# Finadvance

> Finadvance is a VC fund in Paris backing Software, Cloud Security and Fleet Management. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- Website: http://www.finadvance.fr

Finadvance is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on buyouts and buy-ins in middle-market and mature companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| Cloud Security | 1 | 50% |
| Fleet Management | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mapping Control | Mapping Control is develops localization solutions for businesses. It offers fleet management, private use management, vehicle tracking, mobility, driving analysis, car share, protection, fuel control, and data exchange. It also offers specialized solution which includes local authorities, driving school, delivery and message service, biologicaltransport, and cleaning services. | $2.2M |  | Jul 02, 2015 | https://www.mappingcontrol.com/ |
| Numara Software France | Numara Software France SAS provides information technology (IT) and security management solutions. It offers Precision Desktop Management, an agent-based software designed to overcome IT management complexity; Precision Patch Management, an agent-based software designed to help IT managers to address and optimize the patch deployment process; andPrecision Vulnerability Management, a non-intrusive vulnerability scanner. The company also provides services, such as IT asset management, vulnerability lifecycle management, software and configuration management, patch management, applications management, system monitoring, end user support, green IT-power management, OS deployment, and compliance. It serves bank, insurance, finance, distribution, education, government, health, industry, media, services, telecom/Internet, and TRANSPORT industries Antipolis and internationally. Criston SA was formerly known as Metrix Systems SA and changed its name to Criston SA in February 2004. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Sophia Antipolis, France with additional offices in Japan France, China, and Germany. As of July 13, 2009, Numara Software France SAS operates as a subsidiary of Numara Software, Inc. | $5.3M | Series C | Feb 24, 2006 | http://www.criston.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Odyssey Ventures L.P.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/odyssey-ventures-l-p) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Paca Investissement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paca-investissement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Provence Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/provence-business-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Seventure Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seventure-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ACG Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/viveris-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Finadvance invest in?

Finadvance invests primarily in Software, Cloud Security and Fleet Management startups, most often at Series C and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Finadvance last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Finadvance closed in Jul 2015. Shizune tracks 2 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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