# Karim Jouini

> Karim Jouini is a seed investor at Thunders (Paris) backing Software, SMS and VoIP. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Thunders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thunders)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karimjouini
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/karim_jouini
- Website: https://x.com/karim_jouini
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karim.jouini

Karim Jouini is a seed investor at Thunders in Paris focused on Software and SMS. Karim Jouini is based out of Paris, Ile-de-France and is the CEO of Thunders. Karim previously worked at Medius as a Chief Product and Tech. Karim Jouini attended Western University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| SMS | 1 | 33% |
| VoIP | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Training | 1 | 33% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 1 | 33% |
| Senegal | 1 | 33% |
| Tunisia | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uptale | Uptale provides an enterprise solution that enhances employee learning through immersive experiences in 360° and virtual reality. The platform allows organizations to create, share, and analyze training modules without requiring technical expertise. | $9.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 13, 2024 |  |
| Cynoia | Cynoia will serve as your apps hub and your unique workstation where you can access all your communication & collaboration channels from one place. In the form of a web platform used as an alternative or a complementary tool, You will have access to a unique space gathering built-in communication and collaborative features (Chating,Asynchronous voice and video messages, real-time video meeting spaces, personal and shared calendar, an organization task manager, and an acces to emails) as well as the ability to synchronize with most of the used apps to bring all your data from everywhere on any device. Our platform already supports the most used communication apps and platforms and it is personalizable based on user preferences. Thus, our team is still continuously working on adding other apps support. | $542.8K | Seed | Jun 01, 2024 |  |
| LAfricaMobile | WE HELP ENTREPRISES IN AFRICA TO BUILD STRONG LINKS WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS ON THE MOBILE PHONE.Thanks to customized solutions and products that take into account local context in Africa, LAfricaMobile makes communication between companies and their customers much easier. Our adaptability (Multi-operator, Multi-channel, Multi-country) allowscompanies to reach a wide target and gives end consumers instant, safe and secure access to the information they need. | $6.8M | Series A | May 29, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [216 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/216-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arkea Capital Investissement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arkea-capital-investissement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ciwara Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ciwara-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Digital Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-africa-1318) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Janngo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/janngo-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Thunders

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Thunders.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Karim Jouini | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karim-jouini |

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## FAQ

### What does Karim Jouini invest in?

Karim Jouini invests primarily in Software, SMS and VoIP startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Karim Jouini last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Karim Jouini closed in Dec 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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