# Fred Potter

> Fred Potter is a seed investor at Netatmo (Paris) backing Artificial Intelligence and SaaS. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Netatmo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/netatmo)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/fred-potter/0/53b/14
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/fpotter92

Fred Potter is a seed investor at Netatmo in Paris focused on Artificial Intelligence and SaaS. Engineer from Telecom ParisTech and holder of a PHD in Microelectronics, Fred is a passionate entrepreneur who has been reinventing objects we use in our everyday lives for over 20 years. In 1999, he started CIRPACK, a telecommunications supplier, later bought by TECHNICOLOR; and WITHINGS, sold to NOKIA, before creating NETATMO in 2011. His vision:a company where every employee knows how the business and projects grow and where daily life is driven by a strong sense of innovation, empowerment, hard work and sharing.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Automotive | 1 | 17% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 17% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 4 | 67% |
| Belgium | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Renovation Man | Renovation Man is a provider of services intended to revolutionize the world of renovation work. | $3.3M |  | May 03, 2019 |  |
| Cowboy | Cowboy is an e-bike company that creates innovative electric bikes for city riders. It is still transforming the bike and mobility industries, from the point of sale to the point of service. Its mission is to empower riders to map their own paths, as well as the paths of the cities in which they live, through mindful movement that benefitseveryone.Cowboy's electric bikes are simple — there is no gear and no + and - buttons to adjust the motor's power. The company believes riding a bike should be as simple as hopping into the saddle and putting one foot on the peddle. | $11M | Series A | Oct 23, 2018 |  |
| Gleamer | Gleamer develops an AI-powered software to enhance radiologists’ productivity. | $1.8M | Seed | Jul 11, 2018 |  |
| HrFlow.ai | Riminder operates as an AI assistant that automates talent assessment by leveraging state of the art deep learning technology. The company's mission is to leverage both Data and AI to understand people and unlock their full potential. Riminder was founded in Paris in 2016. | $2.3M | Seed | May 25, 2018 |  |
| Cowboy | Cowboy is an e-bike company that creates innovative electric bikes for city riders. It is still transforming the bike and mobility industries, from the point of sale to the point of service. Its mission is to empower riders to map their own paths, as well as the paths of the cities in which they live, through mindful movement that benefitseveryone.Cowboy's electric bikes are simple — there is no gear and no + and - buttons to adjust the motor's power. The company believes riding a bike should be as simple as hopping into the saddle and putting one foot on the peddle. | $3M | Seed | Apr 24, 2018 |  |
| Ledger | Ledger develops security and infrastructure solutions for cryptocurrencies as well as blockchain applications for individuals and companies, by leveraging a distinctive, proprietary technology.Launched in 2014, Ledger has designed an acclaimed line of hardware security devices quickly placing the company as a global leader on the market with1,000,000 units sold in more than 165 countries. For enterprises and corporations, Ledger introduced the Vault: a fully managed SaaS solution addressing the need to safeguard a very large amount of multiple cryptocurrencies while mitigating both IT and physical assault threats. The company is also active in the industrial IoT market, leveraging its secure hardware technology to interface sensors and machines to smart contracts or blockchain-based assets.Ledger is headquartered in Paris, has a production facility in Vierzon (France), and offices in San Francisco. | $1.4M | Seed | Feb 19, 2015 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Greyhound Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greyhound-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HCVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hardwareclub) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [XAnge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xange-private-equity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Elaia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elaia-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Netatmo

VC Fund · Boulogne-billancourt, France

Netatmo is a revolutionary smart home company, developing groundbreaking, intuitive and beautifully-designed connected consumer electronics. Truly smart, Netatmo’s innovative products provide a seamless experience that helps users create a safer, healthier and more comfortable home.Netatmo carefully designs the mechanics, electronics andembedded software of all its products to the highest standards. Netatmo also creates the mobile and web applications that fully realise their potential. Since 2012 Netatmo has released four devices, all of them infused with intelligence and delivering state-of-the-art features:• The Netatmo Weather Station for Smartphone allows users to keep track of what is happening in their indoor and outdoor environments in more than 170 countries. It is the world’s largest collaborative weather station network. • The Netatmo Thermostat for Smartphone, designed by Philippe Starck, allows users to control their heating remotely from a smartphone. With analysis of their daily routine, the Thermostat for Smartphone allows users to save 37% on energy heat their home. • Welcome, the indoor security camera with face recognition technology, puts names to the faces it sees. The camera notifies the user exactly who’s at home, their loved ones or a stranger.• Presence, Netatmo’s outdoor security camera, detects and reports on people, cars and animals. The camera understands what it sees and lets the user know exactly what is happening outside his home. Netatmo is a key player in the smart home industry, with products available through various distribution networks worldwide, from both major retailers and BtoB channels. In November 2015 Netatmo completed a series B funding round of €30 million. The company previously raised €4.5 million in 2013.

2 contacts available at Netatmo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fred Potter | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fred-potter |
| Gregoire Markarian | Lead Product & Project Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gregoire-markarian |

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## FAQ

### What does Fred Potter invest in?

Fred Potter invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, SaaS and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### What is Fred Potter's check size?

Fred Potter typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Fred Potter participates in.

### When did Fred Potter last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fred Potter closed in May 2019. 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.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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