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    dsm-firmenich Ventures

    Heerlen, NetherlandsFounded 2001

    dsm-firmenich Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of dsm-firmenich, a global leader in nutrition, health, and beauty. It invests in early-stage startups across perfumery & beauty, taste, texture & health, and health, nutrition & care.

    They made 3 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is series-a (43% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $11.1M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    12

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    Scott Horner

    Scott Horner

    Managing Director

    Akshat Kshetrapal

    Akshat Kshetrapal

    Investment Director

    Amanda Donohue-Hansen

    Amanda Donohue-Hansen

    Investment Director

    Arpesh Mehta

    Arpesh Mehta

    Investment Director

    Philip Hul

    Philip Hul

    Senior Director Fund Operations

    Philip Mertens

    Philip Mertens

    Investment Principal

    Iulian Baxan

    Iulian Baxan

    Associate

    Maxime Overgaag

    Maxime Overgaag

    Associate

    Adrienne Zitka

    Adrienne Zitka

    Legal Counsel

    DP

    Diana Pepels

    Team coordinator

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    14 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    PP2 Science, Inc.Unknown$23MMay 2026
    ATRO Medical logoATRO MedicalUnknownFeb 2026
    OOctarine bioSeries AJan 2026
    OOctarine bioUnknown$4.7MNov 2023
    MMeatableGrowth$35MAug 2023
    Paleo logoPaleoSeries A$12.7MFeb 2023
    MMEALAPre-Seed$1.9MFeb 2023
    Chinova Bioworks logoChinova BioworksSeries A$6MJun 2022
    OOK CapsuleSeed$9.5MMar 2022
    AAnimalBiomeSeries A$8.6MJan 2021
    LLeading Edge EquipmentSeries A$7.6MOct 2020
    Atro logoAtroUnknown
    AAnimalBiomeSeed$1.5M
    EExoLabSeries A

    Top Co-Investors

    Kae Capital2 shared
    Edaphon1 shared
    Invest-NL1 shared
    Agronomics1 shared
    Next Capital1 shared
    SFPIM1 shared
    Planet A1 shared
    Beyond Impact1 shared
    Gimv1 shared
    CHANEL1 shared

    Last updated: 8 September 2026