# François Santi

> François Santi is a seed investor at CapHorn Invest (Paris) backing Software and Machine Learning. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CapHorn Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caphorn-invest)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fran%C3%A7ois-santi-94111651/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SantiTV1

François Santi is a seed investor at CapHorn Invest in Paris focused on Software and Machine Learning. François Santi - Principal @ CapHorn Invest

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 40% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| Big Data | 1 | 20% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 20% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2 | 40% |
| Singapore | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Naboo | Give your teams the freedom to meet where they want, when they need | $8.1M | Seed | Feb 05, 2024 |  |
| Naboo | Give your teams the freedom to meet where they want, when they need | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2022 |  |
| Therapixel | Therapixel develops and commercializes AI-based software for breast cancer detection and characterization | $16.5M | Series B | May 12, 2022 |  |
| Therapixel | Therapixel develops and commercializes AI-based software for breast cancer detection and characterization | $15.6M | Series B | May 12, 2022 |  |
| Dathena Science | Dathena Science has been​ founded with a vision of bringing a new paradigm to privacy and data security protection. In an ever-growing information flow. Enterprises around the world face the daunting challenge of harnessing, managing and controlling data in a more regulated environment with growing societal expectation with regards to privacyprotection. Leveraging the power of latest AI technologies, Dathena is delivering breakthrough solutions with unprecedented efficiency, speed and accuracy to secure the “privacy and data security protection journey” of its clients. | $12M | Series A | May 13, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MAIF Avenir](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maif-avenir) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Crédit Mutuel Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cm-cic-capital-innovation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IT-Translation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/it-translation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [M Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Verve Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/verve-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Better Angle](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-angle) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About CapHorn Invest

VC Fund · Paris, France

CapHorn Invest is an independent Venture Capital Firm launched in 2010. The company invests in B2B digital companies. CapHorn Invest currently manages 180 million euros across two funds and has a portfolio of more than 20 companies. They invest in B2B startups that drive digital transformation. They mainly focus on Series A & B in roundsranging from 2 to 20M€.

5 contacts available at CapHorn Invest.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandre Pelletier | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandre-pelletier |
| François Santi | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francois-santi |
| Hugues Joubert | Associate President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hugues-joubert |
| Louis Sutre | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/louis-sutre |
| Marion Chanéac | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marion-chaneac |

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## FAQ

### What does François Santi invest in?

François Santi invests primarily in Software, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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 François Santi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for François Santi closed in Feb 2024. 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?

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