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Brightlands Venture Partners

Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands
Countries of investment
  • Netherlands
Investment stages
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
Industries
  • FinTech
  • Health Tech
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Sustainability
About
Brightlands Venture Partners (BVP) is an institutional venture capital firm with deep expertise in sustainability and health sectors. Founded to provide pivotal funding to earlystage companies tackling complex societal challenges, BVP manages four funds with a total capital commitment of €120 million. These funds include Limburg Ventures founded in 2004, Chemelot Ventures founded in 2014, Brightlands Agrifood Fund founded in 2017, and BVP Fund IV established in April 2021. The firm is headquartered in Geleen, Netherlands, with a secondary location in Venlo. Notable companies in its portfolio include Vivalyx, which aims to improve donor organ quality, and Matisse Pharmaceuticals, which focuses on treatments for critically ill sepsis patients.
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$100K
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$30M
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Investment Thesis

Brightlands Venture Partners is a venture capital fund manager that invests in innovative startup companies that provide solutions for complex societal challenges related to sustainability and health.
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Team

Casper Bruens Founder & Managing Partner

Marcel Kloosterman Ph.D Managing Partner

Kim de Boer Partner & Fund Manager of the Brightlands Agrifood Fund

Luc Starmans Ph.D Partner

Marcel Lubben Ph.D Partner

Portfolio

niostem

Vivalyx

Qorium

Matisse Pharmaceuticals

Corporis

ReSolved Technologies

Aliform

Circularise

Greencovery

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