Criteria Bio Ventures
Venture capitalBarcelona · Seed–Late Stage · 8 people tracked
Investment thesis
Criteria Bio Ventures partners long-term with entrepreneurs and co-investors developing disruptive, well-protected innovations in healthcare that address significant unmet medical needs. The fund invests in private biotech companies across Europe and North America, with a special focus on Spain and Portugal. It takes a modality- and disease-agnostic approach, backing therapies across a wide range of areas, and offers evergreen support until meaningful impact is achieved. The firm frequently acts as a cornerstone or early investor, helping companies advance from academia to the clinic and secure larger financing syndicates for later clinical phases.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 15 of 30 portfolio companiesBiotech ×12Healthtech ×9Digital Health ×3Medical Devices ×3Longevity ×2Wellness & Fitness ×2Consumer ×1Cybersecurity ×1
HQs:Spain×5United States×1
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 13 dated
AbolerIS Pharma develops therapeutic approaches that regulate the immune system by inducing immune tolerance while preserving useful immune responses, targeting inflammatory, autoimmune, and degenerative diseases.
BiotechHealthtech
Ignacio Anegon(Co-founder, Senior Consultant & SAB Member)Carole Guillonneau(Co-founder & Head of Research)inFrançois-Xavier Hubert(Co-founder, Past President & Board Member)
Co-investorsNewton BiocapitalSound BioventuresSambrinvestWallonie Entreprendre
Adaptam Therapeutics develops antibody-based cancer immunotherapies, including antibody-drug conjugates and bispecific antibodies, that target the immunosuppressive myeloid tumor microenvironment via novel targets such as glycan-binding proteins and Siglecs.
BiotechHealthtechSan Sebastián, ES
Asis Palazon(CEO/CSO & Founder)in
AELIX Therapeutics is a company developing a therapeutic HIV vaccine intended for use in HIV cure and eradication strategies.
BiotechHealthtechBarcelona, ES
Co-investorsYsios Capital
aptaTargets is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic aptamers for acute indications where inflammation causes damage, such as ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, myocardial infarction, and multiple sclerosis.
BiotechHealthtechMadrid, ES
CIRCE Scientific develops patented ingredient synergies and formulations focused on cellular and systemic resilience, working with clients to co-create products for supplements, functional foods, cosmetics, and animal care.
BiotechLongevityWellness & Fitness
Development of point-of-care diagnostic testing systems.
Biopharmaceutical focused on developing therapeutic aptamers.
Predicting bone metastasis to improve cancer patients' quality of life.
Experimental screenings to find new polymorphs and co-crystals of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Unlocking intra-cellular drug targets.
Novel in vitro diagnostic biomarker for the early detection of cardiac ischemia.
Next-generation immune cell engagers for cancer.
A novel mitochondrial-targeted therapy for neurodegenerative diseases.
Safer and more effective treatments for cancer patients.
Thymus-based therapies for immune-mediated diseases.
Cytospire Therapeutics develops multispecific antibodies and next-generation γδ T cell engagers designed to direct innate and adaptive immune effector cells as an alternative to CD3-based engagers.
BiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsLifeArc VenturesMedical Incubator Japan K.K.Modi VenturesPathway BioventuresSound Bioventures
Devicare sells nutritional and health products, including supplements and monitoring devices for conditions such as kidney stones and urinary infections.
ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsCapital CellEmesa Corporación EmpresarialShip2B
Inbiomotion develops the MAF Test, a biomarker diagnostic based on MAF gene expression that helps doctors select early breast cancer patients for adjuvant bisphosphonate treatment.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Co-investorsYsios CapitalAlta Life SciencesAsabys Partners
Clinical-stage biotech developing therapies for orphan CNS diseases; lead program MIN-102 in trials for X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy and Friedreich's Ataxia.
Co-investorsFund+
Minoryx is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops drug treatments for severe orphan diseases of the central nervous system, such as cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy and Rett syndrome.
BiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsChiesi VenturesFund+Invivo Capital PartnersKurma PartnersRoche Venture FundYsios Capital+1 more
Oncology-focused company whose clinical assets moved to Boehringer Ingelheim and AstraZeneca.
Clinical assets for cancer treatment.
NRG Therapeutics is a clinical-stage neuroscience drug discovery company developing disease-modifying, oral small-molecule medicines that target mitochondrial function via inhibition of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore.
BiotechHealthtechLongevity
Co-investorsM VenturesNovartis Venture FundSV Health InvestorsBritish Business BankDementia Discovery Fund
Nuubo offers a wireless, non-invasive cardiac monitoring technology (aECG) based on textile electrodes for medium- and long-term remote heart monitoring.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices
Co-investorsCapital CellFides Capital
CSL is a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures plasma-derived and other therapies, including biotherapies for rare and serious diseases, vaccines, and treatments for iron deficiency and kidney disease.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Joan Perello Bestard(Founder)inCris Calsadain
Co-investorsAndera PartnersInvivo Capital PartnersYsios Capital
SpliceBio develops genetic medicines using a proprietary protein splicing platform to treat diseases caused by mutations in large genes.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthBarcelona, ES
Dr. Vila-Perelló(CEO)Dr. Frutos(Co-founder)
Co-investorsNovartis Venture FundRoche Venture FundSanofi VenturesYsios CapitalAsabys PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+2 more
Tolerance is a compliance platform that runs continuous automated checks against the NIST 800-171 standard and collects assessor-ready evidence for teams handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
CybersecurityGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsDorm RoomAmadeus Capital PartnersBen Franklin Technology PartnersBioAdvanceColumbus Venture PartnersEast Innovate+4 more
BiotechPhiladelphia, US
Francisco Leon(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Ball(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Vogel(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDamia Tormo Carulla(Director)Pablo Cironi(Director)inRobert Goldstein(Director)
Co-investorsBioAdvance
Co-investorsBullnet Gestión SGECR, S. A.Criteria Venture TechIntel CapitalTEL Venture Capital, Inc.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTolerance · medscape.com · Aug 10, 2026

Tolerance Bio · intelligence360.news · Jul 28, 2026
NRG Therapeutics · cen.acs.org · Sep 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Criteria Bio Ventures made?
- Criteria Bio Ventures has 30 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Criteria Bio Ventures invest at?
- Criteria Bio Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Criteria Bio Ventures focus on?
- Criteria Bio Ventures focuses on Biotech, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- Where is Criteria Bio Ventures located?
- Criteria Bio Ventures is headquartered in Barcelona, ES.
- Does Criteria Bio Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Criteria Bio Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Criteria Bio Ventures co-invest with?
- Criteria Bio Ventures most often shares deals with Ysios Capital, Fund+, Invivo Capital Partners, among 25 tracked co-investors.
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