# Famille C Participations

> Famille C Participations is a VC fund in Paris backing Hotel, Beauty and Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/famille-c-participations/
- Website: https://www.famillec-participations.com/

Famille C Participations is an investment company of the Courtin family that invests in the beauty, well-being and care sectors.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hotel | 1 | 17% |
| Beauty | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Commercial | 1 | 17% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 17% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 4 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spore.Bio | Spore Biotechnologies is a manufacturing company that develops innovative technological tools to help factories manufacture safe products.Spore Biotechnologies are developing new weapons to fight climate change, globalization, new consuming habits, bacterial resistance, and microbiological scandals.Founded by Amine Raji and Maxime Mistretta in2022 and is located in Paris, France. | $23M | Series A | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| Evok Collection | Evok Collection is a wellness-focused luxury hotel brand that offers accommodations and hospitality services. It operates hotels, restaurants, spas, and sports clubs through various locations. | $140.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 27, 2024 |  |
| Spore.Bio | Spore Biotechnologies is a manufacturing company that develops innovative technological tools to help factories manufacture safe products.Spore Biotechnologies are developing new weapons to fight climate change, globalization, new consuming habits, bacterial resistance, and microbiological scandals.Founded by Amine Raji and Maxime Mistretta in2022 and is located in Paris, France. | $8.6M | Pre-Seed | Dec 12, 2023 |  |
| Greenbids | Greenbids is an AI-powered media buying optimization platform that enhances digital advertising performance while reducing carbon emissions. The company's technology employs advanced AI to streamline media buying strategies, delivering measurable improvements in attention, efficiency, and conversions. By optimizing supply paths and reducingunnecessary intermediaries, the platform enhances media quality and effectiveness while lowering carbon emissions. | $1.7M | Seed | Jun 01, 2023 |  |
| Pai Skincare | Pai understands sensitive skin. Founded by Sarah Brown in 2007 as a solution to her own skin allergies, our certified organic products have become the premium choice for those who've tried everything in their search for skin confidence.With one of the cleanest and most transparent ingredient policies on the market, Pai help their globalfollowing of sensitive souls navigate the tricky world of skincare. | $17.4M | Series C | Apr 11, 2023 |  |
| Pili | PiLi biofabricates a sustainable alternative to create renewable inks to replace their toxic, non-biological, and non-recyclable versions.Pili was born from the reunion of a biologist, a designer, and a financial analyst at the biohacker space La Paillasse in Paris and with the creation of the first pen fed by bacteria. Its team is nowdedicated to providing the colors from micro-organisms to offer a sustainable alternative to fossil resources. | $15.8M | Series A | Feb 28, 2023 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Elaia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elaia-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LocalGlobe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/localglobe) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [No Label Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/no-label-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- 1st Kind — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Better Angle](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-angle) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Famille C Participations invest in?

Famille C Participations invests primarily in Hotel, Beauty and Software startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Famille C Participations last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Famille C Participations closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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