# Inco

> Inco is a VC fund backing Information Technology and Waste Management. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/le-comptoir-de-l'innovation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/inco_group
- Website: https://www.inco.co.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/incogroupe/

Inco is a VC fund in Paris focused on Information Technology and Waste Management. They believe that the challenges facing their world - climate change, scarce natural resources, and sustainability inequality - require new approaches. They envision a new economy, one that is both socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable. They are not alone. There's a global movement - driven by a new generation of variousentrepreneurs - who believes the world can and must change. These creative entrepreneurs are launching dynamic new businesses that offer innovative solutions to their most pressing social and environmental challenges Tomorrow's "unicorns" will be those companies delivering social and environmental impact, alongside compelling financial returns

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Inco. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Inco. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/inco?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 3 | 30% |
| Waste Management | 2 | 20% |
| Environmental Consulting | 2 | 20% |
| Environmental Engineering | 2 | 20% |
| Water | 1 | 10% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 4 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 20% |
| Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Grant | 1 | 10% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 5 | 50% |
| Romania | 1 | 10% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 10% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 10% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lesley Robinson | Head of the Americas | 0 | — |
| Nicolas Hazard | Founder | 0 | — |
| Sandy Khan | Founder | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RECYCLLUX | RECYCLLUX is making use of the collected satellite Earth Observation data and applies machine-learning algorithms to identify the marine plastic litter problem spots, where actions need to be taken. | $125K | Grant | Mar 19, 2025 |  |
| OpenAtlas | Our platform uses high-resolution satellite imagery and machine learning to deliver regulatory-grade insights on land use, environmental compliance, and supply chain risk, across the globe.While OpenAtlas first gained traction as a trusted EUDR compliance solution, our API-first architecture and modular analysis layers now power broaderapplications: deforestation detection, protected area screening, biodiversity risk assessment, and emissions traceability.Whether you're sourcing coffee in Colombia, auditing cattle operations in Brazil, or vetting green finance investments in Southeast Asia; OpenAtlas delivers actionable, auditable insights that make environmental due diligence faster, easier, and more transparent.We integrate directly into enterprise platforms, traceability systems, and ESG tools to automate compliance at scale, no GIS team required. | $200K | Non-equity Assistance | Mar 17, 2025 |  |
| Goshaba | Goshaba is providing recruitment and talent management solutions. | $3.8M |  | Mar 03, 2022 |  |
| Goshaba | Goshaba is providing recruitment and talent management solutions. | $3.9M | Series A | Mar 03, 2022 |  |
| Simplon.co | Simplon.co are a network of social digital factories in France and abroad.We have trained more than 2000 trainees in the digital sector since 2013.We are a social business, dedicated to making the digital sector a place of inclusion and to reveal talents among groups underrepresented in this field.We also advise companies in their digitaltransformation and create their websites and applications. | $13.2M |  | Apr 05, 2019 |  |
| PHENIX | PHENIX contributes to the reduction of waste and to the transition towards a circular economy, by awakening the potential of waste. With a hundred or so committed employees, their structure aims to promote the 2nd life of products, food and non-food, for various sectors, including charities. They support more than 1000 professional clients retail,industrial, wholesalers, shopping centers, caterers, event agencies, in the management of their unsold and waste through a web platform and a range of comprehensive collaborative and logistical services. | $16.5M |  | Nov 08, 2018 |  |
| Hydrao | Hydrao is a smart device that helps its users preserve water and reduce their water bills. The company offers a shower head that illuminates different colors depending on the amount of water used. Hydrao was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Grenoble, France. | $2.2M | Seed | Sep 25, 2018 |  |
| upOwa | upOwa develops, deploys and maintains innovative solutions that bring clean electricity to off-grid African communities in an affordable way.upOwa is a growing social business that enables dramatic social and economic improvements at the community level, in a sustainable way thanks to both its financial profitability and environment-friendlyactivities. | $1.1M | Series A | Feb 01, 2018 |  |
| Réseau Citiz | Réseau Citiz is a cooperative created by the pioneers of carsharing in France. With the aim of developing carsharing services close to territories and users, the Citiz network now includes 12 independent local car-sharing operators. | $1.4M |  | Nov 15, 2017 |  |
| PHENIX | PHENIX contributes to the reduction of waste and to the transition towards a circular economy, by awakening the potential of waste. With a hundred or so committed employees, their structure aims to promote the 2nd life of products, food and non-food, for various sectors, including charities. They support more than 1000 professional clients retail,industrial, wholesalers, shopping centers, caterers, event agencies, in the management of their unsold and waste through a web platform and a range of comprehensive collaborative and logistical services. |  |  | Jan 01, 2015 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BNP Paribas](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Daphni](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daphni) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Orange Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orange-digital-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The Caisse des Dépôts](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-caisse-des-d-p-ts) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amundi Private Equity Funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amundi-private-equity-funds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anaxago](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anaxago) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Inco invest in?

Inco invests primarily in Information Technology, Waste Management and Environmental Consulting startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Inco?

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### Who are the partners at Inco?

The team at Inco includes Lesley Robinson (Head of the Americas), Nicolas Hazard (Founder) and Sandy Khan (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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