Top 50 B2B Startup Investors in France in April 2025
A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in B2b startups based in France. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in B2b companies from France. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 B2B Startup Investors in France in April 2025
Investor | B2B France investments |
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Hexa | 12 |
Kima Ventures | 8 |
Thibaud Elziere | 6 |
Global Founders Capital | 6 |
Axeleo Capital | 5 |
Financiere Saint James | 5 |
Angelsquare | 5 |
Bpifrance | 4 |
Index Ventures | 4 |
Alven | 4 |
AA Sons | 4 |
Lorimer Ventures | 4 |
Super Capital | 3 |
Kernel Investissements | 3 |
Hi Inov - Dentressangle | 3 |
M Capital Partners | 3 |
123Venture | 3 |
Breega | 3 |
Headline | 3 |
LocalGlobe | 3 |
Didier Valet | 3 |
Rodolphe Ardant | 3 |
Giorgio Riccò | 2 |
Crédit Agricole | 2 |
Aster | 2 |
Michael Benabou | 2 |
Laurent Asscher | 2 |
Newfund | 2 |
Aglaé Ventures | 2 |
Omnes Capital | 2 |
Clement Benoit | 2 |
Bleu Capital | 2 |
Christophe Chausson | 2 |
Sofimac Investment Managers | 2 |
Nate Matherson | 2 |
Northzone | 2 |
NextStage | 2 |
Market One Capital | 2 |
Motier Ventures | 2 |
Demeter Partners | 2 |
Ventech | 2 |
Steve Anavi | 2 |
Leap Ventures | 2 |
Steve Anavi | 2 |
Frenchfounders | 2 |
Marc Menase | 2 |
Otium Capital | 2 |
Partech | 2 |
Frederic Montagnon | 2 |
Bpifrance Digital Venture | 1 |
eFounders partners with talented co-founders to build the future of product-led SaaS.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- France, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Swan — Use Swan's APIs to embed white-labeled banking features like accounts, cards, and IBANs into your workflows and UX.
- Upflow — Stop wasting time and automate customer payments reminders. With Upflow, businesses quickly collect unpaid invoices and reduce overdue payments by 50%.
- Dotfile — Dotfile is the Compliance Orchestration Platform for Fintechs. Streamline KYC & KYB and scale AML/CFT due diligences over +200 countries.
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.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- France, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Opsima — Opsima is an automated platform that optimizes cloud spend and saves ~30% on cloud bills. Opsima is risk-free with zero impact on your infrastructure
- Moonwatt — Moonwatt solves problems of the energy transition through innovative energy products hardware and software.
- Edumapper — Edumapper is an educational platform providing tools to optimize learning experiences.
Thibaud Elziere is the Founder of Hexa. He previously worked at Fotolia as a Founder. Thibaud Elziere attended Technical University of Berlin.
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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- France, United States, Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- baCta — We produce high-quality, carbon negative natural rubber from engineered microorganisms and renewable feedstocks.
- Candix — Candix connects ambitious engineers with startups gaining serious momentum.
- Phacet — Achieve rapid ROI with tailored AI Applications connected to your systems powered by Phacet.
Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Software, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Distru — Seed-to-Sale Cannabis ERP that helps operators manage their inventory, orders and customers from a single interface, while staying compliant with Metrc.
- Maki — Maki is your one-stop-shop to help you assess candidates skills, for any position, in any industry, anywhere in the world.
- Scribe Health AI — HIPAA-compliant clinical documentation tool that seamlessly integrates with 50+ EMR systems including Epic, Cerner & Athena . Automates SOAP notes and medical coding while ensuring data security. Perfect for healthcare providers seeking efficient, compliant documentation workflows
AXC is a European Venture Capital Fund, supported by a large community of tech entrepreneurs. We back startups from pre-seed / seed.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- France, United Kingdom, Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- Oxyle — Destroy PFAS to below detection limits - permanently, sustainably and at scale. Book a pilot and lead the way to clean, safe waters.
- Formance — Numary makes it easy to build complex money-moving software with its open-source ledger & Numscript programming language.
- OFFROAD — OFFROAD is a French company specializing in road maintenance and public space management.
Financiere Saint James is the Family Office of Michaël Benabou, vente-privée.com's co-founder. We invest in digital startups bringing disruptive services to the market. Financiere Saint James invested in companies such Welcome to the Jungle, Glovo, Alma, WeMaintain, Spendesk. Financiere Saint James also invests in PE/VC funds.
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Investment focus
- Software, Financial Services, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- France, United States, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- autone — Autone is a SaaS operational platform enabling retail & CPG businesses to make optimal decisions easily and quickly
- Freqens — Access real time market data for optimal buying conditions.
- Linkup — Linkup connects large language models (LLMs) and AI agents to the internet. The platform enables AI systems to access, search, and interact with web content efficiently, enhancing their capabilities and reducing inaccuracies. By providing APIs, Linkup allows developers to integrate web content into AI applications seamlessly.
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…
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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!
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.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- France, United States, Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- Terratis — Terratis is a French company that uses the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to reduce the populations of tiger mosquitoes and agricultural pests. Their mission is to diminish harmful insect populations effectively on a large scale using a scientific, innovative, ecological, and efficient approach.
- Ochy — Ochy is an app that uses AI to analyse running form and gait to identify weak points and provide recommendations on what to do to improve.
- MB Therapeutics — MB Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical firm that provides patient-centric solutions for developing and producing tailored medicines.
Index Ventures is an international venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, investing in technology-enabled companies with a focus on e-commerce, fintech, mobility, gaming, infrastructure/AI, and security.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Internet
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, United Kingdom, France
Portfolio highlights
- Taktile — Taktile's no-code platform enables you to easily build automated decision flows and iterate on them in a data-driven way leveraging backtests and A/B testing.
- Cartesia — Cartesia provides real-time multimodal intelligence for all devices. Its objective is to develop the next generation of AI: pervasive, interactive intelligence that operates everywhere.
- Dorsia — Dorsia is a members-only platform that offers reservations at in-demand restaurants in major cities. The platform utilizes technology to enhance experiences for both operators and members, ensuring smooth booking without stress. Dorsia operates in various cities, including Miami, Los Angeles, Dubai, and San Francisco, making it a versatile choicefor food enthusiasts.
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
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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- France, United States, Italy
AA Sons focuses on raising venture capital for ambitious, fast-growing companies with a desire to 'make the world a better place' in retail, mobility, healthcare, care, fintech and broader tech sectors.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- France, United States, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- HUG — Join our global creative community to showcase & sell your art, connect with others, and access creator-friendly grants and education.
- Kate — Kate redefines everyday mobility by offering electric vehicles made in France.
- Multiwave Technologies — More than 2/3 of humanity has no access to medical imaging Our mission is to make MRI available globally, through our ultra-low field mobile device.
Our mission is to find and catalyze the success of founders with big ideas, who envision a radically different future and have a plan to make it a reality
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Investment focus
- Software, Machine Learning, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Spain, France
Portfolio highlights
- Tyba — Tyba's unified project simulation and operating platform helps teams develop, operate, and optimize standalone and hybrid storage projects.
- Airship — Elevate your HVAC sales process with Airship, the all-in-one proposal and sales software designed for technicians. Our point-of-sale solution simplifies proposal creation, integrates seamlessly with FSM systems like ServiceTitan and Housecall Pro, and enhances customer conversions through effective
- Airship — Elevate your HVAC sales process with Airship, the all-in-one proposal and sales software designed for technicians. Our point-of-sale solution simplifies proposal creation, integrates seamlessly with FSM systems like ServiceTitan and Housecall Pro, and enhances customer conversions through effective
Super Capital offers financing solutions and 360° support for early-stage startups.
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Investment focus
- Software, B2B, SaaS
- Seed
- France
Portfolio highlights
- Opsima — Opsima is an automated platform that optimizes cloud spend and saves ~30% on cloud bills. Opsima is risk-free with zero impact on your infrastructure
- Eden AI — Eden AI meets your business needs with a unified AI API and powerful Workflow builder, enabling efficient deployment of AI models!
- Highcast — Dans un contexte de transition énergétique et d’augmentation structurelle des prix, bien suivre et prévoir vos consommations en énergie devient un enjeu majeur. Chez Highcast, nous voulons relever ce défi autour de 3 axes : - Maîtriser et expliquer votre budget - Contribuer à la transition énergétique - Optimiser vos approvisionnements
Founded in 2008, Kernel Investissements is a Paris-based venture capital firm that funds enterprise software companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- France, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Salty — Salty is an aD2C producer of a furniture and decoration brand inspired by the world of surfing.
- Sora — Sora promises to transform commercial real estate by providing a turnkey solution that unites an abundance of vacant offices with a demand for adaptable space.
- Reveal — Map Accounts & identify Qualified Leads for Free. Save valuable time & say goodbye to spreadsheets with instant account mapping allowing you to drive & measure revenue.
Hi inov is a regulated Venture capital management company dedicated to early stage investment in B2B digital start-ups. We have €165M under management. They are 7 investors based in Paris, Lyon and Munich and also have an operating team.Hi Inov supports young and innovative digital BtoB companies from their very beginnings, and stimulates theirlong-term growth to help them become tomorrow’s leading companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- France, Germany, Belgium
Portfolio highlights
- Dipeeo — Dipeeo, a BtoB SaaS automation platform, combines GDPR expertise with a BPO platform to manage clients' compliance, it simplifies GDPR compliance, offering personalized support, strengthening businesses and boosting confidence.
- ANOZR WAY — Human risk management platform for monitoring, alerting and recommending remediation of employee and manager vulnerabilities.
- Trace For Good — Indispensable collaborative software empowering forward-looking enterprises to know their products and suppliers better.
M Capital is an independent investment company with +€500m AuM.
A unique hub where entrepreneurs can have an equity finance and quasi-equity as well as a permanent support to accelerate their growth.
In 2020, M Capital has funded over 200 French companies.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Software, Food and Beverage
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- France, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Fasst — Fasst is involved in the creation, distribution, consulting, and connection of unique digital insurance solutions for brokers and insurers.
- Hakbah — Hakbah is a Fintech startup focusing on an alternative financial saving. Hakbah is modernizing financial saving via its intelligent platform by offering a comprehensive one-stop-shop solution for Savings Groups to initiate, manage, join, and pay directly within the mobile app.
- Demether — Demether is a DeFi protocol that works to enable zero-cost access to TVL for blockchains.
123 Venture offers funds of funds to both institutional investors as well as individual investors. 123Venture has successfully built a network of leading private equity managers in France and Europe.
123Venture also invests directly in companies, typically alongside other private equity fund managers (co-investments) with whom they have made fundinvestments.
If you are an institutionnal investor, you can have access to our know how through our funds of funds or through managed accounts. 123Venture’s dedicated programs can be tailored to meet a broad range of client-defined objectives.
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Investment focus
- Software, Computer, Biotechnology
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- France, Spain, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- SeniorAdom — Founded in November 2012, SeniorAdom offers new remote assistance technology. SeniorAdom’s next-generation technology automatically detects falls and sudden illness using a smart system of detectors (no cameras) connected to a central device. This central device is easy to install and use. It can simply be plugged into a power socket (no need foran internet connection because it has an embedded GSM mobile phone card). No special training is required. In addition to falls and sudden illness, SeniorAdom’s solution can also report any unusual patterns in the life of a dependent person by sending a text or email to their carer. Each carer has a personalised and secure space from which they can monitor the well-being of the person living in their own home. SeniorAdom has genuinely disrupted the remote assistance space, which had barely advanced in 35 years. It provides comfort and peace of mind to both carers and service users.
- Snowleader — Votre boutique en ligne (qui sent bon le reblochon) spécialiste des sports d’hiver, outdoor et street.
- SnapEvent — SnapEvent is a mobile application that enables its users to follow conference trends and event planning tips. It was launched in 2014 by Edgars Vecozolins and Zigmars Rozentals and is based in Riga.
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.
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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.
- Socium — Socium Job these are companies that recruit and offer real career opportunities to all those who share their values and wish to invest in their development.
Headline is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. We invest across categories and geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Heidi Health — Heidi Health is modernizing primary care with AI-powered technologies to improve care's quality and accessibility. its creators and engineers is to completely eradicate missed and sluggish diagnoses worldwide. They are committed to bridging the gap between the level of care that patients desire and the level of care that doctors can delivergiven their budget constraints. To create a platform where patients can quickly and easily get the treatment they require and to give every clinician the resources they need to deliver care that is secure, efficient,
- Closinglock — Closinglock is modernizing the real estate world’s way of transferring information to eliminate wire fraud & protect buyers.
- Cycles Nutrition — Cycles Nutrition provides science-backed, accessible nutritional strategies that empower health-conscious individuals to optimize longevity and enhance quality of life.
Seeding ambitious founders at places like @citymapper, @improbableio,@teamkano, @moo, @songkick,@seedcamp, @transferwise and @zoopla since 1999. Who's next?
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Investment focus
- Software, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United Kingdom, United States, France
Portfolio highlights
- Heidi Health — Heidi Health is modernizing primary care with AI-powered technologies to improve care's quality and accessibility. its creators and engineers is to completely eradicate missed and sluggish diagnoses worldwide. They are committed to bridging the gap between the level of care that patients desire and the level of care that doctors can delivergiven their budget constraints. To create a platform where patients can quickly and easily get the treatment they require and to give every clinician the resources they need to deliver care that is secure, efficient,
- Model ML — ModelML - AI-Powered Research and Due Diligence
- Robeaute — Redesigning the future of neurosurgery by creating the new standard device that will provide surgeons with seamless access to delicate areas of the brain parenchyma and with real-time data.
Didier Valet
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- France, Luxembourg, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Fence — Fence is a SaaS platform to automate debt facility operations like reporting and payments between lenders and borrowers.
- OMAJ — Second-hand fashion platform for sellers and buyers
- Little John — Little John creates a platform using generative AI to empower insurance brokers.
A graduate of École Polytechnique and Columbia University, Rodolphe Ardant created his first company straight out of university. In 2013, he sold Wozaik, a digital advertising startup, to Solocal and took up the role of COO at Drivy before getting back to the entrepreneurial roots with eFounders. In 2016, he founded Spendesk, the first all-in-oneplatform to help manage the entire business spending process in one place and free people from the hassle of spending at work.
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Investment focus
- B2B, SaaS, Credit
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- France
Portfolio highlights
- Phacet — Achieve rapid ROI with tailored AI Applications connected to your systems powered by Phacet.
- Hyperline — Enjoy the most flexible billing platform for B2B SaaS businesses. Start today without a single line of code.
- The Mobile-First Company — Early Stage Startup that is Simplifying Business, One App at a Time. Forget about those overcomplicated, pricey software giants. We're building easy, mobile-first tools that actually make sense.
Giorgio Riccò - Head of Sales and Tech @ Carlo Riccò & F.lli
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Financial Services, B2B
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- France
Portfolio highlights
- Swan — Use Swan's APIs to embed white-labeled banking features like accounts, cards, and IBANs into your workflows and UX.
- Upflow — Stop wasting time and automate customer payments reminders. With Upflow, businesses quickly collect unpaid invoices and reduce overdue payments by 50%.
- Arcadium — eSports players coaching platform
Credit Agricole is a banking corporation with focuses on corporate and investment banking, retail banking, and savings management. Crédit Agricole Group is a responsible, helpful bank serving 49 million customers, 7.4 million mutual shareholders, and 1.2 million shareholders. Crédit Agricole Group supports its customers in their plans and projectsin France and around the world, through its operations in all segments of the market including insurance, real estate, payment systems, asset management, leasing and factoring, consumer finance, and corporate and investment banking.
Crédit Agricole also stands out for its dynamic, innovative corporate social responsibility policy serving the economy. This policy is based on a pragmatic approach that permeates throughout the entire Group and engages all its employees. Its recent inclusion in the Vigeo-NYSE Euronext extra-financial indices is recognition of this engagement.
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Investment focus
- Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
- Funding Round, Seed, Debt Financing
- France, United States, Italy
Portfolio highlights
- TSE — TSE is a solar energy producer that provides photovoltaic and agrivoltaic solutions.
- AdEchoTech — The company was the first to market a robotic tele-ultrasound solution, expanding the capabilities currently offered in the field of teleradiology.
- Quai des Notaires — Vente, succession, signez l'esprit tranquille. Sans rdv et gratuit ! Trouvez votre notaire en ligne.
Aster is a Venture Capital firm with offices in 4 major innovation hubs: Paris, London, Tel Aviv and San Francisco. Since 2000, they have partnered with more than 60 teams of entrepreneurs that are transforming markets with disruptive offers and technologies. They are always open to exploring new ideas related to mobility, energy and industrysectors that they have been covering until now. They invest in all stages, with a preference for the early phase.They are more than investors and they intend to act as an ally for entrepreneurs by connecting them to a valuable ecosystem of experts, influencers and business leaders. From marketing to executive talent, their commitment to the growth of their portfolio companies as well as the entire venture ecosystem also involves the commitment of their dedicated Operations team, their innovation strategy consulting firm (Aster Fab) and a crowdfunding branch to further expand opportunities (Aster Crowd).Some of their success stories include Solairedirect (acquired by Engie in 2015), Digital Lumens (acquired by Osram in 2017) and Avantium (IPOed in 2017).
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Investment focus
- Software, Energy, Manufacturing
- Series A, Funding Round, Series B
- France, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Otoqi — Otoqi is a vehicle delivery platform that develops connected services and logistics solutions for the automotive professionals.
- Neural Concept — Neural Concept is the first AI software for enhanced engineering. Leverage your historical CAD and CAE data to drastically shorten and improve your design cycles.
- LevelTen Energy — LevelTen Energy provides transaction infrastructure for buyers, sellers, advisors, and financiers in the renewable energy economy.
President at Financiere Saint James.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Real Estate, Professional Services
- Series A, Seed, Angel
- France, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- Evy — Evy Merchants provides product protection services.
- ExtraStudent — ExtraStudent is a free mutual help network for all students to openly share their knowledge and support one another.
- Metafore — Metafore designs sustainable living spaces for team meetings, seminars, and events. They recycled fishing net carpets, used no single-use plastic, reduced water and energy consumption, and purchased local and organic products as part of their sustainable commitments. They offer modular spaces that adapt to all their needs.
Previously, I was also Investor in several industry-defining companies, notably Themis (sold to Mercury Systems), Ixia (sold to Keysight), Webedia (sold to Fimalac), Centellax (sold to Microsemi), CacheIQ (sold to NetApp), Anametrix (sold to Enlighten), KitLocate (sold to Yandex), Tekelec (sold to Siris Capital Group), LibertySurf (IPO),Aufeminin.com (IPO), Freever (sold to Buongiorno), Sidetrade (IPO), EmailVision (IPO) and Instranet (sold to SFDC).
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, B2B
- Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- France, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Adikteev — Adikteev is the leading app re-engagement platform for performance-driven marketers, consistently ranked in the top 5 of the Appsflyer Performance Index. Adikteev helps the world’s top-spending gaming app publishers increase retention, reacquire churned users and drive incremental revenue thanks to made-to-measure re-engagement strategies,creatives and algorithms. Adikteev serves customers anywhere in the world through 3 offices in the US & EMEA.
- NeoReach — Seamlessly search, manage, and track user-generated content campaigns.
- Spendesk — Spendesk is smart to spend management software designed for both finance teams and employees. With flexible payments, approvals, automated receipt capture, and real-time spend insights, finance can decentralize operational spending across the business without any loss of control or visibility. Employees benefit from streamlined expense and invoicemanagement through the Spendesk website and app.Their tool helps companies save time on spend management. They empower finance teams with visibility across the entire spending process and wow employees with a streamlined experience for all spending at work.The company was established in 2016 and is based in Paris, France.
Newfund is a $300M entrepreneurial VC firm dedicated to pre-seed and seed investments in France and North America, in companies driving global change. The company is always looking for founders who are driven to realize a vision that will significantly alter the world in which we live. In order to appreciate what entrepreneurs are creating andutilize their strengths, Newfund aims to comprehend entrepreneurs as unique individuals.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- France, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Oplit — Oplit is a production planning platform that provides software and support to help industrials boost operations profitability.
- Omnidoc — Omnidoc is a tele-expertise platform for healthcare professionals to exchange medical opinions.
- Raidium — Radiology augmented GPT to tackle the complexity of precision medicine
Aglaé Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Paris, New York and San Francisco backed by Groupe Arnault, the controlling shareholder of LVMH, global leader in luxury goods. Aglaé invests from € 100k up to € 100m in asset light tech businesses at all stages.
Groupe Arnault-backed companies include Netflix, Spotify, Backmarket, Betfair, Airbnb,Slack, Algolia, Lyft and others.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- France, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Revv — Revolutionize your calibration processes with Revv ADAS: lightning-fast calibration identification, comprehensive OEM data, and seamless insurance-ready invoicing, all in one powerful solution for increased efficiency, accuracy, and profitability.
- Belfry — Belfry is a technology provider that offers a software platform for managing security guard services and businesses. Its platform offers an optimized schedule, maintains engagement in deployed officers, and prepares payroll that help clients scale their businesses by simplifying and automating workforce management.
- Attention — Attention is a powerful conversational intelligence software that helps you coach and ramp up your sales reps into top performers.
Omnes VC is the Venture Capital arm of Omnes Capital, a leading private equity firm dedicated to energy transition and innovation with €4.8 billion in assets under management and a 20 year + experience in: venture capital, buyout & growth capital, private debt, renewable energy, co-investment, secondary funds of funds. Omnes Capital is fullyindependent.With 65 business sales including 14 IPOs carried out in 16 years, Omnes VC is one of the key players in France in financing innovative SMEs with expertise in both Technology and Healthcare sectors. Omnes VC has supported 120 companies and has invested more than €500M in businesses such as Scality, Novaled, BioVex, arGEN-X, Pixium, Blablacar.
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
- Series A, Funding Round, Series B
- France, Germany, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Planet A Foods — The chocolate revolution is here. 100% cocoa-free and unbelievably delicious. We call it QOA. You need to try it!
- Coave Therapeutics — Coave Therapeutics is active in the field of gene therapies in rare ocular and CNS (Central Nervous System) diseases.
- The Exploration Company — For Space & Non-Space Industries.
Clement Benoit - Founder and CEO @ Fithouse
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- France, United States, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- AnFin — AnFin is a venture-backed fintech company building the most innovative products in the wealth management and brokerage space. We strongly believe in the power of the stock market to transform developing economies. Therefore, we want to democratize access to stocks, bonds, and structured investment products. By leveraging scalable technology andstrategic partnerships, AnFin plans to build an ecosystem of products that connect stakeholders in a seamless way.
- Cocunat — Cocunat is a natural and 100% toxic free cosmetics brand.
- Animoca Brands — Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.
We're a multi-stage, transatlantic investment fund helping founders create category-defining companies that will shape up the consumer experiences of tomorrow.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Analytics
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, France
Portfolio highlights
- MoldCo — Get expert-led, evidence-based healthcare for the symptoms of mold exposure. Includes specialized lab testing and personalized care plans to promote recovery.
- Hubcycle — Hub cycle converts fruit, vegetable waste into raw materials for the hygiene and food industries.
- Nova Carbon — High-performance sustainable carbon fiber composites
Christophe Chausson is the partner of Chausson Finance. He previously worked at iBanFirst as an Investor. Christophe Chausson attended the Paris Dauphine University - PSL.
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- E-Commerce, Software, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- France, United States
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- Delpha — Delpha is an AI-driven data quality solution that uses intelligent AI Agents to ensure accurate, reliable customer data, helping businesses improve operational efficiency and boost revenue performance.
- Fabriq — Fabriq is a SaaS startup whose mission is to improve the daily operational efficiency of shop floor teams. About 1 in 6 jobs today is in the manufacturing sector today and a vast majority of factories have to take their performance tracking tools digital. By providing a intuitive and collaborative app on which shop floor workers can rely on, Fabriqdelivers efficiency gains of 2% to 3% by allowing users to solve operational issues faster, make information flow freely and leverage operational data to augment daily decision making.
- DataHawk Technologies — DataHawk software platform provides eCommerce analytics tools for sellers and vendors to increase sales, optimize margins, gain insights, and boost productivity.
Acteur incontournable du capital risque de proximité, SOFIMAC PARTNERS accompagne depuis maintenant plus de 30 ans les PME régionales dans le financement de leur développement à moyen / long terme. Répondant à la problématique de sous capitalisation des PME françaises, SOFIMAC PARTNERS intervient en fonds propres aux côtés des chefsd’entreprises quelle que soit leur problématique : Création, Développement, Transmission. Gérant 200 M€ d’actifs au travers de 16 fonds (FCPR, FCPI, SCR, FIP,…), notre groupe réalise ses investissements sur une grande variété de secteurs, couvrant aussi bien les activités traditionnelles que technologiques (chimie verte, éolien, chaudronnerie aéronautique, e-commerce, édition de logiciel, médecine nucléaire etc…)
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- Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- France, Italy, Austria
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- Ultrawatt — Ultrawatt is a mission-driven startup to improve urban architecture while making a beneficial social and environmental effect.
- Mob-Energy — Mob-Energy is a privately held company specializing in the development of mobile and innovative charging solutions. It designs autonomous charging robots capable of moving energy where it is needed, optimizing the site's existing infrastructure. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- Snowleader — Votre boutique en ligne (qui sent bon le reblochon) spécialiste des sports d’hiver, outdoor et street.
Nate Matherson is the Co-founder/CEO of Positional. Positional is a toolset for content teams to scale their content channels faster and drive more traffic from organic search.
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- FinTech, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, Mexico
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- Unify AI — Route your prompts to the best LLM endpoint. Get the best output and optimize for speed, latency and cost to supercharge your LLM applications!
- DryMerge — DryMerge lets you connect your apps and automate repetitive tasks in minutes. Try for free today and save hours of time with 30 seconds.
- ParadeDB — Zero-ETL search and analytics for Postgres
Northzone is a multi-stage venture capital fund that seeks to invest in the healthcare, semiconductors, software, hardware, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and gaming industries.
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- Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- United States, Sweden, United Kingdom
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- Dalma — Dalma offers transparent, subscription-based health insurance that covers pets, reimbursing costs related to illnesses, injuries, and preventive care.
- Mimo — Access a cost-effective, unified payments platform with pre-approved credit. Built for SMEs, accountants and bookkeepers, money-in and money-out is effortless with Mimo.
- Era Finance — Unlock the power of AI-driven personal finance management with Era. Take control of your finances effortlessly, optimize investments, and maximize savings. Let Era guide you through key financial terms, making every dollar count. Experience the future of wealth management today.
NextStage is a private equity fund manager (venture capital funds (“FCPRâ€), local investment funds (“FIPâ€) and innovation investment funds (“FCPIâ€)) 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.
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- Software, Advertising, Manufacturing
- Funding Round, Series B, Post-IPO Equity
- France, Switzerland, United States
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- 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.
Market One Capital | Seed fund empowering marketplaces and network effects platforms across Europe
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- E-Commerce, Internet, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Poland, United Kingdom, Germany
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- METYCLE — The B2B marketplace for global scrap metal trading. We give the world access to scrap metal.
- Pathway — Python ETL framework for stream processing, real-time analytics, RAG, and LLM pipelines.
- Connecty AI — Connecty AI is a contextual intelligence platform for vast data. It leverages Gen AI for an integrated solution for enterprise-specific context building, data prep and trusted insights, saving 100s of hours for data teams.
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.
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- Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- France, United States, United Kingdom
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- Dfns — Supercharge your platform with keyless custody as a service. One API to generate secure wallets, manage your crypto, sign transactions, set up business rules, monitor security, and more.
- Flagcat — Paris-based webtoon studio producing ambitious series and commited to improve artists' working conditions through cutting-edge technology developments
- Outcome — TeamOS makes team dependencies visible, speeds up blocker resolution, and offers actionable insights into bottlenecks
Demeter is a major player in venture capital and private equity for the ecological transition. We invest from €1m to €30m to support companies at all stages of their development: innovative startups, high growth SMEs and infrastructure projects.
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- Manufacturing, Energy, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- France, Germany, United States
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- ICTYOS — Ictyos is a startup that creates marine leathers using a circular and sustainable economy logic. It recycles fish skins from the culinary and catering industries.
- Upciti — Upciti provider of precise, localized and real-time data for smart cities and smart retailers. we produce and make available data at the service of man to make cities smarter and more pleasant to live for all on a daily basis.
- Hyperplan — Hyperplan is a SaaS company whose mission is to assist industrial companies in dealing with crop production's increasing volatility. Hyperplan is a live, real-time software platform for crop and harvest management for all crops.
On-the-ground expert investors in early-stage digital. Ready to meet you, wherever you are.
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- Software, E-Commerce, Internet
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- France, Germany, United States
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- 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.
- Omaha Insights — Omaha Insights is a company that provides standardized financial data and analytical tools to help investors do research and analysis.
Steve values great work and great products which have large impacts. At Qonto, he looks after product, design and operations.Prior to Qonto, Steve co-founded Smok.io (acquired by a Fortune 500), led operations at Groupon and formerly worked at Deloitte Consulting. He holds an MSc from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) and an MBAfrom INSEAD.
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- FinTech, Financial Services, Hardware
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- France, United States, Germany
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- Hyperline — Enjoy the most flexible billing platform for B2B SaaS businesses. Start today without a single line of code.
- Pivot — Pivot operates as a fintech company.
- Prior Labs — Prior Labs is developing innovative foundation models that understand spreadsheets and databases.
Global tech from MENA
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- Software, Machine Learning, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- France, United States, United Kingdom
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- Dogdrop — Join Dogdrop today! Quality, flexible, and affordable dog daycare service in Los Angeles, Denver, and Fort Lauderdale. Sign up for a Good Fit Test!
- Xolo — Xolo is an all-for-solos business engine that provides local and global solutions for business formation, VAT-compliant invoicing, accounting, tax reporting, business expenses and more.
- Keyang Semiconductor — Keyang is mainly engaged in the design, R&D, manufacture, packaging, and testing of semiconductor TSV package integrated circuit products.
FrenchFounders provides its members with a networking platform for premium business profiles.
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- SaaS, Information Technology, Software
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- France, Canada, United States
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- Flitter — Flitter is a neo-insurance company that provides pay-per-mile insurance and connected technology.
- Groover — Groover is the best way to promote your music to blogs, radios, record labels, & Spotify playlisters. Get listened to, receive coverage & guaranteed feedback!
- French Bloom — French Bloom is a retail store that provides alcohol-free wines.
Marc Menasé is a Tech serial entrepreneur and Investor
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- E-Commerce, FinTech, Advertising
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- France, United States, Spain
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- Elyn — Elyn is a developer of an automated and unified sales platform designed to facilitate try-before-you-buy sales. As orders are shipped and returned through the same logistics channels as a standard order, the company's platform easily integrates with the online store and automates the shopping experience from payment to returns management,allowing e-commerce companies to give their customers the freedom to try their items before paying for them, increasing average baskets and conversion rates.
- Omi — Omi is where marketing teams generate and publish stunning product photos and videos. Generate eCommerce banners, Social Media visuals, Ads creatives, CRM bundles and Print materials.
- Luna Food — Luna Food is a Food and Beverage company.
In 2015, two independant investment teams were created in Paris inside Otium Capital, Pierre-Edouard Stérin's family office:* Otium Venture, focused on Seed investments in Tech companies (€40m invested in 14 companies among which Payfit, Doctrine, Owkin...)* Otium Brands, focused on Seed & Series A investments in Consumer GoodscompaniesIn 2019, the two teams spun off to become independant investment firms:* Otium Venture became frst* Otium Brands became Eutopia
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- Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- France, Spain, United States
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- JUST — JUST is a company that specialises in ecommerce payment solutions.
- Caats — Caats describes customized meals and their advantages for cat health. They offer answers for a variety of issues, including optimum weight, kidney hydration, strengthened immune system, silky coat, protection of the intestinal flora, and others. They provide monthly from 14.90€.
- Comet Software — Comet Software is a business software publishing company that helps businesses achieve autonomy and independence.
Partech is a global venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and Dakar. Partech invests in Internet and information technology startups at seed, venture and growth stages.
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- Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United States, France, Germany
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- RockFi — RockFi is a private management company offering wealth management services.
- METYCLE — The B2B marketplace for global scrap metal trading. We give the world access to scrap metal.
- ai|coustics — ai|coustics is pioneering innovative audio algorithms based on AI and Deep Learning models and fundamentally improving the capabilities of Speech Audio Enhancement in digital communication and media content.
Entrepreneur and investor with 20 years experience, Frédéric has founded, ran and exited 4 companies for a total value of more than USD 400 million. He has been involved in the field of cryptocurrency as an investor since 2013.
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- Software, Blockchain, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- France, United States, United Kingdom
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- Dfns — Supercharge your platform with keyless custody as a service. One API to generate secure wallets, manage your crypto, sign transactions, set up business rules, monitor security, and more.
- Spiko — Spiko is a tokenization platform that offers to be the supplier of tokenized Money Market Funds.
- Bolero — Access high-value music assets, and earn recurring yield. Simple, fast, the all-in-one platform.
Bpifrance Digital Venture operates as a venture capital firm.
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- Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- France
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- Cognyx — Cognyx is a platform that enables manufacturers to design complex hardware at software speed using AI and graph databases. It creates a "collaborative super-BOM" that connects legacy systems, allowing designers, manufacturers, and buyers to collaborate on a single BOM. Cognyx reduces time-to-market, improves design reliability, and buildsstructured data for AI.
- Firecell — Firecell enables industrial companies to deploy and operate their own Open RAN 5G Private Network solutions.
- Planity — Planity, a platform that allows you to book an appointment with a professional in the beauty sector in a few clicks and quickly find a hair salon, beauty institute, barber near you
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