# Top 50 Beauty Startup Investors in France in June 2026

## Otium Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce

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

## Banque Populaire Méditerranée
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Focus: Beauty, Organic, Chemical

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

## Région Sud Investissement
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing

Région Sud Investissement is an investment Firm.

## Eutopia VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Retail, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage

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

## Bpifrance
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Maisons-alfort, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

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.

## Crédit Agricole Alpes Provence
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: CAD, Beauty, Energy

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

## Guillaume Gibault
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Wellness, Cosmetics

Guillaume Gibault - Founder @ Le slip Francais

## Etoile ID
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Beauty, Wellness, Cosmetics

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.

## Daphni
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

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

## Crédit Coopératif
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Nanterre, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Private Equity
- Focus: Biotechnology, Beauty, Medical

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

## Firstminute Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

firstminute is a seed fund backed by over 130 unicorn founders and a world-class community.

## Denis Fayolle
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace

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

## Audacia Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Beauty, Rental, Fashion

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

## Capitole Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing

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.

## Mérieux Equity Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lyon, Rhone-Alpes, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Private Equity
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device

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.

## Angelsquare
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, Information Technology

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…

## Frederic Montagnon
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Blockchain, SaaS

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.

## Seventure Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software

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

## Hexa
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software

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

## Bertrand Jacquelot
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Information Technology

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

## Marseille Credit Company
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Marseille-en-beauvaisis, Picardie, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing
- Focus: Beauty, Organic, Wellness

Marseille Credit Company is a notable local bank in France.

## Alven
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence

Independent early-stage VC firm for 25 years

## Marc Simoncini
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Finance, Software, Audio

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.

## Pierre Antoine Dusoulier
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

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.

## Xavier Niel
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

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

## Prisma Media
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gennevilliers, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Delivery, Cosmetics

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.

## BNP Paribas
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt
- Focus: Financial Services, Information Technology, Software

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.

## Karot Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Robotics, Cosmetics

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

## Elaia
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

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

## Showroomprive
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: La Plaine-saint-denis, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1

Showroomprive claims to have the No. 2 spot in European private sales sites after Vente Privee, with 3 million members and 75 millions euros of revenue in 2009. Showroomprive came about when French entrepreneur and Internet media specialist Thierry Petit joined with David Dayan, an entrepreneur in the stock clearance and private offline salesprofession with Showroom30.

## A Plus Finance
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Telecommunications

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 €220m, A Plus Finance invests between €1 million and €4 million per project.per

## Thibaud Elziere
- Type: Angel
- Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, Information Technology

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

## Raise Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services

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

## Ahmed Mhiri
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

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.

## Ilan Benhaim
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Apparel, Fashion

Ilan Benhaim

## Hartwood
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bruyelle, Hainaut, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Software, Financial Services

Hartwood is a multi-specialist consulting group, accelerating the growth of its companies.

## Gregoire Baudry
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Apparel, Fashion

Gregoire Baudry is an Advisory Partner @ Bain & Co

## Frédéric Maus
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Apparel, Fashion

Frédéric Maus is a Directeur Général @ WSN.

## Fabrice Lépine
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Apparel, Fashion

Fabrice Lépine, CEO of Wonderbox

## Serena
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Internet, Information Technology

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.

## Marine de Waziers
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Apparel, Fashion

Marine de Waziers is an individual investor.

## Pertinence Invest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Villeurbanne, Rhone-Alpes, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Medical, CRM

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

## ODYSSEE VENTURE
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Private Equity
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Analytics

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€.

## Newfund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

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.

## Connect Pro
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Beauty, Wellness, Cosmetics

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.

## Conegliano Venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Video, Beauty, Mobile

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

## Be Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Louvain-la-neuve, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Health Care

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.

## Smalt Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Debt Financing
- Focus: Wellness, SaaS, Solar

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

## Campus Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Environmental Consulting, SaaS, Solar

Campus Fund provides finance and support to student entrepreneurs.

## Vanessa Daurian Proust
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed

Vanessa Daurian Proust serves as CEO & Co founder of NEO FOUNDERS and Investor & Board Member at Glady (ex Wedoogift).

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