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Brightlands Venture Partners

Urmonderbaan 22, Geleen, Limburg, 6167 RD, The Netherlands

Overview

Independent venture capital fund manager investing in regional companies.

Founded

2004

Deals · 12mo

5

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

Germany
The Netherlands
United States

Sector focus

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

18rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Matisse Pharmaceuticals
Sep 2026Participated
$16 MSeries A
Greencovery
Sep 2026Participated
$1 MOther Equity
Gravity Gardens
Sep 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Healthplus.ai
Sep 2026Participated
$4 MSeed
Qorium
Nov 2025Participated
$25 MSeries A
Novenda Technologies
Jul 2025Led
$6 MOther Equity
Hy2Care
May 2025Led
$5 MOther Equity
PL BioScience
Aug 2024Participated
$9 MSeries A
Matisse Pharmaceuticals
Jan 2024Participated
$4 MOther Equity
Corporis Medical
Dec 2023Participated
$4 MSeries B
Aliform
Jun 2023Led
$2 MSeed
Circularise
Nov 2022Led
$11 MSeries A
Matisse Pharmaceuticals
Sep 2026Participated
$16 MSeries A
Greencovery
Sep 2026Participated
$1 MOther Equity
Gravity Gardens
Sep 2026Participated
$3 MSeed
Healthplus.ai
Sep 2026Participated
$4 MSeed
Qorium
Nov 2025Participated
$25 MSeries A
Novenda Technologies
Jul 2025Led
$6 MOther Equity
Hy2Care
May 2025Led
$5 MOther Equity
PL BioScience
Aug 2024Participated
$9 MSeries A
Matisse Pharmaceuticals
Jan 2024Participated
$4 MOther Equity
Corporis Medical
Dec 2023Participated
$4 MSeries B
Aliform
Jun 2023Led
$2 MSeed
Circularise
Nov 2022Led
$11 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Brightlands Venture Partners: 18 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Brightlands Venture Partners: 18 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed12
Series A13
Series B02
Other Equity54

Monthly Deal Activity

Brightlands Venture Partners: 18 deals are recorded across 83 months.All available history.
Brightlands Venture Partners: 18 deals are recorded across 83 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Brightlands Venture Partners: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (10 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Brightlands Venture Partners: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (10 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences10
Food & Agriculture4
Clean Energy & Sustainability4
Hardware & Robotics2
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Enterprise Software1
Manufacturing1
Media & Entertainment1
AI & Machine Learning1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Space & Frontier Tech1
Transportation & Logistics1
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

Brightlands Venture Partners: 18 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Brightlands Venture Partners: 18 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M10
$5M-$10M4
$10M-$25M3
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Brightlands Venture Partners: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (16 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Brightlands Venture Partners: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (16 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe16
United States1
Nederland1
Brightlands Venture Partners: 20 co-investors are shown, with LIOF sharing 5 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Brightlands Venture Partners: 20 co-investors are shown, with LIOF sharing 5 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
LIOF5
Invest-NL2
ROM InWest2
4impact capital1
Asahi Kasei1
AVANT BIO1
b.value1
Better Ventures1
BOM1
Borski Fund1
Capricorn Venture Partners1
Elevate Capital1
European Innovation Council1
European Investment Fund1
Future Food Fund1
Graduate Entrepreneur Fund1
Health Wildcatters1
Innovation Credit1
Joles1
KBC1

Investment Strategy

Brightlands Venture Partners: Led accounts for 39% and participating for 61% of round participation.All available history.
Brightlands Venture Partners: Led accounts for 39% and participating for 61% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led739%
Participating1161%
Brightlands Venture Partners: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Brightlands Venture Partners: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead7100%
Co-led00%

Team

Carmel van den Berk
Casper Bruens

Founder,Managing Partner & Director

Kim de Boer

Partner

Marcel Kloosterman

Director

Marcel Zijp

Senior Investment Manager Agrifood

Pierpaolo Padula
Roel van Wegberg