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HERAN Partners

BENLGBESFRDEHealthtechBio/PharmaAI/MLDeep TechB2B SaaS

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Investment thesis

HERAN Partners is a specialist venture capital investor committed to creating transformative impact within the life sciences and healthcare industry. The firm invests in both hardware and software companies in the HealthTech and MedTech space across Europe, focusing on disruptive technology with the potential for global-scale impact and substantial clinical relevance. HERAN looks for differentiated approaches built on solid IP and know-how — spanning precision medicine, genomics, proteomics, AI-driven diagnostics, and drug discovery — by teams with a down-to-earth attitude and profound industry knowledge. As an active and engaged investor, HERAN provides venture and growth capital alongside mentorship, hands-on operational support, and a strong European network, targeting companies from seed through Series B that can demonstrate feasibility to bring disruptive innovation to market.

Notable quotes

“The next efficiency leap in healthcare will not come from simply generating more data, but from better insights. Technology should support clinicians and researchers — not overload them.”

Katleen Vandersmissen · BioVox – HERAN Partners Raises €90 Million Fund for European Healthtech · 2026

“Healthtech is not a sprint — it's a marathon. We want to support companies throughout that entire journey: from promising technology to tangible impact for businesses and patients alike.”

Herman Verrelst · BioVox – HERAN Partners Raises €90 Million Fund for European Healthtech · 2026

“We always look for disruptive technology with the potential to have an impact on a global scale, in combination with substantial clinical relevance.”

Katleen Vandersmissen · Heran Partners – One Year HHTF I Investment Strategy (July 8, 2021) · 2021-07-08

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
Hypervision SurgicalSeries A$23m2026-04-29
Fluidic SciencesSeed—2026-04-09
PharmaceleraSeries A$7m2026-02-12
GynaiaSeed—2025
NuclivisionSeed—2025
Broken String BiosciencesSeries A—2023-08
Aspect AnalyticsSeed—2022
AmaronSeed—2021
icometrixSeed—2019
ThironaSeed—2021

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