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    VIVES Partners

    Wavre, BelgiumFounded 2004

    VIVES Partners is a venture capital fund initiated by UCLouvain in 2004, dedicated to supporting early-stage science-based and technology-driven start-ups with positive societal impact, primarily in life sciences, AgTech, and hard engineering.

    50% of their portfolio is in Biotech & Life Sciences. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months vs 3 prior). Their most common stage is series-a (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $78.0M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    10

    Fund Size

    $80.5M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    2

    Team

    Philippe Durieux

    Philippe Durieux

    Managing Partner at VIVES Partners

    André Vandemeulebroecke

    André Vandemeulebroecke

    Partner at VIVES Partners

    Gilles Dufour

    Gilles Dufour

    Partner at VIVES Partners

    Sandra Schoors

    Sandra Schoors

    Partner at VIVES Partners

    Yannick Vancoppenolle

    Yannick Vancoppenolle

    Partner at VIVES Partners

    Saskia Lesire

    Saskia Lesire

    Associate

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    14 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    e-Peas logoe-PeasSeed$22MJul 2026
    NUCLIDIUM AG logoNUCLIDIUM AGUnknown—May 2026
    Generare logoGenerareSeries A—Jan 2026
    NUCLIDIUM AG logoNUCLIDIUM AGSeries B$79MJul 2025
    NUCLIDIUM AG logoNUCLIDIUM AGSeries B—Jan 2025
    BBiocSolSeed—Nov 2024
    ATB Therapeutics logoATB TherapeuticsSeries A—Nov 2024
    e-Peas logoe-PeasSeries A$8MJan 2020
    SSyndesi TherapeuticsSeries A—Jan 2018
    PPromethera BiosciencesSeries A—Oct 2009
    BBionyraSeries A$165M—
    Bionyra Pharma logoBionyra PharmaSeries A$165M—
    Dreem logoDreemUnknown$29M—
    Generare logoGenerareSeed——

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    Last updated: 20 October 2026