# IRIS

> IRIS is a VC fund in Paris backing Software and E-Commerce. See 131 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 131
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 42%
- Fund size: $38M
- Last fund: Dec 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/iris-capital-management
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Iris_Capital
- Website: http://www.iriscapital.com

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for IRIS. Shizune tracks 10 team members at IRIS. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/iris-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.4M–$16M |
| Series B | $4.4M–$33M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 29 | 22% |
| E-Commerce | 15 | 11% |
| SaaS | 12 | 9% |
| Mobile | 12 | 9% |
| Apps | 11 | 8% |

140 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 26 | 20% |
| Series A | 23 | 18% |
| Series B | 23 | 18% |
| Series C | 21 | 16% |
| Seed | 11 | 8% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 41 | 31% |
| Germany | 20 | 15% |
| United States | 10 | 8% |
| Canada | 3 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |

13 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Angus Paterson | Partner, MENA | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angus-paterson |
| Curt Gunsenheimer | Managing Partner | 17 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/curt-gunsenheimer |
| Erik de la Rivière | Managing Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erik-de-la-rivire |
| Frédérique Leclerc | Responsable comptable | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frdrique-leclerc |
| Gil Doukhan | Partner | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gil-doukhan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpsMill | Simplify Infrastructure Automation | $14M | Series A | May 06, 2026 |  |
| Escape | Escape automatically finds and fixes security flaws in GraphQL APIs during the development cycle. Its DevSecOps SaaS platform is aimed at developers and requires no configuration to get started. | $17.9M | Series A | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Popsink | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Nala Earth provides data and tools that enable businesses to better understand and connect with the natural world. | $4M | Seed | Jan 29, 2025 |  |
| Nala Earth | Nala Earth provides data and tools that enable businesses to better understand and connect with the natural world. | $4M | Seed | Jan 29, 2025 |  |
| Hopia | 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 ML | 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 |  |

10 of 131 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Capnamic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capnamic-ventures) — VC Fund, 20 deals together
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Idinvest Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idinvest-partners) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Alven](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alven-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [BREEGA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breega-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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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 131 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.

### How do I contact IRIS?

Public channels for IRIS include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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.

### 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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