Carduso Capital

Investor type

VC

Founded

2015

AUM

$34 M

Location

Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Within the business climate around knowledge centres UG/UMCG there is an increase of start-ups and initiatives to investigate the possibilities there to. The most promising companies will at a certain moment search for venture capital to finance their growth. Carduso Capital wants to participate in this type of companies by putting in, besides capital, also their strategic knowledge.

Carduso Capital recognises the several development stages of this type of companies. To hook up with these differences in financial needs, Carduso Capital created an internal Seed-facility with adjusted investment dimensions.

Industry

Biotechnology Consumer Services (B2C) Education Edtech Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Medical Devices Pharmaceuticals Life Sciences HealthTech Digital MedTech Technology Energy Oil and Gas CleanTech

Carduso Capital Funds

Name Type
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Industry
Questionare
Stage
Questionare
Region
Size AUM Launch date
Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Biotechnology
Healthcare Services
Medical Devices
Oil and Gas
Life Sciences
Energy
CleanTech
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$34 M
June 2016

Contacts

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FAQs about Carduso Capital

Carduso Capital is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Carduso Capital is located in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Carduso Capital was founded in 2015.
Carduso Capital invests in companies and startups in Biotechnology, Consumer Services (B2C), Education, Edtech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, HealthTech, Digital, MedTech, Technology, Energy, Oil and Gas, CleanTech.
Carduso Capital invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Carduso Capital invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
Carduso Capital usually invests $1-5 m on average.
Carduso Capital has around $34m assets under management.
Carduso Capital last fund was created/launched in 2016-06-13
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