# Elephants & Ventures

> Elephants & Ventures is a VC fund backing Consumer Electronics and Software. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2015
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/piedelephant
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/elephantsandv
- Website: http://www.elephantsandventures.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/elephantsventures

Elephants & Ventures is a VC fund in Paris focused on Consumer Electronics and Software. Elephants&Ventures is an early-stage venture boutique for hardware & software companies. They partner with tech startups and advise them on financing, strategy and business development.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consumer Electronics | 4 | 80% |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Mobile | 1 | 20% |
| Fitness | 1 | 20% |
| Robotics | 1 | 20% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2 | 40% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexis Houssou | Founding Partner | 24 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexis-houssou |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aryballe Technologies | Aryballe Technologies was created in Grenoble/France by a team of scientists and entrepreneurs. As a technology platform their main objectives are to develop new generations of universal sensors which can be adapted to different applications.In parallel to their core hardware development activities they are also organized to handle thesoftware + database development and full manufacturing of their sensors and devices. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2015 | https://aryballe.com/ |
| iskn | iskn is a consumer electronics company that develops and markets the slate for smart drawing. iskn is the leading pioneer in AUGMENTED INTERACTION thanks to its technology representing 24 international patents based on 60 years of deep tech R&D expertise in magnetometry at the world-renowned CEA LETI.The company’s primary mission consists inenriching the experience and facilitate interaction with the digital world by bringing back emotion through the use of day-to-day physical objects. This has already come to life by turning any pencil into a digital one with the widely adopted SLATE, and the yet to come disruptive REPAPER graphic tablet. | $2M | Seed | Jan 04, 2015 | https://www.iskn.co |
| Prynt | Prynt is the first ever instant camera case for smartphones. Just plug in your device, take a picture, and voila: get a beautiful photo in your hands within seconds. The case is simple — no ink, wifi or bluetooth — and is compatible with iOS and Android phones.Plus, when you take a photo with Prynt, their app embeds a video inside of it, givingyou a creative new way to tell your story. Hold your phone over any printed picture and watch it come to life in augmented reality on screen! | $200K | Seed | Jul 14, 2014 | https://www.prynt.co |
| BLOCKS | Blocks provide a locker solution. They offers software, architecture, lockers, co-working, mobile apps, design, facility management, parcel lockers, rental systems, and agile workplaces. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2014 | http://www.chooseblocks.com |
| Reach Robotics UK (closed) | Closed. For current company Reach Robotics see https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/reachrobotics |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2014 | https://www.mekamon.com |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HCVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hardwareclub) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Partech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/partech) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AGORANOV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agoranov) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [C4 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c4-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CEA Investissement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cea-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SOSV HAX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hax-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Elephants & Ventures invest in?

Elephants & Ventures invests primarily in Consumer Electronics, Software and Mobile startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Elephants & Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Elephants & Ventures?

The team at Elephants & Ventures includes Alexis Houssou (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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