Latest additions
Meet the founding teams selected to join the biotope investment and support program over the past 12 months.
Landman.Bio
Landman.Bio develops natural and sustainable bacteriophage-based solutions to combat bacterial crop diseases in crops.
AgroGrIN Tech
AgroGrIN Tech turns fruit and vegetable by-products into high-value ingredients for the food, nutraceutical, and cosmetics industries.
Elaniti
Elaniti delivers microbiome insights that help farmers and agronomists improve soil health and crop outcomes.
Corium Biotech
Corium Biotech creates cruelty-free, cell-based exotic leather that is both luxurious and eco-friendly.
Shelfion
Shelfion (formerly I-Challenge) provides rapid, reliable microbial testing to help food companies cut waste and improve safety.
Lantana Bio
Lantana Bio produces anthocyanins through yeast fermentation for use in food, cosmetics, and health.
Seed funding closed!
These biotope-backed startups have already closed their seed round.
PFx biotech raises €2.5 M to reinvent milk with precision fermentation
Our portfolio company PFx Biotech has successfully closed a €2.5 million seed funding round to advance its precision fermentation platform for producing bioidentical human milk proteins.
N-Fix becomes Zymofix and secures €2 million in funding
Biotope-backed startup Zymofix, formerly N-Fix, secured €2 million in funding, led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) with support from The Nest Family Office and VP Capital.
B’ZEOS celebrates seed round milestone
With the successful close of its seed funding round, B’ZEOS is accelerating its mission to scale its innovative and sustainable seaweed-based packaging solutions.
AmphiStar raises €6M to launch eco-friendly and cost-effective biosurfactants derived from waste
Backed by ECBF, Qbic III, and FFTF, this biotope portfolio startup is advancing eco-friendly alternatives to fossil- and palm-based surfactants.
Have you got what it takes?
- Pressure-test your biotech with expert feedback
- Align your team and sharpen your strategy
- Turn your startup into an investment-ready business
Full portfolio
We strongly believe that biotechnology holds the key to solving major planetary health challenges and that investing in dedicated founders who share the same vision is critical. Our emphasis on de-risking the biotechnology helps to give the next investors peace of mind in backing a sector known for significant initial capital needs and long return times.
AgroGrIN Tech
AgroGrIN Tech turns fruit and vegetable by-products into high-value ingredients for the food, nutraceutical, and cosmetics industries.
AmphiStar
AmphiStar offers a portfolio of locally sourced biosurfactants for sustainable, performant & affordable products.
B’ZEOS
B’ZEOS provides seaweed-based packaging solutions that help businesses lower plastic use without compromising quality.
Bolder Foods
Bolder Foods supplies the missing ingredient for tastier, more satisfying dairy-free cheese.
CDotBio
CDotBio enhances RNAi agrochemical delivery through a platform that boosts stability and uptake.
Corium Biotech
Corium Biotech creates cruelty-free, cell-based exotic leather that is both luxurious and eco-friendly.
Elaniti
Elaniti delivers microbiome insights that help farmers and agronomists improve soil health and crop outcomes.
Elogium
Elogium develops probiotic animal feed additives to improve food safety, farming sustainability and performance.
FlyBlast
FlyBlast builds technologies to unlock the potential of insect protein and cultivated meat at scale.
Landman.Bio
Landman.Bio develops natural and sustainable bacteriophage-based solutions to combat bacterial crop diseases in crops.
Lantana Bio
Lantana Bio produces anthocyanins through yeast fermentation for use in food, cosmetics, and health.
Pestevene
Pestevene uses mushroom proteins to create novel, long-lasting biopesticides for sustainable farming.
PFx Biotech
PFx Biotech produces bioidentical human milk proteins to support sustainable and allergy-free nutrition.
Probitat
Probitat develops plant-based, fermented ingredients to improve taste, nutrition, and sustainability.
Shelfion
Shelfion (formerly I-Challenge) provides rapid, reliable microbial testing to help food companies cut waste and improve safety.
Zymofix
Zymofix (formerly N-Fix) enables regenerative agriculture by converting residual biomass into microbial biofertilizers and biocontrols.
Capital leverage
We have invested in 16 European startups over 3 years across food, agriculture and materials. Collectively, these portfolio startups have attracted €30 million in follow-on financing, of which almost half in grants, achieving a capital leverage of more than 10x.
Diversity
In addition to providing funding and a thriving ecosystem, we also champions diversity. Our founder-first model and commitment to inclusion have delivered impactful results:
- 75% of the startups have mixed-gender founding teams, in contrast to an industry where 80% are male-only
- 58% of startup employees are women
- 48 high-quality FTE jobs have been created so far, with more in the pipeline