# DSM Venturing: portfolio, investments and team

> DSM Venturing is a corporate vc based in Netherlands. 19 investments on record, latest May 2024. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# DSM Venturing

Last cheque observed May 2024. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC Website unconfirmed

Seed Series A Bioinformatics Biopharma E-Commerce

Cheques on record

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

Since the last cheque **901** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$23M** Rounds led **2 of 19** Sole investor **5 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 76%**

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## DSM Venturing highlights

- 01 19 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 65% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $3.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** From $100K as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Bioinformatics Biopharma E-Commerce
- **Based in:** Heerlen, Netherlands
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

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

- **2024** 1 round
- **May** **[Vitamin-One Formulas Ltd (dba VitaminLab)](https://millionrounds.com/company/vitamin-one-formulas-ltd-dba-vitaminlab)** Series A · CA · Firms' own news pages **Undisclosed** *Led*
- **2019** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Inkbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/inkbit)** US · FinSMEs **$12M** *Led*
- **Mar** **[Hyalex Orthopaedics](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyalex-orthopaedics)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$33M** With 3 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Interface Biologics, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/interface-biologics-inc)** Series B · CA **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[ZeaVision](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeavision)** Venture · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Verdezyne](https://millionrounds.com/company/verdezyne)** Venture · US **$48M** With 5 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Oct** **[ChromaDex](https://millionrounds.com/company/chromadex)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **2011** 1 round
- **May** **[Verdezyne](https://millionrounds.com/company/verdezyne)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Novomer](https://millionrounds.com/company/novomer)** Series B · US · earth2tech.com **$14M** With 3 others
- **2007** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Ganeden Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/ganeden-biotech)** Venture · US **$12M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Upfront Chromatography](https://millionrounds.com/company/upfront-chromatography)** Venture · DK · bioprocess.upfront-dk.com **$9.2M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Food Quality Sensor International](https://millionrounds.com/company/food-quality-sensor-international)** Series B · US · findarticles.com **$5.6M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Harland Medical Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/harland-medical-systems)** Growth · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2006** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Micromuscle](https://millionrounds.com/company/micromuscle)** Venture · micromuscle.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[IntegraGen](https://millionrounds.com/company/integragen)** Venture · FR · allbusiness.com **$2.5M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Sciona](https://millionrounds.com/company/sciona)** Series C · US **$9.9M** With 4 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **May** **[ORYXE Energy International](https://millionrounds.com/company/oryxe-energy-international)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2004** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Morphotek](https://millionrounds.com/company/morphotek)** Series C · US **$26M** With 9 others
- **2003** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Optiva](https://millionrounds.com/company/optiva)** Series C · US **$21M** 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 **5** 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.

Funds they back

## 1 fund commitment on record

- **Managers:** 1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it. Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

- [Capricorn Partners 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-partners)

Most recent commitments

- [Capricorn Partners Capricorn Industrial Biotech Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-partners)

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$23M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.0M**

Led 2 of 19 rounds **11%**

- **Said size:** From $100K
- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2024

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *8*
- Series B *3*
- Series C *3*
- Series A said *2*
- Growth *1*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [OVP Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ovp-venture-partners) 3
- [Burrill & Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/burrill-and-company) 2
- [Monitor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monitor-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**OVP Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ovp-venture-partners)[**Burrill & Company** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/burrill-and-company)[**Monitor Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/monitor-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies DSM Venturing put money into.

[**Inkbit** $12M · Nov 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/inkbit)[**Hyalex Orthopaedics** $33M · Mar 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyalex-orthopaedics)

## Quick answers about DSM Venturing

### What does DSM Venturing invest in?

DSM Venturing invests most often at Venture and Series B (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Bioinformatics, Biopharma and E-Commerce.

### How active is DSM Venturing?

19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in May 2024.

### What has DSM Venturing invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vitamin-One Formulas Ltd (dba VitaminLab) (Series A, May 2024), Inkbit (Undisclosed round, Nov 2019) and Hyalex Orthopaedics (Series A, Mar 2019).

### How big are DSM Venturing's cheques?

The median round it joins is $23M.

### Does DSM Venturing lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 19 investments on record (11%).

### Where does DSM Venturing invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (76%), Canada (12%) and Denmark (6%).

### Is DSM Venturing investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2024.

### Who does DSM Venturing invest alongside?

Most often OVP Venture Partners (3 rounds together), Burrill & Company (2 rounds together) and Monitor Ventures (2 rounds together).

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