Inkef
Venture capitalAmsterdam · Seed–Growth · 10 people tracked
Also known as INKEF Capital
Investment thesis
Inkef positions itself as an early-stage, hands-on investor that partners closely with companies to help build them into businesses with global reach. The firm emphasizes creating true value and sustainable returns through a long-term strategic vision rather than short-term gains.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 34 of 44 portfolio companiesMedical Devices ×13Biotech ×10Healthtech ×10Deep Tech ×8SaaS ×7AI & Machine Learning ×5Digital Health ×5Enterprise Software ×4
HQs:Netherlands×9United States×3Denmark×2Belgium×1Germany×1France×1
Investments · 44 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12023 · 36 dated
GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that enables teams and AI agents to collaborate on the full software development lifecycle, from planning through deployment, with integrated security and compliance capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sid Sijbrandij(Founder/CEO)inDmytro Zaporozhets(Founder/CTO)inDmitriy Zaporozhets(Cofounder)Paul Machle(Executive Officer)
BoardBruce Armstrong(Director)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAugust CapitalBase PartnersBling CapitalCategory VenturesCoatue Management+21 more
Draupnir Bio develops targeted protein degradation therapies using sortilin-based lysosome targeting chimeras to clear extracellular and membrane-bound protein aggregates in proteinopathies.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCopenhagen, DK
Simon Glerup(Professor)Camilla Gustafsen(Professor)Peder Søndergaard Madsen(Professor)Peter Seeberger(Professor)
Co-investorsGilde HealthcareMC Healthcare Ventures
iOnctura is a clinical-stage drug development company developing precision oral small-molecule therapies targeting the tumor-stroma-immune interface, with a pipeline including roginolisib and cambritaxestat in cancers such as uveal melanoma and pancreatic cancer.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Catherine Pickering(Co-Founder & CEO)inLars van der Veen(Co-Founder & CSO)inMichael Lahn(CMO)inElizabeth Holt(CBO)inSteven Sciuto(CFO)inMichelle Tsai(COO)in
Co-investors3B Future Health FundM VenturesVI PartnersXGEN Venture
VarmX develops VMX-C001, a therapeutic medicine for treating severe bleeding in patients on Factor Xa anticoagulants and for emergency surgery settings.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Pieter ReitsmaJohn Glasspool(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsSound BioventuresYsios CapitalBioGeneration VenturesEICEQT Life SciencesUNIIQ+2 more
Aidence, founded in 2015 in Amsterdam, was a radiology AI company that built clinical applications to help radiologists and physicians interpret medical images, focused on pulmonary nodule management and lung cancer screening.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesAmsterdam, NL
Ambagon develops small molecule stabilizers of 14-3-3 protein complexes to modulate disease-related protein interactions, targeting therapeutic areas including cancer, metabolic disorders, neurodegenerative and infectious diseases.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesEindhoven, US
Christian Ottmann(Executive Officer)Josh Seidenfeld(Executive Officer)Michelle Arkin(Director)Nancy Pryer(Executive Officer)Margarita Chavez(Director)Bryan Miller(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsDroia VenturesMission BiocapitalMRL Ventures FundNextech InvestRA Capital
Anavo Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company using its IGNITE platform to develop phosphatase-targeted allosteric modulators, addressing drug targets previously considered undruggable.
BiotechHealthtechLeiden, NL
Birgit Zech(CEO)
Co-investorsTaiho Ventures, LLCBioqube VenturesM Ventures
Audion Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing drug therapeutics for hearing loss, including an intratympanically administered gamma-secretase/Notch inhibitor (LY3056480) for acquired sensorineural hearing loss.
BiotechMedical Devices
Baserow is an open-source low-code platform that allows users to build databases and applications without coding.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Bram Wiepjes(Founder)in
Co-investorsFrontline Venturesfirstminute capital
Co-investorsBioMedPartnersSunstone Capital
Belgian cash forecasting and working capital analytics software provider, acquired by Treasury Intelligence Solutions in 2022.
FintechAntwerpen, BE
Co-investorsTechstarsCiti VenturesPamica NVVolta Ventures
Castor provides a clinical trial data platform that combines electronic data capture, AI-assisted source data extraction with human review, and real-world evidence collection for medical device manufacturers, biopharma, diagnostics, and academic research teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Dr. Derk Arts(Founder)Derk Arts(Founder)in
Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalChartered GroupTwo Sigma Ventures
Charles is a French telehealth platform offering online medical consultations and personalized treatment for conditions such as sexual health, weight loss, and hair loss.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsKurma PartnersAccelDTCCHV CapitalSalesforce Ventures
Corporis Medical is a medical device company that develops and commercializes surgical technologies, managing the full device lifecycle from prototyping and preclinical evaluation to clinical validation and commercial launch.
HealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsBrightlands Venture Partners
EclecticIQ builds a threat intelligence platform powered by AI to help organizations address cybersecurity challenges.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAmsterdam, NL
Cody Barrow(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCapricorn Venture PartnersCuriosity VCKeen Venture PartnersKPN VenturesTIIN Capital
Happeo is an intranet and enterprise search platform that integrates with Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, letting departments build no-code pages while IT retains security governance.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsDN CapitalEndeit CapitalEvli Growth PartnersSmartFinVendep Capital
Kaleido makes a small, reusable insulin patch pump that pairs with Diabeloop's DBLG2 self-learning algorithm and the Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor to provide hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery controlled via smartphone.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices
Co-investorsInnovation Industries
Co-investorsCreathor VenturesPolipo VenturesRheingau Founders
NMD Pharma is a clinical-stage biotech company developing first-in-class small-molecule therapies that selectively target skeletal muscle to treat rare neuromuscular diseases and age-related conditions.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesAarhus, DK
Co-investorsJeito CapitalNovo HoldingsRoche Venture Fund
MarketplacesSports TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsPeakConnecticut InnovationsInspired CapitalMercury Fund
ONWARD Medical develops non-invasive and investigational spinal cord stimulation therapies to restore hand sensation, strength, and function in people with spinal cord injury.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsRunway Growth Capital
Polarsteps is an app that helps travelers plan, track, and share their journeys on a world map, serving explorers and adventure seekers worldwide.
ConsumerSocialTravel & HospitalityAmsterdam, NL
NiekJobClare(CEO)
Co-investorsCuriosity VCRiver Venture Partners
Co-investorsBioMedPartnersHealthCapPontifax Venture CapitalV-Bio Ventures
Provable Labs offers trading and trade management software for the securities lending market, including an order matching marketplace (Aurora Marketplace) and post-trade lifecycle automation (Aurora Trade Manager).
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Quantum Motion develops utility-scale quantum computers using silicon spin-qubit architecture compatible with standard semiconductor manufacturing processes and existing foundry supply chains.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductors
Co-investorsBosch VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Octopus VenturesOxford Science EnterprisesRobert Bosch Venture CapitalSony Ventures Corporation+1 more
QurAlis develops precision therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related neurodegenerative diseases by targeting specific disease-causing genetic drivers and molecular mechanisms.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCambridge, US
Kevin Eggan(Co-founder)Roet(Co-founder)Woolf(Co-founder)Kasper Roet(Director, Executive Officer, Promoter)inShafique Virani(Executive Officer)Jason Brown(Mr. Brown is the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer.)
Co-investorsDroia VenturesMC Healthcare VenturesMission BiocapitalMitsui Global InvestmentSanofi VenturesSV Health Investors+6 more
Remote helps companies hire, pay, and manage employees internationally by removing barriers to cross-border employment.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Marcelo Lebre(Co-founder & President)inJob van der Voort(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAccelB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBase PartnersCategory VenturesDaft Capital+10 more
Robin Radar Systems builds 360° 3D radar systems that detect, track, and classify small objects such as birds, bats, and drones in real-time.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Co-investorsSHIFT Invest
Neuromodulation therapy for migraine relief.
Co-investorsInnovation IndustriesDolby Family Ventures
Scenic Biotech develops modifier therapy, a genetic medicine approach that targets secondary functions in the genome to neutralize the impact of disease-causing mutations.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsBioMedPartnersEIR VenturesOxford Science EnterprisesBioGeneration Ventures
Shapeways provides digital manufacturing services including 3D printing, injection molding, and CNC machining for hardware teams building robotics, drones, medtech, electronics, and defense products.
Advanced ManufacturingE-commerceHardwareEindhoven, NL
Marleen Vogelaar(CEO)inPeter Weijmarshausen(Co-Founder & CEO)Robert Schouwenburg(CTO)inMartin Meyer(Executive Officer)
BoardJosh Wolfe(Director)inChris Dixon(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzIndex VenturesLux CapitalMosaic VenturesPresidio VenturesSQN Venture Partners, LLC+1 more
Silverflow operates a cloud-based card payment processing platform that connects directly to card networks via APIs, offering features such as 3D-Secure, network tokenization, direct-to-card payouts, and dispute management.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Anne Willem De Vries(Founder)inPaul Buying(Co-Founder & CTO)inRobert Kraal(Co-Founder & CBDO)inSaaS Anne Willem De Vries(Founder)
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementCrane Venture PartnersDeBa VenturesPICUS CAPITAL
TargED is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for thrombotic disorders, spun out from University Medical Center Utrecht.
BiotechMedical DevicesUtrecht, NL
Coen Maas(Co-founder)Steven de Maat(Chief Scientific Officer)Marc van Moorsel(Director of Operations)Kristof Vercruysse(Chief Executive Officer)Rob Dekker(Vice President CMC)Filip Van den Wyngaert(Vice President Asset Management)
Co-investorsAndera PartnersCurie CapitalFund+Hadean VenturesRotripBioGeneration Ventures+1 more
Urban Sports Club offers a flexible membership giving access to fitness studios and over 50 sports and wellness activities across Europe, bookable via its app for in-person, free-training, or live online sessions.
MarketplacesSports TechWellness & Fitness
Moritz Kreppel(Founder)inBenjamin Roth(Founder)in
Co-investorsb2ventureClaret Capital PartnersPeakRheingau FoundersRTP GlobalSevenVentures+2 more
Wellhub operates a corporate wellness platform that connects employees to fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, and sleep options through employer-provided plans.
Digital HealthHR TechWellness & Fitness
Cesar Carvalho(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsMONASHEESNewView CapitalProvence PartnersSoftbank Latin America FundSoftBank Vision FundValor Capital Group+3 more
Enabling developers to test and deploy applications with ease
Co-investorsNotion CapitalTola Capital
Withlocals is an online marketplace that connects travelers with local hosts for private, personalized guided tours and food experiences in cities worldwide.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Matthijs Keijin
Co-investorsKeen Venture Partners
Exits · 2
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Wellhub · webdisclosure.com · Aug 19, 2026
One · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 19, 2026
Remote · defensedaily.com · Aug 3, 2026
GitLab · kavout.com · Jul 17, 2026
Silverflow · eu-startups.com · May 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Inkef invest at?
- Inkef invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Inkef focus on?
- Inkef focuses on Biotech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, New Materials, SaaS.
- Where is Inkef located?
- Inkef is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.
- Does Inkef lead rounds?
- Inkef typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Co-investors · 18
BioGeneration Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage biotech companies in Europe, with a focus on healthcare innovations.
Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.
Two Sigma Ventures has rebranded and is now known as Deviation Capital; the page directs visitors to the new website.
F-Prime Capital is an early-stage-focused investment firm backing companies across life sciences, technology, healthtech and services, and crypto.
Sanofi Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Sanofi, investing in early-stage biotech and digital health companies focused on improving human health. It serves as Sanofi's entry point into the innovation ecosystem.
Andera Partners is an asset management firm specializing in private equity that partners with companies and their management to support sustainable growth. It has backed 377 companies over more than 20 years.
Ysios Capital is a life sciences investor that finances innovative biotech companies worldwide, providing resources to develop novel therapies for indications with high unmet medical needs.
Roche Venture Fund is a corporate venture arm that invests in early-stage biotech and diagnostics companies across more than 10 countries, with a portfolio exceeding 30 portfolio companies. The fund is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.
River VP is a software venture capital firm focusing on B2B software companies that have achieved initial product-market fit. The firm invests in AI and ML applications across future of commerce, including fintech, marketing automation, and logistics, targeting companies in Europe.
Bioqube Ventures is a global life sciences investment firm with offices in Belgium and the United States, focused on turning scientific discoveries into transformative medicines.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Norwest Venture Partners is an investment firm whose growth equity team backs private, profitable, fast-growing companies, providing capital and hands-on support through its 'invited guest' approach.
▶6 more co-investors
HeadlineXtripe AngelsForbionEight Roads VenturesPivotal Life SciencesNovartis Venture Fund
Firms observed investing alongside Inkef, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Inkef's recorded portfolio.
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