Capricorn Partners

Quick read

Capricorn Partners is a multi-stage VC firm founded in 1993 and headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, operating also as Capricorn Venture Partners. It manages a suite of thematic funds spanning cleantech, healthtech, digital growth, sustainable chemistry, and industrial biotech, targeting innovative European companies where technology is a core competitive advantage. The firm also manages Quest for Growth, a listed investment vehicle.

Key facts

Founded

January 1993

Founders

Jos B. Peeters

Employees

28

Sectors

enterprise, climate, healthcare, ai, biotech

Website

capricorn.be/en

Investment thesis

Capricorn Partners backs innovative European technology companies across multiple thematic funds — cleantech, healthtech, digital growth, sustainable chemistry, and industrial biotech — targeting ventures where deep tech gives a durable competitive edge. The firm invests from early stage through growth, with a consistent focus on European deep tech in climate, health, and enterprise software.

Recent activity

• Apr 2026investment
  Capricorn Partners participated in Rocsys's $13M Series A extension, backing the world's first multi-bay hands-free EV charging solution. tracxn.com
• Apr 2026investment
  Capricorn Partners invested in Conxai, a construction agentic AI startup that raised €5M in a Series A round. tracxn.com
• 2025investment
  Capricorn Partners co-invested in Gradyent's €28M oversubscribed growth round alongside Blue Earth Capital AG, SEB Greentech Venture Capital, Eneco Ventures, and Helen Ventures, to accelerate optimisation of heating and cooling grids. linkedin.com
• 2025investment
  Capricorn Healthtech Fund II led a €7.6M funding round into a European healthtech company, with Antoine D'Hollander named as deal lead. linkedin.com
• 2025investment
  Capricorn Healthtech Fund II announced its second investment: Xyall, a Leuven-based company automating tissue dissection for molecular pathology with its Tissector TableTop platform. linkedin.com
• 2025investment
  Capricorn Partners invested in Q.ANT's €62M Series A round, backing the photonic processing pioneer co-led by Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners, and imec.xpand. linkedin.com
• 2025leadership
  Noé Wachsmuth joined Capricorn Partners as a new team member. linkedin.com
• 2024fundraise
  Capricorn Partners launched the Capricorn Healthtech Fund II, expanding its dedicated healthcare investment vehicle. linkedin.com

Notable investments

• RocsysSeries A ExtensionApr 2026tracxn.com
• ConxaiSeries AApr 2026tracxn.com
• Q.ANTSeries A2025linkedin.com
• XyallUndisclosed2025linkedin.com
• GradyentGrowth2025linkedin.com
• ZozioSeed/Early2024capricorn.be
• StoryChiefUndisclosed2024capricorn.be

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Wouter Van de Putte · Investment Manager
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• Ludwig Goris · Investment Manager
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• Antoine D'Hollander · Investment Director
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• Marc Lambrechts · Investment Manager
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• Katrin Geyskens · Partner
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• Filip Pintelon · Partner
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• Simon Wouters · Investment Manager
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• Jos Peeters · Founder & Chairman
• Sabine Vermassen · Partner
• Dirk Boogmans · Managing Partner
• Katja Heuninck · Investment Manager

Sources

• Capricorn Partners – Official Website
• Capricorn Partners – Crunchbase Profile
• Capricorn Partners – Tracxn Investor Profile
• Capricorn Partners – LinkedIn
• Marc Lambrechts – LinkedIn
• Wouter Van de Putte – LinkedIn
• Antoine D'Hollander – LinkedIn

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• Fortino Capital · Growth equity, Antwerp

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