Forbion

Drug Discovery · Venture Capital
$2.7Braised in 2 rounds
5open roles in its portfolio
3investments
5countries with offices

Overview

Forbion is a European venture capital firm dedicated to life sciences, backing biotech companies that develop groundbreaking therapies. It invests from seed and early-stage rounds through growth financings, and has added a BioEconomy strategy for sustainable nutrition and health solutions. The firm was founded in 2006 through a buyout of the life sciences team of ABN AMRO and is headquartered in Naarden, the Netherlands, with an office in Munich.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
3
3 of them startups
Hiring now
3
5 open roles
Focusshare of its companies
Biotechnology 100%Health Care 67%
Where its companies are
Switzerland 33%Italy 33%
Stage of its companies
Series B 100%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 3 investments
AAVantgardeSeries B $141M · 12 mo ago · led a round · 2 roles Orbis MedicinesSeries A $97.2M · 22 mo ago · led a round · 1 role Noema PharmaSeries B · 23 mo ago · 1 role
5 open roles at 3 of its companies
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Sofinnova Partners 2 shared
Sources: 3 rounds in the press that name it

Growth

Hiring Momentum
24/100
Hiring freeze
Open positions
2
0 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
57 days
faster than 24% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Administrative
33% ▲
Education
33% ▲
Early Careers
33% ▲

Financials

Total raised
$2.7B
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
2
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2024 $2.2B Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2020 $496.8M Details

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Shared investors1
KfW CapitalVia a fund
81 portfolio companies: Yzr Capital, Yttrium, ZINTINUS and 78 more
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
8
Hiring now
1
Countries
5
Busiest office
Naarden
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Naarden Netherlands
HQ
Naarden, Netherlands
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Administrative, Education
PO Box 5187, 1410 AD Naarden
seen since Jul 2026 company site, careers board, job postings
Amsterdam Netherlands
Regional office
Amsterdam, Netherlands
careers board
Munich Germany
Regional office
Munich, Germany
careers board
Boston United States
Regional office
Boston, US
careers board
Dresden Germany
Regional office
Dresden, Germany
careers board
Cambridge United Kingdom
Regional office
Cambridge, UK
careers board
Horgen Switzerland
Regional office
Numab
careers board
Oss Netherlands
Regional office
Citryll - Oss
careers board