# Havas Group

> Havas Group is a VC fund backing Social Impact and Innovation Management. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/havas/
- Website: http://www.havas.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HavasGroup/

Havas Group is a VC fund in New York focused on Social Impact and Innovation Management. Havas Group, part of the Vivendi, is one of the world’s largest global communication networks - employing 20,000 people at 700 agencies in 100 countries around the world. We create meaningful connections between people and brands through creativity, media and innovation. We have broken with tradition to pioneer a model unique in the industry:no silos. Media and creative operate under a single P&L enabling radical collaboration and seamless communication. This has all been made possible by placing our clients’ needs – not our network’s – at the center of all we do.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Havas Group. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Havas Group. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/havas-worldwide?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social Impact | 1 | 100% |
| Innovation Management | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Graff | VP of Analytics | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-graff |
| Andreas Geyr | CEO, Euro RSCG Europe | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-geyr |
| James Wright | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-wright-4 |
| Laura Maness | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-maness |
| Laurent Habib | CEO, Euro RSCG Worldwide PR | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laurent-habib |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seenapse | Seenapse is an inspiration engine. It helps you to get more and better ideas, faster. While search engines return the most obvious, linear, and popular results (all of which are the opposite of what you need for ideation), Seenapse returns divergent, non-obvious results that can trigger the Eureka moment you are looking for.Think of it as aGoogle for divergent results. | $275K | Seed | Sep 02, 2014 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mountain Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mountain-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nazca Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nazca-ventures-3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wayra](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wayra) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Havas Group invest in?

Havas Group invests primarily in Social Impact and Innovation Management startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Havas Group?

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### Who are the partners at Havas Group?

The team at Havas Group includes Adam Graff (VP of Analytics), Andreas Geyr (CEO, Euro RSCG Europe) and James Wright (CEO), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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