# Alain Tingaud

> Alain Tingaud is a pre-seed investor at Sofinnova Partners backing Software and E-Commerce. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sofinnova Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sofinnova-partners)
- Location: Saint-astier, France
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alain-tingaud/0/170/85a

Alain Tingaud is a Founder & CEO at Alain Tingaud Innovations.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$5M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.1M–$1.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 40% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 40% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Gaming | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 3 | 60% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gonuggets | Gonuggets is the first AI platform for digitally native brands (DNB) to grow their multichannel e-commerce revenues and profits, without scaling up complexity and risks. With its AI driven decisions and automation, Gonuggets help small & medium size DNBs scale their brands online and make more profits from day1 with no effort orrisk. Brand owners finally have time to focus on their products and sourcing, ensuring a long-term success for their brand alongside Gonuggets. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Jul 14, 2022 |  |
| MarketLeap | MarketLeap is the first agentic operating system that empowers direct-to-consumer (D2C) sellers to scale effortlessly across global marketplaces. By providing a fully integrated software solution, MarketLeap helps D2C sellers focus on core business activities while simplifying operational complexities and marketplace expansion. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jul 14, 2022 |  |
| Trendex | Trendex is a YC-backed, fast-growing tech startup working with the world's most famous and most promising athletes to build new revenue streams and engagement opportunities for talents and fans around the world... | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2022 |  |
| LinKinVax | LinKinVax operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company. LinKinVax is developing an innovative protein-based vaccine platform that can accelerate availability of vaccines by leveraging the research conducted at the Vaccine Research Institute (VRI). | $5M | Seed | Feb 10, 2022 |  |
| Ledger | Ledger develops security and infrastructure solutions for cryptocurrencies as well as blockchain applications for individuals and companies, by leveraging a distinctive, proprietary technology.Launched in 2014, Ledger has designed an acclaimed line of hardware security devices quickly placing the company as a global leader on the market with1,000,000 units sold in more than 165 countries. For enterprises and corporations, Ledger introduced the Vault: a fully managed SaaS solution addressing the need to safeguard a very large amount of multiple cryptocurrencies while mitigating both IT and physical assault threats. The company is also active in the industrial IoT market, leveraging its secure hardware technology to interface sensors and machines to smart contracts or blockchain-based assets.Ledger is headquartered in Paris, has a production facility in Vierzon (France), and offices in San Francisco. | $1.4M | Seed | Feb 19, 2015 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Expon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expon-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Luxembourg Business Angel Network (LBAN)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luxembourg-business-angel-network-lban) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Purple](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/purple-8123) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Inovexus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inovexus) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [XAnge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xange-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sofinnova Partners

VC Fund · Paris, France

Sofinnova Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the life sciences sector, from seed to later-stage.The firm manages over €2 billion of assets dedicated to life science investing and actively partners with ambitious entrepreneurs as a lead or cornerstone investor to develop transformative innovations that have the potential topositively impact its collective future. It invests in start-ups, early-stage companies, corporate spin-offs, and occasionally turnaround situations with a focus on Life Sciences (Biopharmaceuticals / Biotech, Medical Devices, Industrial Biotechnology). Sofinnova Partners proactively sources deals, takes a lead role, is most often the first institutional investor in Round A financings, and leads its portfolio companies until exit. They sit on the boards of their portfolio companies and play an active role from the formation phase alongside entrepreneurs.It was headquartered in Paris, Ile-de-France in 1972.

5 contacts available at Sofinnova Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alain Tingaud | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alain-tingaud |
| Cedric Moreau | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cedric-moreau |
| Dominique Verdier | Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dominique-verdier |
| Edward Kliphuis | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-kliphuis |
| Jacques Theurillat | Partner, Crossover fund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jacques-theurillat-aad0 |

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## FAQ

### What does Alain Tingaud invest in?

Alain Tingaud invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Alain Tingaud's check size?

Alain Tingaud typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$5M at Seed and $1.1M–$1.4M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Alain Tingaud participates in.

### When did Alain Tingaud last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alain Tingaud closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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