# Fonds Innovation Défense

> Fonds Innovation Défense is a VC fund backing Security, Telecommunications and SaaS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Fonds Innovation Défense is a VC fund focused on Security and Telecommunications. Fonds Innovation Défense co-invest with other private or public funds.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Security | 2 | 67% |
| Telecommunications | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Content | 1 | 33% |
| Privacy | 1 | 33% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2 | 67% |
| Belgium | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| XXII GROUP | With more than 50 employees, XXII designs, develops and markets a SaaS platform for deploying and configuring algorithms for video stream analysis: XXIICORE. Our solution has already convinced companies in many sectors and local authorities, whose teams measure the benefits of video analysis assisted by our algorithms every day. | $23.6M | Series A | Mar 20, 2023 |  |
| Dust Mobile | Dust Mobile is a secure-by-design global carrier dedicated to the cyber defense of critical communications against cellular network threats and cyber-attacks.Founded in 2017 by a team with backgrounds in Defense, Security, Electronic Warfare, Cyber Security, and Telecommunications, the “secure-by-design” carrier offers protected and resilientmobile communication to support businesses, critical operations, and organizations worldwide for exposed individuals and connected objects. | $12.4M | Series B | Nov 17, 2022 |  |
| Cailabs | Cailabs is a global leader in free-space optical communications. Its dual-use Optical Ground Stations (OGS) are deployed worldwide by leading satellite operators and agencies such as SES, ESA and Contec. The company is among the very few globally to have demonstrated satellite-to-ground links fully compliant with the US Space Development Agency(SDA) standard, confirming its unique technological position.It also plays a central role in European sovereignty/defense programs such as Keraunos, developing secure OGS for next-generation optical satellite links.Founded in 2013, Cailabs has raised over €100M and grown to 170 employees (as of Dec 2025). Cailabs has a global presence with 3 offices : its HQ based in Rennes (Brittany, France), 1 office in Paris (France) and 1 office in Washington DC (Arlington, VA). | $23.5M |  |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [574 Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/574-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CIB Développement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cib-d%C3%A9veloppement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Carvest Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crdit-agricole-rgions-investissement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Definvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/definvest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [European Innovation Council Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-innovation-council-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Fonds Innovation Défense invest in?

Fonds Innovation Défense invests primarily in Security, Telecommunications and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Series B 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 Fonds Innovation Défense last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fonds Innovation Défense closed in Mar 2023. 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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