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Capricorn Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 84 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund, Nov 2025VC firm

SeedSeries AGrowthDigitalHealthClean Technologies

Deploying now
83%of best year10cheques in 12 months, 84 on record
Since the last cheque3days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.3MRounds led19 of 84Sole investor10 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inBelgium, 49%
Pitch Capricorn Partners

Capricorn Partners highlights

  1. 01

    10 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 52% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $3.4M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Capricorn Partners is a unique independent manager of venture capital funds & Quest for Growth with a focus on innovative companies that use technology as a competitive advantage.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries AGrowth
Sectors
DigitalHealthClean Technologies
Based in
Leuven, Belgium
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first84 appearances

  1. 2026

    8 rounds

  2. Oct
  3. Sept
    HighLifeGrowth · Capricorn Partners$90MWith 12 others
  4. Jul
  5. May
    Trillium Renewable ChemicalsSeries B · US · Capricorn Partners$13MWith 2 others
  6. Apr
    RocsysSeries A · NL · Capricorn Partners$13MLed
  7. Apr
    CONXAISeries A · DE$5.8MWith 2 others
  8. Feb
    Oska HealthSeed · DE · Capricorn Partners$13MLed
  9. Feb
  10. 2025

    9 rounds

  11. Dec
    TrendtrackerSeries A · BE · Capricorn Partners$7.0MWith 2 others
  12. Nov
    AzumutaSeries A · BE · Capricorn Partners$9.3MWith 4 others
  13. Oct
    DAB.bioNL · Capricorn PartnersUndisclosedWith 4 others
  14. Oct
    Confo TherapeuticsGrant · BE$1.2MWith 3 others
  15. Oct
    Delft Advanced BiorenewablesVenture · NLUndisclosedWith 1 other
  16. Sept
    Aspect AnalyticsSeries A · BE · Capricorn Partners$12MLed
  17. May
    VoxelSensorsGrant · BE$73KWith 3 others
  18. Apr
    GradyentSeries B · NL · Capricorn Partners$31MWith 5 others
  19. Jan
    InsectSensePre-seed · NL · Capricorn Partners$916KLed
  20. 2024

    4 rounds

  21. Oct
    Econic TechnologiesGB · Capricorn PartnersUndisclosedWith 7 others
  22. Oct
    Minze HealthSeries A · BE · Capricorn Partners$5.3MWith 4 others
  23. Sept
    ThryveSeries A · DE · Capricorn Partners$4.4MLed
  24. May
    QpinchGrowth · BE · Capricorn Partners$6.5MLed
  25. 2023

    4 rounds

  26. Jul
    BingliVenture · BEUndisclosedSole investor
  27. May
    VoxelSensorsSeed · BE · Capricorn Partners$5.4MLed
  28. Mar
    icometrixVenture · BEUndisclosedWith 1 other
  29. Jan
    ChainelsSeries A · NL · Capricorn Partners$3.3MWith 1 other
  30. 2022

    8 rounds

  31. Dec
    Trillium Renewable ChemicalsSeries A · US · Capricorn Partners$11MWith 2 others
  32. Dec
    Minze HealthGrowth · BE · Capricorn Partners$4.1MWith 2 others
  33. Dec
    fruitcore roboticsSeries B · DE$25MWith 3 others
  34. Nov
    neotivPre-seed · DE · Capricorn Partners$10MLed
  35. Oct
    BingliSeries A · BE · Capricorn Partners$5.3MLed
  36. Jul
  37. Jul
    FinquestSeed · SG$5.5MSole investor
  38. May
    ZozioSeries A · FR · Capricorn Partners$4.2MLed
  39. 2021

    7 rounds

  40. Dec
    DMC BiotechnologiesSeries B · BE · Capricorn Partners$34MWith 8 others
  41. Oct
    DEOSeries A · BE · Capricorn Partners$4.2MLed
  42. Sept
    QpinchGrowth · BE · Capricorn Partners$12MLed
  43. Sept
    QpinchSeries B · BE$17MSole investor
  44. Aug
    EclecticIQVenture · NL$3.5MWith 2 others
  45. May
  46. Apr
    REIN4CED NVSeries B · BE · Capricorn Partners$8.3MLed

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 24 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.

Who backs their funds

11 LPs on record in Capricorn Partners's funds

Funds
5

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: fund news.

  • PMV3 funds
    FundVintageCommitted
    Capricorn Venture Partners Capricorn Digital Growth Fund--
    Capricorn Partners Capricorn Healthtech Fund II--
    Capricorn Partners Capricorn Health-tech Fund II--
  • Quest for Growth3 funds
    FundVintageCommitted
    Capricorn Partners Capricorn Healthtech Fund II--
    Capricorn Venture Partners Capricorn Digital Growth Fund--
    Capricorn Partners Capricorn Health-tech Fund II--
  • Invest-NL2 funds
    FundVintageCommitted
    Capricorn Partners Capricorn Healthtech Fund II--
    Capricorn Partners Capricorn Health-tech Fund II--
  • Sensinnovat2 funds
    FundVintageCommitted
    Capricorn Partners Capricorn Healthtech Fund II--
    Capricorn Partners Capricorn Health-tech Fund II--
  • finance.brussels2 funds
    FundVintageCommitted
    Capricorn Partners Capricorn Healthtech Fund II--
    Capricorn Partners Capricorn Health-tech Fund II--
  • FPIM1 fund
    FundVintageCommitted
    Capricorn Venture Partners Capricorn Digital Growth Fund--
  • University of Leuven1 fund
    FundVintageCommitted
    Capricorn Venture Partners Capricorn Digital Growth Fund--
  • OostNL1 fund
    FundVintageCommitted
    Capricorn Partners Capricorn Healthtech Fund II--
  • SCG1 fund
    FundVintageCommitted
    Capricorn Venture Partners Capricorn Sustainable Chemistry Fund--
  • DSM Venturing1 fund
    FundVintageCommitted
    Capricorn Partners Capricorn Industrial Biotech Fund--
  • InnovationQuarter1 fund
    FundVintageCommitted
    Capricorn Partners Capricorn Industrial Biotech Fund--

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Crafted by Brigada

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

Mendel BiotechnologyBought by Koch Agronomic ServicesUndisclosedDec 2014
FluxomeBought by EvolvaUndisclosedNov 2012

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Capricorn Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Capricorn Partners

What does Capricorn Partners invest in?

Capricorn Partners invests most often at Series A and Series B (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Digital, Health and Clean Technologies.

How active is Capricorn Partners?

84 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 19. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Capricorn Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: DMC Biotechnologies (Oct 2026), HighLife (Growth, Sept 2026) and Endo Tools Therapeutics (Series C, Jul 2026).

How big are Capricorn Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.3M.

Does Capricorn Partners lead rounds?

Yes: it led 19 of its 84 investments on record (23%).

Where does Capricorn Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Belgium (49%), the Netherlands (23%) and Germany (13%).

Is Capricorn Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 10 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Capricorn Partners invest alongside?

Most often Sofinnova Partners (8 rounds together), Oxford Capital Partners (5 rounds together) and PMV (5 rounds together).

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