IRIS
VC Fund
Paris, France
IRIS is a VC fund in Paris focused on Software and E-Commerce. Iris Capital is a European VC specialized in digital, fueling entrepreneurs from early stage to growth since 1986. From Paris, Berlin, San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Tokyo and Dubai, Iris Capital supports start-ups and scale-ups in their global expansion with the unique support on its multi corporate partners, including Orange, Publicis, Valeo andBRED.Iris Capital invests in various industries, from platforms to Saas, AdTech, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, IoT, robotics and mobile services, and is always looking for ambitious industry disrupters led by unique entrepreneurs across the world.
- Total investments:
- 132
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 42%
- Fund size:
- $38M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries IRIS invests in
Stages IRIS invests in
Countries IRIS invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 10 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $2.4M–$16M
- Series B
- $4.4M–$33M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 29 (22%)
- E-Commerce 15 (11%)
- SaaS 12 (9%)
- Mobile 12 (9%)
- Apps 11 (8%)
Stage
- Funding Round 26 (20%)
- Series A 23 (17%)
- Series B 23 (17%)
- Series C 21 (16%)
- Seed 11 (8%)
Country
- France 41 (31%)
- Germany 20 (15%)
- United States 10 (8%)
- Canada 3 (2%)
- United Kingdom 3 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Angus Paterson
Partner, MENA
|
Partner, MENA | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
Curt Gunsenheimer
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 17 | Find email | |
Erik de la Rivière
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Frédérique Leclerc
Responsable comptable
|
Responsable comptable | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Gil Doukhan
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 12 | Find email | |
| See all 10 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simplify Infrastructure Automation | $14M / Series A / May 06, 2026 | ||
| Escape helps Application Security teams automate API discovery, API inventory, and API security testing through agentless scanning. It leverages generative AI to discover and secure all your exposed APIs. You can test OWASP Top 10 and complex logic flaws at scale and empower your developers to adopt security in CI/CD. Escape requires noconfiguration to get started, no agent, and no proxy. It excels in securing GraphQL APIs. | $17.9M / Series A / Mar 10, 2026 | ||
| Popsink creates data processing tools for the next generation of data stacks. They want to make real-time data and continuous data operations accessible to businesses of all sizes. Popsink allows hyper-automation for real-time decision-making and operations. Popsink is headquartered in Paris, France and was founded in 2021. | $3.5M / Seed / Oct 02, 2025 | ||
| Qovery operates as a container as a service platform that enables anyone to develop and deploy an application. It accelerates and scales the application development cycle with zero infrastructure management investment. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | $13M / Series A / Sep 30, 2025 | ||
| pyck is the AI-powered toolkit, transforming warehousing and logistics software -cutting costs by 60%, eliminating vendor lock-in, and redefining logistics with unmatched efficiency. | $3.1M / Seed / Jul 23, 2025 | ||
| WeeFin centralizes ESG data, customizes strategy, and automates reporting processes. The platform reinforces a technological and transparent collaboration among the financial industry, allowing for better engagement in sustainability efforts. WeeFin provides a centralized ESG data management system that enables investors to streamline theirreporting processes and compliance efficiently. | $27M / Series B / Apr 01, 2025 | ||
| Nala Earth provides data and tools that enable businesses to better understand and connect with the natural world. | $4M / Seed / Jan 29, 2025 | ||
| Hopia is a scheduling solution that optimizes human and material resources for healthcare institutions. Hopia centralizes the management of doctors' and nurses' schedules and uses constrained optimization and prediction algorithms to propose the most optimal organization for all stakeholders. | $3.6M / Seed / Jan 28, 2025 | ||
| Adaptive is working on a method to improve the process known as reinforcement learning from human feedback, or RLHF. | $20M / Series A / Mar 11, 2024 | ||
| WeeFin centralizes ESG data, customizes strategy, and automates reporting processes. The platform reinforces a technological and transparent collaboration among the financial industry, allowing for better engagement in sustainability efforts. WeeFin provides a centralized ESG data management system that enables investors to streamline theirreporting processes and compliance efficiently. | $7.7M / Series A / Nov 28, 2023 | ||
| See all 132 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does IRIS invest in?
IRIS invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and SaaS startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 132 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is IRIS's check size?
IRIS typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$16M at Series A and $4.4M–$33M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds IRIS participates in.
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Who are the partners at IRIS?
The team at IRIS includes Angus Paterson (Partner, MENA), Curt Gunsenheimer (Managing Partner) and Erik de la Rivière (Managing Partner), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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