Where is LIOF's headquarters located?

LIOF's headquarters is located in Maastricht (Netherlands).

How many companies has LIOF invested in?

LIOF has invested in 35 companies, including Mosa Meat & Vertoro.

Which companies has LIOF invested in lately?

Vertoro & MAECONOMY are the latest investments by LIOF.

How many exits has LIOF been involved in?

LIOF's portfolio has seen 5 acquisitions.

LIOF - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

1. Mosa Meat

Produces and supplies meat alternatives. Its product offering is lab-cultured beef. The company claims to develop its product from a single cow cell processing it in a bioreactor.

Key facts about Mosa Meat

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Maastricht (Netherlands)
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $171M
Employee Count: 120 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: New Crop Capital, Target Global and 29 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 24, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

Producer of bio fuels from waste. It produces a range of green chemicals, materials, and fuels from woody and agricultural residues, aiming to revolutionize the oil industry with a sustainable alternative to fossil resources.

Key facts about Vertoro

Founded Year: 2005
Location: Geleen (Netherlands)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $20.3M
Employee Count: 16 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Maersk Growth, SHIFT Invest and 7 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 18, 2026, $*****

3. Grassa

Key facts about Grassa

Founded Year: 2014
Location: De Punt (Netherlands)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $6.16M
Employee Count: 21 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: LIOF, Oost NL and 4 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 31, 2025, $*****

4. Qorium

Qorium is a company that focuses on producing real leather with minimal climate impacts and no animal impacts by removing the cow from leather production. Quorum offers public affairs software that helps manage relationships, collect donations, and file with ease. Quorum Federal Credit Union is an online credit union that provides banking products like high-yield savings accounts and home loans. Quorum Software offers innovative solutions for planning, operations, accounting, and logistics in the oil and gas industry.

Key facts about Qorium

Founded Year: 2021
Location: Maastricht (Netherlands)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $28.5M
Employee Count: 33 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: Sofinnova Partners, Invest-NL and 2 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 11, 2025, $*****

5. Bioactor

Developer of ingredients for dietary supplements, medical nutrition, and functional food. The product categories include arterial health, gut health, vitality, digestive health, bone health, sports nutrition, and cholesterol management. The company has a portfolio of 7 products, a few of which include Naxus (gut digestive health), Actiful (vitality), Bonolive (bone health), and others.

Key facts about Bioactor

Founded Year: 2005
Location: Maastricht (Netherlands)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $2.87M
Employee Count: 21 as on May 31, 2026
Investors: LIOF, ScaleUpNation and 3 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, 2012, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

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LIOF has invested in 35 companies over the last 17 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in MAECONOMY and most recent follow-on round was in Vertoro.

Here are LIOF's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	1	1	2
2025	4	1	5
2024	2	0	2
2023	4	0	4
2022	3	0	3
2021	0	2	2
2020	1	0	1
2019	5	0	5
2018	2	0	2
2017	2	0	2

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LIOF has made 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.27M, 10 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.22M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $12.1M, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $24.3M and 1 investment in Conventional Debt stage.

Here are LIOF's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	13
Series A	10
Series B	4
Series C	2
Conventional Debt	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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LIOF has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Life Sciences, High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Enterprise Applications and Food and Agriculture Tech. Notably, it has invested in 27 Tech companies, 26 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Software companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Tech hardware.

Here are LIOF's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Life Sciences	13
High Tech	10
Sustainability Tech	9
Enterprise Applications	5
Food and Agriculture Tech	5
Others	19

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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LIOF has made most investments in Netherlands (27), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 2 investments.

Here are LIOF's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Netherlands	27
United Kingdom	2
United States	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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LIOF has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Vertoro and MAECONOMY.

Here are the most recent investments by LIOF:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Jun 18, 2026	Vertoro	Netherlands	Series B	6708	Climate Tech Partners [+4]
Apr 10, 2026	MAECONOMY	United States	Seed	8813	LUMO Labs
Dec 24, 2025	Mosa Meat	Netherlands	Series C	1094	Invest-NL [+2]
Nov 11, 2025	Qorium	Netherlands	Series B	8938	Invest-NL [+2]
Jul 14, 2025	Lake3D	Netherlands	Series A	9963	Brightlands Venture Partners ... [+2]

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5 companies from LIOF's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Accerion in Jan 2025 by Sick for $*****.

Here are LIOF's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Accerion	Jan 27, 2025	Jun 25, 2019	Series A	9780
Bioactor	Jan 13, 2023	Jul 25, 2011	Series A	2451
Newtricious	Jun 23, 2017	-	-	8504
Ekompany	Mar 15, 2016	-	-	7846
Q Chip	Dec 08, 2014	May 20, 2011	Series C	2506

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LIOF has a team of 53 members including 2 Partners and 4 Principals located in Netherlands. LIOF's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of top team members in LIOF:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Miriam Dragstra	Partner	Netherlands	-	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Daan A J Kersten	Partner	Netherlands	-	1 Email
Jorg van der Meij	Principal	Netherlands	-	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Ivo Schepers	Principal	Netherlands	-	-
Frans Broeders	Principal	Maastricht	-	1 Email, 1 Phone number
Noelle Brouns	Principal	Maastricht	-	1 Email, 1 Phone number

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Over the past 17 years, 77 investors have co-invested in LIOF's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before LIOF: Brightlands Venture Partners, Europa and 29 others have invested in rounds before LIOF. There are 6 companies where Brightlands Venture Partners has invested before LIOF and 4 companies where Europa has invested before LIOF.
Top Co-investors of LIOF: 33 investors entered a company along with LIOF. These include investors like Brightlands Venture Partners (8 companies).
Invested after LIOF: A total of 13 investors have invested in LIOF's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Europa (5 companies) and SHIFT Invest (1 company).