30 Best Venture Capital Investors in Biotech (in 2024)
The Biotech sector in Europe is seeing true innovation. At the heart of this story are investors who recognize the transformative power of the industry and are keen to champion the companies working on problems worth solving.
This list is the result of tracking investment activity across +2,500 venture capital investors in Europe, and only includes funds that have invested in at least 5 Biotech startups in the past 12 months. If you're a startup in th space, an investor diversifying into new sectors, or someone keen on tracking the pulse of industry-specific investments, this list is a must-see.
Tracking:
Last update to the database: April 9, 2024. See changelog.
Investor Rankings are calculated using our Seedtable score – a 1 to 100 score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points (like the size of their fund or the quality of the companies they invested in) to signal the strength behind an investor. A score closer to 100 indicates an investor is worth watching closely.
List of 30 top VCs in Biotech
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Offices:
London (HQ), San Francisco, New York
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, AI, Business Intelligence and 51 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
DataSnipper (
68), Superlinked ( 64), tacto ( 64)
67We back Europe’s best global tech companies, before the rest of the world believes
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $5M
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Industries
Health Tech, Manufacturing, Biotech and 33 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Fluent (
64), Baseimmune ( 64), Cogna ( 59)
59Kima Ventures investes $150k in 100 new deals per year.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$0k - $150k
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Industries
Fintech, Ecommerce, Mobile and 61 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Usual Labs (
68), PhotoRoom ( 68), HyLight ( 64)
56Seedcamp is a European seed fund that identifies and invests early in founders attacking global markets.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$300k - $2M
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Industries
Fintech, Business Intelligence, Data and Analytics and 53 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
MImo (
68), Metaview ( 68), Curve ( 64)
54Atomico is an international investment firm that focuses on helping disruptive technology companies scale globally.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, AI, Manufacturing and 60 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Factorial HR (
75), Condukt ( 64), Robin AI ( 64)
62Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on environmentally friendly tech, internet, computing, mobile, and silicon tech.
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Offices:
Menlo Park (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Manufacturing, AI and 25 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Eligo Bioscience (
64), Tortus AI ( 59), Recraft ( 59)
60Bpifrance is the bank (and fund) of entrepreneurs.
- Offices:
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Debt Financing, Pre Seed, Series_g, Series_i, Series_h
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Industries
Health Tech, Manufacturing, Biotech and 46 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Quandela (
68), Bioptimus ( 68), Aqemia ( 68)
57Kindred is an early stage venture capital fund based in London that practises equitable venture.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Check size
$500k - $1M
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Industries
Manufacturing, Fintech, Biotech and 31 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Lottie (
59), Pollen ( 59), Paddle ( 59)
46- Offices:
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed, Debt Financing
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Industries
Health Tech, Sales and Marketing, Biotech and 21 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
MIP Discovery (
64), ImmuONE ( 54), Laverock Therapeutics ( 54)
50Idinvest Partners is a private equity investment firm acquired by Eurazeo.
- Offices:
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech and 18 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Actility (
59), Vico Therapeutics ( 46), Step Pharma ( 43)
48Eurazeo is a private equity and venture capital firm that invests in SMEs and manages a diversified portfolio of assets.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series_i, Series_h, Pre Seed, Series_g
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Industries
Ecommerce, Fintech, Health Tech and 52 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Electra (
68), Aqemia ( 68), Flowdesk ( 64)
51European venture capital firm focused on digital & deep tech startups, from early to growth-stage.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), Toulouse, Barcelona, Tel Aviv
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Check size
$300k - $15M
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Industries
Health Tech, Data and Analytics, AI and 38 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Aqemia (
68), Gleamer ( 59), HarfangLab ( 59)
64Balderton Capital is a Early-Stage Venture Capital Investor.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Debt Financing
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Check size
$1M - $20M
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Industries
Ecommerce, Fintech, Mobile and 50 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Wagestream (
75), PhotoRoom ( 68), Scalable Capital ( 64)
48Sofinnova Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the life sciences sector, from seed to later-stage.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), Milan, London
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
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Industries
Biotech, Health Tech, Manufacturing and 13 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Bioptimus (
68), Cure51 ( 64), Moon Surgical ( 64)
48Novo Seeds identifying, building and investing in exceptional startups.
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Offices:
Copenhagen (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
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Industries
Biotech, Health Tech, Pharma and 7 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Reduced (
59), Orbis Medicines ( 59), MinervaX ( 54)
48- Offices:
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Investment Stage
Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma and 1 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Tubulis (
68), Luma Vision ( 59), Nouscom ( 51)
48Syncona Partners LLP is a healthcare company focused on investing in and building global leaders in life science.
- Offices:
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B
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Industries
Biotech, Health Tech
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Top investments in Biotech
Beacon Therapeutics (
64), Achilles Therapeutics ( 50), Mosaic Therapeutics ( 31)
56Launched as Google Ventures in 2009, GV supports innovative founders moving the world forward.
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Offices:
Mountain View (HQ), New York, London
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Industries
AI, AR / VR, Health Tech and 37 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Lawhive (
68), Blockchain.com ( 68), Synthesia ( 64)
50Entrepreneur First brings individuals together and helps them find an idea, start a company and raise money.
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Offices:
London (HQ), Paris, Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre Seed
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Industries
AI, Health Tech, Business Intelligence and 47 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Tortus AI (
59), Automata ( 59), Gensyn ( 59)
45Inventure is a venture fund that specializes in helping its portfolio companies with talent and expansion.
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Offices:
Helsinki (HQ), Stockholm, Helsinki (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $5M
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Industries
Ecommerce, Hardware, Health Tech and 37 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Zaver (
64), Lassie ( 59), Hopsworks ( 50)
43- Offices:
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech and 8 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Planet A Foods (
59), Enterome ( 54), Bizay ( 54)
46Octopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor specializing in health, fintech, deep tech, B2B software and consumer.
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Offices:
London (HQ), New York
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $10M
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Industries
Health Tech, Ecommerce, Manufacturing and 61 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Belong (
64), Bloom Coaching ( 59), Metris Energy ( 59)
43Forbion Capital Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm for making investments in buyouts.
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Offices:
Amsterdam (HQ), Munich, Singapore
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
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Industries
Biotech, Health Tech, Manufacturing and 3 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Calluna Pharma (
64), Orbis Medicines ( 59), Complement Therapeutics ( 59)
42European Investment Bank provides lending, borrowing, and treasury services.
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Offices:
Luxembourg (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Series A, Series B, Series D, Series E, Debt Financing
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Industries
Manufacturing, Biotech, Energy & Nuclear and 22 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
H2 Green Steel (
64), Northvolt ( 64), Quantum Systems ( 59)
50- Offices:
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series D, Debt Financing, Pre Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Manufacturing and 22 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Quandela (
68), Basemark ( 64), Dronamics ( 64)
42Andera Partners is a private equity firm focused on early- and late-stage venture investments. They have $3.6 billion under management across multiple funds.
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Offices:
Paris (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech and 9 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Tubulis (
68), HR Path ( 59), ReViral ( 54)
46Earlybird is a venture capital investor focused on European technology innovators.
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Offices:
Berlin (HQ), Munich, London, Paris
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Pre Seed
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Check size
$500k - $10M
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Industries
Fintech, Manufacturing, Health Tech and 46 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Quantum Diamonds (
54), Isar Aerospace ( 54), Oviva ( 54)
42Ascension is an early-stage VC built by exited entrepreneurs to back the next generation of tech and impact founders.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre Seed
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Industries
Mobile, Health Tech, Business Intelligence and 54 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Wagestream (
75), HURR ( 59), GEEIQ ( 54)
50BACKED is the human-centric venture capital fund. We invest in exceptional founders, at Seed, in Europe.
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Offices:
London (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
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Check size
$500k - $5M
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Industries
Fintech, Manufacturing, Biotech and 37 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Thought Machine (
59), Pollen ( 59), Lopay ( 54)
45Speedinvest is a venture capital fund investing in Pre Seed, seed, and early-stage tech startups.
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Offices:
Vienna (HQ), Berlin, London, Munich, Paris
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed, Angel
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Check size
$700k - $3M
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Industries
Fintech, Mobile, AI and 57 more.
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Top investments in Biotech
Tuum (
64), Dronamics ( 64), Curve ( 64)