18 Best Venture Capital Investors in Pharma (in 2024)
The Pharma 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 Pharma 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.
Last update to the database: May 26, 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 18 top VCs in Pharma
Download our full database of +1,000+ investorsCherry Ventures is a Berlin-based venture capital fund that invests in early-stage startups with check sizes from $300,000 to $3 million....
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Offices:
Berlin (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$300k - $3M
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Industries
Fintech, Ecommerce, Business Intelligence and 44 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Swap ( 64), tacto ( 64), NUMA Group ( 59)
Hoxton Ventures is a London-based venture capital fund that invests in early-stage tech companies. They write checks ranging from $1...
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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 34 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Fluent ( 64), Cogna ( 59), Baseimmune ( 59)
Forbion Capital Partners is a venture capital fund based in Amsterdam. They invest in early to later-stage companies in the biotech,...
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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, Pharma and 3 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Pheon Therapeutics ( 79), SynOx Therapeutics ( 68), Calluna Pharma ( 59)
Sofinnova Partners is a Paris-based venture capital firm investing from seed to later growth stages. They focus on biotech, health tech,...
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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 Pharma
Bioptimus ( 64), Cure51 ( 64), CorWave ( 59)
Novo A/S is a venture capital fund based in Copenhagen. It invests in startups from early to later stages, focusing on biotech and health...
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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 Pharma
CIRCTEC ( 79), Adcendo ( 59), Reduced ( 54)
High-Tech Gründerfonds, based in Bonn, is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage companies across various industries,...
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Offices:
Bonn (HQ), Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $4M
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Industries
Manufacturing, Health Tech, Biotech and 57 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Tubulis ( 68), Proxima Fusion ( 64), Everyone energy ( 54)
Entrepreneur First, based in London, helps individuals find ideas, start companies, and raise funds. Specializing in early-stage startups...
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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 Pharma
PolyAI ( 75), Automata ( 59), Gensyn ( 59)
Andera Partners, based in Paris, manages $3.6 billion across multiple funds, focusing on early and late-stage venture investments. Their...
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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
Biotech, Health Tech, Deep Tech and 9 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Tubulis ( 68), HR Path ( 59), ReViral ( 54)
Gimv is a venture capital fund based in Antwerp, investing in companies at early growth to established phases, with funding ranging from...
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Offices:
Antwerp (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Series A, Series B, Series C
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Check size
$5M - $75M
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma and 5 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
SynOx Therapeutics ( 68), Complement Therapeutics ( 59), FIRE1 ( 50)
Hadean Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Oslo, investing in life sciences sectors like health tech, biotech, and pharma. They...
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Offices:
Oslo (HQ), Stockholm
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Investment Stage
Series A, Series B, Series C
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma and 9 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Gesynta Pharma ( 43), Step Pharma ( 43), Oncoinvent ( 43)
BioMedPartners is a European venture capital fund based in Basel. They invest in early to mid-stage companies in biotechnology, health...
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Offices:
Basel (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Series A, Series B
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech and 2 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Tubulis ( 68), TOLREMO therapeutics ( 43), Precirix ( 43)
XAnge is a venture capital fund based in Paris, investing in startups from pre-seed to Series C with check sizes between 1 million to 10...
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), Berlin, Munich
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $10M
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Industries
Health Tech, Manufacturing, Fintech and 37 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Greenly ( 75), Ledger ( 59), Gleamer ( 59)
Inkef Capital is a venture capital fund based in Amsterdam, investing in early to growth-stage European companies, primarily in...
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Offices:
Amsterdam (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma and 20 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Urban Sports Club ( 64), Silverflow ( 50), Lengoo ( 43)
Coparion is a venture capital fund located in Cologne. They invest in early to late-stage startups across various industries, including...
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Offices:
Cologne (HQ), Berlin
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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
$500k - $8M
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Industries
Manufacturing, Ecommerce, Health Tech and 36 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Tubulis ( 68), Lanes & Planes ( 54), Finoa ( 54)
Almi Invest is a venture capital fund based in Stockholm that supports Swedish companies with scalable business models. They invest in...
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Offices:
Stockholm (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Industries
Manufacturing, Health Tech, Mobile and 57 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Apica ( 50), ClimateView ( 50), Leeroy ( 43)
Seventure Partners is a venture capital firm based in Paris. They invest across various stages, including seed and series A to E....
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Offices:
Paris (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma and 32 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Tubulis ( 68), Eligo Bioscience ( 64), Pitchy ( 59)
Inveready is a venture capital fund based in Barcelona offering financing solutions from pre-seed to debt financing. They support...
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Offices:
Barcelona (HQ), Madrid, San Sebastian
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed, Debt Financing
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Manufacturing and 46 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Scaleup Finance ( 54), Habyt ( 54), Ritmo ( 54)
Lundbeckfonden Ventures is a venture capital fund investing in early to mid-stage companies in biotech, health tech, and pharma sectors....
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B
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Industries
Pharma, Biotech, Health Tech and 1 more.
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Top investments in Pharma
Notify Therapeutics ( 43), AFYX Therapeutics ( 39), NMD Pharma ( 21)