# CMA CGM Ventures

> CMA CGM Ventures is a VC fund in Marseille backing Energy, Battery and Electronics. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Marseille, France
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cma-cgm/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/CMACGM
- Website: https://www.cmacgm-group.com/en/innovation/digital-startup%20support
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cmacgm

CMA CGM Ventures is an investment firm that investments funds to support startups.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 29% |
| Battery | 2 | 29% |
| Electronics | 2 | 29% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 29% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 29% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Series D | 2 | 29% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 6 | 86% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mistral AI | Mistral AI is a platform that assembles team to develop the generative AI models. | $414.5M | Series A | Dec 10, 2023 |  |
| Verkor | Verkor is a battery cell manufacturer whose goal is to increase the production of low-carbon batteries to fulfill the growing demand for electric vehicles. The company focuses on the development of low-carbon batteries with a carbon footprint that is many times smaller than standard batteries. This reduces the logistics footprint, includingemissions, and provides businesses with batteries that are very inexpensive and use carbon-free electricity. | $932.5M | Series C | Sep 14, 2023 |  |
| Ascend Elements | Ascend Elements manufactures advanced battery materials using valuable elements reclaimed from spent lithium-ion batteries. It uses hydro process recycling and direct recycling that takes old cathode material down to the atomic level to create new cathode materials. It also helps clients to have maximum return on assets to economically driverecycling and low-cost battery materials.The company was founded in 2015. | $460M | Series D | Sep 06, 2023 |  |
| 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. | $11.1M | Series A | Jul 24, 2023 |  |
| Filigran | Filigran is a European cybertech created in 2022 whose main objective is to provide cybersecurity and crisis management teams with the best possible open source software. The company designs and develops an eXtended Threat Management (XTM) portfolio covering cyber threat intelligence, adversary simulation and crisis management solutions. Filigranalready serves thousands of private and public organizations around the world. | $5.4M | Seed | Jun 13, 2023 |  |
| Brut | Brut is an international video content publisher, focused on news and feature-based, short-form content. They cover topics from politics to technology and social justice, culture and more. Brut videos are viewed more than 400 million times a month and touch more than 150 million worldwide.Brut. is a global media company that creates short-formvideo content for audiences around the world. With offices on two continents, Brut. publishes content daily in three languages and across eight social platforms generating over 500MM views a month. | $40M | Series D | Apr 06, 2023 |  |
| NetZero | NetZero® is a climate venture specializing in long-term carbon removal from the atmosphere. | $11.8M | Series A | Feb 07, 2023 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Motier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motier-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [La Famiglia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/la-famiglia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does CMA CGM Ventures invest in?

CMA CGM Ventures invests primarily in Energy, Battery and Electronics startups, most often at Series A and Series D stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did CMA CGM Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for CMA CGM Ventures closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 7 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?

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