# Droia Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Droia Ventures is a vc firm based in Belgium. 8 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Droia Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 8 cheques on record.

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Seed Series A Series B Therapeutics Oncology Genetic Disease

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**100%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

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Median round **$67M** Rounds led **2 of 8** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 63%**

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## Droia Ventures highlights

- 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 88% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $4.5M

## What they do

> Droia invests globally in young drug development companies that use novel science and innovative approaches to bring promising therapies to patients. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Therapeutics Oncology Genetic Disease
- **Based in:** Zaventem, Belgium
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Setara Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/setara-biosciences)** Series A · US · Pulse 2.0 **$90M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Vaderis Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaderis-therapeutics)** Series B · CH · Firms' own news pages **$152M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Unnatural Products](https://millionrounds.com/company/unnatural-products)** Series B · US · Firms' own news pages **$45M** With 8 others
- **2025** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Protego Biopharma](https://millionrounds.com/company/protego-biopharma)** Series B · US · Firms' own news pages **$130M** With 9 others
- **Mar** **[Hillstar Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/hillstar-bio)** Series A · US · Firms' own news pages **$67M** *Led*
- **Jan** **[Alesta Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alesta-therapeutics)** Series A · NL · Firms' own news pages **$67M** *Led*
- **2024** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Vico Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/vico-therapeutics)** Series B · NL · Seroba Life Sciences **$12M** With 12 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Apr** **[NormOxys](https://millionrounds.com/company/normoxys)** Venture · US **$4.5M** Sole investor

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.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**14** of 23 we have independently watched raise

[Alesta Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alesta-therapeutics)[Arcus Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcus-biosciences)[Aura Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/aura-biosciences)[Cristal Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cristal-therapeutics)[Cyteir Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyteir-therapeutics)[Frontier Medicines](https://millionrounds.com/company/frontier-medicines)[Highlight Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/highlight-therapeutics)[HillstarBio Hillstar Bio™](https://millionrounds.com/company/hillstar-bio)[Hummingbird Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/hummingbird-bioscience)[Mahzi Therapeutics Mahzi](https://millionrounds.com/company/mahzi-therapeutics)[Muna Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/muna-therapeutics)[Quralis](https://millionrounds.com/company/quralis)[Unnatural Products](https://millionrounds.com/company/unnatural-products)[Vaderis Therapeutics Vaderis](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaderis-therapeutics) Actio Biosciences ESG Disclosures Hyku Biosciences With Investor portal Montis Biosciences Octimet translational accelerator Tusk Therapeutics de maanstekerij protego

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.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$67M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.5M**

Led 2 of 8 rounds **25%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *4*
- Series A said *3*
- Venture *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [EQT Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-life-sciences) 2
- [Frazier Life Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frazier-life-sciences) 2
- [Omega Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omega-funds) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**EQT Life Sciences** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-life-sciences)[**Frazier Life Sciences** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frazier-life-sciences)[**Omega Funds** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omega-funds)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Droia Ventures put money into.

[**Hillstar Bio** $67M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/hillstar-bio)[**Alesta Therapeutics** $67M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/alesta-therapeutics)[**Vico Therapeutics** $12M · Jun 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/vico-therapeutics)

## Quick answers about Droia Ventures

### What does Droia Ventures invest in?

Droia Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (88% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Therapeutics, Oncology and Genetic Disease.

### How active is Droia Ventures?

8 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Droia Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Setara Biosciences (Series A, Oct 2026), Vaderis Therapeutics (Series B, Aug 2026) and Unnatural Products (Series B, Mar 2026).

### How big are Droia Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $67M.

### Does Droia Ventures lead rounds?

Yes: it led 2 of its 8 investments on record (25%).

### Where does Droia Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (63%), the Netherlands (25%) and Switzerland (13%).

### Is Droia Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Droia Ventures invest alongside?

Most often EQT Life Sciences (2 rounds together), Frazier Life Sciences (2 rounds together) and Omega Funds (2 rounds together).

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