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Roquette Ventures

Corporate venture capital arm of Roquette Frères

Also known as ROQUETTE VENTURES

Venture arm of the Roquette ingredients group (founded 2010, Lestrem); invests worldwide in pharma drug-delivery, plant-based food and nutrition, and plant-based cosmetics startups.

Corporate venture arm of the plant-based ingredients group Roquette (Lestrem); not Rocket Ventures.

HEADQUARTERS
Lestrem, France
FOUNDED
2010
AUM
—
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only
TEAM LISTED
2 people

Focus

STAGES
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SECTORS
Food & AgricultureBiotech & Life SciencesHealthTech
ASSET MIX
Venture capital
GEOGRAPHY
Global

Overview

Roquette Ventures, founded in 2010, is part of the Roquette group and invests in startups whose innovations serve pharma and food and nutrition markets anywhere in the value chain, worldwide. Its stated focus covers new drug-delivery solutions, plant-based ingredients with nutritional and functional benefits, plant-based specialties for cosmetics, manufacturing-process technologies and new business models for plant-based products. Disclosed investments include Advanced Protein Technologies (Korea, 2019), Biograil (Denmark, 2024) and Nxtfood (France), whose €49 million round in September 2025 it backed as an existing investor.

Investment thesis

Innovative solutions disrupting traditional drug delivery; plant-based ingredients offering nutritional and functional benefits; high-performing plant-based specialties for cosmetics; breakthrough technologies that improve manufacturing processes; new business models for bringing plant-based innovations to market.

PORTFOLIO (3)

  • Nxtfood
    Food & Agriculture
  • Biograil
    Biotech & Life Sciences · since 2024
  • Advanced Protein Technologies
    Food & Agriculture · since 2019

People

  • Adrien Roquette
    President (Président de SAS), per register · source
  • Eloïse Brisy
    Managing Director (Directeur général), per register · source

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Frequently asked questions

Roquette Ventures is a corporate venture arm based in Lestrem, France, founded in 2010.

Yes. Roquette Ventures invests its own capital in private companies.

Roquette Ventures invests in Food & Agriculture, Biotech & Life Sciences and HealthTech.

Key people at Roquette Ventures include Adrien Roquette (President (Président de SAS), per register) and Eloïse Brisy (Managing Director (Directeur général), per register).

Roquette Ventures's investments include Nxtfood, Biograil and Advanced Protein Technologies.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Roquette Ventures is Nxtfood, announced in Sep 2025.

No. Roquette Ventures invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.