# Axel Toupane

> Axel Toupane is a seed investor at DEIMOS (Paris) backing Robotics and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DEIMOS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deimosvc)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/axeltoupane
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/toups_33
- Website: http://www.axeltoupane.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toups33/

Axel Toupane is a seed investor at DEIMOS in Paris focused on Robotics and Software. Grew up in France, been playing basketball my whole life and now opening myself to brand new horizons. Being an entrepreneur, an investor , an actor of the new wave of athletes who are making businesses off the court. Above all, i’m willing to learn and talk about new opportunities.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Generative AI | 1 | 33% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 33% |
| Transportation | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Heex Technologies | Heex Technologies provides a data management platform to engineering teams so that they can transition from Big Data to Smart Data. Today, companies are requiring more precise information than ever before and if Big Data already allowed great progress, most AI developments are now facing a diminishing learning curve. By automatically extracting themost pertinent data at the edge, our software solution improves productivity with a seamless workflow designed to scale. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Mar 31, 2021 |  |
| Heex Technologies | Heex Technologies provides a data management platform to engineering teams so that they can transition from Big Data to Smart Data. Today, companies are requiring more precise information than ever before and if Big Data already allowed great progress, most AI developments are now facing a diminishing learning curve. By automatically extracting themost pertinent data at the edge, our software solution improves productivity with a seamless workflow designed to scale. | $2.1M | Seed | Mar 31, 2021 |  |
| Greenlux Car | Greenlux Car offer through his app and website, the largest electric car network in the world. Our customers can experiment our services by two ways, rent an electric car or being carried with an electric car. We trust in providing the biggest electric car availability in the most possible countries to make possible for everyone to rideemission-free. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2015 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Google](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Transvalor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/transvalor) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [WILCO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scientipole-initiative) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars Tel Aviv Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-tel-aviv-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About DEIMOS

VC Fund · Paris, France

Bridging the gap between social capital and technology by investing in the most promising consumer startups.

3 contacts available at DEIMOS.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Axel Toupane | Co-Founder & Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axel-toupane |
| Bruno Mendes Da Silva | Co-Founder & Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruno-mendes-da-silva-2 |
| Etienne Boutan | Co-Founder & Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/etienne-boutan |

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## FAQ

### What does Axel Toupane invest in?

Axel Toupane invests primarily in Robotics, Software and Generative AI startups, most often at Seed and Pre-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 Axel Toupane last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Axel Toupane closed in Mar 2021. 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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