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Forbion

Gooimeer 2-35, Naarden, Noord-Holland, 1411 DC, The Netherlands

Overview

Venture capital firm investing in life sciences and MedTech companies.

Founded

2006

Deals ยท 12mo

23

Links

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Stage focus

Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

Germany
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Biotechnology
Health Care
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

151rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Sling Therapeutics
Sep 2026Led
$123 MSeries C
Solstice Oncology
Sep 2026Participated
$225 MSeries A
Kynexis
Aug 2026Participated
$46 MSeries A
Slate Medicines
Aug 2026Participated
$245 MOther Equity
Novo
Aug 2026Led
$31 MOther Equity
Expedition Therapeutics
Aug 2026Participated
$115 MSeries B
RQ Bio
Jun 2026Participated
$115 MSeries A
cAMPfield Therapeutics
May 2026Participated
$180 MSeries A
CellCentric
May 2026Participated
$220 MSeries D
Coultreon Biopharma
Apr 2026Participated
$125 MSeries A
Mestag Therapeutics
Mar 2026Participated
$40 MOther Equity
Tropic Biosciences
Mar 2026Led
$105 MSeries C
Sling Therapeutics
Sep 2026Led
$123 MSeries C
Solstice Oncology
Sep 2026Participated
$225 MSeries A
Kynexis
Aug 2026Participated
$46 MSeries A
Slate Medicines
Aug 2026Participated
$245 MOther Equity
Novo
Aug 2026Led
$31 MOther Equity
Expedition Therapeutics
Aug 2026Participated
$115 MSeries B
RQ Bio
Jun 2026Participated
$115 MSeries A
cAMPfield Therapeutics
May 2026Participated
$180 MSeries A
CellCentric
May 2026Participated
$220 MSeries D
Coultreon Biopharma
Apr 2026Participated
$125 MSeries A
Mestag Therapeutics
Mar 2026Participated
$40 MOther Equity
Tropic Biosciences
Mar 2026Led
$105 MSeries C
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Deal Distribution

Forbion: 151 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Forbion: 151 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed60
Series A3216
Series B2128
Series C+1222
Other Equity68

Monthly Deal Activity

Forbion: 151 deals are recorded across 224 months.All available history.
Forbion: 151 deals are recorded across 224 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Mar '081
Apr '080
May '080
Jun '080
Jul '080
Aug '080
Sep '080
Oct '080
Nov '080
Dec '080
Jan '090
Feb '090
Mar '090
Apr '090
May '090
Jun '090
Jul '090
Aug '090
Sep '091
Oct '090
Nov '090
Dec '090
Jan '101
Feb '100
Mar '101
Apr '100
May '101
Jun '100
Jul '100
Aug '100
Sep '100
Oct '100
Nov '101
Dec '101
Jan '111
Feb '111
Mar '110
Apr '111
May '110
Jun '110
Jul '110
Aug '110
Sep '113
Oct '112
Nov '112
Dec '111
Jan '120
Feb '120
Mar '121
Apr '121
May '121
Jun '120
Jul '121
Aug '120
Sep '120
Oct '121
Nov '120
Dec '120
Jan '130
Feb '130
Mar '130
Apr '131
May '130
Jun '130
Jul '130
Aug '131
Sep '130
Oct '130
Nov '132
Dec '130
Jan '140
Feb '140
Mar '141
Apr '140
May '140
Jun '140
Jul '140
Aug '140
Sep '141
Oct '140
Nov '141
Dec '140
Jan '150
Feb '150
Mar '150
Apr '150
May '150
Jun '151
Jul '150
Aug '150
Sep '153
Oct '150
Nov '150
Dec '150
Jan '161
Feb '161
Mar '160
Apr '160
May '160
Jun '161
Jul '160
Aug '160
Sep '160
Oct '160
Nov '160
Dec '160
Jan '171
Feb '171
Mar '170
Apr '170
May '170
Jun '170
Jul '171
Aug '171
Sep '171
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '172
Jan '180
Feb '180
Mar '181
Apr '181
May '180
Jun '180
Jul '180
Aug '181
Sep '180
Oct '182
Nov '182
Dec '180
Jan '190
Feb '190
Mar '190
Apr '191
May '190
Jun '191
Jul '191
Aug '190
Sep '191
Oct '190
Nov '190
Dec '190
Jan '201
Feb '201
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '201
Jul '200
Aug '201
Sep '201
Oct '200
Nov '203
Dec '200
Jan '211
Feb '210
Mar '213
Apr '210
May '211
Jun '211
Jul '211
Aug '211
Sep '210
Oct '211
Nov '211
Dec '213
Jan '220
Feb '221
Mar '221
Apr '221
May '220
Jun '220
Jul '220
Aug '221
Sep '221
Oct '221
Nov '221
Dec '220
Jan '230
Feb '230
Mar '232
Apr '231
May '231
Jun '231
Jul '230
Aug '230
Sep '231
Oct '234
Nov '232
Dec '230
Jan '242
Feb '241
Mar '242
Apr '240
May '243
Jun '240
Jul '243
Aug '241
Sep '243
Oct '244
Nov '240
Dec '242
Jan '252
Feb '250
Mar '250
Apr '253
May '252
Jun '251
Jul '251
Aug '250
Sep '252
Oct '253
Nov '253
Dec '252
Jan '262
Feb '262
Mar '262
Apr '261
May '262
Jun '261
Jul '260
Aug '264
Sep '262
Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

Forbion: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (147 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.

Forbion: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (147 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences147
Space & Frontier Tech3
Developer Tools3
Networks, Cloud & Communication2
Food & Agriculture2
Clean Energy & Sustainability2
Consumer & Lifestyle2
Fintech1
Enterprise Software1
Manufacturing1

Deal Size Distribution

Forbion: 151 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.

Forbion: 151 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M1
$5M-$10M6
$10M-$25M21
$25M-$50M42
$50M-$100M36
$100M-$250M42
$250M-$500M2
$500M-$1B1
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Forbion: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (84 deals).All available history.

Top 5 of 5 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Forbion: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (84 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe84
United States58
Canada5
Israel3
India1
Forbion: 20 co-investors are shown, with RA Capital Management sharing 20 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.

Forbion: 20 co-investors are shown, with RA Capital Management sharing 20 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
RA Capital Management20
Novo Holdings15
BioGeneration Ventures14
Novartis13
Sofinnova Partners13
Atlas Venture12
Gilde Healthcare12
OrbiMed11
EQT Life Sciences (LSP)9
Sofinnova Ventures9
Ysios Capital9
Advent Life Sciences8
Morningside7
Polaris Partners7
Syncona7
CD-Venture6
Eli Lilly and Company6
HealthCap6
Jeito Capital6
Longwood Fund6

Investment Strategy

Forbion: Led accounts for 51% and participating for 49% of round participation.All available history.
Forbion: Led accounts for 51% and participating for 49% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led7751%
Participating7449%
Forbion: Single-lead accounts for 36% and co-led for 64% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Forbion: Single-lead accounts for 36% and co-led for 64% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead2836%
Co-led4964%

Team

Avi Molcho

Venture Partner

Dirk Kersten

General Partner

Dr. Dmitrij Hristodorov
Holger Reithinger

General Partner

Jon Edwards

Managing Director

Joy Faucher
Marco Boorsma
Patrick Round

Venture Partner

Philip Sparke

Venture Partner

Regina Salvat

Principal

Rogier Rooswinkel

Partner

Sander Slootweg

Founder, Co-owner & Managing Partner

Sander van Deventer

Operating Partner

Tim Lohoff, Ph.D.
Vanessa Carle
Vincent van Houten

Chief Financial Officer