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Biotope Ventures Fund II

Geography: Belgium
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €5M
Focus: Deep Tech and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Biotope Ventures Fund II

Biotope Ventures Fund II is a venture capital firm based in Belgium, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Deep Tech, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionBelgium

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

Deep Tech

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early biotech founder, planetary health, investment-ready, mission-driven

biotech early-stage

planetary health

agrifood & climate tech

IP & regulatory focus

mission-driven founders

Bullish Signals

11 new basecamp startups spring 2026external

€350k total support per startupexternal

Active climate tech & agrifood betsexternal

Founder-first, holistic incubation modelexternal

Strong sci + industry network accessexternal

De-risk focus: IP, regulatory, strategyexternal

Diverse founder cohorts actively backedexternal

B-COS portfolio: €1M precision-fermented bioactivesexternal

Holistic team + company growth focusexternal

Rigorous pitch feedback, commercially-focused supportexternal

Founder testimonials: transformative, challenging experienceexternal

Commercial launch guidance & facilities accessexternal

EveryCarbon, Wren Bioscience recent investmentswebsite

Facilities + scientific network for launchwebsite

€250k cash + €100k in-kind supportwebsite

Portfolio expansion with two new investmentswebsite

Unique science & industry leader ecosystemwebsite

Guides criticalities, values strengths holisticallywebsite

Transition support: funds, facilities, networkswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Incubator model, not pure VCexternal

Small ticket: €250k cash onlyexternal

€100k support in-kind, not cashexternal

Founder Do's

Strong science + business translation

Mission-driven, planetary health focus

Build solid IP & regulatory foundation

Be investment-round ready

Open to deep, challenging feedback

Leverage scientific & industry network access

Pressure-test ideas with expert feedback

Align team & sharpen strategy

Plan commercial launch trajectory

Founder Don'ts

Avoid pure tech, no biotech angle

Don't skip team growth mindset

No late-stage or post-revenue only

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€5M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Annick Verween, Jérôme Van Biervliet

Débora CamposFounder/Leadership

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