# Francois Paulus

> Francois Paulus is a seed investor at BREEGA (Paris) backing Software and Apps. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BREEGA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breega-capital)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 68%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fran%C3%A7ois-paulus-5b640

Francois Paulus is a seed investor at BREEGA in Paris focused on Software and Apps. EBlink board member François Paulus is a Paris-based advisor to venture capitalists and investment funds on telecom acquisitions, as well as an angel investor and advisor to innovative companies in the telecom sector. A veteran telecommunications executive and entrepreneur, he joined the French startup LDCOM Networks in 1999, shortly after itwas established by the Louis Dreyfus Group following France’s telecom deregulation. During his nine years with the company, LDCOM acquired numerous companies, such as 9Telecom, Club Internet, AOL France and SIRIS. It then merged with fixed-line operator Cegetel to form Neuf Cegetel, which became one of the leading French broadband service providers. By the end 2007, it had a 49,000-kilometer fiber-optic network, and more than 3.2 million active residential customers and 173,000 business sites connected. François served as general manager of Neuf Cegetel’s network division and general manager of its high-speed broadband division, and served for four years on its executive committee. He began his career in 1989 as an independent IT consultant in London before joining a French telecom consulting firm, Pierre Audoin.François is a Telecom engineer and a graduate from INSEAD.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 26% |
| Apps | 2 | 11% |
| Logistics | 2 | 11% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 11% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 11% |

43 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 26% |
| Series A | 4 | 21% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 16% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 5% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 12 | 63% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ensol | Ensol offers custom-made photovoltaic installations at low prices as well as personalized guidance assisting homes in selecting the optimum sizes and solar equipment for their needs and maximizing their return on investment. | $6.8M | Seed | Apr 11, 2025 |  |
| InSpek | InSpek develops biological and chemical monitoring systems using integrated photonics. The company aims to democratize access to chemical analysis thanks to integrated optics. Its sensors make the most of micro and nano-optical chip technologies to maximize light-matter interactions and improve chemical detection. | $3.9M | Seed | Sep 25, 2024 |  |
| Carbon Maps | Carbon Maps is a climate management platform for food industry.It helps to efficiently analyze the environmental effects of their goods and agricultural inputs. | $4.3M | Pre-Seed | Feb 20, 2023 |  |
| Exotec | Exotec is the designer and manufacturer of the Goods to Person SKYPOD solution which enables order preparation in retail logistics in any sector of activity. The SKYPOD is a robotic order picking system but can also be used as a buffer solution for prepared orders and can be installed in cool or ambient environments. Upstream and downstream ofSKYPOD, we customize according to the level of automation sought, according to the logistics characteristics and distribution channels of our customers. Our customers seek performance and flexibility in our solution: All our solutions are dimensioned as accurately as possible for the flow and stock required We can support the growth of the activity without interrupting production by simply adding robots, stations or racks | $334.3M | Series D | Jan 17, 2022 |  |
| Sharelock | Sharelock's mission is to massively unlock bicycle usage, addressing the fear of theft challenge, at scale. Based on mobility expertise and proprietary data, Sharelock develops a highly disruptive insurance solution leveraging unique data and AI capabilities to understand this new segment of insurance. Sharelock also develops, deploys andoperates the first shared lock solution in the world in partnership with city authorities and mobility operators. Sharelock gathers unique personal security and mobility data. | $3.8M | Seed | Sep 17, 2021 |  |
| Exotec | Exotec is the designer and manufacturer of the Goods to Person SKYPOD solution which enables order preparation in retail logistics in any sector of activity. The SKYPOD is a robotic order picking system but can also be used as a buffer solution for prepared orders and can be installed in cool or ambient environments. Upstream and downstream ofSKYPOD, we customize according to the level of automation sought, according to the logistics characteristics and distribution channels of our customers. Our customers seek performance and flexibility in our solution: All our solutions are dimensioned as accurately as possible for the flow and stock required We can support the growth of the activity without interrupting production by simply adding robots, stations or racks | $90M | Series C | Sep 29, 2020 |  |
| Exotec | Exotec is the designer and manufacturer of the Goods to Person SKYPOD solution which enables order preparation in retail logistics in any sector of activity. The SKYPOD is a robotic order picking system but can also be used as a buffer solution for prepared orders and can be installed in cool or ambient environments. Upstream and downstream ofSKYPOD, we customize according to the level of automation sought, according to the logistics characteristics and distribution channels of our customers. Our customers seek performance and flexibility in our solution: All our solutions are dimensioned as accurately as possible for the flow and stock required We can support the growth of the activity without interrupting production by simply adding robots, stations or racks | $90M | Series C | Sep 29, 2020 |  |
| reciTAL | reciTAL is an Intelligent Documents Processing company allowing to process automatically emails, attachments, PDF, scans...for every business. reciTAL was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Paris. | $4.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 10, 2020 |  |
| SENCROP | Sencrop is an ag-tech startup that offers an in-field data-based platform to empower farmers to make better decisions in their daily agricultural activities. Sencrop designs and sells connected weather forecast solutions for farmers to measure rain, hygrometry, and wind speed. The sensors are cheap, robust, movable, and easy to use, making moreefficient and sustainable farming possible | $10M | Series A | Jan 15, 2019 |  |
| Onoff | Onoff Telecom offers a variety of products for private and business customers that seek to revolutionize communications. | $5.5M | Series A | Jan 01, 2019 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [360 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/360-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [IRIS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iris-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Dell Technologies Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dell-technologies-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [83North](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greylock-partners-israel) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Demeter](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/demeter-1e8a) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About BREEGA

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

At Breega, we back world-class founders for the future. We’re not simple investors - we’re entrepreneurs who’ve built, scaled, and learned what it really takes to grow. Our forte is not just writing checks: it’s rolling up our sleeves - with our Scaling Squad, our portfolio companies get hands-on expertise in hiring, sales, marketing and strategyso they don’t just expand, they dominate. We partner with outliers rewriting the rules of Digital, Climate, and Deep Tech from pre-Seed to Series A+ across Europe and Africa. Since 2015, we’ve grown to €700M AUM, with main offices in London and Paris and deep roots in the most thriving tech hubs across both continents, as well as a portfolio of 110+ bold startups—Exotec, Alice & Bob, Moneybox, 011H, etc—each pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

5 contacts available at BREEGA.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Melvyn Lubega | Head of Investment | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melvyn-lubega |
| Ben Marrel | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-marrel |
| Diana Fattouh | Head of Talent | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diana-fattouh |
| Francois Paulus | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francois-paulus |
| Helen O'Reilly-Durand | Head of Communications | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helen-o-reilly-durand |

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## FAQ

### What does Francois Paulus invest in?

Francois Paulus invests primarily in Software, Apps and Logistics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Francois Paulus last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Francois Paulus closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 19 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?

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