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Bionova Capital
Venture capital · Lisbon, Portugal · Europe
Bionova Capital is a healthcare-specialized venture capital firm based in Lisbon, Portugal. It invested in early-stage life science startups across Europe from 2015 to 2024 and has stopped making new investments, now only managing its current portfolio.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechFintech
In its own wordshealthcarelife sciencesbiotechearly stage
Your fit with Bionova Capital
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Or find every investor that fitsBionova Capital lists 14 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (44%), Fintech (22%) and Gaming (11%). It invests most often alongside Beta Capital, Biovance Capital and Seneca Growth Capital VCT.
No funding round on record names Bionova Capital yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Bionova Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 14. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 44% | 15% |
| Fintech | 22% | 12% |
| Gaming | 11% | 1% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 6% | 18% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 6% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 6% | 8% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers1393%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company17%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 36th | 14 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 79th | 44% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 84th | 6 countries |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Bionova Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
14 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | |||
| Anybrain provides AI-powered anti-cheat and anti-fraud solutions for gaming | GamingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and produces biocatalysts and enzymes for various industries, including food and beverages, dietary supplements, and pharmaceuticals. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| CARB-X accelerates global antibacterial innovation by supporting the development of new antibiotics and other life-saving products to combat the most dangerous drug-resistant bacteria. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Delox develops advanced bio-decontamination solutions for small enclosures, laboratory equipment, and environments requiring high contamination control standards. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides business finance for companies in Wales. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company contributes to the development of society through various programs and initiatives in education, research, and social development | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Mercia Asset Management empowers UK businesses to innovate and grow, forging long-term partners | FintechReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| The company invests in startups with technological bases, in pre-seed, seed, and series A phases, supporting teams with growth, innovation, and internationalization potential. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops, produces, markets, and distributes essential health solutions, from critical and specialized treatments to prevention, for patients at all stages of life. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| SolasCure is developing Aurase Wound Gel, a biologic designed to debride and drive healing of chronic wounds. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Trust Esport manages specialized venture capital funds targeting the high-growth gaming and entertainment sectors. | Enterprise SoftwareGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Vaxdyn develops safe and effective vaccines against the most worrisome bacterial pathogens | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- bionovacapital.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 14
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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