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    Hadean Ventures

    Oslo, NorwayFounded 2014

    Hadean Ventures is a European life science venture capital fund manager based in Oslo, Norway, with over EUR 230 million in assets under management. The firm invests in life science and healthcare companies developing breakthrough innovative solutions across Europe, with a particular focus on the Nordic region.

    84% of their portfolio is in Biotech & Life Sciences. Deal activity increased 50% year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is series-a (42% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $78.0M (across 8 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    23

    Fund Size

    $158M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    Ingrid Teigland Akay

    Ingrid Teigland Akay

    Managing Partner

    Walter Stockinger

    Walter Stockinger

    Managing Partner

    Lene Gerlach

    Lene Gerlach

    Venture Partner

    Nora Kaarela

    Nora Kaarela

    Venture Partner

    Reinhard Krickl

    Reinhard Krickl

    Venture Partner

    Roger Franklin

    Roger Franklin

    Partner

    Paal August Nordhagen

    Paal August Nordhagen

    Director of Finance & Controlling

    Vilde Fredheim

    Vilde Fredheim

    Director, Investor Relations & Business Development

    Georgina Askeland

    Georgina Askeland

    Principal

    Markus Dietrich

    Markus Dietrich

    Senior Investment Associate

    Miao He

    Miao He

    Senior Investment Associate

    Yun Yang

    Yun Yang

    Investment Associate

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    31 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Step Pharma logoStep PharmaSeries C—Oct 2025
    Arthex Biotech logoArthex BiotechSeries B$87MSep 2025
    AARTHEX BIOTECH S.L.Series B$87MSep 2025
    Actithera logoActitheraSeries A$75.5MJul 2025
    Neuro Event Labs Oy logoNeuro Event Labs OySeries A—Feb 2025
    Contineum Therapeutics logoContineum TherapeuticsSeries B$30MJan 2025
    Gesynta Pharma logoGesynta PharmaSeries B—Jan 2025
    Scirhom logoScirhomSeries A—Jul 2024
    Scirhom logoScirhomUnknown—Jan 2024
    Complement Therapeutics logoComplement TherapeuticsSeries A—Apr 2023
    CComplementSeries A—Apr 2023
    TargED Biopharmaceuticals B.V. logoTargED Biopharmaceuticals B.V.Series A—Feb 2022
    TTarged BiopharmaceuticalsSeries A—Jan 2022
    TargED Biopharmaceuticals B.V. logoTargED Biopharmaceuticals B.V.Series A—Jan 2022
    EEmergence TherapeuticsSeries A—Dec 2021
    Cardior logoCardiorSeries B—Aug 2021
    Pipeline Therapeutics logoPipeline TherapeuticsSeries C$110MJan 2021
    Neuro Event Labs Oy logoNeuro Event Labs OySeries A—Apr 2020
    TThemis BioscienceUnknown—Sep 2019
    TThemis BioscienceSeries D$95MJan 2019
    Galecto logoGalectoSeries C—Oct 2018
    GGalecto BiotechSeries C—Oct 2018
    Nisonic logoNisonicUnknown—Jul 2018
    Actithera logoActitheraSeries A$75.5M—
    Cardior logoCardiorSeries B——
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    Last updated: 27 September 2026