V-Bio Ventures

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V-Bio Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Belgium, investing in Healthcare & Life Sciences; Energy, Environment & Mobility and Artificial Intelligence & Data, 40 tracked investments.

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About V-Bio Ventures

V-Bio Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Belgium. We have recorded 40 investments for V-Bio Ventures to date.

Sector activity concentrates in Healthcare & Life Sciences; Energy, Environment & Mobility; Artificial Intelligence & Data and Biotechnology. Coverage extends to 8 sectors in total. Participation spans Seed, Series A and Series B rounds.

Invests in early- to mid-stage life science companies with high growth potential. Focuses on transformational innovations in biotech, pharmaceutical, and agricultural sectors.

Investment Focus

Stage Focus

seedseries-aseries-b

Sectors

Healthcare & Life SciencesEnergy, Environment & MobilityArtificial Intelligence & Databiotechnologypharmaceutical-developmentdrug discoveryPersonalized Medicinetherapeutics

Investment Thesis

Invests in early- to mid-stage life science companies with high growth potential. Focuses on transformational innovations in biotech, pharmaceutical, and agricultural sectors.

V-Bio Ventures Portfolio Companies

24 of 29 tracked holdings.

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Portfolio outcomes

18 active2 acquired1 defunct5.7% exit rate

Team

Christina TakkeManaging Partner

Co-founded V-Bio Ventures in 2015 and has since been a Managing Partner of the firm. Before launching V-Bio Ventures, Christina spent over 15 years in European Venture Capital, as consultant, analyst and investment manager. In her last posi…

Katja RosenkranzPartner

Currently Partner at V-Bio Ventures, which she joined in 2016. Before joining V-Bio Ventures, Katja spent more than 12 years in the life science venture business. She worked as an analyst at Polytechnos Venture-Partners and as CBO/CFO at Ad…

Martin SolleveldFinance Manager

Currently Finance Manager at V-Bio Ventures and has been involved since its inception in 2015. Martin has extensive experience with financial management in general and with venture capital in particular (amongst which ABN Amro Private Equit…

Mathias FalcenbergVenture Partner

Joined V-Bio Ventures as Venture Partner in February 2025. His experience spans the healthcare industry from an entrepreneur, investor, and corporate perspective. At Merck KGaA, he and his team foster external innovation for e.g., new modal…

Shelley MargetsonManaging Partner

Joined V-Bio Ventures in December 2020 as Managing Partner. Prior to joining V-Bio Ventures, Shelley spent over 20 years in executive roles in both finance and business, across various European biotechnology companies. As CFO of Merus (MRUS…

Ward CapoenPartner

Currently Partner at V-Bio Ventures, which he joined in 2016. Ward has a PhD in molecular biology research and worked at VIB/UGent, the John Innes Centre and Harvard Medical School. His expertise spans both plant and animal models, and rang…

Willem BroekaertManaging Partner

Co-founded V-Bio Ventures in 2015 and has since been a Managing Partner of the firm. Before setting up V-Bio Ventures, Willem spent over 15 years working in VC-backed life sciences companies as entrepreneur, consultant and executive. He was…

Tom SchwarzAdvisor

Member of the strategic advisory board of V-Bio Ventures. Tom has a background of over twenty years in the venture capital industry in the field of Biotechnology and Medtech. Among others he was co-founder of the Dutch venture capital funds…

Johan CardoenAdvisor

V-Bio Ventures is profoundly indebted to Johan Cardoen (°1958 – † 2025), who played a pivotal role in laying the foundations for the creation of V-Bio Ventures. Without Johan’s legendary tenacity, patience, diplomacy, and exceptional networ…