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Top 45 Beauty Startup Investors in France in May 2025

Last updated: May 2025 A list of 45 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Beauty startups based in France. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Beauty companies from France. We update this investor list every month.

Top 45 Beauty Startup Investors in France in May 2025

Investor	Beauty France investments
Otium Capital	3
Région Sud Investissement	2
Crédit Agricole Alpes Provence	2
Banque Populaire Méditerranée	2
Eutopia VC	2
Audacia Capital	1
Xavier Niel	1
Julien Romanetto	1
Raise Ventures	1
Capitole Angels	1
Angelsquare	1
Connect Pro	1
Elaia	1
Serena	1
Conegliano Venture	1
Alven	1
Pertinence Invest	1
M Capital Partners	1
Frederic Montagnon	1
ACG Management	1
Smalt Capital	1
Seventure Partners	1
Guillaume Gibault	1
Marc Simoncini	1
Be Angels	1
Etoile ID	1
Bertrand Jacquelot	1
Daphni	1
Prisma Media	1
Karot Capital	1
A Plus Finance	1
Bpifrance	1
Hexa	1
Crédit Coopératif	1
Marseille Credit Company	1
Firstminute Capital	1
ODYSSEE VENTURE	1
BNP Paribas	1
Denis Fayolle	1
Pierre Antoine Dusoulier	1
Bertrand Jacquelot	1
Thibaud Elziere	1
Marc Simoncini	1
Mérieux Equity Partners	1
Ahmed Mhiri	1

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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

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
France, Spain, United States

Portfolio highlights

VSORA — VSORA provides high performance companion solutions combining AI and signal processing to enable autonomous driving and ADAS
JUST — JUST is a company that specialises in ecommerce payment solutions.
comet — Comet is a platform created in September 2016 that seamlessly matches the best hard-skill Freelancers to top companies.These experts want to work as Freelancers and companies won’t survive without them. Their goal is to satisfy both sides: relevant and prompt skills for companies, security and inspiring projects for Freelancers.They screen andevaluate the best tech and data talents to build an interactive community. We're developing a smart product, powered by strong algorithms, to enhance their user experiences.

Région Sud Investissement is an investment Firm.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
France, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Interactive Autonomous DYnamic Systems — Iadys designs robotic and AI solutions like the Jellyfishbot for environmental preservation and oil spill response.
HEXANA — HEXANA is an energy platform that combines flexible sodium-cooled fast neutron reactors with a thermal management system.
Circle Safe — Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. The most effective way to prevent recurrence is to perform an interventional procedure: ablation. Most of these procedures are performed by Radiofrequency or by a more recent technique, the Cryoballoon. The latter has many advantages including speed and simplicity but has a complicationthat is specific to it: the risk of creating Diaphragmatic Paralysis. Circle Safe is developing a solution with the aim of permanently eliminating this complication.

Crédit Agricole Alpes Provence is a regional cooperative bank that offers a wide range of banking services.

Investment focus

CAD, 3D Technology, Machinery Manufacturing
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

Lynxter — Lynxter is a 3D machine manufacturing firm that develops standard and customized models.
DataFret — DataFret aids in the automation of goods invoicing processing. It is intended to improve relationships between shippers and carriers by making invoicing and management more fluid.
Pulpe de Vie — Pulpe de Vie is an organic and ethical beauty company that develops and sells organic cosmetics made from unsold fruits.

Banque Populaire Méditerranée is a regional mutual bank that offers online banking, business, asset management and property financing.

Investment focus

Beauty, Organic, Chemical
Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Ecoat — Ecoat offers bio-based and performing solutions to help reduce the carbon footprint of your coatings and paints. Discover our products now!
Anotherway — Anotherway assists everyone in their transition to a healthier and more responsible lifestyle by developing ecological alternatives with a positive impact, with the goal of banning single-use plastic and lowering the carbon footprint. Its solutions encompass all aspects of home life (hygiene, cooking, and maintenance) and are designed to bepractical, simple, and cost-effective.
Pulpe de Vie — Pulpe de Vie is an organic and ethical beauty company that develops and sells organic cosmetics made from unsold fruits.

Eutopia is a fund for consumer startups. We back founders who are rethinking the way we eat, shop, sleep and feel. We are backing 26 startups

Investment focus

Retail, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
France, Belgium, Denmark

Portfolio highlights

GOURMEY — We create sustainable cultivated meat delights for an uncompromising and conscious generation.
Bastille — Bastille is a brand of urban bicycles. The Astir brand is synonymous with folding bicycles. The primary quality constraint Bastille, a British designer, aims to create a folding motorcycle with standard wheels rather than the mini 16-inch wheels that are traditionally associated with folding bikes.
SPRiNG Collective — SPRiNG is a consumer goods company that offers clean and efficient laundry and cleaning products, delivered in a 100% plastic-free box and directly in the mailbox. The company is headquartered in Paris, Ile-de-France, France by Philippe Cantet, Laure Favre, and Ben Guerville in 2017.

Audacia Capital is a Dubai based focused investment bank with a primary focus on private equity.

Investment focus

Beauty, Rental, Fashion
Seed, Series B, Funding Round
France, United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Ekar — Ekar is a convenient and flexible pay-as-you-drive hourly and daily car rental service. With Ekar, users can search, book, and unlock cars safely and securely for personal driving use, through a smartphone app and installed technology in rental cars. Ekar was founded on 2016 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Niftify — Niftify is a platform where users can create, sell, buy, and swap NFTs.
Universal Beauty Group — Nous déployons nos savoirs en matière de création de produits à forte valeur ajoutée autour de la beauté & santé du corps, des cheveux, de la peau et de l’âme... Ancrés en Provence, nous concevons, créons, et distribuons une gamme alternative complète dont le concept global se place sous l'égide du végétal, de l'innovation de laqualité et de l’efficacité et du développement durable. Nos marques : Végétalement Provence, leader français de la cosmétique végétale à destination des professionnels de la beauté, Delabre & Faraco, accessoires beauté innovants et de qualité et Kusunoki, ciseaux pour les coiffeurs.

Xavier Niel is the Co-Founder and CEO of NJJ Capital. He previously worked at Worldnet as a Founder. Xavier Niel attended Saint Michel de Picpus Catholic private high school.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
France, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Cube — Cube AI boosts back-office logistics efficiency, allowing teams to handle more loads and focus on human relationships.
Pixmania — Pixmania is an e-commerce website that provides buying and selling of speakers, cameras, headphones, and mobile devices.
H Company — Runner H is a state-of-the-art AI agent that will allow anyone to automate complex, cumbersome, multi-step tasks without repetitive and manual input.

Jlien Romanettois the Co-Founder and Product at Arianee. Julien Romanetto attended Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC)l.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Blockchain
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
France, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

getinside — Getinside is a retail media platform for e-merchants. The company delivers advertising experiences by enhancing the parcels of e-merchants who are trusted by their consumers. Getinside was established in 2022.
MeltingSpot — One platform to broadcast your lives, initiate discussions, gather your content, manage your audiences and much more. Get MeltingSpot for free.
Morpho Labs — Morpho is a permissionless, non-custodial lending protocol on Ethereum and Base. Earn interest on lending and borrow digital assets with secure, immutable infrastructure.

Raise Ventures is a Venture Capital structure dedicated to innovative startups in France and Europe.

Investment focus

FinTech, Information Technology, GreenTech
Series A, Series B, Seed
France, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Qantev — Qantev is the leading AI claims platform for health & life insurance, enabling insurers to automate claims operations, reduce leakage, improve loss ratios, enhance data quality, and elevate customer experience.
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.
NeoCarbon — NeoCarbon reverses climate change by dramatically cutting costs of Direct Air Capture leveraging cooling towers around Europe. By retrofitting existing infrastructure without impacting their original function, the time and cost needed to set up a carbon capturing system is improved by up to 10x.

Capitole Angels is to create this association was born from the experience of many of its founders in the field of start-ups including the following observations. Need a structure enabling them to meet investors / promoters of the project. Plethora of potential investors hampered by the lack of an open structure. A region rich in technology,its universities, laboratories and therefore the bearer of innovation.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, 3D Technology
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Hoope — Hoope offers crunchy mueslis, spreads, and biscuits rich in nutrients, all organic, without palm oil, additives.
Sensivic — Designed and manufactured in France, SENSIVIC smart audio detection systems add meaning to your security. Our solutions automatically detect and alert you in real time as soon as an abnormal sound or suspicious noise occurs.
Immoblade — IMMOBLADE is an innovative company specializing in solar protection, passive and seasonal glazing. It revolutionizes solar protection of glass walls with an innovative glazing solution.

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!

Connect Pro creates value by structuring, strengthening, and revitalizing the regional and local economic fabric, through deep and lasting involvement with SMEs. It was founded in 2007 and is based in Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhone, France.

Investment focus

Beauty, Wellness, Cosmetics
Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Végétalement Provence — Végétalement Provence develops plant-based cosmetics for beauty professionals. With a lot of plants extracts and essential oils, the creations signed Vegétalement Provence are sup’organic: a new concept, beyond natural cosmetics and those certified.Végétalement Provence dedicates its expertise in advanced biotechnology to skincare becoming thefirst professional cosmetic brand recognized by an Innovation Award.

Elaia is French venture capital firm focused on European digital and deep tech startups, from early stage to growth developpement. We back tech disruptors.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Series B
France, United States, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Hema.to — Hema.to provides fully automated, AI-powered blood cancer detection suggestions based on flow cytometry data.
Alice & Bob — At Alice & Bob, we're building the first universal quantum computer. This is humanity's next challenge.
GetVocal AI — GetVocal AI is help companies automate customer service processes with the most advanced Conversational AI phone agent.

Serena is one of Europe's leading venture capital funds, with $750m under management. Founded in 2008, Serena invests at early stages, from seed to series B, and supports the success of innovative and ambitious entrepreneurs to service a better world. Born of the profound conviction that a venture capital fund should be at the service of itsportfolio companies, Serena has set up the largest operational support team in Europe and the most active startup community, the Serena Squad, with more than 550 active C-levels. Serena has a strong focus on AI, SaaS, Climate Tech, Digital Transformation, and Impact. Serena has invested in more than 100 startups with several international success stories such as Dataiku, Malt, The Fork, Electra, Descartes Underwriting, Accenta, Lifen, and AramisAuto. Combating climate change, protecting biodiversity, promoting sustainability, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of Serena's DNA.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Wecasa — Wecasa is a data-driven marketplace that revolutionizes care services by focusing on user experience for customers and professionalsWecasa's mission is to make care services simple and accessible for a better quality of life. Through its app, users can book in seconds a reliable Professional for care services at home: wellness (haircut,beauty, massage), cleaning, and childcare. Available in Paris, top cities in France, London, and more European cities to come. Wecasa is proud to help 100.000+ customers and increase the business of 3000 independent professionals.
Bitstack — Bitstack is a simple and automated bitcoin savings solution. Round up your purchases and save the spare change in bitcoin or schedule recurring purchases to save regularly.
Edgee — Edgee is a full-stack edge platform that aims to alter how workloads and data are processed on the internet. A variety of services are offered by the Edgee platform for edge-based applications.

Conegliano Venture is a New York-based venture capital firm that serves customers in the United States.

Investment focus

Video, Beauty, Mobile
Seed, Series B
France, United States

Portfolio highlights

Vuble — Vuble (formerly Mediabong) is an ad tech video startup disrupting the media buying market by offering a unique AI based full stack platform, guaranteeing performance and users attention. VUble's vision is to open a new chapter of digital video advertising with its attention planning solution, helping brands, agencies and publishers to improvetheir ROI and to respect as well the end user's experience.
Selectionnist — Image recognition technology to bridge offline / online world featured in a mobile app or a chatbot

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, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Seed, Series B
France, United States, Italy

Portfolio highlights

Cryptio — We offer enterprise-grade accounting, reporting, and audit software for your digital assets.
Marveri — AI made for Corporate and Transactional Work. No prompting. No chatbots. Just verifiable results.
OpusMajor — Opus Major is a French video games studio building a cross-platform multiplayer game set in a vast & joyful universe. Discover our first opus and get in tune!

Pertinence Invest is an investment Firm that works with tech start ups.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Medical, CRM
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

BIOMAE — BIOMAE provides biomonitoring tools to measure contamination and toxicity of aquatic environments. The company presents tools for measuring and monitoring the quality of aquatic environments from markers of effects on a pollutant invertebrate transplanted directly into the environment. The biomonitoring tools come from years of research, making itpossible to analyze the bioavailability of the contaminants and the degree of toxicity, directly in the medium. The company operates a methodological breakthrough to identify the issue of diagnosis for environmental quality monitoring.BIOMAE was founded on 2014 and is based in Gaillard, France.
Skinjay — Skinjay presents you with an opportunity to combine a priceless moment of well-being with a daily ritual: SHOWERING.Thanks to a concept that offers an innovative and particularly effective method for diffusing essential oils into shower water, Skinjay helps you benefit from the positive effects of Aromatherapy and Aromachology directly on yourbody and through inhalation, all the while you enjoy an intense moment of well-being in the shower.Adopt Skinjay, install the Module in your shower very easily, and choose the essential oil shower capsules depending on your wishes and needs on the day.The Aromachology capsules from the ODYSSEY collection will stimulate your senses and take you on an intense emotional journey to the heart of your memories, while the Aromatherapy capsules from the MISSION collection.Will ease the minor ailments of your daily life thanks to the recognised beneficial qualities of essential oils.
Mablink Bioscience — Mablink Bioscience is a biotechnology company specialized in the development of a new class of cancer drugs, called Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC).

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.

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.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Blockchain, Internet
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
France, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

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.

Smalt Capital anciennement ACG Management, est un acteur majeur depuis plus de 20 ans

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
France, Madagascar

Portfolio highlights

Kamp'n — Partenaire de croissance Facebook Ads & Google Ads
Little Cigogne — Little Cigogne is reinvents the shopping experience for children.
My Coach Football — My Coach Football allows you to manage and organize the daily operations of your football team, day after day, season after season. Designed to answer amateur and professional coaches’ needs, the platform centralizes all of your squad’s information and allows to gain time and efficiency. In a single click, you can manage players and their personalinformation, the preparation of training and games, but also individual and collective statistics. Season after season, you keep all those data and hence enjoy an optimum tracking of your team’s progression.

Smalt Capital anciennement ACG Management, est un acteur majeur depuis plus de 20 ans

Investment focus

SaaS, Beauty, Organic
Funding Round, Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Ecoat — Ecoat offers bio-based and performing solutions to help reduce the carbon footprint of your coatings and paints. Discover our products now!
Trust-Place — Trust-Place allows brands to authenticate the item with a digital certificate of ownership.
Pulpe de Vie — Pulpe de Vie is an organic and ethical beauty company that develops and sells organic cosmetics made from unsold fruits.

Seventure Partners is a French venture capital firm targeting in Tech/Digital and Life Sciences companies. It funds innovation and participates in the entrepreneurial adventure, alongside entrepreneurs and sharing their passion.Founded in 1997, Seventure Partners is one of the European leaders in venture capital, with € 1 billion undermanagement as of December 31, 2023. It is an active partner of innovative companies that, according to the management team, show strong growth potential and evolving in two fields of activity: Digital Technologies and Life Sciences. With more than 20 employees, including some 15 investors, Seventure Partners has a proven track record and in-depth expertise in technology, entrepreneurship, and various private equity operations.Seventure's goal is to identify and support the development of tomorrow's European leaders in order to accelerate their growth. To do this, the firm provides entrepreneurs with the expertise, networks, and know-how of its internal team of investors.The different funds/verticals on which Seventure Partners are focusing on today: - Life Sciences : Biotech, Healthcare, Nutrition - Tech/Digital : B2B SaaS, Fintech, Retailtech, Cybersecurity - Sports & Wellbeing - Blue Economy

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Series A, Funding Round, Series B
France, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Ekstere — Ekstere facilitates selling and purchasing verified-quality used bicycles at a reasonable price.
Anybuddy — Anybuddy is a sport booking marketplace, leader in racket sport in France
Seaweed Concept — Seaweed Concept is a marine biotechnology company, that focuses on the innovative utilization of seaweed to provide high-quality ingredients to various industrial sectors

Guillaume Gibault - Founder @ Le slip Francais

Investment focus

Beauty, Wellness, Cosmetics
Seed, Pre-Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Mindday — Mindday is reinventing mental well-being by combining human support, digital programs and science to provide immediate and personalized support to anyone.
Respire — Respire is an e-commerce company of natural and vegan cosmetic products.
RENAISSANCE — We are a web3 lab exploring new mediums of brand expression through blockchain technologies.

Marc Simoncini is the CEO, Co-Founder and Owner of Jaina Capital. He previously worked at MEETIC as a Founder, Owner and Ex-CEO. Marc Simoncini attended E.S.I.

Investment focus

Finance, Software, Audio
Seed, Angel, Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

ADN Skis — ADN Skis are developing a technology that integrates eco-design and composite material dismantling processes for the outdoor sports industry. The company shifted its business model to focus on technology licensing, transforming ADN into an ingredient brand, offering solutions for ski manufacturers and recycling players.
Shadow — Experience the power of cloud gaming with Shadow.tech. Dive into a world where high-performance gaming is accessible on any device. Enjoy features such as 4K resolution, VR compatibility, and seamless gameplay without the need for expensive hardware. Explore our comprehensive game store and start your ultimate gaming journey today
URBAN CUISINE — URBAN CUISINE develops connected indoor vegetable gardens.

Early stage Entrepreneurs Coaching and FinancingOne of Europe's leading Business Angels Networks. We connect innovative growth companies to equity finance and coaching by experienced angel investors. The network is 250 members strong and has been assisting innovative entrepreneurs to find financing for more than 10 millions Euros in thelast 4 years.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Belgium, France, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Savics — Savics offers digital solutions for health actors to improve their data management, disease diagnostics and GeneXpert connectivity.
DeftHedge — DeftHedge is an application addressed to business leaders, and CFOs facing volatility of foreign exchange market.
NIUM — NIUM is a startup focused on personalized nutrition and gut microbiome research. NIUM created science-based solutions to transform nutrition research and product development.

Étoile ID is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital investments, buyins, and leveraged buyouts. It seeks to invest in all the industries. The firm prefers to invest in France. It invests between €0.5 million ($0.67 million) and €2.5 million ($3.34 million) in companies with enterprise values between €8 million ($9.17 million) and €80million ($91.73 million) and revenues up to €100 million ($131.41 million). The firm generally invests for a period between five years and seven years. It takes a minority stake, between 10% and 30% in its portfolio companies while making growth capital investments. The firm invests out of balance sheet. Étoile ID was founded in 1985 and is based in Paris, France.

Investment focus

Beauty, Wellness, Cosmetics
Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Végétalement Provence — Végétalement Provence develops plant-based cosmetics for beauty professionals. With a lot of plants extracts and essential oils, the creations signed Vegétalement Provence are sup’organic: a new concept, beyond natural cosmetics and those certified.Végétalement Provence dedicates its expertise in advanced biotechnology to skincare becoming thefirst professional cosmetic brand recognized by an Innovation Award.

Bertrand Jacquelot is the Founding President of Projim. He attended the University of Marne-la-Vallee.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Information Technology, Food and Beverage
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
France, United States

Portfolio highlights

Bolk — Bolk provides autonomous bowl-making robotic canteen which producing warm meals, cold dishes and desserts from precooked ingredients.
Arkania — B2B API solution for brands to create and sell online NFTs directly on their platforms
Starton — Integrate blockchain technology this week. Focus on your vision, we handle blockchain complexity

Daphni is a venture capital based in Paris, firm investing in tech startups with a European DNA and a strong international ambition.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
France, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Faume — Faume fournit une solution technologique et logistique en marque blanche, aux marques qui souhaitent lancer leur offre de seconde main
comet — Comet is a platform created in September 2016 that seamlessly matches the best hard-skill Freelancers to top companies.These experts want to work as Freelancers and companies won’t survive without them. Their goal is to satisfy both sides: relevant and prompt skills for companies, security and inspiring projects for Freelancers.They screen andevaluate the best tech and data talents to build an interactive community. We're developing a smart product, powered by strong algorithms, to enhance their user experiences.
underdog — underdog is a simplified & refurbished household appliances.

Prisma Media was founded in 1978 under the leadership of Axel Ganz, sent to Paris by the German publisher Gruner + Jahr, to launch a French version of GEO. In March 1979 GEO 1 launch Prisma signed arrives on newsstands. Adapted from its German counterpart, the success was immediate; two months after its launch, the monthly already has more than100,000 subscribers. With a portfolio of 26 titles and over twenty websites, the group is present in the main segments of the mainstream press magazine (female, kitchen, TV, celebrities, discovery, economy. Sales leadership, added to the power of its digital media brands, Prisma Digital ensures optimum potential audience Bimedia print-web of nearly 35 million people each month, or 70% of the population.

Investment focus

Beauty, Delivery, Cosmetics
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Agua Blanca — Agua Blanca is a brand that wants to challenge the norm - of products, and thus of the quality of daily life - by providing the desire and the tools to do things differently, selection of hygiene and cleaning products.

Karot Capital : Investissements Early Stage dans l'Innovation, pour des entrepreneurs ambitieux et sans filtre sectoriel.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Robotics, Industrial Automation
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Cook-e — Cook-e's robotic kitchen automatically prepares warm dishes such as bowls, pastas, woks, from fresh ingredients. Recipes can be entered in the software controlling the robot. The robot can cook up to 100 dishes/hour.
ISYBOT — ISYBOT is a designer and manufacturer of collaborative robots or "Cobots", that is to say, robots working in collaboration with workers. Its cobots work with workers and make it possible to: - reduce the arduousness of workstations - multiply their productivity - enhance manual workstations ISYBOT is based on a breakthrough technicalinnovation, resulting from 15 years of R&D carried out within CEA LIST .
ISYBOT — ISYBOT is a designer and manufacturer of collaborative robots or "Cobots", that is to say, robots working in collaboration with workers. Its cobots work with workers and make it possible to: - reduce the arduousness of workstations - multiply their productivity - enhance manual workstations ISYBOT is based on a breakthrough technicalinnovation, resulting from 15 years of R&D carried out within CEA LIST .

A Plus Finance, which is headquartered in Paris (France), is an independent trust company specialising in the management of Common Investment Fundsfor Innovation (FCPI) and Proximity Investment Funds (FIP). A Plus Finance is involved in all innovative sectors, particularly in the IT, media and security fields.The A Plus Finance team includesfinanciers and entrepreneurs, thus providing companies with both an awareness of the daily constraints of management and a long-term perspective on the development of their business. Managing funds amounting to nearly â‚¬220m, A Plus Finance invests between â‚¬1 million and â‚¬4 million per project.per

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Uzaje — Uzaje offers solutions that enable food service professionals and food manufacturers to eliminate packaging and consumption waste through container cleaning and change management.
Anotherway — Anotherway assists everyone in their transition to a healthier and more responsible lifestyle by developing ecological alternatives with a positive impact, with the goal of banning single-use plastic and lowering the carbon footprint. Its solutions encompass all aspects of home life (hygiene, cooking, and maintenance) and are designed to bepractical, simple, and cost-effective.
Pulpe de Vie — Pulpe de Vie is an organic and ethical beauty company that develops and sells organic cosmetics made from unsold fruits.

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.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Lprint — Lprint revolutionise the way PCBs are designed and manufactured, empowering hardware engineers and product development teams. Lprint is a 3D electronic printing system for PCBs, designed to manufacture complex, free-form printed circuit boards (PCBs) in a single step, simplifying the prototyping, testing, and manufacturing process of electronics.
Veesion — Veesion: AI-driven smart video surveillance. Detect theft in real time. Protect your business now.
PyxiScience — PyxiScience operates as an adaptive Math Learning Platform designed by educators and powered by AI.

eFounders partners with talented co-founders to build the future of product-led SaaS.

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.

Crédit Coopératif is a banking company that deals with diversified banking products and services for both organizations and businesses.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Beauty, Medical
Funding Round, Debt Financing, Private Equity
France

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Ecoat — Ecoat offers bio-based and performing solutions to help reduce the carbon footprint of your coatings and paints. Discover our products now!
Pulpe de Vie — Pulpe de Vie is an organic and ethical beauty company that develops and sells organic cosmetics made from unsold fruits.
Startin'blox — Startin'blox is a software company that specializes in creating web applications that can adapt to simple to complicated projects.

Marseille Credit Company is a notable local bank in France.

Investment focus

Beauty, Organic, Wellness
Debt Financing
France

Portfolio highlights

Pulpe de Vie — Pulpe de Vie is an organic and ethical beauty company that develops and sells organic cosmetics made from unsold fruits.

firstminute is a seed fund backed by over 120 unicorn founders and a world-class community.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

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Ontik — Ontik provides a modern payment platform that helps merchants achieve a greater number of trade customers. The platform automate key credit processes and reduces the administrative burden and enables real-time reporting, minimise credit losses, and get paid on time.
Scalera — Scalera is an AI-powered platform designed to automate and optimize the administrative processes involved in construction procurement and tendering.
IXI — Discover adaptive glasses with autofocus lenses that adjust to your viewing needs, providing seamless clarity at any distance.

ODYSSEE VENTURE is a French Venture Capital and Private Equity firm. It was founded by Mathieu Boillet and Sébastien Sassolas in 1999 and is based in Paris, France. The company has raised over 600M€.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Analytics
Funding Round, Series A, Private Equity
France, United States

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Copains — Copains is a bakery that produces a wide variety of pastry and confectionery items intended to offer a healthy eating approach.
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.
Circle Safe — Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. The most effective way to prevent recurrence is to perform an interventional procedure: ablation. Most of these procedures are performed by Radiofrequency or by a more recent technique, the Cryoballoon. The latter has many advantages including speed and simplicity but has a complicationthat is specific to it: the risk of creating Diaphragmatic Paralysis. Circle Safe is developing a solution with the aim of permanently eliminating this complication.

BNP Paribas provides banking, financing, investment, savings, and protection solutions. The Group's three operational divisions are mobilized to support each type of clientele in their growth and development projects including corporate and institutional banking, commercial, personal banking, investment and protection services. The companyprovide financing and investment services to retail customers, associations, businesses, and corporations.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Information Technology, Software
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Post-IPO Debt
France, United Kingdom, United States

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Tract'Moi — Tract'Moi is a producer of farming equipment for farmers seeking independence and adaptability.
Zenith Energy — Zenith Energy specialises in tailored remote off-grid power generation and urban microgrids, with a focus on renewable energy generation.
Cypress Creek Renewables — Cypress Creek Renewables is committed to making the world cleaner and healthier. From development to operation, we create and operate valuable solar and storage projects that benefit communities for decades.

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

Investment focus

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

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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.

Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier is the CEO of iBanFirst. He previously worked at Saxo Bank as a Head of Western Europe. Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier attended the University of Westminster.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, FinTech
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
France, United States, Belgium

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Bastion — Bastion is a cloud-based cyber security platform that is built to scale with security, compliance, insurance, and risk management needs.
Roundtable — The community-led platform for private market investments. Create or join a community to co-invest in premium start-ups and funds, seamlessly.
FREELAND FOR CORPORATES — Corporate Online Schoo

Bertrand Jacquelot is the Founding President of Projim. He attended the University of Marne-la-Vallee.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Information Technology, Food and Beverage
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
France, United States

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Bolk — Bolk provides autonomous bowl-making robotic canteen which producing warm meals, cold dishes and desserts from precooked ingredients.
Arkania — B2B API solution for brands to create and sell online NFTs directly on their platforms
Starton — Integrate blockchain technology this week. Focus on your vision, we handle blockchain complexity

Thibaud Elziere is the Founder of Hexa. He previously worked at Fotolia as a Founder. Thibaud Elziere attended Technical University of Berlin.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
France, United States, Belgium

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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.

Marc Simoncini is the CEO, Co-Founder and Owner of Jaina Capital. He previously worked at MEETIC as a Founder, Owner and Ex-CEO. Marc Simoncini attended E.S.I.

Investment focus

Finance, Software, Audio
Seed, Angel, Series B
France

Portfolio highlights

ADN Skis — ADN Skis are developing a technology that integrates eco-design and composite material dismantling processes for the outdoor sports industry. The company shifted its business model to focus on technology licensing, transforming ADN into an ingredient brand, offering solutions for ski manufacturers and recycling players.
Shadow — Experience the power of cloud gaming with Shadow.tech. Dive into a world where high-performance gaming is accessible on any device. Enjoy features such as 4K resolution, VR compatibility, and seamless gameplay without the need for expensive hardware. Explore our comprehensive game store and start your ultimate gaming journey today
URBAN CUISINE — URBAN CUISINE develops connected indoor vegetable gardens.

Mérieux Equity Partners (“MxEP”) is a management company dedicated to venture, growth and LBO investments in the healthcare and nutrition sectors. MxEP actively supports entrepreneurs and industrial companies with differentiated products and services, by providing privileged access to its expertise and international network. MxEP currently managesmore than €600m AUM and has recently launched a new vehicle MP3 of €350m dedicated to growth/LBO.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device
Series A, Funding Round, Private Equity
France, United States, Belgium

Portfolio highlights

DeepUll — DeepUll is a biotech company that focuses its activity on the development of a new diagnostic system for early-stage sepsis condition. DeepUll’s proposal is based on quickly identifying the pathogens and offering the antibiogram within a few hours on the one hand, and on using the data and learning about the patient’s immunological and functionalstatus on the other. The system allows doctors to predict the future appearance and evolution of sepsis within a short period of time and thus provide a suitable clinical response even before the symptoms arise.
Ceva Santé Animale — Ceva Sante Animale S.A. engages in the research, development, production, and marketing of pharmaceutical products and vaccines for companion and farm animals. They work with welfare and social programmes around the world to bring this vision to life – anywhere their products and know-how can make a difference and with all kinds of partners. FromUganda, working with small-scale livestock owners and vets to stop sleeping sickness in its tracks, to the UK and USA, where they supply the biggest animal welfare charities with Adaptil® collars to help re-home shelter dogs.
CorFlow Therapeutics — CorFlow Therapeutics is a medtech startup that develops proprietary technologies for diagnosis and treatment of microvascular obstructions in heart attack patients. The CorFlow technologies enable interventional cardiologists to diagnose and treat MVO in severe heart attack patients thereby potentially reducing the short- and long-term complicationrates in these patients.

A visionary in mobility and a scale-up builder, Ahmed Mhiri combines deep tech expertise with bold entrepreneurial spirit. An engineer specialized in computer science and cybersecurity, he began his career leading major digital transformation and security projects across France and abroad. In 2012, he founded TravelCar, a pioneering car-sharingplatform for travelers. In just a few years, the company raised $25M, expanded to over 60 countries, and caught the attention of Stellantis, which acquired it in 2019 to build the foundation of Free2move. As CEO of Free2move, Ahmed has transformed the company into a global leader in flexible mobility, serving both individuals and businesses. Today, he is redefining the future of mobility: more autonomous, more sustainable, and more seamless — to meet the challenges of a world in motion.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
France, Tunisia, United States

Portfolio highlights

Jaylo — Jaylo.ai transforms your email experience by using AI. Automatically organize and prioritize your inbox, ensuring nothing important gets lost. Generate context-aware replies that perfectly match your tone and intent. Save you time and effort, allowing you to communicate efficiently and professionally. Free up your day for what really matters"high-impact, meaningful work."
Finovox — Finovox provides a solution for detecting false documents. They offer investigative tools to analyze, understand, and explain fraud. Additionally, they provide users with hard evidence of fraud.
Kare Partners — Kare Partners, LLC provides therapeutic rehabilitation and other ancillary services in the healthcare sector. The company offers physical, occupational, and speech rehabilitation services through a network of outpatient therapy clinics in North Carolina and Arkansas. It also assists home health agencies by providing fully-trained therapy-teams tocomplement their in-house talent or add a new dimension to their service delivery. In addition, it provides a direct educational and credentialing path for therapy clinicians in India to gain employment in the United States healthcare system. Kare Partners, LLC was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Gastonia, North Carolina.

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