NextStage
VC Fund
Paris, France
NextStage is a private equity fund manager (venture capital funds (“FCPR“), local investment funds (“FIP“) and innovation investment funds (“FCPI“)) certified by the AutoritÃ:copyright: des MarchÃ:copyright:s Financiers. As committed investors, they provide private equity capital to support the growth of Champion SMEs in France and elsewhere in Europe.
- Total investments:
- 71
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 61%
- Fund size:
- $32M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries NextStage invests in
Stages NextStage invests in
Countries NextStage invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 10 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series B
- $3.3M–$67M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $3.5M–$11M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 13 (18%)
- Advertising 8 (11%)
- Consulting 6 (8%)
- Manufacturing 6 (8%)
- Information Technology 6 (8%)
Stage
- Funding Round 19 (27%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 14 (20%)
- Series B 8 (11%)
- Post-IPO Equity 8 (11%)
- Series A 7 (10%)
Country
- France 48 (68%)
- United States 3 (4%)
- Switzerland 2 (3%)
- Belgium 1 (1%)
- Luxembourg 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aloys de Fontaines
Investment Director & Partner
|
Investment Director & Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Arthur Vigneras
Analyst
|
Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Craig Vachon
Senior Partner - Head of US Operations
|
Senior Partner - Head of US Operations | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
|
Hervé de Beublain
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Julien Potier
Investment Director & Partner
|
Investment Director & Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
| See all 10 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordant serves as the connective operational fabric for modern financial infrastructure. Operating as a shared context layer above existing legacy systems, it enables institutions to analyze activity, surface underlying risk, and coordinate critical payment decisions in real time. The platform provides a single operational picture acrossdisconnected networks to help risk and treasury teams remain proactive rather than reactive. | $8M / Seed / Jul 21, 2026 | ||
| 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. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 07, 2025 | ||
| Glass Partners Solutions is distributes glass products to manufacturers and processors of glass products. It products, include monolithic glass, glass laminates, lacquered glass, mirrors, reflectors, anti-fire glass, glasses, radiation protection glass, printed glass, solar self-cleaning glass, tinted glass, anti-reflective, and Uglas. The companyalso offers low emissive glass, yelloe glass, and white shine glass. | Private Equity / Jul 12, 2022 | ||
| adopt' is a manufacturer of cosmetic products. They provide perfumed shower gel, body cream, hand cream, body scrub, solid soap, scented mist, shampoo, deodorant, body oil, body jelly, bath bombs, sun care, body accessories, moisturizing, cleaner, face powder, concealer, corrector, primer, makeup fixative, blush, powder, mascara, eyeshadow,eye crayon, and eyeliner. | $27.3M / Series B / May 13, 2022 | ||
| Placeshaker publishes and designs specialized project management software for renovation and rehabilitation sites. | $5.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 19, 2022 | ||
| MoonBikes manufactures innovative, zero-emission ultra-light electric snow vehicles. MoonBikes products offer improved maneuverability, quiet operation, and zero CO2 emissions, all for a much lower price than traditional snowmobiles. The vehicles are also simple to charge, transport, and store, making them a practical and environmentally friendlyoption for anyone looking to enjoy the great outdoors during the winter months. | $5.2M / Seed / Oct 13, 2021 | ||
| Finacca Group offers data engineering and customer risk management solutions for financial services. | Private Equity / Sep 23, 2021 | ||
| Solstyce is an environmental engineering company engaged in construction and operation of medium and large power photovoltaic power plants. | $14.6M / Sep 15, 2021 | ||
| Solstyce is an environmental engineering company engaged in construction and operation of medium and large power photovoltaic power plants. | $15.7M / Private Equity / Sep 15, 2021 | ||
| Groupe Xerfi is in France the first private institute of economic studies, totally independent. | $23.7M / Debt Financing / Jul 08, 2021 | ||
| See all 71 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does NextStage invest in?
NextStage invests primarily in Software, Advertising and Consulting startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 71 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does NextStage invest in?
NextStage typically joins rounds of $3.3M–$67M at Series B and $3.5M–$11M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not NextStage's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds NextStage took part in.
How do I contact NextStage?
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Who are the partners at NextStage?
The team at NextStage includes Aloys de Fontaines (Investment Director & Partner), Arthur Vigneras (Analyst) and Craig Vachon (Senior Partner - Head of US Operations), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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