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Top 40 Art Startup Investors in France in November 2024

Last updated: Nov 2024 A list of 40 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Art startups based in France. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Art companies from France. We update this investor list every month.

Top 40 Art Startup Investors in France in November 2024

Investor	Art France investments
Frédéric Jousset	2
Nicolas Julia	2
Thomas France	2
Tezos Foundation	1
Educapital	1
Violette Taquet	1
Guillaume Houzé	1
Artnova	1
Daedalus Angel Syndicate	1
Everyrealm	1
AXA Venture Partners	1
Premier Janvier Capital	1
Chantal Baudron	1
PIA	1
Cygni Capital	1
Union Square Ventures	1
Fonds Ambition Amorçage Angels	1
Finovam Gestion	1
Angelsquare	1
Siparex Groupe	1
Breega	1
Ventech	1
Fabric Ventures	1
Denis Fayolle	1
NextStage	1
Steven E. Spooner	1
WeLikeStartup	1
Alven	1
Turenne Capital	1
Luc Doublet	1
Tané	1
Kima Ventures	1
FJ Labs	1
Motier Ventures	1
Gabriel Jarrosson	1
Bpifrance	1
Punk DAO	1
Ardian	1
1kx	1
KIMPA - Impact Investing	1

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Olivier Duha at Bain & Company, Frédéric co-founded Webhelp, which originally provided online support services for businesses and the general public, in June 2000. Rapid growth and innovation over the following years has resulted in the BPO provider and customer experience engineer that is Webhelp today.Frédéric graduated from HEC in 1992 andbegan his career in 1994 at L’Oréal. He handled marketing and familiarised himself with new product development, consumer brand management and advertising strategies. Paying close attention to new technologies, he decided to buy DIALOG, a software vendor, in 1998 and soon merged it with its competitor, IKOSOFT. He then joined Bain & Company in 1999 as part of the private equity practice, where he participated in several consulting assignments guiding the engagement strategy of major funding institutions.Frederic is a Knight of the Order of Merit and the Arts & Humanities, and Commander of Wissam Al-Aouite of the Kingdom of Morocco. Since October 2011, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Investment focus

Art, FinTech, Finance
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Artsper — Artsper is a contemporary art marketplace where galleries selected across the World can sell their artworks. They work with hundreds of galleries, which enables us to promote more than 10 000 artworks proposed by 4 000 artists.
Climb — TacoTax offers an online platform that enables its users to file their taxes while automatically optimizing for the highest tax return and to talk to an expert in order to make financial investments TacoTax was founded by Aldric Emie and Rodrigue Menegaux in April 2016.
LaCollection — LaCollection is creating a new way of owning digital versions of a physical artwork by working with cultural institutions. Like a limited edition “digital lithography”, collectors are now able to own certified digital twins of masterpieces from the world’s greatest museums, galleries, and artists.

Nicolas Julia is a Blockchain entrepreneur. He is the CEO at Sorare, the leading platform to collect and play with officially licensed football Crypto-goodsNicolas dedicated his career to Blockchain in 2015, and was previously running operations at Stratumn, a $8M VC-backed blockchain company.Nicolas hosts the meetup Crypto-goods Club, theplace of expression for all Crypto-goods enthusiasts.He believes Crypto-goods will pave the way for a new era of digital ownership and change the internet.

Investment focus

FinTech, Gaming, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
France, Israel, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

cubzh — Welcome to Cubzh, a universe of user-built avatars, hangouts and games.
Sekai Studio — Creating mind blowing official entertainment anime fans have been dreaming about
Tweed — Tweed provides a plug & play white-label wallet solution that includes compliant self-custodial key management, comprehensive wallet features and payment infrastructure all in one SDK. With Tweed, platforms and brands can onboard mainstream users seamlessly and create frictionless web3 experiences which increase the overall activity and saleson platform. Tweed’s architecture is built as a true self-custodial solution, and passes regular legal audits to ensure your platform can offload the regulatory burden and offer a fully compliant web3 experience.The company is still currently in stealth mode.

Entrepreneur, Investor

Investment focus

Blockchain, Information Technology, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
France, United States

Portfolio highlights

Klark — Klark develops AI-based customer service platforms that streamline operations, automate tasks, and provide personalized experiences, enhancing customer satisfaction, driving growth, and staying competitive in the markets.
Crestal — Crestal offers a decentralized platform that meets the objectives of Web3 applications through modular service architecture. The Crestal blockchain monitors and scores services using a Proof of Performance (PoP) consensus process.
Prodia — Easy-to-use Stable Diffusion API for AI-powered image generation at 90% lower cost than AWS. Effortless scale with no infrastructure worries.

We believe that Tezos will drive social, political and economic innovation on a global scale.

Investment focus

FinTech, Blockchain, Software
Seed, Series A
United States, France, Estonia

Portfolio highlights

idOS — The idOS is an open-source, decentralized identity system empowering users with data security, self-sovereignty, and control in web3 applications.
fxhash — The open platform for artists and collectors to live out their passion for generative art.
GET Protocol — Supercharge your tickets with NFTs and the Blockchain. Easily implement the latest technology and unlock the benefits of truly digital tickets with GET Protocol.

The first European Edtech & Future of Work fund.

Investment focus

Education, E-Learning, EdTech
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
France, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

NOLEJ — NOLEJ is a decentralized skills platform powered by an AI engine, that automatically generates interactive courseware & global knowledge graph
Cyber Guru — Cyber Guru operates as a cybersecurity awareness training platform. Cyber Guru serves to educate employees around the dangers and pitfalls of information security. The solutions use stimulating and educational learning paths to cater to those who do not hold specialist roles in the field of Cyber Security.
Buddy.ai — Buddy lets children practice spoken English by talking with a virtual AI-powered cartoon character in a mobile app. With its engaging virtual character, speech technology, and adaptive learning, Buddy is making speaking practice affordable for 500 million children around the globe by automating the mundane part of tutoring work at a fraction ofthe cost. This enables teachers and parents to give kids unlimited speaking practice, essential for mastering English.

Violette Taquet

Investment focus

Art, Internet, Software
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Eunomart — Eunomart provides a simple solution to the challenges of the fight against money laundering. They develop an automated vigilance procedure tool intended to help analyze the legal risks to which art professionals are exposed.

Guillaume Houzé Directeur de l’Image et de la Communication, Membre du Directoire chez Groupe Galeries Lafayette

Investment focus

Art, Web Apps, Communities
Seed, Angel
Spain, France

Portfolio highlights

Reforestum — Reforestum is the platform that allows everyone to see and understand the Voluntary Carbon Markets with full transparency and to manage and disclose organisations' offset portfolios with confidence.
LaCollection — LaCollection is creating a new way of owning digital versions of a physical artwork by working with cultural institutions. Like a limited edition “digital lithography”, collectors are now able to own certified digital twins of masterpieces from the world’s greatest museums, galleries, and artists.

Artnova is a museum guides and art historians agency focusing on high-end, tailormade services for corporations and institutions.

Investment focus

Art
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

LaCollection — LaCollection is creating a new way of owning digital versions of a physical artwork by working with cultural institutions. Like a limited edition “digital lithography”, collectors are now able to own certified digital twins of masterpieces from the world’s greatest museums, galleries, and artists.

Daedalus Angel Syndicate is a blockchain-focused angel collective.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, France, Canada

Portfolio highlights

SkyX — SkyX is a blockchain-powered weather network that uses an incentive system and web3 protocol.
NEBRA Labs — NEBRA Labs is a blockchain services company.
Lagrange Labs — Seamlessly interact between chains with cryptographically secured state proofs, not opaque intermediaries.

Everyrealm is an immersive media company, specializing in technology and infrastructure that drives social, community-driven gaming experiences and platforms.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Software, Gaming
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Brazil, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Loot Labs — Loot Labs builds ways to acquire digital collectibles.
AnotherBall — AnotherBall is a blockchain startup that combines entertainment and blockchain.
Skyfire Systems — Skyfire, a financial stack designed to enable autonomous agentic AI commerce, is to establish the first fully autonomous, open agentic AI economy in history.

AVP invests in enterprise software, fintech/insurtech, digital health, and consumer tech, as well as other relevant technologies.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, France, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

FINBOURNE Technology — Ignite the power of your data
Strider Technologies — Strider develops tools that deliver valuable insights to enterprises that enhance their long-term competitiveness, including the ability to combat economic espionage threats beyond the cyber domain. Strider’s technology illuminates previously unseen risks and integrates seamlessly into existing corporate threat management programs.
Gladly — Customer service platform for B2C companies to maximize the lifetime value of their customers. Gladly empowers agents without tickets.

Premier Janvier Capital is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Art
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

LaCollection — LaCollection is creating a new way of owning digital versions of a physical artwork by working with cultural institutions. Like a limited edition “digital lithography”, collectors are now able to own certified digital twins of masterpieces from the world’s greatest museums, galleries, and artists.

Chantal Baudron is the CEO of Chantal Baudron SAS.

Investment focus

Fashion, Software, Analytics
Seed, Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

Kleep — Kleep is a software that analyzes customers' body shapes and recommends the right size for products.
OMAJ — Second-hand fashion platform for sellers and buyers
Alegria.tech — Alegria.tech is a nocode agency for start-ups, SMEs and large accounts.

PIA sells tickets for concerts, sporting contests, and other events.

Investment focus

Art, Internet
Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Singulart — At Singulart, They are convinced that the digital space is an invaluable tool for bringing transparency and equity to the art market.They provide artists with the tools that enable them to independently manage the sale of their works. Their team is working around the clock, committing their energy to promoting Singulart artists to a globalaudience.In showcasing artists around the world, they also hope to allow art lovers and collectors alike to explore new artistic horizons, to embrace new cultures and to be inspired by the works of talented artists that they never would have come across if it wasn't for Singulart.

Investing in the future of trust (Blockchain, Privacy, AI)

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, France, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Linera — Linera is the power of decentralization for everyone, everywhere.
Pimento — Pimento is the web app where creative teams collaborate with AI to get their best ideas. Craft your custom AI models and securely generate unique images and text, using your own references.
Sekai Studio — Creating mind blowing official entertainment anime fans have been dreaming about

Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City.

Investment focus

Software, Financial Services, FinTech
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

SuppCo — SuppCo helps people find health supplements, manage supplement routines, and track their health.
Ghost — The backbone for retail brands to optimize their inventory lifecycle.
Glow Labs — Solar farms on the Glow network are paid with GLW tokens for electricity output and stablecoins for carbon credits. According to the business, their incentive model prioritizes incentives for solar farms with the greatest environmental benefit, focusing on places where clean energy can best balance high carbon emissions.

is a fund launched by the Investments for the Future Program (PIA) and managed by Bpifrance

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Art
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
France, India

Portfolio highlights

Gleamer — Gleamer develops an AI-powered software to enhance radiologists’ productivity.
Singulart — At Singulart, They are convinced that the digital space is an invaluable tool for bringing transparency and equity to the art market.They provide artists with the tools that enable them to independently manage the sale of their works. Their team is working around the clock, committing their energy to promoting Singulart artists to a globalaudience.In showcasing artists around the world, they also hope to allow art lovers and collectors alike to explore new artistic horizons, to embrace new cultures and to be inspired by the works of talented artists that they never would have come across if it wasn't for Singulart.
GitGuardian — GitGuardian is a cybersecurity startup solving the issue of secrets sprawling through source code, a widespread problem that leads to some credentials ending up in compromised places or even in the public space. The company solves this issue by automating secrets detection for Application Security and Data Loss Prevention purposes.

Finovam Gestion is an investment company approved by the AMF which takes minority stakes in innovative SMEs with high growth potential.The company, which manages €50M, invests in companies that have developed innovative offers in the following target sectors: Information and Communication Technology, Health and Biotechnologies, Agro-resources andEcotechnologies.Finovam Gestion has built solid relationships with the ecosystem of entrepreneurship (Industrials, Poles of Competitiveness, Incubators, Accelerators, Universities, and Research Centers) in all the sectors that we target in order to be able to source and do emerge the best companies.Among our investors (LPs), we can count BPI France, manufacturers (ADEO, LESAFFRE, TEREOS), banks (BNP Paribas, Caisse d´Epargne, Crédit Agricole) and the Haut de France and Grand-Est regions.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Medical Device
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
France, United States

Portfolio highlights

Nijta — You have tons of speech data but handling it is a compliance minefield. Leverage the power of Nijta's AI-based voice anonymisation to use your data at scale without compromising privacy and confidentiality.
Selvitys — Selvitys is a fully automated method for designing, delivering, and analyzing online surveys.
Osiris agriculture — Osiris desires to make agriculture more sustainable while also assisting farmers in living more peacefully. The business is working on a robot that will assist farmers in growing potatoes, sugar beets, and field crops. This four-wheeled robot will be able to automate and improve functions such as watering, fertilizing, weeding, and crop protection.

Since its launch in 2016, Angelsquare has supported more than 500 startups from all sectors in their Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A & Series B fundraising. From the implementation of the operation to the final negotiations, we have developed unique expertise that we put at the service of entrepreneurs to advise them throughout their fundraisingoperation and help them convince the right investors. : Business Angels, Family Offices, investment funds…

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
France, United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Pongo — Pongo has created for you the first intelligent marketing assistant that communicates with your customers and increases your Google referencing, without you having to lift a finger
Orosound — Superior headsets for work. Advanced quality signed by Orosound -the French expert in active noise control, audio intelligence, and durability.
Remotebase — Get thoroughly vetted software developers from all over the world with expertise in AI, ML, back-end, front-end and more. Risk-free trial available!

Siparex, France,s first multi-sectoral private equity investment company, is founded in Lyon.It was a start-up at a time when the spirit of enterprise was flagging. It emerged in one of France's regions, listed the shares of the original company one of its main vehicles on the stock market, grew internationally, and has become one of theindependent groups in its line of business in the space of 30 years.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology
Private Equity, Funding Round, Seed
France, United States, Italy

Portfolio highlights

E-Recycle — E-Recycle is an online and offline store that specializes in recycling used high-tech products such as mobile phones, tablets, and PCs.
NeoPhotonics — NeoPhotonics design and manufacture advanced hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic devices for ultra-fast communications networks, including optical components
Monet Associes — Monet + Associes is a public relations agency.

VCs use all sorts of tricks to attract the best companies. We do too. But as founders, we know that the main reason you choose an investor to be a part of your journey is because you like them. You trust them. Their values align with yours.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
France, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

InSpek — Next-generation chemical monitoring systems using Raman-on-a-chip integrated photonic sensors.
Klasha — At Klasha, we're simplifying borderless payments for commerce in Africa. We help merchants worldwide sell online to Africa and receive payments in local African currencies while enjoying super fast last-mile delivery to customers across the continent.
Jump — Jump takes the hassle out of being a freelancer. We accompany hundreds of freelancers in their daily lives by securing their adventure. Relax, we take care of everything.

On-the-ground expert investors in early-stage digital. Ready to meet you, wherever you are.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Internet
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
France, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Korint — Korint is a real-time policy management, rich data, no-code interface, open architecture, and cloud-native. Discover the new generation of insurance platforms.
Xpln.ai — Xpln.ai develops AI-driven solutions for measuring and optimizing ad effectiveness, 100% cookieless.
Jinko — Jinko provides tailored supportive care to those impacted by cancer.

Fabric backs the founders of the Open Economy. Investing in builders, businesses, and networks from inception to scaling since 2012.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
Seed, Series A, Initial Coin Offering
United States, France, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

idOS — The idOS is an open-source, decentralized identity system empowering users with data security, self-sovereignty, and control in web3 applications.
Loot Labs — Loot Labs builds ways to acquire digital collectibles.
Layer — Ethereum is the settlement layer, build full stack decentralized apps on top with Web Assembly and the EVM.

Denis Fayolle is the Co-founder & Board Member at Seed & Seeds.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
Angel, Seed, Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

Singulart — At Singulart, They are convinced that the digital space is an invaluable tool for bringing transparency and equity to the art market.They provide artists with the tools that enable them to independently manage the sale of their works. Their team is working around the clock, committing their energy to promoting Singulart artists to a globalaudience.In showcasing artists around the world, they also hope to allow art lovers and collectors alike to explore new artistic horizons, to embrace new cultures and to be inspired by the works of talented artists that they never would have come across if it wasn't for Singulart.
Next Station — Next Station is a smart recruiting platform.
Adrenaline Hunter — Live unforgettable moments! Book among hundreds of the best outdoor activities on manawa.com. Best service and best prices guaranteed.

NextStage is a private equity fund manager (venture capital funds (â€œFCPRâ€), local investment funds (â€œFIPâ€) and innovation investment funds (â€œFCPIâ€)) certified by the AutoritÃ:copyright: des MarchÃ:copyright:s Financiers. As committed investors, they provide private equity capital to support the growth of Champion SMEs in France andelsewhere in Europe.

Investment focus

Software, Advertising, Manufacturing
Funding Round, Series B, Post-IPO Equity
France, Switzerland, United States

Portfolio highlights

adopt' — Adopt' manufactures and distributes makeup, fragrances, and accessories for women.
Placeshaker — Placeshaker publishes and designs specialized project management software for renovation and rehabilitation sites.
Glass Partners Solutions — Glass Partners Solutions is distributes glass products to manufacturers and processors of glass products. It products, include monolithic glass, glass laminates, lacquered glass, mirrors, reflectors, anti-fire glass, glasses, radiation protection glass, printed glass, solar self-cleaning glass, tinted glass, anti-reflective, and Uglas. The companyalso offers low emissive glass, yelloe glass, and white shine glass.

With over 23 years in the high-tech and telecommunications sector, Steve Spooner brings a wealth of experience in corporate finance and strategic business planning to Mitel®. As Chief Financial Officer, Steve is responsible for global financial operations and investor relations for Mitel. Prior to Mitel, Steve was Chief Executive Officer ofprivately-held Stream Intelligent Networks Corp. During his time as CEO, Steve led the company to substantial growth during a recessed telecom market, through focused activities in investor relations, corporate strategy and development, strategic alliances and marketing. Steve also brings a tech-savvy understanding of finance and corporate strategy from his time as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CrossKeys Systems Corporation. Steve led the strategic implementation of private financing, acquisitions, and divestitures for the company. In December of 1997, Steve successfully spearheaded CrossKey's Initial Public Offering on the NASDAQ and TSE. In addition, Steve brings extensive experience in financial governance from senior positions at SHL Systemhouse Inc.,Wang Canada Ltd., Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd., and Arthur Anderson & Co. Steve is a seasoned industry speaker having spoken at a variety of venues on topics ranging from Metropolitan Networks to Entrepeneurship. Steve sits on numerous strategic advisory boards and is an active board member of the Canadian Wireless Telecom Association (CWTA) as well as a former chairman of CWTA's fixed wireless committee.

Investment focus

Art, Internet, Software
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Eunomart — Eunomart provides a simple solution to the challenges of the fight against money laundering. They develop an automated vigilance procedure tool intended to help analyze the legal risks to which art professionals are exposed.

WeLikeStartup is a crowdfunding platform. WeLikeStartup brings startups their initial financing by the pre-sale or fundraising capital and provides investors to support entrepreneurship and job creation in France while providing services tailored to their security concerns and liquidity. Created by a recognized entrepreneurs and financeprofessionals team is WeLikeStartup Financial Investment Adviser, registered with ORIAS ( Unique Register of Insurance Intermediaries, Banking and Finance ), Member of the CNCIF ( National Chamber of Investment Advisers financial ) and Associate Partner of the first Business Angels network in France ( Investessor ).

Investment focus

Software, Augmented Reality, Food and Beverage
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

CiviTime — CiviTime provides innovative and customizable gaming solutions that help improve employee engagement through the pride of belonging.
Dr Milou — Dr Milou, est un service qui propose de prendre soin de son animal de compagnie sans bouger de son domicile.
Showplace — Showplace is a B2B company that allows brands to sell their products directly to rental companies and provides concierge services for short-term rentals.

Alven is an independent early-stage venture capital firm that backs European category-defining startups with global reach starting at Series A or Seed stage

Investment focus

Software, Internet, SaaS
Series A, Seed, Series B
France, United States, Italy

Portfolio highlights

Stoïk — Stoïk provides insurance and security to free your business from cyber-risk
Archy — SaaS Practice Management Software for Dental Practices
Attention — Attention is a powerful conversational intelligence software that helps you coach and ramp up your sales reps into top performers.

Turenne Capital is an independant private equity management company, with 4 offices in France : - Paris - Lyon - Marseilles - Lille (joint-venture). Since 1999, Turenne Capital has been taking significant minority or majority equity stakes alongside entrepreneurs who operate SMEs with revenues ranging from €5 million to € 100 million. Itinvests between €1 million and €10 million per transaction. Turenne Capital manages/advises more than € 500 million. 32 people, among which 21 investors work in the Group. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Turenne Capital est une Société de gestion indépendante spécialisée en capital investissement. Turenne Capital accompagne depuis 1999 des entrepreneurs dans leur développement et la transmission de leur société et est implantée à : - Paris - Lyon - Marseille - Lille (filiale) Les tickets d'investissement vont de '1 à 10 millions d'euros en minoritaire et majoritaire dans des PME de 5 à 100 M€ de Chiffre d'affaires. Le Groupe Turenne Capital compte 32 professionnels dont 21 investisseurs, et gère/conseille plus de 500 M€ confiés par des institutionnels et des particuliers.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Medical Device
Funding Round, Series A, Private Equity
France, Poland, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Sydev — Sydev is a publisher of management software and tariff databases for technical building trades in the construction industry.
Antabio — Antabio is a private biopharmaceutical company developing novel antibacterial resistance-breakers to treat drug-resistant infections in areas of highest unmet medical need.
AlgoTherapeutix — AlgoTherapeutix is the operator of a biotechnology company designed to develop topical treatments for complex pain.

Luc Doublet

Investment focus

Art, Internet, Software
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Eunomart — Eunomart provides a simple solution to the challenges of the fight against money laundering. They develop an automated vigilance procedure tool intended to help analyze the legal risks to which art professionals are exposed.

Crypto builders incubator. Nurture the soil for Web3.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Software, Art
Seed, Funding Round
France, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Fhenix — Powered by L2 FHE Rollups & FHE Coprocessors
fxhash — The open platform for artists and collectors to live out their passion for generative art.
Kinto — Kinto is the first permissionless Ethereum Layer 2 network capable of supporting every modern financial institution and decentralized finance protocol.

Kima Ventures is one of the world's most active early-stage investors, investing in 2 to 3 startups per week all over the world; providing founders with funding, network, and support for them to reach the next steps of their journey.The firm invests from seed to Series A, mostly as lead investor but also working alongside other investors;backing ambitious founders who work hard to build awesome things that more and more people use everyday. The company helps them to build a great team, to learn very quickly, to keep the right focus and execute towards growth.Kima takes pride of itself in working side-by-side with entrepreneurs. They claim to understand that fundraising is only one step in the company’s journey, that’s why they take quick decisions and make the fundraising process as smooth as possible so the founders can get back to the work of building their business. Kima considers itself not only an investor, but a network of founders and experts sharing a pay it forward mindset.Headquartered in Paris with an office in London, the company was founded and backed by Xavier Niel, founder of Iliad and supporter of entrepreneurs through such projects as 42, Station F and 101projets. Over the last 5 years Kima has invested in over 400 startups in 24 different countries.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
France, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

baCta — We produce high-quality, carbon negative natural rubber from engineered microorganisms and renewable feedstocks.
Freqens — We transform B2B negotiations with our advanced intelligence platform, empowering finance teams and buyers to lead confidently. Centralize your suppliers, leverage real-time market data to benchmark your terms, and gain a strategic edge in every deal. Secure optimal buying conditions while building and maintaining trusted supplier relationships.
Storio Energy — Storio Energy is an AI-powered energy efficiency technology platform that provides renewable energy.

FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Brazil, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

LoopUp — LoopUp exists to provide multinational businesses with one global telephony provider, simplifying and centralizing telephony management and support, and delivering economies of scale. LoopUp is the world leader in global coverage for Microsoft's certified Operator Connect program.
StruxHub — Construction Management Software. Best project management software for construction, Jobsite Management. Scheduling Software for Construction Field Teams.
Squido Studio — No More Rainbows is a first person VR platformer with unique locomotion inspired by classic titles such as Super Meat Boy and Super Mario. The studio behind No More Rainbows is Montreal based Squido Studio, a studio that focuses on core mechanics and gameplay before all else.

Motier Ventures is the Family Office managing the investments in Tech start-ups made by the owners of the Galeries Lafayette Group.We are a value-added business angel. At scale.We provide agile and patient capital, investing up to €300k as Business Angel in your early days and following with up to €3m on next rounds. Our favorite investmentthemes include Future of Commerce, FinTech, Web3 Picks & Shovels, Creative Technologies and Cybersecurity.We bring for your business 125 years of experience in entrepreneurship and a wide network within our brands (Galeries Lafayette, La Redoute, BHV, Citynove...) and across many industries.If you are aiming at changing the game in your industry, we would be happy to connect.

Investment focus

Information Technology, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
France, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

autone — Autone is a SaaS operational platform enabling retail & CPG businesses to make optimal decisions easily and quickly
Freqens — We transform B2B negotiations with our advanced intelligence platform, empowering finance teams and buyers to lead confidently. Centralize your suppliers, leverage real-time market data to benchmark your terms, and gain a strategic edge in every deal. Secure optimal buying conditions while building and maintaining trusted supplier relationships.
Yuma AI — Yuma is using ChatGPT to automate customer support. We integrate directly with help desk software and focus on helping large Shopify merchants deal with their high volume of support requests.

Gabriel Jarrosson created his first website at 13, then sold his first startup at 25. Serial entrepreneur and investor in more than 100 startups with 15 exits, he has since founded Leonis Investissement, a private club that offers its members the opportunity to invest in fast-growing startups in Silicon Valley that they would not have access toalone. He has invested more than $30M through this club. He is the creator of the YouTube channel "Leonis Investissement", the most followed in France on this theme. Since 2023, he has also manages Lobster Capital, a $10M investment fund that invests in Silicon Valley startups.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, France, India

Portfolio highlights

54gene — 54gene is a healthcare startup unlocking the African genome to fuel genetic research and development that may lead to new discoveries and benefit all populations.54gene was founded in 2019 by Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong to address the significant gap in the global genomics market: Nearly 90% of genetic material used in pharmaceutical research iscaucasian. Only 2% is African, despite the fact that Africans and people of African ancestry are more genetically diverse than all other world populations combined. As a result, pharmaceutical research and development is lacking the diverse data that may hold the key to medical discoveries and new healthcare solutions.
Apprente — Learn New Stuff Every Day
Jeeves Inc. — Pay for anything, anywhere, in your local currency. No fees. No interest. No personal guarantees. Mobile-first, built with your team in mind.

Bpifrance provides financial solutions for companies that are booting up the listing on the stock exchange and credit equity. It includes OSEO, CDC Entreprises, FSI, and FSI Regions to offer in your area of financial solutions at every stage of the life of your business.Bpifrance was founded in 2012 and is based in Maisons-alfort, Ile-de-France,France.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
France, United States, Switzerland

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Vaxinano — Vaxinano is a biotechnology company specialized in preclinical and pharmaceutical development of human and veterinary vaccines and drug delivery systems. Vaxinano was created in 2016, building on 25 years of research and clinical trials on vaccines and the patented technology of Pr Didier Betbeder.
Beyond Aero — Beyond Aero is a Toulouse-based aerospace company founded in 2020
Starfish Bioscience — STARFISH Bioscience focuses on the creation and development of microbiological solutions for agriculture and vineyards. Our objective is to regenerate soils by restoring their microbiomes, increasing sustainability and productivity while minimizing environmental impact. We are dedicated to improving humanity's well-being and preserving theearth by inventing technologies that address the future difficulties of global agriculture.

Punk DAO offers community stewardship of CryptoPunks, an iconic collectible. Punk DAO's mission is to support, collect, invest in, and interact with various artists and entrepreneurs in the crypto ecosystem.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Art, Social Network
Seed
France

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onaji — Onaji is a Machine Learning Platform for Smart Contract Blockchains.It develops and deploys intelligent algorithms that interface with blockchain applications.
fxhash — The open platform for artists and collectors to live out their passion for generative art.
Othentic — Othentic provides builders with the most intuitive way to spin up a modular blockchain on top of EigenLayer

We are an employee controlled company managing and/or advising more than $125 bn of assets. Our mission is to generate sustainable, long-term returns for our clients, alongside positive social impact that benefits all our stakeholders and society at large.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology
Private Equity, Funding Round, Secondary Market
France, United States, Italy

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HR Path — HR Path is a global consultancy with over 500 consultants across North America, Europe and the Middle East, and is solely dedicated to HR Systems Integration, HR Outsourcing, and HR Business Consulting.Co-founded in 2001 by François Boulet and Cyril Courtin, HR Path provides human capital management technology and is an authorized reseller forsoftware solutions in the French market (SAP and SuccessFactors, HR Access, Oracle HCM, Cegid, Sage, Talentsoft). The company has also developed its own HR software solutions, including BiHRdy (a business intelligence decision-making tool), Pandore (a packaged solution for HR, payroll and time management), and Geef (a talent management system).Headquartered in Paris, the company has operations in 13 countries on five continents, employs more than 500 consultants and generates €60 million in annual revenue through its network of agencies in major cities across France and its foreign subsidiaries.The client portfolio includes several CAC 40-listed companies, but also many small and medium-sized enterprises, intermediate-sized firms, and public sector organizations.
Heathrow Airport Holdings — Heathrow is the UK’s only hub airport. Around 70 million people pass through our terminals every year. 190,000 every day flying in and out of 90 different countries. They serve 86 airlines including the national carriers British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. Right in the heart of the business world. A huge part of the UK economy, on the doorstep ofLondon one of the world’s most vibrant cities.
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane — INWIT (Italian Wireless Infrastructures) operates in the sector of infrastructures for electronic communications, with an experience that has its roots in the Telecom Italia Group which over 40 years ago was the forerunner of mobile telephony in Italy.INWIT is currently the first Italian Tower Operator for the number of managed sites distributed ina capillary manner throughout the national territory where the transmission apparatuses of all the main national operators are hosted. INWIT contributes significantly to the coverage of wireless telephony services in the Italian territory and will continue to do so in the coming years, increasing its sites also in function of the development of new technologies, starting from 5G. In addition to hosting operators on its towers, INWIT is building DAS (Distributed Antenna System) infrastructures on its own to allow widespread coverage of densely frequented open spaces (historic centers of large cities or other gathering places) or large enclosed spaces intended for commercial, leisure and sport activities (stadiums) or health infrastructures (hospitals).

1kx is an early-stage investment firm focused on ecosystem growth.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

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Mawari — Our mission is to unlock new perspectives with real-time immersive technology powered by a decentralized network of global resources
Predicate — Predicate network simplifies transaction prerequisites.
Layer — Ethereum is the settlement layer, build full stack decentralized apps on top with Web Assembly and the EVM.

KIMPA - Impact Family Office aims to deploy the capital of its clients towards investment that offers a positive environmental and social impact on our planet.

Investment focus

Retail, Environmental Engineering, Food and Beverage
Seed, Series A, Series C
France, Sweden, Finland

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Greenly — With Greenly's Carbon Management's platform; measure, reduce, report and offset your carbon emissions for a cleaner future!
WeDressFair — WeDressFair is a select-store of beautiful brands that place the respect of workers and the environment at the center.
Carbo Culture — We are a project developer with proprietary climate technology. We are building a rapidly scalable biochar carbon removal solution.

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