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Overview

Specialist biotech investor focused on oncology and genetic disease therape

Founded

2011

Deals ยท 12mo

3

Stage focus

Series A
Series B
Series C

Geographic focus

The Netherlands
United States

Sector focus

Alternative Medicine
Biotechnology
Finance
Therapeutics

Investment portfolio

31rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Vaderis Therapeutics
Aug 2026Participated
$152 MSeries B
Unnatural Products
Mar 2026Participated
$45 MSeries B
Protego Biopharma
Dec 2025Participated
$130 MSeries B
Actio Biosciences
Jun 2025Participated
$66 MSeries B
Hillstar Bio
Mar 2025Led
$67 MSeries A
Alesta Therapeutics
Jan 2025Led
$76 MSeries A
Judo Bio
Oct 2024Participated
$100 MSeed
Frontier Medicines
Feb 2024Led
$80 MSeries C
Accent Therapeutics
Jan 2024Participated
$75 MSeries C
Vico Therapeutics
Jan 2024Led
$59 MSeries B
Actio Biosciences
Sep 2023Led
$55 MSeries A
QurAlis
Mar 2023Led
$88 MSeries B
Vaderis Therapeutics
Aug 2026Participated
$152 MSeries B
Unnatural Products
Mar 2026Participated
$45 MSeries B
Protego Biopharma
Dec 2025Participated
$130 MSeries B
Actio Biosciences
Jun 2025Participated
$66 MSeries B
Hillstar Bio
Mar 2025Led
$67 MSeries A
Alesta Therapeutics
Jan 2025Led
$76 MSeries A
Judo Bio
Oct 2024Participated
$100 MSeed
Frontier Medicines
Feb 2024Led
$80 MSeries C
Accent Therapeutics
Jan 2024Participated
$75 MSeries C
Vico Therapeutics
Jan 2024Led
$59 MSeries B
Actio Biosciences
Sep 2023Led
$55 MSeries A
QurAlis
Mar 2023Led
$88 MSeries B
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Deal Distribution

Droia Ventures: 31 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Droia Ventures: 31 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed03
Series A64
Series B29
Series C+14
Other Equity11

Monthly Deal Activity

Droia Ventures: 31 deals are recorded across 122 months.All available history.
Droia Ventures: 31 deals are recorded across 122 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Sep '161
Oct '160
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Sector Breakdown

Droia Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (31 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.

Droia Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (31 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences31
Space & Frontier Tech2
AI & Machine Learning1
Professional Services1
Consumer & Lifestyle1

Deal Size Distribution

Droia Ventures: 31 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.

Droia Ventures: 31 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M0
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M3
$25M-$50M6
$50M-$100M17
$100M-$250M5
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Droia Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (23 deals).All available history.

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

Droia Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (23 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States23
Europe7
Singapore1
Droia Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Polaris Partners sharing 7 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.

Investment Strategy

Droia Ventures: Led accounts for 32% and participating for 68% of round participation.All available history.
Droia Ventures: Led accounts for 32% and participating for 68% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led1032%
Participating2168%
Droia Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Droia Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 100% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led10100%

Team

Bart Van Hooland

Managing Partner

Luc Verelst

Founder & Chairman

Thomas Martz

Entrepreneur-In-Residence