# Aescap: portfolio, investments and team

> Aescap is a government based in Netherlands. 19 investments on record, latest Jan 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/aescap (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Aescap

Last cheque observed Jan 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Government

Growth Pre-IPO Ml Llm Machine Vision

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record

Since the last cheque **4308** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Cheque size, as they say **$1.0M – $2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 19** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Netherlands, 32%**

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## Aescap highlights

- 01 19 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Venture: 68% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.4M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Government (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $1.0M – $2.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Ml Llm Machine Vision
- **Based in:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Orphazyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/orphazyme)** Series B · DK **$24M** With 3 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Avantium Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/avantium-technologies)** Venture · NL **$50M** With 9 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Oct** **[F-star Biotechnology Limited](https://millionrounds.com/company/f-star-biotechnology-limited)** Series A · AT · finsmes.com **$9.4M** With 5 others
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Orphazyme](https://millionrounds.com/company/orphazyme)** Series A · DK · fiercebiotech.com **$20M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Avantium Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/avantium-technologies)** Venture · NL · techcrunch.com **$44M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[F-star Biotechnology Limited](https://millionrounds.com/company/f-star-biotechnology-limited)** Venture · AT · f-star.com **$22M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[to-BBB](https://millionrounds.com/company/to-bbb)** Series B · NL **$5.5M** With 1 other
- **2010** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[i-Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/i-optics)** Series C · NL · finsmes.com **$5.8M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Biocartis](https://millionrounds.com/company/biocartis)** Series B · CH · biocartis.com **$40M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Aquapharm Biodiscovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/aquapharm-biodiscovery)** Series C · GB · coursework.stanford.edu **$6.4M** With 3 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Biocartis](https://millionrounds.com/company/biocartis)** Series A · CH **$15M** With 1 other
- **2008** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Avantium Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/avantium-technologies)** Venture · NL · equityhelpdesk.com **$18M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[ProtAffin Biotechnologie](https://millionrounds.com/company/protaffin-biotechnologie)** Series A · AT **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Vivendy Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivendy-therapeutics)** Venture · CH **$31M** With 1 other
- **2007** 5 rounds
- **Sept** **[F-star Biotechnology Limited](https://millionrounds.com/company/f-star-biotechnology-limited)** Series A · AT · f-star.com **$8.3M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Aquapharm Biodiscovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/aquapharm-biodiscovery)** Series B · GB · talentscotland.com **$8.2M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[to-BBB](https://millionrounds.com/company/to-bbb)** Series A · NL **$5.4M** Sole investor
- **May** **[ProtAffin Biotechnologie](https://millionrounds.com/company/protaffin-biotechnologie)** Series A · AT · 2a.protaffin.com **$3.6M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[ActoGeniX](https://millionrounds.com/company/actogenix)** Venture · BE **$26M** With 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **2** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[ActoGeniX](https://millionrounds.com/company/actogenix)** Bought by Intrexon Corporation **$60M** Feb 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Growth Pre-IPO

Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.4M**

Led 0 of 19 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $1.0M – $2.0M
- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *7*
- Venture *6*
- Series B *4*
- Series C *2*
- Growth said *-*
- Pre-IPO said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2015

Often in the room with

- [Atlas Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) 3
- [Capricorn Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-partners) 3
- [De Hoge Dennen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/de-hoge-dennen-cap) 3
- [Advent Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advent-venture-partners) 2
- [Aster](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aster) 2
- [MP Healthcare Venture Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mp-healthcare-venture-management) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Aescap. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Atlas Venture** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture)[**Capricorn Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-partners)[**De Hoge Dennen Capital** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/de-hoge-dennen-cap)[**Advent Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advent-venture-partners)[**Aster** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aster)[**MP Healthcare Venture Management** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mp-healthcare-venture-management)[**Merck Serono Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merck-serono-ventures)[**Navitas Capital** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/navitas-capital-2)[**Nesta** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nesta-ventures)[**SR One** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one)[**Sunstone Life Science Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sunstone-life-science-ventures)[**TVM Capital** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tvm-capital-life-science)

## Quick answers about Aescap

### What does Aescap invest in?

Aescap invests most often at Series A and Venture (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ml, Llm and Machine Vision.

### How active is Aescap?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2015.

### How big are Aescap's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $2.0M.

### Does Aescap lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Aescap invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the Netherlands (32%), Austria (26%) and Switzerland (16%).

### Is Aescap investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2015.

### Who does Aescap invest alongside?

Most often Atlas Venture (3 rounds together), Capricorn Partners (3 rounds together) and De Hoge Dennen Capital (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Aescap?

Aescap is a government based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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