# Vinnof

> Vinnof is a VC fund in Brussels backing Biotechnology and Health Care. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brussels, Belgium
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.pmv.eu/pmv/view/nl/KMO/Producten/Vinnof

Vinnof is a venture capital firm that offers seed capital to innovative, early-stage startups based in Flanders, Belgium.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Vinnof. Shizune tracks 11 team members at Vinnof. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/vinnof?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $9.3M–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 4 | 80% |
| Health Care | 3 | 60% |
| Medical | 2 | 40% |
| Therapeutics | 2 | 40% |
| Big Data | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Belgium | 4 | 80% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chris De Jonghe | Member, Group Management Committee | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-de-jonghe |
| Marcel Van Hoven Hand | Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcel-van-hoven-hand |
| Christine Claus | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christine-claus |
| Clair Ysebaert | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clair-ysebaert |
| Greta D'Hondt | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greta-dhondt |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Loshai | Loshai is a unified Predictive platform that allows that allows data integration, modelling and visualisation using no-code tools . It provides 360 analytics insights on data along with simulations based o what-if scenarios using AI loops. LoshAi's simple UI allows mapping just enough data to answer the business questions at hand. Schema-lessintegration across OT and IT sources. |  | Seed | Sep 08, 2022 |  |
| Complix | Complix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of Alphabodiesâ„¢, a novel class of biopharmaceuticals that offer significant advantages over existing protein based therapies. Alphabodiesâ„¢ bind with high affinity to a wide range of disease targets and are particularly suited to address certain targets that aredifficult to reach with antibodies or other types of protein scaffolds. Due to their unique stability and versatility Alphabodiesâ„¢ can be delivered via alternative non-injectable routes of administration, unlike most therapeutic proteins. | $13.2M | Series B | Jun 26, 2013 |  |
| Okapi Sciences | Okapi Sciences NV, a Belgium-based company with a proprietary pet therapeutics antiviral platform and five clinical/development stage candidates for treating important viral diseases. The strategic acquisition of Okapi further enhances Aratana's leadership position in pet therapeutics by bringing with it a unique combination ofindividuals, strong relationships with academic institutions, novel technologies and products, and favorable geographic location. Aratana plans to continue to advance the current Okapi pipeline of high value antiviral drugs, including its feline herpes and feline immunodeficiency virus franchises. | $9.3M | Series A | Nov 03, 2008 |  |
| Apitope | Apitope is a biotech company focused on the discovery and development of disease modifying therapies for autoimmune and allergic diseases, including multiple sclerosis, Graves’ disease, Factor VIII intolerance and uveitis. The company, whose first product candidate is licensed to Merck Serono, will now progress its remaining portfolio of productcandidates developed with its proprietary platform technology. | $11M | Series A | Oct 30, 2008 |  |
| Formac Pharmaceuticals | Formac is a spin-off company from the University of Leuven, Belgium (K.U.Leuven), from which it has obtained the exclusive and worldwide rights to develop and commercialise ordered mesoporous silica materials for the delivery of poorly soluble API's. The company was incorporated on 3 October 2007 and is privately owned. The main shareholdersof Formac are K.U.Leuven, Allegro Investment Fund, Hunza Ventures, Gemma Frisius Fonds K.U.Leuven, Vinnof PMV and Life Sciences Research Partners VZW (formerly D. Collen Foundation).Since its incorporation Formac has signed more than 40 feasibility agreements with Tier 1 Pharma companies and SMEs in the field of human and veterinary medicine. To date, Formac is the only company that demonstrated the clinical relevancy of the silica based technology in a clinical setting. | $1.9M |  | Nov 08, 2007 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gemma Frisius Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gemma-frisius-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vesalius Biocapital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vesalius-biocapital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Agri Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agri-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Allegro Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allegro-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Baekeland Funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baekeland-funds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Andera Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edmond-de-rothschild-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Vinnof invest in?

Vinnof invests primarily in Biotechnology, Health Care and Medical startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Vinnof's check size?

Vinnof typically joins rounds of $9.3M–$11M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Vinnof participates in.

### How do I contact Vinnof?

Public channels for Vinnof include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Vinnof?

The team at Vinnof includes Chris De Jonghe (Member, Group Management Committee), Marcel Van Hoven Hand (Chairman) and Christine Claus (Director), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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