# ESSEC Ventures

> ESSEC Ventures is a VC fund in Cergy-pontoise backing Software, SaaS and Travel. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cergy-pontoise, France
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/essec-business-school
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/essec
- Website: http://www.essec.edu/en/pages/about-essec/entrepreneurship/essec-ventures/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/essec

ESSEC Ventures is a VC fund in Cergy-pontoise focused on Software and SaaS. Essec has become the first French management school to launch a seed fund. The seed fund marks a new point in the school's commitment to entrepreneurship.The Essec Ventures 1 seed fund totals €1 million and is used to finance start-ups developed within the school's incubator.The fund has invested in 30 startups and secured severalprofitable exists.The school offers a range of entrepreneurship courses which are highly popular among its students. The school has also established an incubator to provide student entrepreneurs with logistical support, strategic advice, and access to a network of professionals.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |
| Tourism | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 4 | 80% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vidmizer | Vidmizer is a video marketing platform that is an essential tool for companies to manage and multi-post their video content. Vidmizer transforms the video production and distribution process to make it agile by taking into account multiple formats. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | $501K |  | Mar 21, 2019 |  |
| Bubblz | Bubblz is a French software company specialized in process management. Founded in 2013 by Sébastien Bencherqui (CEO), Antoine Bianconi (CTO), and Arthur Froger (Designer), the start-up is pioneer in process digitalization within companies.Bubblz provides to its clients an intuitive SaaS platform, allowing them to monitor, secure and analyzeeasily their workflow in order to run process efficiency. | $658K | Seed | Jan 29, 2018 |  |
| Cariboo | Cariboo connects you with enthusiastic local guides around the world for unique private tours across the cities you're willing to discover. Book a Cariboo guide and become a local everywhere in the world! | $180K | Seed | Jan 28, 2016 |  |
| Synthesio, an Ipsos Company | Synthesio, named the Global Leader by an Independent Research Firm in two reports, provides brands and agencies around the world with the social listening tools and audience insights they need to measure the impact of social and mainstream media conversations. Synthesio’s Social Intelligence Suite surfaces strategic insights from the most extensivecollection of customer data on the market and can visualize qualitative and quantitative data in an array of formats. Teams across the enterprise can leverage dashboards, pre-built personas, customizable reports, and social media command center displays to extend the benefits of Social Intelligence throughout an organization. Synthesio has offices in New York, Paris, London, Singapore, and Brussels. | $20M | Series B | Mar 14, 2014 |  |
| Iguana Yachts | Iguana Yachts, an innovative French company who build luxury boats with a powerful landing gear that can conquer virtually any terrain. Combined with a modern design and luxurious comfort the range is the perfect yacht tender, waterfront property boat, day cruiser and all round explorer. Iguana Yachts brings boating to a level of innovation thathas never been seen in the industry. | $384K | Seed | Sep 01, 2012 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Paris Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paris-business-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Arts et Métiers Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arts-et-mtiers-business-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BNP Paribas Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entrepreneur Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entrepreneur-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Idinvest Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idinvest-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LIOR INVESTISSEMENTS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lior-investissements) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ESSEC Ventures invest in?

ESSEC Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Travel startups, most often at Seed and Series B 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.

### When did ESSEC Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ESSEC Ventures closed in Mar 2019. Shizune tracks 5 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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