# Gravitation

> Gravitation is a VC fund backing Energy, Robotics and Electronics. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Gravitation is a VC fund focused on Energy and Robotics. Gravitation is the investment holding company of Charles Beigbeder. The company is stage agnostic.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Robotics | 1 | 20% |
| Electronics | 1 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 20% |
| Transportation | 1 | 20% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Le Philtre Vodka | Le Philtre Vodka is a beverage company that produces organic vodka without any added sugar. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2023 |  |
| Spark lasers | Spark lasers manufactures compact picosecond and femtosecond lasers for micromachining and neuroscience applications. | $1.1M | Series A | Sep 27, 2017 |  |
| NAVYA | NAVYA is a leading French name in the autonomous vehicle market and in smart shared mobility solutions. With more than 200 employees in France (Paris and Lyon) and in the United States (Michigan), NAVYA develops, manufactures and commercializes autonomous, driverless, and electric vehicles that combine robotic, digital and driving technologiesat the highest level. Since 2015, NAVYA has been the first to market and put into service autonomous mobility solutions, shuttles and cabs. NAVYA has a range of two autonomous vehicles: the AUTONOM®SHUTTLE, launched in September 2015, of which more than 100 have already been produced as of today and 89 sold in 17 countries as of June 30, 2018, notably in the United States, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan and Australia, and the AUTONOM®CAB, unveiled in November 2017 and whose first road tests will start shortly. | $4.5M |  | Jan 20, 2016 |  |
| SunPartner | SunPartner develops and commercializes innovative technologies adapted to communication, energy, transportation, and building needs. It offers Wysips Crystal, an ultra-thin and transparent photovoltaic material with an optical system designed for emissive screens for smartphones and smartwatches; Wysips Graphics masks solar cells for connecteddevices; Wysips Reflect that can be integrated into any kind of reflective screen; Wysips Cameleon for signs and billboard; and Light-Fidelity or Visible Light Communication, a communication technology that transmits data over visible light waves and has applications in location-based services, electromagnetic sensitive places, shopping 2.0, and smartCities.SunPartner is a France-based company that was founded in 2008. | $7.4M |  | Apr 14, 2014 |  |
| SunPartner | SunPartner develops and commercializes innovative technologies adapted to communication, energy, transportation, and building needs. It offers Wysips Crystal, an ultra-thin and transparent photovoltaic material with an optical system designed for emissive screens for smartphones and smartwatches; Wysips Graphics masks solar cells for connecteddevices; Wysips Reflect that can be integrated into any kind of reflective screen; Wysips Cameleon for signs and billboard; and Light-Fidelity or Visible Light Communication, a communication technology that transmits data over visible light waves and has applications in location-based services, electromagnetic sensitive places, shopping 2.0, and smartCities.SunPartner is a France-based company that was founded in 2008. | $3.4M |  | Dec 12, 2013 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Starquest Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/starquest-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [360 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/360-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ACG Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acg-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Crédit Agricole](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/credit-agricole) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Karista](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karista) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Orkos Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orkos-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Gravitation invest in?

Gravitation invests primarily in Energy, Robotics and Electronics startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A 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 Gravitation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gravitation closed in Mar 2023. 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?

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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