Top 50 Education VC Funds & Investors in France (August 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Bpifrance
VC Fund
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25 | France, United States, Switzerland | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $757k–$34M |
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Educapital
VC Fund
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13 | France, United States, Germany | Series A, Seed | Education, EdTech, E-Learning | $1.9M–$16M |
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Kima Ventures
VC Fund
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12 | France, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $589k–$16M |
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Angelsquare
VC Fund
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8 | France, United States, Switzerland | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Internet, SaaS | $400k–$6.1M |
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Brighteye Ventures
VC Fund
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7 | United Kingdom, France, Spain | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Education, Software, E-Learning | $541k–$20M |
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Motier Ventures
VC Fund
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6 | France, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software | $1.6M–$27M |
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Ring Capital
VC Fund
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6 | France, Côte d'Ivoire, Spain | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $1.6M–$27M |
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Better Angle
VC Fund
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6 | France, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $500k–$9.4M |
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Elaia
VC Fund
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5 | France, United States, Spain | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $1.1M–$50M |
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M Capital Partners
VC Fund
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5 | France, United States, Canada | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Software, Food and Beverage | $1.1M–$6.8M |
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MAIF Avenir
VC Fund
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5 | France, Germany, United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Internet, SaaS | $1.1M–$36M |
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GO CAPITAL
VC Fund
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5 | France, Canada, Israel | Seed, Series A | Biotechnology, Software, Health Care | $549k–$13M |
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INCO Ventures
VC Fund
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5 | France, Guinea | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Health Care, EdTech, Wellness | $1.6M–$15M |
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Isai
VC Fund
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5 | France, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $878k–$50M |
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Partech
VC Fund
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5 | United States, France, Germany | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, SaaS | $1.1M–$55M |
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BNP Paribas Développement
VC Fund
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5 | France, Germany, The Netherlands | Series A, Seed | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $2.2M–$24M |
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Kurma Partners
VC Fund
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4 | France, Switzerland, Spain | Series A, Seed, Series B | Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical | $2.7M–$98M |
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Arkea Capital Investissement
VC Fund
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4 | France, Italy, United Kingdom | Private Equity, Series B | Manufacturing, EdTech, Software | $5.3M–$50M |
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Karista
VC Fund
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4 | France, United States, Finland | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Biotechnology, Health Care | $713k–$33M |
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Founders Future
VC Fund
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4 | France, United States, Italy | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Internet | $1M–$25M |
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Finorpa
VC Fund
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4 | France, United States, Belgium | Seed, Series A | Manufacturing, Software, Industrial | $219k–$25M |
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FJ Labs
VC Fund
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4 | United States, Brazil, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services | $1.4M–$68M |
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Eurazeo
VC Fund
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4 | France, United States, Germany | Series B, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $3.2M–$125M |
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Investessor
VC Fund
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4 | France, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Internet, Apps | $261k–$1.1M |
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Picus Capital
VC Fund
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4 | Germany, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Software, FinTech | $549k–$33M |
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SIDE Capital
VC Fund
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4 | France, Switzerland | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence | $549k–$11M |
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Impact Partenaires
VC Fund
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4 | France | Series A, Series B | Education, SaaS, Internet | $2.3M–$5.7M |
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Avolta Partners
VC Fund
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3 | France, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Advertising | $549k–$16M |
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Financiere Saint James
VC Fund
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3 | France, United States, Spain | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet | $975k–$28M |
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Frst
VC Fund
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3 | France, United States, Luxembourg | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $116k–$40M |
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Verve Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Switzerland, Germany, France | Series A, Seed, Series B | Health Care, Software, Biotechnology | $1.4M–$45M |
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Citizen Capital
VC Fund
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3 | France, United States, Germany | Series A, Seed | Health Care, Software, Construction | $1.6M–$16M |
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MAIF Impact
VC Fund
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3 | France | Series A, Seed | Retail, Software, Education | $589k–$13M |
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WeLikeStartup
VC Fund
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3 | France | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Software, Food and Beverage, Information Technology | $66k–$2M |
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Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
VC Fund
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3 | France, Poland | Seed, Series A | Financial Services, Finance, FinTech | $439k–$27M |
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Global Founders Capital
VC Fund
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3 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Software, FinTech | $500k–$32M |
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Nord France Amorcage
VC Fund
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3 | France, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $329k–$25M |
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Bpifrance Digital Venture
VC Fund
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3 | France, India | Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $439k–$24M |
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Unhiders Angels
VC Fund
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3 | France | Pre-Seed | Software, Training | $445k–$445k |
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ODYSSEE VENTURE
VC Fund
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3 | France, United States | Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Analytics | $878k–$11M |
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Seventure Partners
VC Fund
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3 | France, United States, Germany | Series A, Series B | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software | $3.3M–$63M |
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Evolem Start
VC Fund
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3 | France, Italy, Senegal | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | $1.1M–$21M |
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Turenne Capital
VC Fund
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3 | France, Poland, Germany | Series A, Series B | Software, Biotechnology, Health Care | $2.8M–$33M |
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Banque des Territoires
VC Fund
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3 | France, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $1.4M–$30M |
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Allianz
VC Fund
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2 | United States, France, United Kingdom | Series B, Series C | Financial Services, Software, FinTech | |
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Breizh Up
VC Fund
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2 | France | Seed, Series A | Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Software | |
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Starquest Capital
VC Fund
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2 | France, Singapore, The Netherlands | Seed, Series A | Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology | |
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Alto Invest
VC Fund
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2 | France, Martinique, United States | Series A, Convertible Note | Software, Health Care, Biotechnology | $1.5M–$8.4M |
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Siparex Groupe
VC Fund
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2 | France, United States, Italy | Private Equity, Seed | Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology | |
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Omnes Capital
VC Fund
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2 | France, Germany, United States | Series A, Series B | Software, Biotechnology, Health Care | $3.5M–$53M |
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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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, United States, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1458
- Round size: Seed $757k–$6.3M; Series A $3M–$34M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- FinKey — Finkey : la meilleure solution pour vendre sa PME au juste prix. Un accompagnement sur-mesure des chefs d'entreprise.
- Proteor — Proteor offers a complete range of high quality products and services to the O&P world, through more than 60 clinics.
- Nepsis — AI-powered software and debt advisory for renewable energy developers. Modern financing solutions for small & medium renewable projects.
The first European Edtech & Future of Work fund.
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- Industry: Education, EdTech, E-Learning
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: France, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 55
- Round size: Seed $1.9M–$11M; Series A $4.2M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $55M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Preply — Looking for a tutor? Preply is the best platform for private online lessons with a flexible payment system and affordable prices. Book your first lesson.
- Rocapine — We craft apps that help people feel truly alive
- Mendo — Mendo helps large companies embed AI into their workflows and drives adoption by helping teams apply AI to their real-world use cases, without losing the human element.We operate directly in the tools and day-to-day workflows to trigger the right habits at the right moment.The result? Teams that confidently use generative AI in their daily workand a transformation that is concrete, guided, and sustainable.
Kima Ventures promotes the growth of startups, supporting them in the fastest and most effective ways.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 633
- Round size: Seed $600k–$6M; Pre-Seed $589k–$3.8M; Series A $1.2M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hoora — Hoora is a mobile gaming platform that offers an instant, scrollable feed of over 200 casual and arcade mini-games playable without downloads or waiting.
- Shiplong — Shiplog gives every customer a live profile and decides the next best action in real time, so you expand, retain and grow revenue from the customers you already have.
- Explora Project — Explora Project is specializing in adventure travel and expeditions to the 4 corners of the planet and all environments.
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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- Industry: Software, Internet, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: France, United States, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 118
- Round size: Seed $400k–$2.1M; Series A $2.1M–$6.1M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
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 — Orosound is a French startup committed to improving your well-being at work. The company design breakthrough Noise Control Technologies. The company's earphone brand Tilde has noise-filtering technology that facilitates selective filtering of ambient noise, enabling office workers to filter disturbing noise while they are working.
- 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!
Brighteye Ventures is the first and largest vertical EdTech Venture Capital firm in Europe. If you are an entrepreneur using technology to reinvent learning and education, we want to hear from you!
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- Industry: Education, Software, E-Learning
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United Kingdom, France, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 63
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $541k–$2.2M; Series A $3.5M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $111M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Coachbetter — Football drills for kids, youth and pro teams in one platform. Coachbetter is your digital assistant coach. Manage football trainings, matches, teams and your club.
- sherpa — AI Operating System for External Workforce Management
- NEX Health Intelligence — Intelligent software systems for infection prevention and control. We provide hospitals with everything they need to track, manage, and prevent infections all in one place.
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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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: France, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 212
- Round size: Seed $2.7M–$17M; Pre-Seed $1.6M–$3.4M; Series A $11M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Bondio — Connect instantly to 1000+ networks in 200+ countries, with 0 commitments
- Linc — Linc is a platform that delivers data retrieval and analysis services tailored to business needs. The company offers solutions supporting bookkeeping and payroll workflows alongside information management capabilities. Linc offerings streamline data management processes and enable organizations to operationalize their data more effectively.
- Concord — Concord is the agentic infrastructure for media buying, turning media plans into governed campaign execution across advertising platforms.
We support entrepreneurs who innovate to provide vital solutions to the social and environmental challenges of our time, from accessibility to healthcare, climate change and nature.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: France, Côte d'Ivoire, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 69
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$8.3M; Series A $6.5M–$24M; Series B $10M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $59M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- ISAAC — ISAAC is an innovative tech company at the forefront of enhancing structural resilience through advanced active mass damper systems. Specializing in seismic and wind protection, ISAAC's solutions dynamically improve the stability of existing buildings and infrastructure. Utilizing non-invasive retrofitting techniques, our active mass dampersenhance the safety and comfort of structures under dynamic loads without altering their original aesthetics. This approach not only safeguards buildings during natural events but also contributes to greener construction practices by avoiding extensive reconstruction, aligning with sustainable development goals in urban environments.
- Rocapine — We craft apps that help people feel truly alive
- En Carta Diagnostics — En Carta provides low cost and high accuracy paper based diagnostics. Our first product is a SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 Diagnostic
We back the companies of tomorrow before it's obvious. Strategic venture capital firm committed to building lasting partnerships with exceptional founders.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: France, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 81
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$6.8M; Pre-Seed $500k–$8.6M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.2M–$9.4M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kando — Voice & Visual assistant and software for caregiver
- Nepsis — AI-powered software and debt advisory for renewable energy developers. Modern financing solutions for small & medium renewable projects.
- Concord — Concord is the agentic infrastructure for media buying, turning media plans into governed campaign execution across advertising platforms.
Elaia is French venture capital firm focused on European digital and deep tech startups, from early stage to growth developpement. We back tech disruptors.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: France, United States, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 223
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$9.9M; Series A $2.2M–$26M; Series B $4.2M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Hema.to — Hema.to provides fully automated, AI-powered blood cancer detection suggestions based on flow cytometry data.
- Ornikar — Ornikar is an online driving school that offers radically cheaper, uncomplicated and faster offer to obtain a driving license.Ornikar relies on a network of state-qualified teachers to offer an apprenticeship in mobile driving at reduced prices. The cmpany is an an online driving school more in tune with the demand of current and futuregenerations.The company's mission is to make the driver's license exam cheaper and its learning more enjoyable.
- Stanley Robotics — Stanley Robotics is a DeepTech business helping the transportation and logistics industries digitalise and robotise outdoor operations.
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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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 113
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$5.4M; Series A $3.3M–$6.8M
- Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Haiku — L'IA et la data au service des du droit
- The Sanctuary Group — The Sanctuary Group provides aqua-cycling, indoor cycling, boxing bootcamp, yoga, dance cardio, HIIT workouts, and kids’ swim classes.
- Ascendance — Sustainable flight solutions for today & tomorrow... because cleaner aviation can't wait. With Ascendance, Fly quieter, cleaner, further.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, SaaS
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: France, Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 60
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$5.5M; Series A $4.4M–$13M; Series B $9.8M–$36M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Naboo — Give your teams the freedom to meet where they want, when they need
- HomeExchange (formerly GuestToGuest) — Welcome to the #1 home exchange community. For 24/7 assistance, please reach us at contact@homeexchange.com
- Iceberg Data Lab — Iceberg Data Lab is a fintech firm that develops assessment tools and provides environmental data solutions to financial institutions.
GO Capital is an independent management company and a major player in regional Seed and Venture Capital since 2003. With offices in Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Normandy, Centre-Val de Loire and the South of France, GO Capital contributes to the financing of responsible innovation in these regions. With a team of investors with complementarysectoral experience, we have a solid track-record in DeepTech. GO Capital has nearly 400 million euros under management, and mainly finances technology leaders in the digital and healthcare sectors and in the industry of the future.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, Canada, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 139
- Round size: Seed $549k–$6.3M; Series A $2.1M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Lifeaz — Lifeaz saves lives by developing a new generation of connected, simpler, more reliable and smarter defibrillators.
- Axomove — Axomove specializes in the prescription of video-based physical exercises. The company's movement knowledge is used by health professionals to improve remote monitoring of their patients and to avoid Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) at work.
- NeoXperiences — NeoXperiences develops technological solutions that bring audiences together around fun and interactive experiences.
INCO Ventures is an AMF-licensed fund manager, specialised in venture capital and pioneer in impact investing. INCO Ventures manages or advises more than €500M of assets to invest in the most promising start-ups and companies that are shaping the new inclusive and sustainable economy, and advises funds on their investments or on impactmeasurement.
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- Industry: Health Care, EdTech, Wellness
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: France, Guinea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $1.7M–$5.8M; Series A $4.7M–$4.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.6M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Resoil — Resoil finances the agricultural carbon sinks through carbon credits certified by the Low Carbon Label.
- Axomove — Axomove specializes in the prescription of video-based physical exercises. The company's movement knowledge is used by health professionals to improve remote monitoring of their patients and to avoid Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) at work.
- Mindday — Mindday is reinventing mental well-being by combining human support, digital programs and science to provide immediate and personalized support to anyone.
Isai is a tech entrepreneurs' fund that focuses on early-stage internet startups and small capital tech private equity deals. It seeks to invest in companies operating in the software, information technology, media, and industrial sectors. It brings together more than 300 tech entrepreneurs who have decided to invest their money and theirexperience in order to allow the emergence of new French Tech champions.Founded in 2010, Isai is headquartered in Paris, France.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: France, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 173
- Round size: Seed $878k–$8M; Series A $2.2M–$25M; Series B $7.3M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $196M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Kestra Technologies — Use declarative language to build simpler, faster, scalable and flexible workflows
- Panora — Panora's goal is to provide a clear and structured perspective of their business, files, and opportunities.
- APL Datacenters — Organic Design, des #datacenters en symbiose avec leur environnement
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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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, France, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 559
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$10M; Series A $4.2M–$28M; Series B $9M–$55M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Prysm Systems — An interactive video wall is a powerful digital display option that sees your message. touch screen display designed for application commercial grade retail.
- EcoVadis — Ratings platform to assess corporate social responsibility and sustainable procurement. Solutions include risk monitoring, audit management and sustainability ratings.
- Brevo — Brevo is a developer of a cloud-based digital marketing platform used to meet the demand of businesses to engage with customers. Its platform encompasses the entire chain, from the creation of a newsletter to analysis and reporting tools to targeting modules that enable businesses, eCommerce sellers, and agencies to build customer relationshipsthrough digital marketing campaigns, transactional messaging, and marketing automation.Unlike other marketing solutions built for enterprise-level budgets and expertise, Sendinblue tailors its all-in-one suite to suit the marketing needs of growing SMBs in tough markets.The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Paris, France.
BNP Paribas Développement is the investment arm of BNP Paribas that specializes in SME development. It specializes in second stage, mezzanine, bridge, acquisition, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalization, special situations, and privatizations transactions.The firm considers investments in manufacturing, service industries,medicine, electronics, energy, chemistry, new materials, industrial automations, industrial goods and services, transportation, consumer goods, commerce and distribution, buildings and public works, wholesale retail, biotechnology, telecommunications, and information technology sectors.BNP Paribas Développement was established in 1988 and is based in Paris, France.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: France, Germany, The Netherlands
Investor stats
- Total investments: 148
- Round size: Seed $2.2M–$7M; Series A $3.9M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Primo1D — Primo1D was founded in August 2013 and has his headquarters in the heart of the MINATEC Campus in Grenoble, France. The company offers solutions for embedding sparkles of intelligence in objects and materials using the E-Thread® yarn, a yarn containing electronics. We love explaining our customers what this yarn can do for them.
- Proteor — Proteor offers a complete range of high quality products and services to the O&P world, through more than 60 clinics.
- Ostrea — OSTREA is a pioneering company in the creation of high-performance materials based on bio-minerals: seashells.
Kurma Partners is a management company based in Paris, specializing in the financing of innovation in healthcare and biotechnology, from pre-creation to development capital. Kurma Partners, which manages the Kurma Biofund I, II funds and the Kurma Diagnostics fund, is one of the main players in the financing of therapeutic and medical innovationsin Europe, particularly through links with many institutes. research and prestigious hospitals.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: France, Switzerland, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 142
- Round size: Seed $2.7M–$14M; Series A $3.8M–$98M; Series B $12M–$72M
- Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- EvlaBio — EvlaBio is a biotech company focused on the development of drug programs that address significant unmet medical needs. The company's pipeline includes robust scientific antibody programs for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (Phase 1 ready) and chronic kidney disease with left ventricular hypertrophy (pre-clinical).
- Tacalyx — Tacalyx develops therapeutics targeting cancer-specific carbohydrate antigens on the surface of metastatic malignant tumors where no satisfactory treatments exist.The name Tacalyx is derived from TACA (Tumor Associated Carbohydrate Antigen) and ‘lyx’ from the term Glycocalyx, the glycan-containing layer covering cells. Cancer cells differ fromnormal cells by displaying aberrant carbohydrate structures on their surfaces promoting metastasis, angiogenesis or suppression of the immune system. TACAs result from the aberrant glycosylation that is seen with transformation to a tumor cell and represent attractive targets for cancer treatment since they are displayed with high cancer specificity and enhance tumor virulence via the mentioned diverse mechanisms.
- AM Pharma — AM-Pharma B.V., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapeutics for human use in the Netherlands. It focuses in the pre-clinical and clinical development of novel therapeutics to treat inflammatory and infectious diseases. The company develops products based on endogenous proteins and protein derivedpeptides, as well as molecules that naturally occur in the human body. Its products include alkaline phosphatase for treatment of acute kidney injury and ulcerative colitis; and immune response amplifying peptide hLF1-11 for the treatment of drug resistant hospital acquired infections. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bunnik, the Netherlands.
ARKEA relies on human resources of the existing pole of investment capital
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- Industry: Manufacturing, EdTech, Software
- Stage:Private Equity, Series B
- Geography: France, Italy, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 28
- Round size: Series B $5.3M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Uptale — Uptale provides an enterprise solution that enhances employee learning through immersive experiences in 360° and virtual reality. The platform allows organizations to create, share, and analyze training modules without requiring technical expertise.
- Beedeez — Reinvent your company's professional training with the Social Learning Platform.
- Edflex — Edflex offers content for businesses such as articles, videos, podcasts, online courses, and books. It is a SaaS solution that connects companies to access online corporate training content. Edflex is working to improve everyone's training by making it more understandable. The company's goal is to be the innovator in bringing togetherparticipants in online training by developing an easy-to-follow learning route. The teams at Edflex strive every day to locate and offer instructional content in a way that makes learning seem natural and effortless, rather than like an extra effort.
Karista is an early-stage venture capital firm created in 2001 investing in Health, Digital, Tech, and NewSpace.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: France, United States, Finland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 156
- Round size: Seed $713k–$6.3M; Series A $1.2M–$18M; Series B $2.5M–$33M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tricares — TRiCares is a medical device company, devoted to developing a catheter-based valve replacement system for minimal invasive treatment of tricuspid valve regurgitation.
- Advestigo — Advestigo S.A., a technology company, provides digital assets protection solutions. It offers theraography technology, which analyses digital content to generate content-based fingerprints; AdvestiCHECK, a software package that allows companies to monitor information technology networks and workstations; and AdvestiGUARD, a software package thatallows companies to monitor communication channels. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Saint-Cloud, France. As of March 9, 2009, Advestigo S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Hologram Industries SA.
- Physikron — Physikron is a developer of mass spectrometry technologies used to improve the performance of tandem spectrometry. Its technologies offer proteomic analysis and dramatically improves the number of peptides and proteins identified during an LC/MS/MS acquisition that enable researchers to research in an enhanced way.
Founded in 2018 by serial entrepreneur Marc Menasé, Founders Future is a transatlantic tech investment platform supporting a new generation of AI-first entrepreneurs driving major transformations. Backed by entrepreneurs, leading European families, and institutional investors, the platform manages nearly $400 million and ranks among the most activeearly-stage players in Europe.As part of its expansion into the United States, Founders Future strengthened its shareholder base in 2025 with long-term partners such as MACSF, the Dassault family, and the CMA CGM Group. With over 120 investments, Founders Future is actively supporting companies like Databricks, Perplexity, Function Health, Waterdrop, Veesion, Riot, Conduktor and Raidium.Its strategy focuses on high-impact sectors - AI, fintech, SaaS, and healthcare - with a clear ambition: to empower the most ambitious entrepreneurs in scaling breakthrough technologies on a global scale.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, United States, Italy
Investor stats
- Total investments: 142
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$10M; Pre-Seed $1M–$5.8M; Series A $6.2M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Linc — Linc is a platform that delivers data retrieval and analysis services tailored to business needs. The company offers solutions supporting bookkeeping and payroll workflows alongside information management capabilities. Linc offerings streamline data management processes and enable organizations to operationalize their data more effectively.
- Bohr Energy — Bohr Energy is an artificial intelligence firm that aims to make the energy market accessible to independent producers.
- Pramaana Labs — Building the verification layer of AI for accelerated trust and super-intelligence.
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Browse database — It's Free!Finorpa is a venture capital firm based in France that finances seed and early stage investments of Small and Medium Enterprises.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Software, Industrial
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, United States, Belgium
Investor stats
- Total investments: 100
- Round size: Seed $219k–$2M; Series A $1.1M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2004
Portfolio highlights
- Extensee — Extensee is a French company that specializes in providing comprehensive drone solutions tailored for civil, industrial, and governmental applications. Their offerings include drones (UAVs) and sensors, airworthiness management, maintenance services, logistics support, expert personnel deployment, and supply of spare parts. This enables clients toeffectively implement drone-based operations across various sectors, ensuring operational readiness and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Beyond Green — Beyond Green is an agri-food group specializing in agricultural transition and sustainable food.
- Sophie Lebreuilly — Sophie Lebreuilly is a traditional pastry bakery, kneading and bread making on the spot, all day long. A gourmet artisan pastry shop and a fast food place: pizza, burger, pasta, salads, sandwiches, breakfast.
FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Brazil, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1441
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$10M; Series A $5M–$30M; Series B $12M–$68M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $5.5M in 2016
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- HUNTY — HUNTY is a platform that help people find jobs by connecting them with world class mentors who prepare them for the job search process. And people only pay when they get hired.
- Revelo — Scale your development team with the top 1% of 1,000,000+ software engineers in Latin America. Get matched with senior remote developers who have strong technical and English-speaking skills & hire them without the overhead. We handle payroll, taxes, and HR. Flat monthly rate.
- Metaloop — Metaloop is a scrap trading company that helps businesses from the metal recycling industry to boost revenue without scaling.
Eurazeo is a private equity and venture capital firm that invests in SMEs and manages a diversified portfolio of assets.With its expertise in private equity, real estate, and private debt, the group supports companies of all sizes in their development commitment through the commitment of its 235 professionals. It provides companies with thenecessary investments needed to realize their growth potential.The firm was founded in 1969 and is based in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Series B, Seed
- Geography: France, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 312
- Round size: Seed $3.2M–$16M; Series B $17M–$125M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Q Mixers — Q Mixers is a food and beverage company that makes carbonated mixers, beverages crafted from real ingredients.Its products are available in bars and restaurants, as well as in groceries and liquor stores. Flavors available: Ginger Beer, Tonic Water, Indian Tonic Water, Ginger Ale, Club Soda, Grapefruit, and Kola.It was established by JordanSilbert and Ben Karlin in Brooklyn, New York in 2007.
- Dewey’s Bakery — Dewey’s Bakery has had the privilege of offering customers deliciously sweet and savory treats that reflect the local flavors we love. Our products are baked with care, and our passion is creating moments that bring people together to slow down, celebrate life and enjoy the moment. Our bakery has become a beloved part of our hometown ofWinston-Salem, NC, and we’re now proud to offer our cookies and crackers nationwide so we can continue to delight taste buds from coast to coast!
- Celcius Logistics Solutions — India's Largest 'ONLINE " cold chain network.Book reefer vehicles, Cold Storages or get booking for your vehicle and cold storages across India instantly with the best price
Investessor is:animated by a team of volunteer practitioners of the company: business leaders, former leaders, experts , accountants, consultants, etc.,convinced that success is the product of individual and collective skills, partners with other angel networks or associations of unsecured loans,supported by several government agenciesand businesses.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: France, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Seed $329k–$1.1M; Pre-Seed $261k–$406k
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- OuiLive — OuiLive is an application that provide event from catalogue and create a custom challenge to play, providing users with educational and interactive content. That also provide modularity of the tool charter, content logo, challenges, quizzes.
- Showplace — Showplace is a B2B company that allows brands to sell their products directly to rental companies and provides concierge services for short-term rentals.
- Cogntivie Engines — Cognitive Engines is a robotics integrator using AI and real-time vision to control industrial robot arms, adapting to product size changes, and using a hand gesture interface for easy operation, compatible with various robotics brands.
Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. We work together with daring technology companies to build successful, global companies challenging the status quo and shaping tomorrow.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 415
- Round size: Seed $1.9M–$12M; Pre-Seed $549k–$4.5M; Series A $4M–$33M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $140M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Enpal — Kostenlose Planung von Solaranlagen. Gewinnbringende & schnelle Umsetzung von Photovoltaikanlagen inklusive professionelle Installation & Netzanschluss. Zum Festpreis!
- Lightbase — An always up-to-date view of your entire IT ecosystem for faster decisions and confident transformation at scale
- Spot My Energy — The uptake of PV, EVs, home storage, and heat pumps leads to a gigantic need for digital and intelligent metering and for the integration of millions of...
Smart Investment for Disruptive Entrepreneurs Fonds d'investissement early-stage pour les start-ups tech & digitales
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: France, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 42
- Round size: Seed $549k–$1.6M; Venture - Series Unknown $646k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 57% lead, 43% follow
Portfolio highlights
- nopillo — Nopillo provides tools to automate and optimize the tax declaration and the return on investment. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in Paris, Ile de France.
- Seelab.ai — Seelab.ai is a generative AI solution that helps marketing & creative teams creating branded visual content
- Klara — Klara develops a solution that is both helpful and tailored to each employee. There is a forum for promoting HR development methods. The solution allows to simplify and personalize the experience of employees for talent management, training programs, managerial ceremonies, or even visibility on the career path of your personnel.
IMPACT Partners is a socially oriented management company. They are looking at both financial performance and social performance by investing in companies developing a remarkable impact in terms of jobs in disadvantaged urban areas, of integration, and learning disabilities.
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- Industry: Education, SaaS, Internet
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Series A $2.3M–$5.7M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Eurekam — Eurekam is a publisher of digital-video solutions for controlling drug production processes.With innovative know-how, Eurekam is able to provide solutions to the problems of control of non-automated drug production and therefore requiring human intervention. The first technology application area of Eurekam is the oncology pharmacy environment.Its Drugcam solution provides real-time control and facilitates post-test verification of chemotherapy preparation fabrications. This is to enable safe and effective pharmaceutical release of chemotherapy preparations for administration to the patient.
- iRaiser — Elevate your charity fundraising with iRaiser's tailored solutions. Trusted by over 850 charities globally. Boost donations, engage supporters, and track success effortlessly. Unleash generosity today!
- Rise Up — Rise Up is a learning software solution designed to help organizations and their teams stay up-to-skill to be ready for challenges. Rise Up gives businesses the ability to offer training at business speed, embed learning in workers' regular activities, and accelerate learning to improve the company. Rise Up offers a customized learningexperience for everyone, every day by fusing a business-driven approach, cutting-edge technology, customer-driven service, and constant evaluation.
Avolta Partners provides independent M&A and corporate finance advice to young, cutting-edge, and leading startups in Europe. They have a strong track record of M&A and Venture Capital deals such as TokTokTok, Qarnot Computing or Smartangels.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Advertising
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: France, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 28
- Round size: Seed $549k–$2M; Series A $1.1M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Rediv — Patatam is the european's most trusted online shop for buying and selling like-new clothing for kids and babies. Parents can send their quality kids' clothing in a free pre-paid bag (the Patabag), earn cash up front for their clothing selected, and can shop the best brands for their kids at Patatam.com for up to 90% off retail. Based inthe south west of France, Patatam was launched in 2013 by Mariève Bidart, Eric Gagnaire and Mathieu Bidart. The company is advised and backed by former Price Minister CEO and founder Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet, Frederic Mazzella and Francis Nappez (founders of BlaBlaCar) and several other investors.
- Minuit une — Minuit has developed a groundbreaking patented laser technology called IVL™ lighting (stand for Immersive & Versatile Laser lighting) which grabbed rapidly the attention of all related sectors (concert, event, TV production, clubbing).
- Serious Factory — Serious Factory is a publisher of innovative learning solutions for training purposes. Thanks to its expertise in instructional engineering and gamification, Serious Factory can help make your entire training programme genuinely effective: from acquiring knowledge (digital learning modules, Serious Games, blended learning and much more) anddeveloping and strengthening skills (practical work, behavioural simulator, etc.) to updating content and monitoring skills from day to day.
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: France, United States, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 101
- Round size: Seed $975k–$6.9M; Pre-Seed $1.6M–$4.3M; Series A $4.6M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
Portfolio highlights
- CardNexus — CardNexus provides a digital platform for managing, trading, and selling trading card collections.
- Cleo Labs — AI-powered product compliance platform covering 106 countries and 3,700+ regulatory sources. The Deel of product compliance.
- Revibe — Buy refurbished & used electronics (Smartphones, Laptops) in UAE at Revibe. Free delivery & 12 months warranty. Certified tech by our experts. Order Now!
Frst is a seed-stage VC firm focused on supporting a new generation of French entrepreneurs with global ambitions.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: France, United States, Luxembourg
Investor stats
- Total investments: 71
- Round size: Seed $2.2M–$18M; Pre-Seed $116k–$4.3M; Series A $6.6M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $76M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Fakto — Fakto's AI audits every supplier contract, catches billing errors and missed rebates, and protects your margins. Built for procurement, finance and operations leaders.
- KelAI — The AI Quant. Autonomous investment intelligence.
- Uncovr — Surgical video is the biggest dark data in medicine. We turn it into operative reports, billing codes, and clinical intelligence automatically
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Browse database — It's Free!Verve Ventures has invested in more than 140 science and technology startups. We support visionary and resilient entrepreneurs from day one and are a reliable partner for the entire journey. We typically invest EUR 1-3m in early as well as later stage rounds of European high tech startups.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 285
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$11M; Series A $2.3M–$18M; Series B $4.2M–$45M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $66M in 2022
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- Axelera AI — Axelera AI is a company that delivers purpose-built hardware and software platforms designed to accelerate artificial intelligence tasks, particularly in edge computing. The company's flagship product, the Metis™ AI Platform, integrates both hardware and software components to deliver high-performance, energy-efficient AI inference solutions.This platform has been recognized for its innovation, notably being named a CES® 2024 Innovation Awards Honoree.Incubated in 2019 by the emerging technologies leader Bitfury and joined by the leading nano-technology group imec in early 2020, Axelera AI launched as a new company in 2021. Headquartered in the AI Innovation Center of the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Axelera AI has R&D offices in Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy. Its team of experts in AI software and hardware hail from top AI firms and Fortune 500 companies.
- Aylight — Aylight develops semiconductor laser and photonics platforms designed to improve optical connectivity in AI datacenters and related infrastructure. The company focuses on frequency modulated comb laser technology that generates multiple stable wavelengths from a single InP-based laser cavity. Its architecture produces an equidistant, RF-lockedwavelength grid that aligns with dense wavelength-division multiplexing requirements and reduces control complexity and power consumption. Aylight targets use cases in AI datacenter interconnects, quantum computing hardware, precision metrology, and communication equipment. Its products aim to integrate with terabit optical links and wavelength-division multiplexing systems while remaining compatible with existing fabrication processes.
- Atana Elements — Atana is a data-driven resource company that accelerates the exploration and development of flowing critical minerals.
Citizen Capital is a leading French private equity fund dedicated to using an impact-driven investment approach to deliver both financial and social returns for investors and society at-large. Citizen Capital manages €60 million and provides growth capital to high growth small or medium companies (€1 to 50 million sales) with a strong socialpurpose targeting :- Inclusion : adress the needs of underserved populations (silver economy, health, education, Bottom of the Pyramid...)- Social mobility : enable excluded people to access employment and cross social barriers (job creation in underserved areas, integration of disabled or low-educated workers...)- Sustainable production and consumption : change consumption habits and give access to sustainable goods and services (local production and short distribution channels, environment-driven technologies...)- Social Innovation : introduce new organisation models with tangible positive impact upon employees and partners (employee shareholding schemes, collaborative management...)Our goal is to build wealth for all stakeholders in our portfolio companies. In addition to capital we offer a combination of strategic, financial, operational guidance to the companies in which we invest, as well as a pro-active support in building and driving impact strategy – Citizen Capital has implemented a methodology combining social impact and ESG approach. Citizen Capital has signed the Principles for Responsible Investment (United Nations, PRI) and is a member of the G8 Social Impact Investment Task Force.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Construction
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: France, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 36
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$5.3M; Series A $5.9M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $50M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Didask — Didask provides AI-powered learning software with an LMS, LXP, authoring tools, and AI coaching. It helps organizations create, manage, and deliver personalized training, onboarding, compliance, and skills development programs.
- Semeia — Semeia provides software that helps in medical follow-up and consultation.
- Vesto — Vesto has set up an industrial area specifically for the repurposing of equipment used by restaurateurs. In addition to traditional catering, we hope to make it possible for group catering, open tenders, and eventually other professions to outfit themselves with less expensive, second-hand equipment while still minimizing their impact.
MAIF Investissement Social et Solidaire finances projects that are innovative, committed, and civic. The MAIF group demonstrates its ambition to support its driving role with companies in the social and solidarity economy. MAIF has supported the development of companies created to meet societal needs, and not simply to generate profits.
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- Industry: Retail, Software, Education
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $589k–$7.4M; Series A $3.5M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Didask — Didask provides AI-powered learning software with an LMS, LXP, authoring tools, and AI coaching. It helps organizations create, manage, and deliver personalized training, onboarding, compliance, and skills development programs.
- Heliup — Heliup is a company that creates and manufactures solar systems for huge building roofs for commercial and industrial buildings.
- Les Nouvelles Fermes — Les Nouvelles Fermes is a producer of fruits, vegetables to be made locally without chemical treatment, with taste. The company defends and develops new, ultra-local, sustainable, and inclusive agriculture, enabling clients to the crossroad between market gardening, agro-industry, and startups.
WeLikeStartup is a crowdfunding platform. WeLikeStartup brings startups their initial financing by the pre-sale or fundraising capital and provides investors to support entrepreneurship and job creation in France while providing services tailored to their security concerns and liquidity. Created by a recognized entrepreneurs and financeprofessionals team is WeLikeStartup Financial Investment Adviser, registered with ORIAS ( Unique Register of Insurance Intermediaries, Banking and Finance ), Member of the CNCIF ( National Chamber of Investment Advisers financial ) and Associate Partner of the first Business Angels network in France ( Investessor ).
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- Industry: Software, Food and Beverage, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 47
- Round size: Seed $329k–$2M; Angel $123k–$176k; Pre-Seed $66k–$406k
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
Portfolio highlights
- OuiLive — OuiLive is an application that provide event from catalogue and create a custom challenge to play, providing users with educational and interactive content. That also provide modularity of the tool charter, content logo, challenges, quizzes.
- Artifeel — Established in January 2021, ARTIFEEL is a Fast-Growing French developer and manufacturer of Check'in, the first disruptive smart security product that recognizes all door events.The Check'in Box embeds systems to detect and dissuade potential intrusions and sends remote alerts through the newly standardized LTE-M network without anysingle user interaction to Monitoring Stations and/or Smartphones. It is fully autonomous: battery powered, no need for additional gateways, sirens, and even Wi-Fi or electricity, making it a cost-effective solution for currently unsecured and isolated sites markets. Its ‘always-on’ configuration eliminates false alarms, ideal when paired with a Central Monitoring Station subscription. The All-in-one design makes him very simple to use and avoid unnecessary installation time and costs.
- SeaBeLife — SeaBeLife is a biotechnology company that develops a range of drug candidates intended to block regulated necrosis (or regulated cell death of cells), from a family of patented molecules.
In 2002, the three federations of Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne (CMB), Crédit Mutuel du Sud-Ouest (CMSO) and Crédit Mutuel Massif Central (CMMC) and the twenty or so specialised subsidiaries formed a group that took the name Crédit Mutuel Arkéa. As a manufacturer and distributor, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa covers all areas of banking, insurance and finance.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, Poland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 36
- Round size: Seed $439k–$5.3M; Series A $3.5M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
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- Calicéo — Calicéo operates as a family group of aquatic fitness and beauty-massage spaces.
- Greenway — Everything for charging EVs & the largest network of EV chargers in our region. We also sell, lease, install, and operate charging stations for 3rd parties.
- LaBienveillanceFinancière — RegTech, Fintech, Insurtech, wealth management, wealth planning, estate planning In an increasingly complex world, every family needs the type of wealth planning, estate planning, and wealth management advice up to now exclusively reserved for very high-net worth individuals. LaBienveillanceFinancière (LBF) provides professional wealth managementadvisers with an “augmented wealth advisory” platform that enables them to meet this need. LBF’s algorithms automate the production (data collection, analysis, calculations, solutions, reporting) of wealth management solutions personalized for each of its clients' customer. LBF's clients are banks’ financial advisers, insurance brokers, and wealth management adviser networks. The company has already conquered 3 institutional networks. LBF helps them provide higher quality, certified, global (tax, civil law, financial) wealth management advice in no time.
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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- Industry: Financial Services, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 971
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$9.2M; Pre-Seed $500k–$5M; Series A $5M–$32M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2B in 2018
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- sevDesk — Deutschlands beliebteste Buchhaltungssoftware: Rechnungen& Angebote erstellen, Buchhaltung erledigen, Kunden- &Lagerverwaltung u.v.m.
- Cambridge Aerospace — Our mission is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe.
- Arrakis Technologies — Arrakis partners with ambitious companies to deploy secure AI in production, taking them from experimentation to real-world impact at warp speed.
Nord France Amorçage is a regional co-investment fund, exclusively supported by the Hauts-de-France Region. This seed fund has been involved since 2013 in financing innovative businesses that create jobs and add value to the region. In 6 years, NFA has more than 50 participants spread across the region.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 44
- Round size: Seed $329k–$2.8M; Series A $1.1M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
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- Ensweet — Ensweet is a telemedicine platform intended to offer telerehabilitation services to patients. They offer equipment so that everyone can exercise whenever possible, enabling patients to have accessible rehabilitation.
- Hemerion — Advancing cancer therapies with Hemerion Therapeutics' innovative technology to fight brain cancer and glioblastoma.
- Lattice Medical — Lattice Medical also provides solutions for improving tissue engineering and regenerative medicine using 3D-printed bio-resorbable scaffolds.
Bpifrance Digital Venture operates as a venture capital firm.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: France, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 28
- Round size: Seed $3.5M–$18M; Pre-Seed $439k–$1.8M; Series A $2.9M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Firecell — Firecell is a Telecommunications Industry.
- altrove AI — Altrove - Sustainable Alternatives to Critical Materials
- Hypr Space (Hybrid Propulsion for Space) — Get ready for the next technology leap in space industry. We develop engines and vehicles that are cheaper, quicker and greener for earth to space and space to space transportation systems. Our patented innovation is based on brand new architecture for hybrid propulsion engines, unlocking previously unreachable capabilities.
Unhiders Angels is a group of business angels is dedicated to supporting impact-driven, diverse entrepreneurs.
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- Industry: Software, Training
- Stage:Pre-Seed
- Geography: France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Pre-Seed $445k–$445k
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Aloen — Aloen offers live AI training for agents, analyzing 100% of calls, and enhancing personalized AI models. solutions provided by Aleon are Automation & training, Every interaction counts, GDPR: Regulatory compliance, Committed teams: Retain your talents,
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€.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Analytics
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: France, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 86
- Round size: Seed $878k–$6.9M; Series A $1.6M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 74% lead, 26% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- ENGO Eyewear — engo3 is a next generation heads up display built for endurance athletes. Instant, frictionless, hands free access to performance metrics with long battery life and an ultra lightweight form factor. Unlock your data, and experience an entirely new way to train and compete
- Elixir Aircraft — Discover Elixir Aircraft, manufacturer of 4th generation light aircraft focusing on safety, savings, versatility, and sustainability in general aviation.
- BrightHeart — BrightHeart develops an AI-based platform for fetal ultrasound analysis to improve detection of congenital heart defects.
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Browse database — It's Free!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
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: France, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 247
- Round size: Series A $3.3M–$28M; Series B $3.4M–$63M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Ekstere — Ekstere facilitates selling and purchasing verified-quality used bicycles at a reasonable price.
- Pitchy — Create professional videos without technical expertise. Our online video editor helps you easily make business videos.
- Presto Engineering — We enable companies imagine and implement microelectronics solutions in high-value markets such as Industrial, Automotive, Communication and Medical.
Evolem is an evergreen fund sponsored by an entrepreneur with net worth > 850m€ (Bruno Rousset, Founder of April, listed insurance broker with 1B€ market cap). No external LP's, quick process and no exit deadline. We invest from 100k to 3M€ in french startup raising 500k€ to 10M€.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, Italy, Senegal
Investor stats
- Total investments: 85
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$4.6M; Series A $3.5M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Fungu'it — A new generation of flavor ingredients for healthy, sustainable, and accessible food.
- Kimialys — Kimialys provides a patented and disruptive surface chemistry for biosensors, enabling the development of innovative rapid diagnostic assays.
- Innovorder — Founded in 2014, Innovorder is the leader in digital solutions for the food service industry and services some of the largest players in the commercial and institutional catering sectors.Innovorder’s comprehensive SaaS software suite enables the deployment of new order channels, the management of both a restaurant networks and single points ofsale, the acceleration of order and kitchen preparation while optimizing production management, sales monitoring and customer loyalty. 6 years after its creation, Innovorder has more than 800 customers and thousands of points of sale using the Innovorder solution, including industry leaders such as KFC, Big Fernand, Quick, Bagel Corner, Courtepaille, Agapes, Amorino, and Poivre Rouge. Innovorder also provides its solution to the largest Contract Catering companies such as Elior, Compass, Api Restauration, Convivio and Dupont Restauration. Based in Paris, France, the company acquired the start-up La Caisse Tactile in October 2016. It employs more than 60 people and has completed two major rounds of fundraising, the latest in July 2019, for a total of more than 10 million euros.
Turenne Capital is an independant private equity management company, with 4 offices in France : - Paris - Lyon - Marseilles - Lille (joint-venture). Since 1999, Turenne Capital has been taking significant minority or majority equity stakes alongside entrepreneurs who operate SMEs with revenues ranging from €5 million to € 100 million. Itinvests between €1 million and €10 million per transaction. Turenne Capital manages/advises more than € 500 million. 32 people, among which 21 investors work in the Group. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Turenne Capital est une Société de gestion indépendante spécialisée en capital investissement. Turenne Capital accompagne depuis 1999 des entrepreneurs dans leur développement et la transmission de leur société et est implantée à : - Paris - Lyon - Marseille - Lille (filiale) Les tickets d'investissement vont de '1 à 10 millions d'euros en minoritaire et majoritaire dans des PME de 5 à 100 M€ de Chiffre d'affaires. Le Groupe Turenne Capital compte 32 professionnels dont 21 investisseurs, et gère/conseille plus de 500 M€ confiés par des institutionnels et des particuliers.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: France, Poland, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 56
- Round size: Series A $2.8M–$33M; Series B $6.6M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $35M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Coave Therapeutics — Coave Therapeutics is active in the field of gene therapies in rare ocular and CNS (Central Nervous System) diseases.
- Germitec SAS — Germitec is a world leader in UV-C high-level disinfection. Fast, safe, chemical-free, one-button UV-C high-level disinfection for ultrasound probes.
- Kainova Therapeutics — Domain Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on GPCR in immuno-oncology. Discover more than you think on our innovative cancer treatments tackling GPCR mediated-immunosuppression
Banque des Territoires is a Investment Firm.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 103
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$7.6M; Series A $3.7M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Semeia — Semeia provides software that helps in medical follow-up and consultation.
- Aquassay — Aquassay assists you with improving the industrial and environmental performance of all your water usage (supply, production, discharge).
- Click&Care — Click&Care is a caregiver marketplace empowers families to easily find, manage and pay licensed caregivers online. Click&Care is a transformation in quality homecare that contribute to make it more affordable and accessible.
As an international financial services provider, Allianz offers worldwide products and solutions in insurance and asset management.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Series B, Series C
- Geography: United States, France, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Homethrive — Homethrive is dedicated to helping families care for their loved ones who are aging or have special needs. Discover how our caregiving solution, Dari, can help you!
- Empathy — Coping with the loss of a loved one is not easy. Download the Empathy App for guidance on what to expect following a loss and the tools to get you through each step.
- Viridium Group — Viridium Group is the leading specialist in the efficient management of life insurance portfolios in Germany. The foundation of its activities is a customer-focused service organisation combined with efficient portfolio management. As of mid-2017, the companies of Viridium Group administered a combined total of about one million insurance policiesand about €15 billion in assets. The Group's shareholders are Cinven, a leading international private equity firm, and Hannover Re, the world's third-largest reinsurance company.
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- Industry: Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- AISPRID — AISPRID is a robotic company that manufactures autonomous robots for soft fruit picking.
- Seaber — SEABER's micro autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs): reliable solutions for underwater exploration, research, surveillance in coastal and shallow water environments.
- SEEDERAL Technologies — Seederal Technologies produces electric tractor.
High Tech, Low Carbon: crafting tomorrow, today. We finance innovation to make tomorrow happen today. Starquest is a Montefiore Company.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, Singapore, The Netherlands
Investor stats
- Total investments: 106
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- auum — auum is a glass cleaning machine that optimizes the cleaning process and reduces its water consumption. It is also an economical cleaning technology designed to promote reusable containers at work. They offer service, maintenance, and replacement services.
- Leakmited — At leakmited they reduce Non Revenue Water by finding leaks and by predicting risky pipes.They collect the client's Geographical Information System providing locations of the infrastructure and the history of breakdowns and leakages.
- Hydroclimat — Hydroclimat is a French DeepTech company using AI and climate data to help industries and authorities manage climate risks.
ALTO INVEST was founded by partners Antoine Valdes and Jean-François Paumelle, who have worked together since 1994 for one of Europe's largest financial institutions. Their team has managed several portfolios on behalf of institutional and private clients, and made more than 50 private equity investments in Europe, North America and Asia.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Convertible Note
- Geography: France, Martinique, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Series A $1.5M–$4.6M; Convertible Note $2.1M–$8.4M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Unow — Unow delivers tutored training programs on project management, soft skills and business skills. With a portfolio of 50+ training programs and a network of 100+ field experts, our goal is to improve team collaboration and productivity. Unow is headquartered in Paris, France.
- Karos — Karos transform available car seats into public transport networks, leveraging AI and mobile technologies.
- Crème de la Crème — Crème de la Crème connects companies with the most talented freelancers in Europe. Crème de la Crème was launched by Jean-Charles Varlet, Théo Dorp and Romain Abidonn in April 2015.
Siparex, France,s first multi-sectoral private equity investment company, is founded in Lyon.It was a start-up at a time when the spirit of enterprise was flagging. It emerged in one of France's regions, listed the shares of the original company one of its main vehicles on the stock market, grew internationally, and has become one of theindependent groups in its line of business in the space of 30 years.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Private Equity, Seed
- Geography: France, United States, Italy
Investor stats
- Total investments: 120
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- E-Recycle — E-Recycle is an online and offline store that specializes in recycling used high-tech products such as mobile phones, tablets, and PCs.
- NeoPhotonics — NeoPhotonics design and manufacture advanced hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic devices for ultra-fast communications networks, including optical components
- Ekoscan Integrity — Ekoscan Integrity is an innovative solution for the integrity and sustainability of industrial products through the implementation of innovative technology.
Omnes Capital takes a unique approach to renewable energy, transforming developers into independent power producers to provide green energy to millions.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: France, Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 184
- Round size: Series A $3.5M–$41M; Series B $4.4M–$53M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $403M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- VSORA — VSORA provides high performance companion solutions combining AI and signal processing to enable autonomous driving and ADAS
- SeqOne Genomics — Healthcare is undergoing a revolution, known as genomic medicine, that uses the patient’s genomic information to optimise treatment. This trend is accelerating thanks to the arrival of New Generation Sequencing (NGS) techniques that have reduced the cost of decoding genomic material while increasing the amount useful data obtained. However, NGShas had only limited impact on mainstream healthcare due to the difficulties in analyzing more and richer genomic data. SeqOne’s mission is to provide tools that enable the healthcare industry to analyse NGS genomic data better and more cost-effectively to provide universal access to genomic medicine.
- Complix — Complix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of Alphabodiesâ„¢, a novel class of biopharmaceuticals that offer significant advantages over existing protein based therapies. Alphabodiesâ„¢ bind with high affinity to a wide range of disease targets and are particularly suited to address certain targets that aredifficult to reach with antibodies or other types of protein scaffolds. Due to their unique stability and versatility Alphabodiesâ„¢ can be delivered via alternative non-injectable routes of administration, unlike most therapeutic proteins.
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