VIVES Funds
VC Fund
Wavre, Belgium
VIVES Funds is a VC fund in Wavre focused on Biotechnology and Health Care. VIVES is a seed capital fund initiated by UCLouvain which invests in companies developing disruptive innovations with a positive societal impact.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 18%
Last updated:
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Industries VIVES Funds invests in
Stages VIVES Funds invests in
Countries VIVES Funds invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $2.9M–$5.5M
- Series A
- $18M–$165M
- Series B
- $34M–$132M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 5 (45%)
- Health Care 4 (36%)
- Therapeutics 4 (36%)
- Medical 3 (27%)
- Medical Device 2 (18%)
Stage
- Series A 4 (36%)
- Seed 3 (27%)
- Series B 1 (9%)
- Funding Round 1 (9%)
- Convertible Note 1 (9%)
Country
- Belgium 5 (45%)
- France 3 (27%)
- Switzerland 1 (9%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sandra Schoors
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Yannick Vancoppenolle
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novadip Biosciences, an advanced biopharmaceutical company focused on new generation of therapies from adipose stem cells adapted to hard and soft tissues reconstruction. | $11.9M / Convertible Note / Sep 21, 2026 | ||
| Bionyra Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical startup developing next-generation biologics for serious immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. | $165M / Series A / Jun 22, 2026 | ||
| NUCLIDIUM is a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company that develops novel radionuclide PET tracers for precision diagnostics. Using copper isotopes, Copper-61 for diagnostics and Copper-67 for therapeutics, the company is creating a differentiated platform with the potential to overcome existing limitations in radiotheranostics. | $33.6M / Series B / May 28, 2026 | ||
| Generare is a biotech startup that discovers next-generation medicines and high-value molecules hiding in soil bacteria. | $23.1M / Series A / Apr 02, 2026 | ||
| Sunrise aims to bring simple answers to millions of people suffering from sleep disorders.We have developed a 3-gram sensor to diagnose sleep with gold standard quality. The technology offers a revolutionary new way to measure brain commands at night, with published clinical results never seen before. Studies demonstrate Sunrise is as accurate asin-lab sleep studies, at a fraction of the cost.Affecting one in three people, sleep disorders are extremely common. Sleep apnea is the most prevalent disease with almost 1 billion persons concerned. This condition leads to great body damage over time and yet remains undiagnosed in 80% of the cases.Patients, caregiver and insurers stand to benefit greatly from a solution to current highly cumbersome, expensive and time-consuming diagnostics systems. | $29.2M / Sep 25, 2025 | ||
| NUCLIDIUM is a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company that develops novel radionuclide PET tracers for precision diagnostics. Using copper isotopes, Copper-61 for diagnostics and Copper-67 for therapeutics, the company is creating a differentiated platform with the potential to overcome existing limitations in radiotheranostics. | $131.8M / Series B / Jul 10, 2025 | ||
BiocSol
|
BiocSol focus on sustainable microbial-based crop protection. | $5.5M / Seed / Nov 20, 2024 | |
| ATB Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that provides novel therapeutic solutions and treatments for cancer patients. | $57.2M / Series A / Nov 18, 2024 | ||
| Generare is a biotech startup that discovers next-generation medicines and high-value molecules hiding in soil bacteria. | $5.5M / Seed / Oct 07, 2024 | ||
|
Brightflow
|
Brightflow operates as a medical device startup. | $18.2M / Series A / Sep 10, 2024 | |
| See all 11 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does VIVES Funds invest in?
VIVES Funds invests primarily in Biotechnology, Health Care and Therapeutics startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does VIVES Funds invest in?
VIVES Funds typically joins rounds of $2.9M–$5.5M at Seed, $18M–$165M at Series A and $34M–$132M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not VIVES Funds's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds VIVES Funds took part in.
How do I contact VIVES Funds?
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Who are the partners at VIVES Funds?
The team at VIVES Funds includes Sandra Schoors (Partner) and Yannick Vancoppenolle (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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