Carduso Capital

Investor type

Founded

2015

AUM

$34 M

Location

Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

$1-5 m

Investment Ticket

3-5 years

Investment Horizon

Seed, Series A

Investment Stage

Sale to strategic investor, IPO

Exit Strategy

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

Region of investment

North America Europe

Carduso Capital Funds

Name	Type	Industry	Stage	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