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Nextgen Ventures Fund III

Geography: Netherlands
Stage: Seed
Fund size: €29M
Focus: AI/ML, Digital Health and MedTech
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

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.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNetherlands

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Digital Health

MedTech

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

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

H2 2025 investments highlighted; Nextgen Ventures 3 livewebsite

Decade+ proven expertise, transformative impact missionwebsite

Go-to partner for ambitious healthcare startupswebsite

Active involvement + extensive network commitmentwebsite

Transform visionary ideas into transformative realitieswebsite

Stories: Attendi AI scaling, BedSense empowermentwebsite

Global health impact mission articulated clearlywebsite

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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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€29M

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Website

People

Key People

Martijn Bandsma

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