Luc Starmans
Partner
Brightlands Venture Partners
Geleen, Netherlands
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My organisation
BVP is a venture capital fund manager that invests in innovative start-up companies that provide solutions for societal challenges related to sustainability and health.
We believe that start-ups have a crucial role to play in future-proofing the chemical, agricultural and healthcare industries. Our mission is to support such start-ups by providing them with access to growth capital, our deep sector expertise, and decades of investment experience, as well as our vast network.
Thematic Focus
It is our goal to accelerate sustainable businesses that address and solve major environmental & health challenges. We focus on the following sectors:
Renewable Chemistry & Circularity, HealthTech & Life Sciences, Agritech & Food
We invest across the entire continuum of hardware and software.
Our investment criteria
We are always looking for new investment opportunities that have the following characteristics:
Top-notch team, Breakthrough proprietary technology, Strong growth ambition, Credible business model, Exit horizon < 7 years, Seed – Series A stage, €250k – €2M initial ticket size, Based in Europe
What can you expect from us
We are a high-conviction investor. We invest in a limited number of companies in which we have a strong belief. Our strategy is that we:
Actively support our portfolio companies by adding strategic value leveraging our deep sector expertise and vast investing experience. In addition, we facilitate connections with relevant co-investors and key opinion leaders., Can assume the role of lead investor. We are equally comfortable to co-invest., Reserve a significant amount for follow-on investments, to support our portfolio companies in future funding rounds.
About me
Luc is partner at BVP where he focusses on MedTech, HealthTech and Life Sciences. He currently serves on the boards of Aliform, Hy2Care, PL Bioscience and Vivalyx. Luc has broad experience in healthcare and life sciences. Prior to joining BVP, Luc spent seven years as strategy consultant in the health and life sciences practice of KPMG.
Luc holds a MSc and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology and performed his academic research in the field of medical imaging at Philips Research (Eindhoven) and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (Baltimore, USA).