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Top 50 Manufacturing Angel Investors in France in October 2024

Last updated: Oct 2024 A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Manufacturing startups based in France. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Manufacturing companies from France. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Manufacturing Angel Investors in France in October 2024

Investor	Manufacturing France investments
Cédric Delorme	2
Florent Couty	2
Roxanne Varza	2
Karim Kaddoura	2
Eric Carreel	2
Thibault Chassagne	2
Ning Li	1
Simon Dawlat	1
Patrice Lafargue	1
Julien Chaumond	1
Marc Simoncini	1
Pierre-Antoine Pluvinage	1
Stephan Rohr	1
Thierry Fahmy	1
Michael Benabou	1
Bashar Hamood	1
Henri de Castries	1
Gabriel Caillaux	1
Robyn Rihanna Fenty	1
Thomas Clozel	1
Edward Lando	1
Jean-Eric Vergne	1
Bruno Maisonnier	1
Gerard Hascoet	1
Chris Anderson	1
SERRA Claude	1
David Sloo	1
Marc Simoncini	1
Ali Shaaban	1
Marc-Antoine de Longevialle	1
Pablos Holman	1
Tobias Lechtenfeld	1
Emeric d'Arcimoles	1
Bertrand Jacquelot	1
Mehdi Ghissassi	1
Philippe Varin	1
Catherine Dunand	1
Jessica Alba	1
Thomas France	1
Christophe Chausson	1
Benoit Charles-Lavauzelle	1
Reese Witherspoon	1
Nicolas Douay	1
Romain Afflelou	1
Christophe Maurissen	1
Stephane Dupayage	1
Vincent Deltrieu	1
Xavier Niel	1
Nikolaj Deichmann	1
Antoine Leconte	1

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Business angel investing with impact in Foodtech, Winetech, Insuretech and Fintech

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, CRM
Seed, Angel, Equity Crowdfunding
France

Portfolio highlights

Bet4Fun — Bet4Fun is the new Competitive Mobile Gaming App allowing players to challenge each other and earn rewards by instantly playing against other players or their friends around the world, in 1v1 or in Tournaments, for Free or in Real Money, on a variety of partner games, in intense matches !
Courtigo — Courtigo is a CRM and comparator software for insurance brokers (SaaS)
uvoji by T.zic — uvoji designs, develops, manufactures and markets all-in-one solutions for the treatment and disinfection of water at points of use and of surfaces by UV LEDs.To meet the major challenges of access to drinking water and provide technological solutions to the urgent needs of point-of-use water treatment, we launched the Oji Safe, Oji Pure and OjiReuse products. Our solutions are used notably by the French Red Cross for its operations.In response to the Covid pandemic, we developed the Uvo Care. Uvo Care is the disinfection box, Made in France, for all types of masks and everyday objects. The essential ally for resuming your professional activities in complete safety. It has been tested and approved by independent laboratories and kills over 99.999% of viruses and bacteria in just seconds (including SARS-COV2 virus).

Florent Couty is the former Chief Innovation of IAD.

Investment focus

Retail, Automotive, E-Commerce
Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Carsell — Carsell is an automotive company that offers turnkey service solutions for their car. The company supports the entire process of selling used vehicles between individuals and frees them from all the constraints and sources of stress associated with it Carsell was founded by Morgan Petitjean in 2021.

Roxanne Varza is currently Director of STATION F, the biggest startup campus in the world with more than 1,000 startups, located in Paris. She is also an angel investor (companies include Claap, Folk, Resilience.care, Moka.care, Colette and more) and scout for Sequoia Capital (and was previously a scout at Atomico).Before joining STATION F, sheled Microsoft Ventures Paris and was Editor of TechCrunch France. She also worked for several London-based startups and cofounded StarHer (now part of SISTA), Tech.eu and Failcon France. She has also been a member of the French Government's Conseil National du Numérique (CNNum) and the European Commission's European Innovation Council (EIC).Roxanne is trilingual and holds degrees from UCLA, Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics.

Investment focus

Software, Apps, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
France, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Cognyx — Cognyx is a platform that enables manufacturers to design complex hardware at software speed using AI and graph databases. It creates a "collaborative super-BOM" that connects legacy systems, allowing designers, manufacturers, and buyers to collaborate on a single BOM. Cognyx reduces time-to-market, improves design reliability, and buildsstructured data for AI.
Augment — Augment is a non-traditional MBA program taught by the creators of Wikipedia, YouTube, Shazam, Waze, and many other companies.
Spore Biotechnologies — Lighting up microbiology

Karim Kaddoura - Co-Founder @ Virtuo

Investment focus

Retail, Security, Software
Seed, Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Carsell — Carsell is an automotive company that offers turnkey service solutions for their car. The company supports the entire process of selling used vehicles between individuals and frees them from all the constraints and sources of stress associated with it Carsell was founded by Morgan Petitjean in 2021.
Electra — Electra is a platform that provides Charging stations Ultrafast for electric vehicles.
Sharelock — Sharelock is the first shared locks network in the world. They develop, deploy and operate an innovative secured shared lock infrastructure in partnership with city authorities and mobility operators to massively enable active mobility. Based on mobility expertise and proprietary data, they also develop disruptive insurance products.

Eric started his career in institutional research as a researcher in the field of radio.He then co-founded Inventel and remained its President from 2002 to 2005, being recognised as one of the major architects of Triple Play in Europe. After Thomson bought Inventel, Eric became technical director of Thomson's domestic products divisionwhile creating and managing the Advanced Product Development group.Eric is an Engineer from the Industrial Physics & Chemistry Grande Ecole in Paris (ESPCI) and has a PhD in engineering from the University of Paris VI. He is the author of over fifty patents and directs the vision and innovation at Withings.

Investment focus

Ride Sharing, Biotechnology, Manufacturing
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

Biomemory — Biomemory creates DNA Drives for large corporates and administrations.
Smoove Fifteen — Smoove designs, installs and manufactures self-service bike solutions and mobility services, integrated in a multimodal and digital offer for cities and companies. Smoove is the only company to offer ultra-innovative bikes, with on-board technology and a patented security system that makes their bikes highly secured.
Spore Biotechnologies — Lighting up microbiology

Thibault Chassagne - Co-Founder @ Virtuo

Investment focus

Retail, Security, Software
Seed, Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Carsell — Carsell is an automotive company that offers turnkey service solutions for their car. The company supports the entire process of selling used vehicles between individuals and frees them from all the constraints and sources of stress associated with it Carsell was founded by Morgan Petitjean in 2021.
Electra — Electra is a platform that provides Charging stations Ultrafast for electric vehicles.
Sharelock — Sharelock is the first shared locks network in the world. They develop, deploy and operate an innovative secured shared lock infrastructure in partnership with city authorities and mobility operators to massively enable active mobility. Based on mobility expertise and proprietary data, they also develop disruptive insurance products.

Ning was born in China, in the city of Foshan, which is the country’s major manufacturing base for furniture. It was the experience of setting up his own flat in Paris that inspired Ning and a business partner to use their connections to help source furniture directly from the factories in China. Aftern having business success with his firstbusiness Myfab.com, he met Brent Hoberman of MyDeco and lastminute.com. Together they decided to improve on the Myfab.com model by launching Made.com in the UK in April 2010. Ning Li tells us about his experiences of doing business in the furniture manufacturing industry.

Investment focus

Wellness, Health Care
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Cognyx — Cognyx is a platform that enables manufacturers to design complex hardware at software speed using AI and graph databases. It creates a "collaborative super-BOM" that connects legacy systems, allowing designers, manufacturers, and buyers to collaborate on a single BOM. Cognyx reduces time-to-market, improves design reliability, and buildsstructured data for AI.
Moka.care — Moka.care is a firm that provides a complete solution, allowing your employees to take care of their mental health through one-on-one sessions.

Simon Dawlat - CEO @ Batch

Investment focus

Apps, EdTech, Banking
Seed, Series B
France

Portfolio highlights

omena — Oména is working on a digital handbook to assist women as they transition through menopause.
Cognyx — Cognyx is a platform that enables manufacturers to design complex hardware at software speed using AI and graph databases. It creates a "collaborative super-BOM" that connects legacy systems, allowing designers, manufacturers, and buyers to collaborate on a single BOM. Cognyx reduces time-to-market, improves design reliability, and buildsstructured data for AI.
Olyzon — Olyzon offers adtech solutions for Connected TV, enhancing brand uplift, optimizing user engagement, and maximizing ROI for advertisers, content owners, and distributors.

Patrice Lafargue is the Founder and President of Groupe IDEC.

Investment focus

Logistics, Transportation
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Syntetica — Syntetica is a nylon recycling startup that addresses pollution in the fashion industry by transforming discarded nylon products into high-quality, reusable materials. Their innovative processes help reduce waste, conserve resources, and promote sustainability within the fashion sector.
Eyesee Drone — Simplify your Cycle Counting or Annual wall-to-wall inventory with our Warehouse Drone. No more lifts and stock errors in your WMS.

Julien Chaumond is the Co-founder at Hugging Face.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Fal.ai — fal.ai is the fastest way to run diffusion models with ready-to-use AI inference, training APIs, and UI Playgrounds
altrove AI — Altrove - Sustainable Alternatives to Critical Materials
Not Diamond — Not Diamond is the world's most powerful AI model router.

Marc Simoncini is the Owner of Jaina Capital and was a Co-founder and CEO at Meetic.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Memo Bank — Memo Bank is a new bank for small & medium-sized businesses.
Shadow — Shadow is a high-performance cloud-based computer that has an automated hardware evolution. Extreme power, non-existent latency, exceptional display quality, Shadow offers a perfect and ultimate experience. With its automated hardware evolution, the user will never again need to buy a computer. Its first product, Shadow, is a high-performance PCbased entirely in the cloud. The company hires a team of passionate, highly skilled developers, as well as experts in business, law, marketing and distribution, and gaming.Shadow was founded on 2015 and is based in Paris, France.
URBAN CUISINE — URBAN CUISINE develops connected indoor vegetable gardens.

Pierre-Antoine Pluvinage is a Directeur Général Associé de Cambox // Cambox Associate CE.

Investment focus

Video, Manufacturing, Audio/Visual Equipment
Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Cambox — Cambox develops, manufactures, and assembles cutting-edge on-board cameras. Cambox products' proprietary and patented mechanism allows for a flawless restitution of what the viewer is watching while viewing, providing a feeling of total immersion.

Founder & Co-CEO @ TWAICE.

Investment focus

Software, GreenTech, Recycling
Seed, Pre-Seed
Germany, France

Portfolio highlights

einwert — first European hybrid appraiser reimagining real estate valuation as a whole new ESG-compliant value experience. With digital technology that empowers our appraisers and tools that offer unparalleled market transparency & sustainability insights, we help real estate investors to boost smarter and future-oriented real estate decisions.
Riverse — The impact monetization platform enabling European green-techs finance their growth by valorizing their impact
Recyda GmbH — All-in-one Packaging Recyclability Management

Managing Data intensive projects since 1998

Investment focus

AgTech, Energy, Agriculture
Seed, Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

Feve — Feve seeks to accelerate the agroecological and food transition while also protecting lives and the environment. Feve objective is to assist project leaders in establishing diverse and collaborative groups on medium-sized farms and to enable people to live better by generating synergies between production workshops, on-farm processing, and directsales.
Mob-Energy — Mob-Energy is a privately held company specializing in the development of mobile and innovative charging solutions. It designs autonomous charging robots capable of moving energy where it is needed, optimizing the site's existing infrastructure. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

President at Financiere Saint James.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Real Estate, Professional Services
Series A, Seed, Angel
France, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Evy — Evy Merchants provides product protection services.
ExtraStudent — ExtraStudent is a free mutual help network for all students to openly share their knowledge and support one another.
Metafore — Metafore designs sustainable living spaces for team meetings, seminars, and events. They recycled fishing net carpets, used no single-use plastic, reduced water and energy consumption, and purchased local and organic products as part of their sustainable commitments. They offer modular spaces that adapt to all their needs.

Bashar Hamood is the Managing Director and co-founder of FasterCapital and attended Heriot-Watt University. He has broad experience across various organizational domains, including marketing strategy, branding, direct marketing, product launches, analysis, and reporting. As an entrepreneur, he has expertise in brand development and communityoutreach. Bashar is skilled in optimizing team dynamics, aligning diverse agendas, and leveraging strategic and operational drivers to achieve results. He also has a strong analytical approach, carefully studying each case and parameter variation.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, India

Portfolio highlights

Tikkno — Tikkno is a dynamic and innovative company offering an extensive portfolio of 100 high-quality services across key sectors such as technology, marketing, education, training, management, and design. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals by providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to their unique needs.In technology, Tikknodelivers comprehensive IT services that streamline operations, boost efficiency, and enhance digital transformation. From software development to cybersecurity, our solutions are built to keep businesses ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.In marketing, we craft data-driven strategies designed to maximize brand visibility, engagement, and growth. Our team excels in digital marketing, SEO, social media management, and advertising, helping businesses connect with their target audiences effectively.Our education and training services focus on upskilling teams and individuals through tailored programs that combine industry-leading knowledge with practical application. We offer specialized training to ensure that clients stay competitive in today’s fast-paced environment.Management and design services from Tikkno ensure that businesses operate efficiently while presenting a strong visual identity. Our management consulting aids in optimizing workflows and strategic planning, while our design services deliver creative, visually compelling solutions that resonate with audiences.Investing in Tikkno means investing in a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to delivering measurable value, innovative solutions, and long-term growth. With a commitment to excellence and a proven track record of success, Tikkno is positioned to become a key player in driving business success across various industries.
Accel Growth — Accel Growth has created an amazing super oxygenation machine that uses a radical technique to supersaturate water with oxygen by forming new chemical interactions with the minerals in the water.
Intech Research Group — Welcome to the world of TROT FTRs. Empowering the world like never before. Opens up many new business opportunities. And opportunities for the businesses. The opportunities you can’t afford to miss. An ideal for investors. TROT FTRs enjoy huge potential to become a trillion-dollar business. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Robust, sustained revenuestreams. Saves on future inflation for the global households. Year after year, Plan your budget without worrying. Hedge your costs or sell the rights for a good profit. Save big on your vacation, buying a home, children's education, healthcare. And many more. Why not earn while hedging? Good returns. Anytime liquidity, High Safety. Buy, sell, redeem, gift – all from your home comfort. No brokers. FTRs sold by vetted, reputed businesses. Blockchain registered. Legally compliant. Many Govt. corporations may soon offer their FTRs. Tourism, healthcare, agriculture, real estate, education, lifestyle, and many others. Freely tradable on TROT Exchange. ideal investment for households and businesses alike. FTRs for HNIs as the Market Makers. Multiply your returns. Minimal risk. One platform to weave the world's largest and the best network of all the participants – from businesses to households to the service providers An ideal solution for businesses. Meet all your finance needs. No ownership sharing. Think big. Plus, a huge marketing boost. Market Maker support as the up-front buyers.

Henri de Castries starts his career in the French Finance Ministry Inspection Office, auditing government agencies from 1980 to 1984. n 1984, he joins the French Treasury Department, where, in 1986, he plays an active role in several privatizations before being appointed to oversee foreign exchange markets and balance of payments for the Treasury.In 1989, he joins AXA's Corporate Finance Division. In 1991 he is named Corporate Secretary, in charge of the legal aspects of the reorganization and merger of Compagnie du Midi with and into the AXA Group.Two years later, he is appointed Senior Executive Vice President for the Group's asset management, financial and real-estate businesses. In 1994, he assumes the additional role of overseeing North American and UK operations.In 1996, Henri de Castries played an active role both in preparing the UAP merger and in managing the subsequent integration of the two groups. In 1997, he was appointed Chairman of The Equitable Companies (which later became AXA Financial).Henri de Castries is Chairman of the AXA Management Board from May of 2000 to April of 2010. Since April 2010, following a modification of the corporate governance structure, he is Chairman and CEO of AXA.Henri de Castries is a graduate of the business school HEC (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) and holds a bachelor degree in Law. He is a former student of the ENA (Ecole Nationale d'Administration).Henri de Castries sits on the Board of the Association pour l'aide aux jeunes infirmes, an organization dedicated to helping disabled youth, and is Chairman of AXA Hearts in Action, AXA's volunteer community outreach program.Directorships currently held in the AXA GroupChairman & Chief Executive Officer: AXAChairman of the Board of Directors: AXA Assurances IARD Mutuelle, AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle, AXA Financial, Inc. (United States)Director or member of the Management Committee: AXA ASIA (SAS), AXA France IARD, AXA France Vie, AllianceBernstein Corporation (United States), AXA America Holdings, Inc. (United States), AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (United States), AXA UK plc (United Kingdom), MONY Life Insurance Company of America (United States)Directorship currently held outside the AXA Group Nestlé (Switzerland), director. Directorships held during the last five years Chairman of the Management Board: AXADirector: AXA Belgium SA (Belgium), AXA Holdings Belgium (Belgium), MONY Life Insurance Company (United States)

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, EdTech
Series A, Series B
France

Portfolio highlights

Stoïk — Stoïk provides insurance and security to free your business from cyber-risk
Fabriq — Fabriq is a SaaS startup whose mission is to improve the daily operational efficiency of shop floor teams. About 1 in 6 jobs today is in the manufacturing sector today and a vast majority of factories have to take their performance tracking tools digital. By providing a intuitive and collaborative app on which shop floor workers can rely on, Fabriqdelivers efficiency gains of 2% to 3% by allowing users to solve operational issues faster, make information flow freely and leverage operational data to augment daily decision making.
OpenClassrooms — Established in 2013, OpenClassrooms has quickly grown to become one of Europe’s largest education-to-employment platforms with 355 000 students across 140 countries, thousands of full-time diploma students, and hundreds of corporate customers, such as Capgemini, PwC, AXA, Amazon Career Choice, Deliveroo, Randstad, Dentsu, BNP Paribas, SocieteGenerale and more. It is a higher education institution accredited by the French state, issuing its own Associate, Bachelor’s, and Master’s level Diplomas and registered with the Board of Education in Paris, France.OpenClassrooms operates a fully-online competency-based education model focused on vocational training in knowledge-economy fields - 600+ courses and 55 curricula in high-demand professions including coding, IT, product management, data management, marketing, communications, and UX design. The model blends top-quality online coursework with one-on-one mentorship, project-based learning, career coaching, and a job guarantee.

Gabriel Caillaux is Head of Climate, Co-President, Managing Director and Head of General Atlantic’s business in EMEA. He is also a member of the firm’s Executive, Investment and Portfolio Committees. Since joining the firm in 2004, Gabriel has helped expand the firm’s investment focus across the greater European region to include Eastern Europe andthe Middle East. He focuses on investments in the Financial Services and Technology sectors. Before joining General Atlantic, Gabriel worked in the telecoms, media & technology division at Merrill Lynch in London and New York.Gabriel serves on the boards of portfolio companies Argus Media and ISS STOXX. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the ESCP EAP European School of Management in Finance. Gabriel also serves as a trustee for Parasol Unit.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, DIY, Restaurants
Private Equity, Series A, Series B
France, United States, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Clipway — Clipway is a global private equity secondaries firm that leverages proprietary technology to optimize its investment decisions.
Fabriq — Fabriq is a SaaS startup whose mission is to improve the daily operational efficiency of shop floor teams. About 1 in 6 jobs today is in the manufacturing sector today and a vast majority of factories have to take their performance tracking tools digital. By providing a intuitive and collaborative app on which shop floor workers can rely on, Fabriqdelivers efficiency gains of 2% to 3% by allowing users to solve operational issues faster, make information flow freely and leverage operational data to augment daily decision making.
Partners Capital — Partners Capital provides Outsourced Investment Office (OCIO) services for endowments and foundations, family offices and private clients.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty is an acclaimed singer and actress from Barbados. She founded the Clara Lionel Foundation in 2012.

Investment focus

Health Care, Retail, Fashion
Series A, Funding Round
United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Destree — Destree is a ready-to-wear and accessories label.
Therabody — Therabody is a developer of medical devices for targeted vibration therapy and pain relief.
Partake Foods — Gluten-free, vegan, non-GMO and free of the top 14 allergens, our super delicious cookies are made with real, healthy, and safe ingredients that everyone can share and enjoy. Choose from multiple flavors including carrot oat, chocolate chip, double chocolate, and sweet potato millet.

Thomas Clozel co-founded Owkin with Gilles Wainrib and serves as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Clozel attended Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Investment focus

Software, Genetics, Hospital
Seed, Pre-Seed
France, United States

Portfolio highlights

Callyope — Callyope is a human-centered technology that can enhance millions of people's lives by increasing the objectivity and responsiveness of brain health monitoring. Callyope develops solutions for remote patient monitoring that assist caregivers in identifying relapses and determining the best course of action.
Osium AI — Speed up your materials and chemicals innovation with AI.
altrove AI — Altrove - Sustainable Alternatives to Critical Materials

Edward Lando is the Founder of Pareto Holdings. He previously worked at Horizons School of Technology as a Co-Founder. Edward Lando attended the Wharton School.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, France

Portfolio highlights

SiPay — Sipay is a next-generation financial technology company offering a comprehensive all-in-one financial services platform. It enables B2B, B2C, and Sipay as a Service (Embedded Finance) customers to address all their banking and financial needs without requiring any other partners.
Syntetica — Syntetica is a nylon recycling startup that addresses pollution in the fashion industry by transforming discarded nylon products into high-quality, reusable materials. Their innovative processes help reduce waste, conserve resources, and promote sustainability within the fashion sector.
Unicorn Auctions — Unicorn Auctions offers rare spirits auctions to buyers, sellers, and collectors. They provide ios and android apps in addition to their web bidding platform for digital auctions. To ensure examination of every asset listed, they must take physical possession of their items.

A French racing driver who competes in Formula E for DS Virgin Racing. He competed in Formula One for Scuderia Toro Rosso from 2012 to 2014, and is a Ferrari test and development driver.

Investment focus

Textiles, Manufacturing
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Syntetica — Syntetica is a nylon recycling startup that addresses pollution in the fashion industry by transforming discarded nylon products into high-quality, reusable materials. Their innovative processes help reduce waste, conserve resources, and promote sustainability within the fashion sector.

French entrepreneur and innovator, Bruno founded AnotherBrain in Paris in 2017.In 2005, Bruno developed from scratch Aldebaran Robotics, which became the world category leader in consumer humanoid robotics and created the world renowned NAO, ROMEO and PEPPER humanoid companion robots. Aldebaran was sold to Japanese giant SoftBank and becameSoftBank Robotics. Prior to Aldebaran Bruno had been the CEO of several banks and international finance companies in France and internationally (Brazil, Portugal, Poland), managing 2,500 to 3,500 staff, in multicultural environments.Bruno is a graduate from Polytechnique and Telecom Paris.

Investment focus

AgTech, Hardware, Aerospace
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
France, United States

Portfolio highlights

HCVC — HCVC is an early-stage Venture Capital firm backing hardtech companies worldwide. Beyond its fund, HCVC supports hardtech founders through Hardware Club, a selective global community of 500+ startups with dedicated resources, partnerships and events.
INTERSTELLAR LAB — autonomous modules for crop cultivation on Earth and life-support in Space
Aryballe Technologies — Aryballe Technologies was created in Grenoble/France by a team of scientists and entrepreneurs. As a technology platform their main objectives are to develop new generations of universal sensors which can be adapted to different applications.In parallel to their core hardware development activities they are also organized to handle thesoftware + database development and full manufacturing of their sensors and devices.

Mr. Hascoet is an Executive Chairman at MD Start and was a Founder and CEO at Technomed.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical Device, Medical
Seed, Series A, Series B
France

Portfolio highlights

Corwave — The CorWave LVAD utilizes an undulating disc wave pumping mechanism, replacing the high speed, high shear impeller of current continuous flow rotary pumps. The result is much less trauma to the blood, reducing clotting and bleeding complications. The high frequency actuation of the Corwave pump provides for pulsatile flow that mimics the action ofthe native heart. Current LVADs provide only continuous flow with no significant pulsation, due to the high inertia of their rotors. Its low power consumption and small size will facilitate totally implantablity with the incorporation of a wireless energy transfer system.
HEPTA Medical — HEPTA Medical develops a sensor, embedded into a bronchoscopic or percutaneous ablation catheter, which provides temperature-based feedback. This enables real-time dosing to precisely target and ablates pulmonary nodules, the precursor of lung cancer, without the need for surgery or radiation.

I'm the CEO of 3DR, founder and chairman of the Linux Foundation's Dronecode Project, and founder of the DIY Drones and DIY Robocarscommunities, including the ArduPilot autopilot project. From 2001 through 2012 I was the Editor in Chief of Wired Magazine. Before Wired I was with The Economist for seven years in London, Hong Kong and NewYork. I'm the author of the New York Times bestselling books The Long Tail and Free as well as Makers: The New Industrial Revolution. Awards include: Editor of the Year by Ad Age (2005). Named to the "Time 100," the newsmagazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world (2007). Loeb Award for Business Book of the Year (2007). Wired named Magazine of the Decade by AdWeek for my tenure (2009). Time Magazine's Tech 40 -- The Most Influential Minds In Technology (2013). Foreign Policy Magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers (2013) I founded GeekDad, BookTour and a few other companies now lost in the mists of time. My background is in science, starting with studying computational physics and doing research at Los Alamos and culminating in six years at the two leading scientific journals, Nature and Science. In my misspent youth I was a bit player in the DC punk scene and, amusingly, a band called REM (not that one). I live in Berkeley, California, with my wife and five kids.

Investment focus

Shoes, Medical Device, Mechanical Engineering
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
United States, France, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Curative — Get on-the-go COVID-19 testing and other essential health services, wherever you are.
Ayro — OceanWings designs, builds and markets semi-rigid and rigid wingsails designed to reduce CO2 emissions by cutting fossil fuel consumption.
Candela Speed Boat — We build electric hydrofoil boats and ferries for leisure and commercial use. Explore Candela C-8, C-8 Polestar Edition, P-12 Shuttle.

SERRA Claude is the Senior Partner at Weil,Gotshal&Manges.

Investment focus

Manufacturing
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Montvel — Montvel provides unique gourmet barbecues.

He works with Future Shape LLC.

Investment focus

Solar, Energy, Content
Seed, Angel, Series A
France, United States

Portfolio highlights

Posterous — Posterous emerged from With the launch of Posterous Spaces, the company is bringing its trademark simplicity to help people share smarter with intuitive privacy controlsto share selectively across multiple platforms.
Beem Energy — Beem Energy is a manufacturer of home energy efficiency and energy management systems such as solar kits.
URBAN CUISINE — URBAN CUISINE develops connected indoor vegetable gardens.

Marc Simoncini is the Owner of Jaina Capital and was a Co-founder and CEO at Meetic.

Investment focus

Software, Finance, Audio
Seed, Series B, Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Memo Bank — Memo Bank is a new bank for small & medium-sized businesses.
Shadow — Shadow is a high-performance cloud-based computer that has an automated hardware evolution. Extreme power, non-existent latency, exceptional display quality, Shadow offers a perfect and ultimate experience. With its automated hardware evolution, the user will never again need to buy a computer. Its first product, Shadow, is a high-performance PCbased entirely in the cloud. The company hires a team of passionate, highly skilled developers, as well as experts in business, law, marketing and distribution, and gaming.Shadow was founded on 2015 and is based in Paris, France.
URBAN CUISINE — URBAN CUISINE develops connected indoor vegetable gardens.

Ali Shaaban has been a pioneer in the digital advertising and communications industry for more than 18 years, founding the award-winning full-fledged creative digital agency Icon Creations back in 2003 when the industry was at its infancy stage. Since then, Ali Shaaban has built strong long-term relationships and a strategic network with most ofthe leading automotive brands in Egypt and the Middle East, where he established a solid track record of delivering top-notch digital products & services that stood the test of time. Driven by passion for excellence and an always-on personalized approach to satisfying his partners, Ali Shaaban is the quintessential digital partner to have on your side in the automotive industry today.His automotive portfolio includes Alfa Romeo, Bentley, BMW, Castrol, Citroën, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, Hyundai, JAC, Jaguar, Jeep, KIA, Land Rover, Maserati, Mazda, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Peugeot, Pirelli, Renault, Seat, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and more. Aside from being a digital pioneer, Ali Shaaban is also an angel investor and serial supporter of emerging innovative startups and fresh business ideas, venturing into several sectors to contribute in making a sustainable impact on the local and regional economies. His latest investments have tapped into the Fintech sector with rising companies such as Paynas (https://Paynas.com), Oxygen (https://oxygen.us/), Dfin Holding (https://www.dfinholding.com/) , and Kiwe wallet (https://kiweapp.com/) as well as the Media and AI sector with Speakol (https://speakol.com/) , NU Digital Awards (https://nudigitalawards.com/) and Nanotronics (https://nanotronics.co/ ).Ali Shaaban believes in always taking the next step forward in his extensive career, and using his core values and commanding personality as motivation, he has paved an impressive path over the years that will certainly lead towards an even more diverse and fruitful future.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Banking
Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
Egypt, United States, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

ImaliPay — ImaliPay is a financial health platform offering financial products to freelancers and blue collar gig workers in partnership with gig platforms.
QuadriBot — QuadriBot is an engineering company specializing in the design and development of electronics and automation technology, real-time systems and the development of IT and electronic solutions around smart transportation issues. We focus on robotics and autonomous vehicles as well as any mobile platfo.
Nanotronics Imaging — At Nanotronics we provide customized solutions for automated optical inspection, process control, and security. Learn more about what we can do for you.

Marc-Antoine de Longevialle

Investment focus

Wellness, Health Care, Manufacturing
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Moka.care — Moka.care is a firm that provides a complete solution, allowing your employees to take care of their mental health through one-on-one sessions.
Les Petits Bidons — Les Petits Bidons manufactures eco-friendly and effective detergents with natural ingredients.

Pablos Holman

Investment focus

Fashion, Manufacturing, Industrial Automation
Angel
France

Portfolio highlights

Komposite — Next generation apparel company.

Tobias Lechtenfeld is a partner at 1.5° Ventures.

Investment focus

GreenTech, Manufacturing, Environmental Engineering
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Riverse — The impact monetization platform enabling European green-techs finance their growth by valorizing their impact

Emeric d'Arcimoles is an individual investor.

Investment focus

CAD, 3D Printing, 3D Technology
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Lynxter — Lynxter is a 3D machine manufacturing firm that develops standard and customized models.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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

Mehdi Ghissassi serves as the Head of Product Management at DeepMind.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
France, Switzerland, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

CuspAI — CuspAI is a revolutionary AI startup that is developing a platform for next-generation materials to address global sustainability and renewable energy concerns. CuspAI uses cutting-edge generative AI, deep learning, and molecular simulation to accelerate the material design process. Their platform works similarly to a search engine for materials,allowing users to request certain properties for new materials on demand.
Lodestar — Lodestar is a next-gen robotics company building a fully-integrated solutions to construct, restore and protect high-value assets in space.
Graph Therapeutics — Graph is a precision immunology techbio that leverages perturbation modeling from primary patient cell samples combined with multi-omics data to deliver transformative targeted therapies and biomarkers for immune-driven diseases. Graph believes that due to an incomplete understanding of complex immune-mediated diseases, millions of people are leftwithout adequate treatment options - and AI trained with complex disease data can solve this.

Born on 8 August 1952 in Reims (France), Philippe Varin is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École des Mines de Paris. Philippe joined the Péchiney group in 1978 as a researcher, and went on to hold various executive positions within the group (management control, strategy, project management) before being appointed Vice-Chairman ofthe Rhenalu division in 1995, then Head of the Aluminium Sector and a member of the group's Executive Board in 1999. In 2003, Philippe joined Anglo-Dutch steel group Corus as Chief Executive Officer. Philippe was President of the European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries (Eurofer) from 2006 to 2008. Philippe was appointed Chief Executive Officer of PSA Peugeot Citroën in June 2009, and left the group in June 2014. Philippe is Knight of the National Order of the Merit, Officer in the national Order of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the British Empire. Philippe also holds the following positions: Member of the Board of Directors of Saint-Gobain, Member of the Supervisory Board of AREVA SA, Chairman of Le Cercle de l’Industrie, Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development for the countries of ASEAN, Member of the Board of Directors of EDF. During the last five years, he also held the following positions: Chief Executive Officer of PSA Peugeot Citroën (from June 2009 to March 2014), Chairman of the Board of Peugeot Citroën Automobiles SA (from August 2009 to March 2014), Chairman of the Board of GEFCO SA (from April 2009 to December 2012), Member of the Board of Banque PSA Finance SA (from June 2009 to March 2014), Member of the Board of Faurecia SA from April 2009 to March 2014), Member of the Board of PCMA Holding BV (from June 2009 to April 2014), Member of the Board of BG group Plc (from May 2006 to February 2013).

Investment focus

Portfolio highlights

Cognyx — Cognyx is a platform that enables manufacturers to design complex hardware at software speed using AI and graph databases. It creates a "collaborative super-BOM" that connects legacy systems, allowing designers, manufacturers, and buyers to collaborate on a single BOM. Cognyx reduces time-to-market, improves design reliability, and buildsstructured data for AI.

Catherine Dunand

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Medical, Consulting
Series A, Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Oso — Oso is a business that focuses on ambient intelligence for careers and persons in vulnerable situations. Oso is healthcare and well-being from human noises.
Avicenna.ai — Avicenna.ai develops new generation of algorithms dedicated to the detection of life threatening lesions. For detecting these pathologies affecting a large number of patients worldwide, Avicenna.ai offers healthcare professionals new tools of unrivalled effectiveness, enabling them to improve patient care, in particular by helping specialists to identify faster the patients who need to be treated as a priority in an emergency context.
Aryballe Technologies — Aryballe Technologies was created in Grenoble/France by a team of scientists and entrepreneurs. As a technology platform their main objectives are to develop new generations of universal sensors which can be adapted to different applications.In parallel to their core hardware development activities they are also organized to handle thesoftware + database development and full manufacturing of their sensors and devices.

Jessica Alba is a Golden Globe-nominated actress whose career includes roles in films such as "Fantastic Four" and "Little Fockers," as well as television series like "Dark Angel," "The Office" and "Entourage." The California native comes from modest beginnings, and never lost her zeal to share hergood fortune with others. She is actively involved with charities such as Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, ONE, Habitat for Humanity, Project HOME and more. But, there is one role she enjoys above all others: Mom. "Being a mom is the most profound experience I've ever had," she says. As a mother of two young daughters (Honor and Haven) and a son (Hayes), Jessica admits she feels an intense responsibility to give her children the best possible start.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, Marketplace
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Bümo — BumoCare offers on-demand weekday and weekend child care for busy parents. We provide educare -- care powered by our globally recognized curriculum.
Destree — Destree is a ready-to-wear and accessories label.
ResortPass — Enjoy the pool, spa, and amenities at a luxury hotel for the day starting at only $25. Take a daycation and book a day pass or cabana at hotels and resorts near you!

Entrepreneur, Investor

Investment focus

Blockchain, Financial Services, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
France, United States

Portfolio highlights

Klark — Klark develops AI-based customer service platforms that streamline operations, automate tasks, and provide personalized experiences, enhancing customer satisfaction, driving growth, and staying competitive in the markets.
Crestal — Crestal offers a decentralized platform that meets the objectives of Web3 applications through modular service architecture. The Crestal blockchain monitors and scores services using a Proof of Performance (PoP) consensus process.
Prodia — Easy-to-use Stable Diffusion API for AI-powered image generation at 90% lower cost than AWS. Effortless scale with no infrastructure worries.

Christophe Chausson is the partner of Chausson Finance. He previously worked at iBanFirst as an Investor. Christophe Chausson attended the Paris Dauphine University - PSL.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
France, United States

Portfolio highlights

Delpha — Delpha is an AI-driven data quality solution that uses intelligent AI Agents to ensure accurate, reliable customer data, helping businesses improve operational efficiency and boost revenue performance.
Fabriq — Fabriq is a SaaS startup whose mission is to improve the daily operational efficiency of shop floor teams. About 1 in 6 jobs today is in the manufacturing sector today and a vast majority of factories have to take their performance tracking tools digital. By providing a intuitive and collaborative app on which shop floor workers can rely on, Fabriqdelivers efficiency gains of 2% to 3% by allowing users to solve operational issues faster, make information flow freely and leverage operational data to augment daily decision making.
DataHawk Technologies — DataHawk software platform provides eCommerce analytics tools for sellers and vendors to increase sales, optimize margins, gain insights, and boost productivity.

Benoit Charles-Lavauzelle is the Co-founder and CEO at M33.tech. He is a former CEO of Allomatch. Benoit Charles-Lavauzelle attended École Polytechnique.

Investment focus

Internet, Software, B2B
Seed, Series B, Funding Round
France

Portfolio highlights

Kate — Kate redefines everyday mobility by offering electric vehicles made in France.
Notify — Notify is a real-time AI CRM platform that helps brands sustain, secure and develop their customer capital.
Little Worker — Little Worker is SaaS-enabled marketplace between homeowner wishing to renovate their home and local contractors.

Reese Witherspoon is an American actress and producer who is also the founder of Draper James.

Investment focus

Family, Retail, Jewelry
Series A, Series C
France, United States

Portfolio highlights

Destree — Destree is a ready-to-wear and accessories label.
Maven Clinic — Maven helps companies retain diverse talent, improve health outcomes, and reduce maternity and fertility costs. We support every path to parenthood: Pregnancy, Fertility, Egg Freezing, Adoption, Surrogacy, Infant Care, Breastmilk Shipping, and Manager Training.

Previously cofounder @ Keldoc - currently early stage investor & VP @ Entrepreneur First Paris

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
France, United Kingdom, Mauritius

Portfolio highlights

Bealy health — Bealy is a prevention and health solution dedicated to employees to improve their daily health and well-being.
Djamo — Djamo is a Provider of financial applications to allow customers to use their cards with zero fees in a wide range of services.
underdog — underdog is a simplified & refurbished household appliances.

Romain spearheaded the digital strategy of Alain Afflelou Group before becoming an investor in numerous start-ups. He uses his fine-tuned analysis skills to support and invest in innovative start-ups. In addition to being a major shareholder and Co founder of Cosmo Connected a French start-up specialized in connected objects related to security andmobility.Romain is Director and Board member of Multiwave Technologies /develops breakthrough metamaterial technologies to improve people's lives.Serial investor in +50Tech companies6over6 (Acquired by 1-800 contacts) Cityscoot Clay Inc VR Cowboy Bike Epicery Everoad (Ex Convargo) Fithouse Fré Skincare Fokoya Guillotine Vodka Klassroom Laminate Technologies MeetFabric Molotov TV Multiwave Technologies Nestor Octopus Officeriders Onoff telecom Pledg Quiqup Universal Standard Shapr Spendesk Zipdrug...(Acquire by Anthem Pharmacy)

Investment focus

Health Care, FinTech, Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
France, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Cashbee — Cashbee is a mobile application to helps save money with budget analysis tools based on artificial intelligence. They wish to help the French to save better and more, and to provide the technological means to do this in the simplest possible way, without having to change banks. The Cashbee App allows you to put money aside with a simple swipe onyour smartphone. They alert you every time when they think you can put some more cash aside.
Kate — Kate redefines everyday mobility by offering electric vehicles made in France.
Kubo Labs — Kubo Labs provides a suite of products to simplify your experience with Kubernetes.

Christophe Maurissen is the Managing Director at Alcogroup.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Electric Vehicle
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Kate — Kate redefines everyday mobility by offering electric vehicles made in France.

Stéphane Dupayage is the SVP Product of Retail Media.

Investment focus

Manufacturing
Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Montvel — Montvel provides unique gourmet barbecues.

Vincent Deltrieu joined Innovacom in 2004 where he has been involved on Innovacom5, Innovacom6 and Technocom2 investment funds.Vincent started his career as an engineer in Energy sector R&D where he developed digital signal processing techniques and electronic devices dedicated to oil and gas exploration and electricity managementapplications.He then moved to the telecom industry where he held engineering management positions within Ericsson across France and Scandinavia. There he focused on wireless communications and mobile internet solutions for leading mobile operators worldwide.Vincent contributed to the development of startups in the digital industry both on B2B and B2C markets.His areas of investment include among others technology, hardware, software and digital media.Vincent currently sits on the boards of C4MProd (mobile gaming), Intersec (services platforms for telcos), Insiteo (indoor geolocation systems provider), 21Net Ltd (multimedia and broadband access solutions for railway industry), IS2T (embedded software provider) and Olea Medical (medical imaging software provider).

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductor, Manufacturing
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
France

Portfolio highlights

Oso — Oso is a business that focuses on ambient intelligence for careers and persons in vulnerable situations. Oso is healthcare and well-being from human noises.
Avicenna.ai — Avicenna.ai develops new generation of algorithms dedicated to the detection of life threatening lesions. For detecting these pathologies affecting a large number of patients worldwide, Avicenna.ai offers healthcare professionals new tools of unrivalled effectiveness, enabling them to improve patient care, in particular by helping specialists to identify faster the patients who need to be treated as a priority in an emergency context.
Aryballe Technologies — Aryballe Technologies was created in Grenoble/France by a team of scientists and entrepreneurs. As a technology platform their main objectives are to develop new generations of universal sensors which can be adapted to different applications.In parallel to their core hardware development activities they are also organized to handle thesoftware + database development and full manufacturing of their sensors and devices.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Cure51 — Cure51 mission is to create a database of cancer survivors to leverage their exceptional biological features and find new drugs to cure Cancer.
Cube AI — Cube AI boosts back-office logistics efficiency, allowing teams to handle more loads and focus on human relationships.
The Mobile-First Company — Early Stage Startup that is Simplifying Business, One App at a Time. Forget about those overcomplicated, pricey software giants. We're building easy, mobile-first tools that actually make sense.