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Criteria Bio Ventures

Venture capital

Barcelona · Seed–Late Stage · 8 people tracked

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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.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Barcelona, ES
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2007
Last 12 months
2 investments
Tracked investments
30

Team · 8 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Mireia Pasalamar· Management Assistantin

What they invest in

from 15 of 30 portfolio companies

Biotech ×12Healthtech ×9Digital Health ×3Medical Devices ×3Longevity ×2Wellness & Fitness ×2Consumer ×1Cybersecurity ×1

HQs:Spain×5United States×1

Investments · 30 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 13 dated

Aboleris Pharmaaboleris-pharma.comin✓ verified

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

Adaptamtxadaptamtx.comin𝕏✓ verified

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 Therapeuticsaelixtherapeutics.comin𝕏

AELIX Therapeutics is a company developing a therapeutic HIV vaccine intended for use in HIV cure and eradication strategies.

BiotechHealthtechBarcelona, ES

Co-investorsYsios Capital

Aptatargetsaptatargets.com

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

Circescientificcircescientific.com

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

Company developing point-of-care diagnostics

Development of point-of-care diagnostic testing systems.

Company developing therapeutic aptamers

Biopharmaceutical focused on developing therapeutic aptamers.

Company predicting bone metastasis

Predicting bone metastasis to improve cancer patients' quality of life.

Company screening polymorphs and co-crystals

Experimental screenings to find new polymorphs and co-crystals of active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Company unlocking intra-cellular drug targets

Unlocking intra-cellular drug targets.

Company with cardiac biomarker

Novel in vitro diagnostic biomarker for the early detection of cardiac ischemia.

Company with immune cell engagers

Next-generation immune cell engagers for cancer.

Company with mitochondrial-targeted therapy

A novel mitochondrial-targeted therapy for neurodegenerative diseases.

Company with safer cancer treatments

Safer and more effective treatments for cancer patients.

Company with thymus-based therapies

Thymus-based therapies for immune-mediated diseases.

Company with wearable medical technologies
Cytospire Therapeutics Websitecytospire.com

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

Devicaredevicare.com

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

Inbiomotioninbiomotion.com

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

Minoryx

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 Therapeuticsminoryx.comin

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

Mosaic Biomedicals

Oncology-focused company whose clinical assets moved to Boehringer Ingelheim and AstraZeneca.

Northern Biologics

Clinical assets for cancer treatment.

NRG Therapeuticsnrgtherapeutics.cominSep 2025 · $67M

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

NUUBOnuubo.com𝕏

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

Sanifitsanifit.comin𝕏

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

Splice Biosplice.bioin𝕏

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

Tolerancetolerance.appOct 2024

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

Tolerance Biotolerancebio.cominJun 2026

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

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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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