varieties. | $11.2M | Seed | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Biotalys | Biotalys is an Agricultural Technology (AgTech) company that employs its proprietary Agrobody technology platform to develop crop and food protection products. The company develops a new generation of protein-based biocontrol solutions, shaping the future of sustainable and safe food supply. Biotalys' unique protein-based biocontrols combinethe high-performance characteristics of chemicals with the clean safety profile of biologicals, making them ideal crop protection agents for both pre- and post-harvest applications.It was incorporated in 2013 and is based in the Biotech hub in Ghent, Belgium. | $14.1M | Post-IPO Equity | May 06, 2026 |  |
| MRM Health NV | MRM Health NV, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative therapeutics based on the human microbiome. MRM Health was incorporated early 2020 by MRM Technologies, a Center of Expertise for microbiome research based in the biotech cluster in Ghent, in a joint venture with the Flemish Institute ofBiotechnology (VIB), an excellence-based entrepreneurial life sciences research institute in Flanders, Belgium, that focuses on translating basic scientific results into pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications. | $64.1M | Series B | Sep 04, 2025 |  |
| Animab | Animal Health Company | $11.8M | Series B | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| Augustine Therapeutics | Augustine Therapeutics company is a two drug discovery programs to identify novel generations of selective HDAC6 inhibitors and GABABR1a activators for the treatment of neurological diseases such as Charcot Marie Tooth disease. These new compounds have the potential to protect from nerve degeneration and promote peripheral myelin and axon repair. | $83.9M | Series A | Mar 24, 2025 |  |
| Confo Therapeutics | Confo Therapeutics is a drug discovery company building internal drug discovery programs on GPCRs addressing unmet medical need. Confo Therapeutics employs its proprietary CONFO technology to lock inherent unstable functional conformations of GPCRs as a superior starting point for drug discovery. CONFO body-stabilized active state conformations ofthese receptors disclose previously inaccessible structural features empowering the discovery of novel agonists for better therapeutic intervention. | $65.2M | Series B | Jul 26, 2024 |  |
| Augustine Therapeutics | Augustine Therapeutics company is a two drug discovery programs to identify novel generations of selective HDAC6 inhibitors and GABABR1a activators for the treatment of neurological diseases such as Charcot Marie Tooth disease. These new compounds have the potential to protect from nerve degeneration and promote peripheral myelin and axon repair. | $18.2M | Series A | Jun 26, 2024 |  |
| Protealis | Sustainable plant proteins for Europe​ | $23.9M | Series B | Jan 23, 2024 |  |
| Tanai Therapeutics | Tanai Therapeutics develops novel therapeutics for people living with obesity and obesity-related complications. | $3.1M | Seed | Dec 06, 2023 |  |
| Dualyx | Dualyx engages in the discovery and development of biologicals for the treatment of autoimmune and rare diseases. | $43.5M | Series A | May 15, 2023 |  |

10 of 27 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does VIB invest in?

VIB invests primarily in Biotechnology, Health Care and Therapeutics startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 27 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is VIB's check size?

VIB typically joins rounds of $3.1M–$11M at Seed, $6.8M–$84M at Series A and $4.7M–$65M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds VIB participates in.

### How do I contact VIB?

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### Who are the partners at VIB?

The team at VIB includes Erwin Sablon (Expert Scientist Diagnostics & Biomarkers), Isabel Vercauteren (Entrepreneur in Residence) and Jan Steyaert (Groupleader; Director), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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