UvA Ventures Holding
Venture studioAmsterdam · Pre-Seed–Seed
Investment thesis
UvA Ventures Holding serves as the University of Amsterdam's valorization vehicle, established to separate publicly and privately funded activities originating at the university. It supports academics in commercializing promising technologies through participation, networking, governance guidance, and help raising financing. Portfolio activities span three categories: contract research, services, and new ventures. It also manages spin-offs from Amsterdam UMC (via Amsterdam UMC Ventures Holding) and the University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam (via HvA Ventures Holding), providing governance, finance and control, management, and advisory services to these companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 5 of 17 portfolio companiesHR Tech ×2Biotech ×1Deep Tech ×1EdTech ×1Future of Work ×1Healthtech ×1Impact & Social Good ×1Media & Entertainment ×1
HQs:Netherlands×5
Investments · 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAmsterdam Academic Ventures (AAV) is a venture builder and investor that turns scientific research from Amsterdam-based knowledge institutes into spin-off companies.
Deep TechImpact & Social GoodAmsterdam, NL
Amsterdam University Press (AUP) is an academic publisher of research across the humanities and social sciences, serving a global academic community.
Media & EntertainmentAmsterdam, NL
HvA JobService BV is a payroll organization serving the Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) and other academic institutions.
EdTechHR TechAmsterdam, NL
Phlox Therapeutics develops RNA-based precision genetic medicines and gene therapies to treat and potentially cure rare genetic heart diseases such as cardiomyopathies and laminopathies.
BiotechHealthtechNaarden, NL
Co-investorsROM Utrecht Region
UvA JobService provides secondment (detachering) services, handling employment and payroll for workers while ensuring the same rights and working conditions as with the actual employer.
Future of WorkHR Tech
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has UvA Ventures Holding made?
- UvA Ventures Holding has 17 tracked investments.
- What stage does UvA Ventures Holding invest at?
- UvA Ventures Holding invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does UvA Ventures Holding focus on?
- UvA Ventures Holding focuses on Biotech, Deep Tech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is UvA Ventures Holding located?
- UvA Ventures Holding is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.
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