# Alexandre Cadain

> Alexandre Cadain is a seed investor at AIQ (Los Angeles) backing Hardware and Textiles. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AIQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aiq-4fe1)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandre-cadain-860b183a/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/alexandrecadain?lang=en
- Website: https://x.com/alexandrecadain
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=608040076

Alexandre Cadain is a seed investor at AIQ in Los Angeles focused on Hardware and Textiles. Alexandre Cadain is based out of Los Angeles, California and is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Alpha Star. Alexandre previously worked at AI Commons as a Director. Alexandre Cadain attended Paris-Sorbonne University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Textiles | 1 | 33% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sparxell | Sparxell creates the next generation of colors and effects. | $5M | Seed | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Reekom | Reekom is a textile reconditioning start-up that gives each product a new life and each brand the opportunity to act. | $5.1M | Seed | May 11, 2025 |  |
| Matis | Matis is a company that create innovative club deals. | $3.2M | Seed | May 22, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blue Oceans Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-oceans-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cambridge Enterprise Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cambridge-enterprise-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KIMPA - Impact Investing](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kimpa-impact-family-office) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Super Capital VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/super-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About AIQ

VC Fund



2 contacts available at AIQ.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandre Cadain | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandre-cadain |
| Antoine Blondeau | Co-founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antoine-blondeau |

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## FAQ

### What does Alexandre Cadain invest in?

Alexandre Cadain invests primarily in Hardware, Textiles and GreenTech startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Alexandre Cadain last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alexandre Cadain closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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