Ysios Capital

Ysios Capital Partners, SGEIC, S.A.U. is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2008, based in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain, with additional offices in Europe and North America. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments, focusing on human healthcare innovations, life sciences, biotechnology, and digital health sectors, particularly in pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and medical devices. Ysios Capital aims to support the development of therapeutic and diagnostic products, investing between €1.22 million and €22.69 million in promising companies. The firm typically seeks to take a board seat in its portfolio companies and holds investments for four to six years, with exit strategies involving public offerings or mergers and acquisitions. With over €200 million in assets under management through its two funds, Ysios Capital emphasizes transforming scientific knowledge into successful businesses while targeting regions across North America and Europe.

Peter Høngaard Andersen

Venture Partner

Lance Berman

Venture Partner

Marc Casellas

Chief Financial Officer

Cristina Garmendia

General Partner

Thomas Harth

Principal

Joël Jean-Mairet

Managing Partner

Guillem Laporta

Partner

Íñigo López-Huerta

CFO

Raúl Martín-Ruiz

Partner

Paula Olazábal

Partner

Salaverría Monfort, Julia

Managing Partner

Karen Wagner

Managing Partner

Jordi Xiol

Principal

Past deals in Zurich

Xeltis

Series C in 2017
Xeltis AG operates as a clinical-stage medical device company that develops bio-absorbable heart valves and blood vessels. The company’s RestoreX, a polymer-based technology enables the patient's natural healing system to develop tissue that pervades Xeltis' heart valve, forming a new functional valve within it through a therapeutic approach called Endogenous Tissue Restoration (ETR). Xeltis AG was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland with an additional R&D and manufacturing location in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.