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.
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.
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.
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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