About Positron Ventures
Positron Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. As of Aug 2026, Positron Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 9 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in Netherlands based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Life Sciences and Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Ore Energy A lot of funds co-invest with Positron Ventures, with names like Quantonation sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Positron Ventures has team of 5 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Positron Ventures' List of Top Investments
Positron Ventures has a portfolio of 9 companies. Their most notable investments are in Ore Energy and CellX Biosolutions.Their portfolio spans across Germany, Netherlands, France and 1 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Life Sciences, Environment Tech and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Positron Ventures:1. PASQAL
Developer of neutral atom quantum computers, offering hardware, cloud access, and software. It builds quantum computers, transforming scientific breakthroughs into business solutions. The company provides quantum computing resources accessible through the cloud. It serves various industries, including aerospace and defense, banking and finance, energy, government, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and transportation.
Key facts about PASQAL
2. Ore Energy
Developer of batteries. It develops battery using components such as air and iron electrode, water based electrolyte, and oxygen. The batteries are modular, recyclable and non-flammable.
Key facts about Ore Energy
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $61M
- Employee Count: 41 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Plural, HV Capital and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 04, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Sustainable treatment of chemical waste. It uses bacteria of high degradation performance and using them as biological solutions to dispose of specific industrial chemicals.
Key facts about CellX Biosolutions
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Zurich (Switzerland)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.89M
- Employee Count: 14 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: MassChallenge, Venture Kick and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 25, 2025, $*****
Key facts about Renaissance Fusion
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Fontaine (France)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $50.7M
- Employee Count: 98 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Climate Capital, Unruly Capital and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 06, 2025, $*****
Positron Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Positron Ventures has invested in 9 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in AlignHealth and most recent follow-on round was in Ore Energy.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Positron Ventures' Investments by Stage
Positron Ventures has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.54M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $21.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 6 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Positron Ventures' Investments by Sector
Positron Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Chemicals and Materials Tech, Energy, Energy Tech and Environment. Notably, it has invested in 8 Tech companies, 6 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Tech hardware companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Social impact.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 5 |
Chemicals and Materials Tech | 2 |
Energy | 2 |
Energy Tech | 2 |
Environment | 2 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Positron Ventures' Investments by Geography
Positron Ventures has made most investments in Netherlands (3), followed by France where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Netherlands | 3 |
France | 2 |
Germany | 2 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Positron Ventures' recent investments
Positron Ventures has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Ore Energy and AlignHealth.Here are the most recent investments by Positron Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 04, 2026 | Netherlands | Series A | 6997 | [+1] | |
Jun 15, 2026 | Germany | Seed | 5630 | [+3] | |
Oct 28, 2025 | Germany | Seed | 6529 | [+1] | |
Mar 12, 2025 | Netherlands | Series A | 4426 | [+2] | |
Feb 25, 2025 | Switzerland | Seed | 8373 | [+1] |
Team profile of Positron Ventures
Positron Ventures has a team of 5 members including 1 Partner and 2 Venture Partners located in United Kingdom, Netherlands and 1 more location. Positron Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Positron Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Amsterdam | - | - | |
Venture Partner | London | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Zurich | - | - |
Co-investors of Positron Ventures
Over the past 5 years, 37 investors have co-invested in Positron Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Positron Ventures: Europa, Unruly Capital and 1 other have invested in rounds before Positron Ventures. There are 2 companies where Europa has invested before Positron Ventures and 1 company where Unruly Capital has invested before Positron Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Positron Ventures: 20 investors entered a company along with Positron Ventures. These include investors like Quantonation (1 company).
- Invested after Positron Ventures: A total of 14 investors have invested in Positron Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Temasek (1 company), Wa'ed Ventures (1 company) and EIC Fund (1 company).
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