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Korys

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Halle · Series A–Late Stage · 32 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Korys is the family investment company of the Colruyt family, pursuing long-term partnerships to create positive social, health and environmental impact. It builds an ecosystem around three investment themes: Conscious Consumer (responsible, healthy and convenient products, alternative proteins, local food, sustainable consumption), Energy Transition (renewable energy assets like solar, wind and hydrogen plus technology enabling a fossil-free economy), and Healthy Living (prevention, diagnosis and treatment, including green and red biotechnologies). Korys invests via direct participations, private equity funds and liquid investments, favouring profitable, growing and mature businesses as well as European start-ups and scale-ups with proven product-market fit.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Series A–Late Stage
Check
$5.4M
HQ
Halle, BE
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2012
AUM
$4.9B
Tracked investments
53

Team · 32 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 10 of 53 portfolio companies

Biotech ×6Deep Tech ×2Energy ×2Healthtech ×2IoT ×2Medical Devices ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AgTech ×1

HQs:United States×4Belgium×3Netherlands×1Sweden×1

Investments · 53 tracked

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By year:2023 · 12015 · 12 dated

Protealisprotealis.comin✓ verified

Protealis breeds legume crops such as soybeans and yellow peas and develops proprietary seed coatings with nitrogen-fixing bacteria adapted to the European climate.

AgTechBiotechFoodTechGent, BE

Benjamin Laga(Co-founder & CEO)Jonas Aper(Co-founder & Director of Breeding)

AcuSurgical

France-based surgical robotics company focused on treating retinal disease.

Agendia

Develops genomic diagnostic tests for breast cancer.

Ampacimon

Belgian company developing systems to monitor power grids in real time.

Amphivena

Clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing molecules to restore anti-tumor immunity.

Astrivax Therapeutics

Clinical-stage biopharma targeting virus-driven cancer with its Launch-iT T-cell platform.

BE-LIFE

Nutritherapy laboratory manufacturing natural food supplements distributed across Europe.

Biocartis

Belgian oncology diagnostics company

Bluebee

Cloud-based accelerated genomics platform for genomic labs and diagnostics.

Broken String Biosciencesbrokenstringbio.comin

Broken String Bio develops genome-wide on- and off-target analysis software and sequencing technology for gene editing research and development.

BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

Cairdac

French medtech that developed an autonomous leadless pacemaker powered by cardiac energy harvesting.

CardioMEMScookiedatabase.org

Molecular diagnostics company offering clinical PCR systems using automation and microfluidics; acquired by QIAGEN in September 2020.

BiotechHealthtechAlbuquerque, US

Thomas Duensing(Executive Officer)Dennis Hynson(Executive Officer)Jack T. Ball(Director)J. Michael Schafer(Director)Janette Phi(Executive Officer)Bo E.H. Saxberg(Director)

Cell-Easy

Stem cell CDMO providing ready-to-inject allogeneic stem cells for drug development.

Colruyt Groupcolruytgroup.comin

Colruyt Group is a Belgian retail group operating its own stores, fitness clubs, affiliated and franchised shops, and Collect&Go pickup points.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechBelgium, BE

Commit Biologics

Develops complement-system-activating treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases.

Corflow

Develops diagnostic and therapeutic devices for cardiovascular diseases.

D-drinks

Importer and distributor of natural beverage and snack brands in the Benelux.

Eneida

Develops sensors and analytics to optimize the electricity distribution network.

Entrix

Energy trader and market leader for flexible energy systems in Europe.

Euro Company

Italian family business innovating in dried fruit, nuts and plant-based products.

Foodbag

Fresh food e-commerce and home delivery player in Belgium.

Genae

Medical device contract research organization serving the medical industry.

Ginstberg

Belgian natural mineral water company with still, carbonated and soda products.

Greenbyte

Renewable energy management platform for wind and solar asset managers.

Greenelygreenely.com

Greenely offers a Swedish electricity contract and app that connects home energy devices — solar panels, EV chargers, heat pumps and home batteries — to track electricity use in real time and automatically shift consumption to the cheapest hours.

CleantechEnergyIoT

IFHS Group

Holding behind Ingrizo and Cima Nutrition, distributors of food and health ingredients.

Inscriptainscripta.com

BiotechBoulder, US

Michael Graige(Executive Officer)John R. Stuelpnagel(Director)Ron McGrath(Executive Officer)Sri Kosaraju(Executive Officer, Director)Dianna L. DeVore(Executive Officer)Bryan Roberts(Director)

Mablink Bioscience

French biotech developing antibody-drug conjugates for cancer.

Mimetas

Biotech developing human organ-on-a-chip tissue models in OrganoPlates.

MRM Health

Develops therapeutics based on the human microbiome.

MyCartis

Biocartis spin-out developing the Evalution biomarker discovery and diagnostic platform.

Newpharma

Leading Belgian online pharmacy active across several European countries.

NovyDec 2023

Designs and manufactures high-end kitchen appliances, mainly cooker hoods.

Cedar Rapids, US

DAVID TOMINSKY(MANAGER / TREASURER)ERIC ENGELMANN(MANAGER / PRESIDENT)KRISTA MARTIN(MANAGER / SECRETARY)

Ojah

Global producer of plant-based meat substitutes using High Moisture Extrusion technology.

Ona Therapeuticsona-therapeutics.comin𝕏
Ontoforce

Develops the DISQOVER data integration platform for life science companies.

OroraTechororatech.comin𝕏

OroraTech operates a wildfire management platform that uses thermal infrared sensors on its own satellites (plus public satellites) in low Earth orbit and AI analytics to detect fires, map burnt areas, and predict fire spread in real time.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSpace Tech

Pantarein Water

Provides end-to-end industrial wastewater treatment and circular water reuse.

PanTerapantera-life.comin

PanTera develops actinium-225, a therapeutic radioisotope used in precision cancer treatment through radiotheranostics, serving oncology patients and pharmaceutical companies globally.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesMol, BE

Sven van den berghe(CEO)Christophe Malice(CBO)Samy Bertrand(CTO)Yves Sterckx(Director of Finance & Administration)Philippe Vanwolleghem(Director Quality, Regulatory Affairs & HSE)

ProDigest

Provides in vitro gastrointestinal tract simulations for food, feed and pharma.

Prothea Technologies

Creates a device for one-stop diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.

reMYND
Sahyadri Farms

India's leading farmer producer company with an integrated fruit and vegetable value chain.

Santos

Dutch manufacturer of high-end bicycles.

Schulp Vruchtensappen

Dutch family business producing pure, sustainable fruit juices.

Sensorfactsensorfact.nlinacquired by ABB

Sensorfact offers sensors and a software platform for factories to monitor machine-level electricity, gas, water, and compressed-air usage, machine condition, OEE, and temperature.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergyIoT

SeqOne Genomics

Develops cloud-based genomics analysis tools for cancer and rare disease diagnostics.

Sitemark

Aerial data analytics company providing solar site visibility software and services.

TARA BiosystemsDec 2015

BiotechNew York, US

Blake Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)Misti Ushio(Executive Officer, Director)Milica Radisic(Director)

Trunkrs

E-commerce same-day and next-day delivery platform with an asset-light, electric fleet model.

Urbantz

Brussels-based SaaS platform for end-to-end last-mile deliveries.

Virya Energy

Develops, finances and operates sustainable energy sources to accelerate the energy transition.

VoltStorage

Develops eco-friendly Iron Salt Batteries for long-duration grid-scale storage.

Exits · 1

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Sensorfactacq. by ABB

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Korys invest at?
Korys invests at the Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is Korys's typical check size?
Korys typically writes checks of $5.4M.
What sectors does Korys focus on?
Korys focuses on Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Energy, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Medical Devices, New Materials, Retail Tech, Wellness & Fitness.
Where is Korys located?
Korys is headquartered in Halle, BE.

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