Dirk Kersten works as a Managing Partner at Forbion. The firm's known portfolio counts 12 companies.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- ClimateFoodHealthcare
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Managing Partner at Forbion, whose known portfolio counts 12 companies
- Tropic Biosciences
- Vor Biopharma
- Beacon Therapeutics
- Crescent Biopharma
- Coultreon Biopharma
- Mestag Therapeutics
- Precirix
- AIRNA
- Altesa
- Corsera Health
- Sidera Bio
- Slate Medicines
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors Climate, Food and Healthcare, and focus areas AgriTech, BioEconomy, Biotech and Drug Discovery. Startups operating in these areas may find Dirk Kersten relevant.
Stage-wise, the deals at Forbion cluster around Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Dirk Kersten matches their raise.
Colleagues at Forbion
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Jon Edwards
Partner
Boston, United States
Alice Vickers
Venture Advisor
Netherlands
Marc-Olivier Turgeon
Senior Associate
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wouter Joustra
General Partner
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Geert-Jan Mulder
Managing Partner
Naarden, Netherlands
Jasper Bos
Investor
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Carlo Incerti
Investor
Bussum, Netherlands
Sander Slootweg
Co-owner and Managing Partner
Almere, Netherlands
Mathias Vinther
Partner
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Felipe Yadav
Investor
London, United Kingdom
Martien van Osch
Managing Partner
Boston, United States
Rogier Rooswinkel
Investor
Heemstede, Netherlands
Marco Boorsma
General Partner
Amsterdam, Netherlands
John Montana
Operating Partner
Saffron Walden, United Kingdom
Nanna Lüneborg
General Partner
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Joy Faucher
Partner
Netherlands
Dmitrij Hristodorov
General Partner
Munich, Germany
Audrey Cacaly
Life Science Venture Capital Principal
Netherlands
Holger Reithinger
Senior Advisor
Munich, Germany
Antoine Boulanger
Partner
France
Frequently asked questions
Who is Dirk Kersten?
Dirk Kersten is a venture capital investor based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, listed as Managing Partner at Forbion. The known portfolio of that firm counts 12 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Dirk Kersten personally.
What does Dirk Kersten invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, Food and Healthcare; listed focus areas include AgriTech, BioEconomy, Biotech and Drug Discovery. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Dirk Kersten invest at?
Forbion appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds across its known deals, and Dirk Kersten is listed there as Managing Partner. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Dirk Kersten listed at?
Dirk Kersten is listed as Managing Partner at Forbion. 22 other people in the database share a firm with Dirk Kersten.
How do I contact Dirk Kersten?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Dirk Kersten. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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