VC firm
Criteria Bio Ventures
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Legal name
- Criteria Capital Risc, S.G.E.I.C., S.A.
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About
We are the evergreen Life Sciences venture capital arm of CriteriaCaixa, the holding that manages the wealth of ”la Caixa” Foundation.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We are a Life Sciences venture fund backing private biotech companies in Europe and North America, with special focus in Spain and Portugal. We team up with driven entrepreneurs and fellow investors who aim to revolutionize healthcare through disruptive and well-protected innovations that have the potential to transform patients’ lives where there is a significant unmet medical need. We invest agnostically across modalities and disease areas, offering evergreen support until achieving meaningful impact.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Lead policy
- Criteria Bio Ventures led the Series A
- Investing status notes
- We are a Life Sciences venture fund backing private biotech companies in Europe and North America, with special focus in Spain and Portugal.
Locations
- Office
- Barcelona
- Office
- Madrid
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