# Développement et Partenariat

> Développement et Partenariat is a VC fund backing Software and Manufacturing. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jan 2015
- Lead investor: 71%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/d&p-finance
- Website: http://www.dp-finance.fr

Développement et Partenariat is a VC fund in Paris focused on Software and Manufacturing. D&P Finance is a venture capital firm managing over € 180 million through its various funds under management. It aims to acquire stakes of around 3 to 7 M € in French SMEs, whose turnover is generally between 10 and 100 M €.The firm invests in a logic of development capital, by preserving the shareholders and the management team in place oralongside a managerial team financially involved in transmission operation. It also acts as a minority or majority shareholder in companies facing complex situations.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3.8M–$4.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 29% |
| Gaming | 1 | 14% |
| Fitness | 1 | 14% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 4 | 57% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Didier Calmels | Co-President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/didier-calmels |
| Christian Louis-Victor | Co-President & Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-louis-victor |
| Grégory Beurrier | Associate Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gr%C3%A9gory-beurrier |
| Jérémie Surchamp | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j%C3%A9r%C3%A9mie-surchamp |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Decayeux SAS | Decayeux is a family-owned industrial group active in the individual and collective letterbox markets | $4.4M | Series A | Jan 05, 2015 |  |
| Octime | OCTIME is a software company in France in the field of Work Time Planning and Management. The company create innovative packaged HR software solutions for time management and staff scheduling. |  |  | Dec 01, 2012 |  |
| Orrion Chemicals | Orrion Chemicals offers an extended range of chemical products. | $3.8M | Series A | Dec 19, 2011 |  |
| DxO Labs | DxO Labs SA engages in the development and sale of digital image processing products and solutions in France. Its photography products include DxO Optics Pro, a digital photography software application for image correction and enhancement; and DxO FilmPack that gives digital images the style of the conventional films, and digitally simulates thecolors. The company also develops and licenses intellectual property of optics and silicon architectures in the areas of embedded still and video image processing for camera phones and digital cameras. In addition, DxO Labs SA offers DxO Analyzer, an image quality evaluation solution. Its customers include consumer electronics manufacturers, such as digital camera vendors and camera phone vendors; imaging components suppliers, including camera module manufacturers, sensor vendors, and processor vendors; and photographers, as well as photography journalists and imaging experts. The company offers its products through distributors and resellers. DxO Labs SA was formerly known as DO Labs SA. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Boulogne, France. DxO Labs has additional offices in the United States, Japan, and Korea. | $7.1M |  | Dec 03, 2010 |  |
| Optimark Group | Optimark Group specializing in the professions of the auxiliary sales force, commercial animation and training. |  |  | Jul 01, 2010 |  |
| DarkWorks | DarkWorks S.A. operates as a video game development studio. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Paris, France. | $5.4M |  | Feb 22, 2010 |  |
| Moving Group | Moving Group from the acquisition of the brand "Moving" at Club Med. This brand created in 1986 is now No. 1 in France and No. 5 in Europe fitness centers. With two versions, "Lady Moving" and "Garden Gym" (created in 1980 by Charles Ellia), the brand has nearly 150 centers including 5 branches, employs 1,000state-certified coaches and has 120,000 members. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2009 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Développement et Partenariat invest in?

Développement et Partenariat invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and Information Technology startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A 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.

### What is Développement et Partenariat's check size?

Développement et Partenariat typically joins rounds of $3.8M–$4.4M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Développement et Partenariat participates in.

### How do I contact Développement et Partenariat?

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### Who are the partners at Développement et Partenariat?

The team at Développement et Partenariat includes Didier Calmels (Co-President), Christian Louis-Victor (Co-President & Partner) and Grégory Beurrier (Associate Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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