# Top 50 Education VC (Venture Capital) Funds in France in June 2026 ## Bpifrance - Type: VC Fund - Location: Maisons-alfort, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 17 - 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. ## Educapital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 12 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Education, EdTech, E-Learning The first European Edtech & Future of Work fund. ## Kima Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Kima Ventures promotes the growth of startups, supporting them in the fastest and most effective ways. ## Angelsquare - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 8 - 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… ## Brighteye Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Education, Software, E-Learning 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! ## Ring Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Retail Tech for Good VC investing in Series A and Series B ## M Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Software, Food and Beverage 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. ## MAIF Avenir - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS MAIF Avenir is a French VC firm investing in post-seed to series B startups founded by French entrepreneurs. ## INCO Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, EdTech, Wellness 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. ## Isai - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet 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. ## Better Angle - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology We back the companies of tomorrow before it's obvious. Strategic venture capital firm committed to building lasting partnerships with exceptional founders. ## Partech - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS 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. ## Elaia - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## GO CAPITAL - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rennes, Bretagne, France - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care 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. ## BNP Paribas Développement - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology 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. ## Karista - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care Karista is an early-stage venture capital firm created in 2001 investing in Health, Digital, Tech, and NewSpace. ## Investessor - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boulogne-billancourt, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Internet, Apps 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. ## Impact Partenaires - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Education, Internet, Software 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. ## Avolta Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Advertising 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. ## Finorpa - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lens, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Manufacturing, Software, Industrial Finorpa is a venture capital firm based in France that finances seed and early stage investments of Small and Medium Enterprises. ## ODYSSEE VENTURE - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - 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€. ## Founders Future - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet 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. ## Eurazeo - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care 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. ## WeLikeStartup - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Food and Beverage, Internet 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 ). ## Arkea Capital Investissement - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Private Equity, Series B - Focus: Manufacturing, EdTech, Software ARKEA relies on human resources of the existing pole of investment capital ## Seventure Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - 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 ## SIDE Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS Smart Investment for Disruptive Entrepreneurs Fonds d'investissement early-stage pour les start-ups tech & digitales ## Citizen Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Software, Construction 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. ## Bpifrance Digital Venture - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, SaaS, Software Bpifrance Digital Venture operates as a venture capital firm. ## Financiere Saint James - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Internet 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. ## Evolem Start - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lyon, Rhone-Alpes, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS 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€. ## MAIF Impact - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Retail, Children, Education 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. ## Kurma Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical 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. ## Turenne Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Private Equity - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Medical 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. ## Crédit Mutuel Arkéa - Type: VC Fund - Location: Le Relecq-kerhuon, Bretagne, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech 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. ## Banque des Territoires - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Banque des Territoires is a Investment Firm. ## UI Investissement - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Private Equity, Series A, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Software, Health Care Since 1967, the UI brand embodies a partnership with companies. Actor of the economy, UI has accompanied more than 120 SMEs over the last fifteen years, investing more than 550m € and giving substance to their development projects. Combining experience and corporate culture, UI has established itself as an involved and independent partner, able tocount on its shareholder leaders to favor, independently, the sustainable performance of the SMEs it accompanies. ## Siparex Groupe - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Private Equity, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology 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. ## Breizh Up - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Software Breizh Up ## Starquest Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology High Tech, Low Carbon: crafting tomorrow, today. We finance innovation to make tomorrow happen today. Starquest is a Montefiore Company. ## FJ Labs - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups. ## Val'Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ivry-sur-seine, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Training, B2B VAL'Angels is a non-profit organization that brings together Business Angels in the area of Paris, in France. Throughout our network, investors have access to innovative projects. ## XAnge - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce XAnge is a Franco-German team of venture capital investors that manages €450 million and invests in digital, deeptech, and impact startups.It is the innovation brand of the Siparex group, a major player in French private equity. XAnge is a key European investor in early-stage startups and is looking for game-changing startups and entrepreneurswho rock the code[s].The Paris, Ile-de-France-located company was founded in 2004. ## Investisseurs privés - Type: VC Fund - Location: Blanquefort, Midi-Pyrenees, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Investisseurs privés is a private investment firm. ## BREEGA - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services VCs use all sorts of tricks to attract the best companies. We do too. But as founders, we know that the main reason you choose an investor to be a part of your journey is because you like them. You trust them. Their values align with yours. ## Emertec - Type: VC Fund - Location: Grenoble, Rhone-Alpes, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Energy, Software, Electronics EMERTEC’s experienced investment team has developed proven track record and has been able to develop close ties with major industrial players, many of them also being investors in their funds.These close ties are extremely valuable as to understand medium and long-term requirements of major order placers and high-level commercial opportunities.This brings visibility and confidence for entrepreneurs as well as for its investors.Their objective is to create value by turning ground-breaking technological innovations into commercial and financial successful companies. ## Alto Invest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Versailles, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology 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. ## Expanso Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Solar, Lighting Expansion Capital Group is that valued partner for expansion capital solutions. ## Ventech - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet On-the-ground expert investors in early-stage digital. Ready to meet you, wherever you are. ## AQUITI Gestion - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Manufacturing Floated in 1998, thanks to the local authority "Conseil Régional d’Aquitaine" and the "Caisse des dépôts", our venture, growth and LBO funds (Aquitaine Amorçage, ACI, Aqui-Invest) now benefit from the support of public and private influential shareholders and sponsors.Up to now, AQUITI GESTION has invested in more than 200operations contributing to the creation and development of about 150 companies and thousands of jobs.Currently, ACI and Aqui-Invest manage a portfolio gathering 50 companies which revenues scale from 0 € (early stage) to 30 M€. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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