Evolem Start
VC Fund
Lyon, France
Evolem Start is a VC fund in Lyon focused on Software and Information Technology. Evolem is an evergreen fund sponsored by an entrepreneur with net worth > 850m€ (Bruno Rousset, Founder of April, listed insurance broker with 1B€ market cap). No external LP's, quick process and no exit deadline. We invest from 100k to 3M€ in french startup raising 500k€ to 10M€.
- Total investments:
- 86
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 21%
Last updated:
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Industries Evolem Start invests in
Stages Evolem Start invests in
Countries Evolem Start invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.1M–$4.6M
- Series A
- $3.5M–$22M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $2M–$26M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 20 (23%)
- Information Technology 11 (13%)
- SaaS 7 (8%)
- Human Resources 5 (6%)
- Analytics 4 (5%)
Stage
- Seed 39 (45%)
- Series A 16 (19%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 7 (8%)
- Pre-Seed 6 (7%)
- Series B 5 (6%)
Country
- France 57 (66%)
- Italy 1 (1%)
- Senegal 1 (1%)
- Côte d'Ivoire 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruno Rousset
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
|
Chairman of the Supervisory Board | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Thomas Rival
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 13 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regardless of call volume, Reecall's virtual agent provides rapid responses. A competitive advantage that ensures the growth of a business and the delight of its customers. Reecall boosts sales teams' productivity by automating the administration of incoming calls. Request pre-qualification, estimates, and partnership requests may all beprocessed automatically, allowing your personnel to focus on client connections. | $4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 24, 2026 | ||
| Founded in 2014, Innovorder is the leader in digital solutions for the food service industry and services some of the largest players in the commercial and institutional catering sectors.Innovorder’s comprehensive SaaS software suite enables the deployment of new order channels, the management of both a restaurant networks and single points ofsale, the acceleration of order and kitchen preparation while optimizing production management, sales monitoring and customer loyalty. 6 years after its creation, Innovorder has more than 800 customers and thousands of points of sale using the Innovorder solution, including industry leaders such as KFC, Big Fernand, Quick, Bagel Corner, Courtepaille, Agapes, Amorino, and Poivre Rouge. Innovorder also provides its solution to the largest Contract Catering companies such as Elior, Compass, Api Restauration, Convivio and Dupont Restauration. Based in Paris, France, the company acquired the start-up La Caisse Tactile in October 2016. It employs more than 60 people and has completed two major rounds of fundraising, the latest in July 2019, for a total of more than 10 million euros. | $23.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 04, 2026 | ||
| Kimialys develops and sells proprietary and patented surface chemistry for biosensors, increasing their sensitivity and specificity to deliver reliable, rapid, and cost-effective diagnostic tests. It was founded in 2020 by Cyril Gilbert and Claude Nogues in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. | $4.2M / Seed / Dec 05, 2025 | ||
| A new generation of flavor ingredients for healthy, sustainable, and accessible food. | $4.6M / Seed / Jun 17, 2025 | ||
| Sirius NeoSight is a biotech and pharmaceutical company that detects subclinical neo-cancers and provide treatment for it. | $4.6M / Seed / Feb 04, 2025 | ||
| JOBO Interim is a staffing agency that recruits employees and provides employment through digital access. | $2M / Seed / Dec 18, 2024 | ||
| Oplit is a production planning platform that provides software and support to help industrials boost operations profitability. | Seed / Nov 26, 2024 | ||
| Socium these are companies that recruit and offer real career opportunities to all those who share their values and wish to invest in their development. | $5M / Seed / Nov 19, 2024 | ||
| Wineriz is a SaaS tool that assists winemakers in streamlining their direct sales process. Wineriz specializes in the trade of wine & spirits, connecting winemakers and sellers together in real time. Buyers have access to their favorite winemakers catalog at the right price, order online and are being delivered for a very competitive price.Winemakers manage their whole direct sales directly through 1 online dashboard. | $2.1M / Seed / Jun 21, 2024 | ||
| NectarGo creates local food logistics to benefit communities by stabilizing the food supply. Their products include fruits and vegetables, dairy products, savory and sweet groceries, bakery products, butcher, delicatessen, caterer, and drinks. The company's contact mode is at its physical address. | $1.9M / Seed / Jun 18, 2024 | ||
| See all 86 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Evolem Start invest in?
Evolem Start invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 86 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Evolem Start's check size?
Evolem Start typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$4.6M at Seed, $3.5M–$22M at Series A and $2M–$26M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Evolem Start participates in.
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Who are the partners at Evolem Start?
The team at Evolem Start includes Bruno Rousset (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) and Thomas Rival (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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