Positron Ventures

Established in 2022, Positron Ventures is a Dutch venture capital firm headquartered in Amsterdam. It focuses on investing in life science and technology startups with the potential to drive significant advancements in environmental sustainability or health.

Joseph Peeraer

Founding Partner

8 past transactions

Thorizon

Series A in 2025
Thorizon is a deep-tech startup spun off from the Dutch Nuclear Research Institute, with offices in Amsterdam and Lyon. It is developing thorium molten salt reactor technology designed to provide a responsible, carbon-free energy source by using long-lived nuclear waste and thorium as fuel, with a focus on safety and circularity. The company aims to deliver a scalable demonstration and to begin constructing a first-of-a-kind reactor by 2030, named Thorizon One. It collaborates with industry leaders including Orano, Tractebel, and EDF and has been recognized as a laureate in the France 2030 program for advanced nuclear projects.

CellX Biosolutions

Pre Seed Round in 2025
CellX Biosolutions specializes in sustainable chemical waste management. It offers services such as custom bacterial community biodiscovery and optimization, biodegradability studies, and deployment using microfluidic devices. The company helps industries treat pollutants like PFAS, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics, and enables chemical and pharmaceutical producers to manage their waste cost-effectively and sustainably.

Renaissance Fusion

Seed Round in 2023
Renaissance Fusion develops magnetic confinement fusion technologies for affordable electricity generation and net-zero emission goals. It specializes in constructing highly efficient stellarators using High Temperature Superconducting magnets, aiming to enable businesses to contribute to a sustainable energy future.

Thorizon

Venture Round in 2022
Thorizon is a deep-tech startup spun off from the Dutch Nuclear Research Institute, with offices in Amsterdam and Lyon. It is developing thorium molten salt reactor technology designed to provide a responsible, carbon-free energy source by using long-lived nuclear waste and thorium as fuel, with a focus on safety and circularity. The company aims to deliver a scalable demonstration and to begin constructing a first-of-a-kind reactor by 2030, named Thorizon One. It collaborates with industry leaders including Orano, Tractebel, and EDF and has been recognized as a laureate in the France 2030 program for advanced nuclear projects.

CimCure

Seed Round in 2022
CimCure specializes in developing novel active cancer immunotherapies. It focuses on creating cancer vaccines using its proprietary Immune-Boost-tailored conjugate vaccination technology, enabling doctors to more effectively treat and suppress tumor growth.

PASQAL

Corporate Round in 2022
Pasqal SAS, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Paris, France, specializes in the manufacture of quantum information processors utilizing atomic arrays. The company focuses on developing full-stack quantum computing technology that simulates complex phenomena to facilitate scientific discovery. Its innovative approach employs qubits made of neutral atoms organized in large two-dimensional and three-dimensional arrays, which enables analog computing. This technology addresses a variety of challenges, including optimization, drug discovery, and machine learning, empowering organizations to tackle complex problems across these fields.

Thorizon

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Thorizon is a deep-tech startup spun off from the Dutch Nuclear Research Institute, with offices in Amsterdam and Lyon. It is developing thorium molten salt reactor technology designed to provide a responsible, carbon-free energy source by using long-lived nuclear waste and thorium as fuel, with a focus on safety and circularity. The company aims to deliver a scalable demonstration and to begin constructing a first-of-a-kind reactor by 2030, named Thorizon One. It collaborates with industry leaders including Orano, Tractebel, and EDF and has been recognized as a laureate in the France 2030 program for advanced nuclear projects.

Qu

Seed Round in 2021
Qu&Co is a prominent startup specializing in quantum-computational algorithm and software development, focusing on optimizing specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and functional materials. The company creates software that enhances in-house discovery and optimization processes by advancing innovative quantum-computational chemistry methods. This technology integrates seamlessly into existing chemistry and material-science workflows, allowing industries such as pharmaceuticals to conduct complex chemistry and multiphysics simulations on future quantum processors. In January 2022, Qu&Co merged with PASQAL, a leader in neutral atom-based quantum hardware, solidifying its position as a key player in the European quantum computing landscape.
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