Nextgen Ventures Fund III

Netherlands

Seed

About Nextgen Ventures Fund III

Dutch healthcare-focused VC reached a first close of €28.5M for its third fund. Will back ~15 early-stage medtech and digital health startups in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNetherlands

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Digital Health

Med Tech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early-stage medtech/digital health founder in NL/DE/BE

digital health

medtech

seed & early stage

NL/DE/BE focus

Quadruple Aim impact

Bullish Signals

Fund III live — actively deployingexternal

10+ years, first institutional investorexternal

15+ portfolio companies across regionexternal

Notable exits: ShanX €24m, Plasmacure €16mexternal

€22m heart surgery modernization dealexternal

AI in long-term care — active themeexternal

15 named portfolio cos on websitewebsite

H2 2025 investments highlighted publiclywebsite

Decade+ proven expertise, transformative impact missionwebsite

18 portfolio companies listed: Attendi, Flux Robotics, Plasmacure, ShanX, morewebsite

Nextgen Ventures 3 actively backing medtech teamswebsite

Dedicated support + extensive network providedwebsite

Portfolio: AMT-Medical, Bloomlife, Elanza, Implican, Manometric, Momo Medical, Moveshelf, Sirius Medical, Smartlockr, STENTiT, Syntiliowebsite

Contrarian Signals

Narrow geo: NL/DE/BE onlyexternal

Healthcare-only, no cross-sector playsexternal

Founder Do's

Address unmet medical needs

Show hardware or software innovation

Be based in NL, DE, or BE

Align with Quadruple Aim outcomes

Seek first institutional investor

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch outside NL/DE/BE

Avoid non-healthcare verticals

Don't expect late-stage capital

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€29M

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Website

Key People

Martijn Bandsma

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