Vytrus Biotech

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Vytrus Biotech is a Spanish plant-biotechnology company that develops, produces and commercialises high-value natural active ingredients for skin and hair care using plant stem cell 'biofactory' technology at industrial scale. Founded in 2009 as a spin-off of the University of Barcelona's Faculty of Pharmacy and headquartered in Terrassa (Barcelona), it sells in more than 50 countries through international distributors and holds ISO 9001, GMP for cosmetic ingredients and EcoVadis Platinum certifications. It is no longer a private startup: it has traded on Spain's BME Growth SME market (ticker VYT) since 2022, and in a later round raised €2.3M while renewing its shareholder base, with the two founders retaining roughly 34% of the capital.

Founded

2009

Founders

Total funds raised

€4.2M

SectorsBiotechnology, Cosmetics Ingredients, Plant Cell Technology, Beauty & Personal Care, Sustainability Start-up MapHealthtech & Bio › R&D tools & software for life sciences

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Founders

Albert Jané Font

Co-founder, President & Co-CEO

Òscar Expósito Tarrés

Co-founder, Co-CEO & CSO

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Institut Català de Finances

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Round 2022 Spain

SEGO Venture

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Seed 2020 Spain

Perfumerías Julia family

2 rounds · 2020–22 Andorra

Julia Patrimoni (Perfumerías Julia family office)

Round 2022 Andorra

Funding rounds 3

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Date	Round	Amount	Lead
2022-01-26	No stage disclosed	€2.4M	Zamit Capital +3 more
2020-02-11	Seed (estimated)	€1.2M	Lead not disclosed +2 more
2017-10-29	Seed (estimated)	€604K	Lead not disclosed +1 more

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2024-05-28	Post-IPO	€2.3M	Boyser +3 more
2020-02-11	Public Loan	€0.5M	ICF Venture Tech II (Institut Català de Finances)

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2024-05-30	Vytrus Biotech closes a 2.3 million euro capital round to finance its Strategic Plan ↗ CataloniaBio & HealthTech 2024-05-30