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Capricorn Partners
Venture capital · Leuven, Belgium · Europe
Capricorn Partners is an independent, partner-owned manager of venture capital funds and the listed fund Quest for Growth. It invests in innovative companies using technology as a competitive advantage, and also manages growth capital for SMEs.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsdigitalhealthcleantechgrowth capitalsmeimpact
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Or find every investor that fitsCapricorn Partners lists 32 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 21 funding rounds, 5 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 45% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (22%), Healthcare & Biotech (20%) and Space & Defense (13%). 41% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside PMV, Mayfield and Sofinnova Partners.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Capricorn Partners, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 5% |
| Series A | 45% |
| Series B | 25% |
| Growth | 25% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 1 | 1 |
| '25 | 8 | 2 |
| '26 | 12 | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 70th | 32 companies |
| Recent activity | 97th | 13 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 5% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 58th | 3% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 25th | 22% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 88th | 7 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 22% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 20% | 15% |
| Space & Defense | 13% | 3% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 11% | 7% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 7% | 1% |
| Education | 7% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 6% | 4% |
| Fintech | 4% | 12% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| PMV | 4 |
| Mayfield | 3 |
| Sofinnova Partners | 3 |
| Breakthrough Energy Ventures | 2 |
| Catapult Ventures | 2 |
| Collaborative Fund | 2 |
| Eclipse | 2 |
| Hyperlink Ventures | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers3197%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company13%
- 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.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Capricorn Partners head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Capricorn Partners| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 22 Sept 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Series A | |
| 5 May 2026 | Series B | |
| 5 May 2026 | Series A | |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Seed | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Series A |
Round details for Capricorn Partners
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Capricorn Partners' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
32 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadis brings together architects, analysts, designers, engineers, project planners, and sustainability experts to solve complex infrastructure and environmental challenges. | Real Estate & ConstructionIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Aspect Analytics provides software for analyzing spatial biology data to drive drug discovery and development. | Healthcare & Biotech | Sept 2025Series A | Funding round | |
AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware | Aug 2026Series A | Funding round | ||
| Avantium develops sustainable chemistry solutions and plant-based plastics. | Space & DefenseSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Azumuta provides a platform to orchestrate and power shopfloor operations with unified intelligence | Industrial & Manufacturing | Nov 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| BINGLI provides AI guided diagnosis, disease management, and care navigation services | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Confo Therapeutics is a clinical-stage company committed to identifying and accelerating novel medicines for metabolic and endocrine diseases. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| DMC Biotechnologies produces high-purity, traceable and science-backed ingredients through precision fermentation for health and wellness solutions. | Healthcare & Biotech | Oct 2026Series C+ | Funding round | |
| The company provides a threat intelligence platform that offers contextual insights and prioritized intelligence to help businesses manage threats and make informed decisions. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Electra builds a new category of aircraft that can take off and land in just 150 feet using hybrid-electric technology | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Apr 2025Series B | Funding round | |
| Eridu AI develops networking technology for artificial intelligence applications | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Mar 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Foamlab develops and produces bio-based foams as a sustainable alternative to oil-based plastics. | Space & DefenseSpace & Defense | Apr 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Fruitcore Robotics develops and provides industrial robotics solutions, including robots, software, and services. | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Gradyent provides a digital twin platform to optimize and decarbonize heating, cooling, and steam grids | EducationEducation | Apr 2025Series B | Funding round | |
| Heron Power Electronics manufactures power electronics for the electric grid. | E-commerce & MarketplacesIndustrial & Manufacturing | Feb 2026Series B | Funding round | |
| HighLife Medical develops a transcatheter solution for mitral valve replacement to treat mitral regurgitation | Healthcare & Biotech | Sept 2026Series C+ | Funding round | |
| Magrathea Metals is a technology company that has developed a new generation of electrolytic process for making clean, secure magnesium metal from seawater and brines. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | May 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Nedap builds technology solutions for various industries, including healthcare, livestock, retail, and security | Healthcare & BiotechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Neotiv develops unique cognitive tests embedded in a digital platform to enable early medical assessment and follow-up of memory problems in the context of Alzheimer's disease. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| OpenLight enables customers to design their own PASIC using its Process Design Kit (PDK) and also designs and manufactures PASICs for customers. | Robotics & Hardware | Aug 2025Series A | Funding round |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- capricorn.be
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 19 Sept 2024
- Companies checked
- 32
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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