Investments
58Portfolio Exits
5Funds
1Partners & Customers
3About InnovationQuarter
InnovationQuarter is the regional economic development agency for the South Holland province in the Netherlands. The mission of InnovationQuarter is to strengthen the regional economy by supporting and stimulating the innovation potential of the area. In close cooperation with all major corporations, educational and research institutions - like the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Delft University of Technology and Leiden University - and government organizations, InnovationQuarter supports technological developments, encourages entrepreneurship and invests in startup companies. InnovationQuarter Capital provides all types of financing including equity investments, subordinated and convertible loans for seed, early stage and growth companies. As foreign direct investments play a key role to reach this objective, InnovationQuarter has a dedicated team in place to actively promote the region, attract foreign companies and investors and facilitate them in finding the right locations and facilities for setting-up or expanding business in West Holland.
Latest InnovationQuarter News
Nov 3, 2023
Read this article in: Leiden-based Artica Therapeutics, a biotechnology company, announced on Thursday, November 2 that it has secured €12M in a seed round of funding. The funding round was co-led by Thuja Capital and Seroba, with participation from InnovationQuarter and founding investor r BioGeneration Ventures (BGV). Artica Therapeutics will use the fund to advance its small molecule pipeline of novel covalent therapies to transform the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. “At Artica, we have created a unique approach to developing covalent drugs. We have more than a decade of experience in covalent binding technology, unique assay capabilities, ability to select optimal targets, and importantly a track record of successful delivery of approved and marketed covalent-based drugs,” says Tjeerd Barf, co-founder and CEO of Artica.
InnovationQuarter Investments
58 Investments
InnovationQuarter has made 58 investments. Their latest investment was in Qualinx as part of their Series A - II on October 10, 2023.
InnovationQuarter Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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10/20/2023 | Series A - II | Qualinx | No | 2 | ||
10/12/2023 | Series A - III | Synerkine Pharma | $12.85M | Yes | 1 | |
8/8/2023 | Seed VC - II | Villari | $2.75M | Yes | 1 | |
7/5/2023 | Private Equity | |||||
5/25/2023 | Series B - II |
Date | 10/20/2023 | 10/12/2023 | 8/8/2023 | 7/5/2023 | 5/25/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A - II | Series A - III | Seed VC - II | Private Equity | Series B - II |
Company | Qualinx | Synerkine Pharma | Villari | ||
Amount | $12.85M | $2.75M | |||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
InnovationQuarter Portfolio Exits
5 Portfolio Exits
InnovationQuarter has 5 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Pieter Pot on February 17, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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2/17/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 2/17/2023 | ||||
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Exit | Acquired | ||||
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Sources | 1 |
InnovationQuarter Fund History
1 Fund History
InnovationQuarter has 1 fund, including FundIQare.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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FundIQare | 1 |
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Sources | 1 |
InnovationQuarter Partners & Customers
3 Partners and customers
InnovationQuarter has 3 strategic partners and customers. InnovationQuarter recently partnered with Security Delta, and Hi Delta on March 3, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/22/2023 | Partner | Security Delta, and Hi Delta | Netherlands | Together with our partners Chapter8 , Hudson Cybertec , Secior , Secura and Compumatica and in collaboration with InnovationQuarter , we were located at the Security Delta Pavilion , to inform entrepreneurs about cyber resilience in the manufacturing industry and cyber risks involved with the integration of OT and IT security . | 1 |
1/8/2021 | Partner | ||||
2/4/2020 | Partner |
Date | 3/22/2023 | 1/8/2021 | 2/4/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | Security Delta, and Hi Delta | ||
Country | Netherlands | ||
News Snippet | Together with our partners Chapter8 , Hudson Cybertec , Secior , Secura and Compumatica and in collaboration with InnovationQuarter , we were located at the Security Delta Pavilion , to inform entrepreneurs about cyber resilience in the manufacturing industry and cyber risks involved with the integration of OT and IT security . | ||
Sources | 1 |
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