# Kartesia

> Kartesia is a VC fund in London backing Manufacturing and Software. See 34 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 34
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 82%
- Fund size: $1.8B
- Last fund: May 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kartesia
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Kartesia1
- Website: http://www.kartesia.com

Kartesia is an independent and privately-owned European specialist financing small and middle-market companies. They provide long-term liquidity and credit solutions following a fundamental and disciplined credit analysis.

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 29% |
| Software | 4 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 12% |
| Security | 3 | 9% |
| Hotel | 2 | 6% |

71 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 18 | 53% |
| Private Equity | 10 | 29% |
| Secondary Market | 2 | 6% |
| Seed | 1 | 3% |
| Series B | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 8 | 24% |
| Spain | 7 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 15% |
| United States | 4 | 12% |
| The Netherlands | 4 | 12% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Giuseppe Mirante | Senior Advisor | 1 | — |
| Christophe Tasiaux | Funds, Chief Financial Officer | 0 | — |
| Damien Scaillierez | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 0 | — |
| Duncan Browne | Global Head of Client and Product Solutions | 0 | — |
| Guillermo Ferre Ibanez | Partner- Head of Spain & Italy | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sesderma | Sesderma is an e-commerce platform that offers cosmetics and skincare products. | $45.5M | Private Equity | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| Sesderma | Sesderma is an e-commerce platform that offers cosmetics and skincare products. | $68.3M | Debt Financing | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| GROUPE FACTORIA | GROUPE FACTORIA offers printing, document management, data, and telecom services. |  | Debt Financing | Oct 30, 2025 |  |
| Kelso Pharma | Kelso Pharma is an innovative pharmaceutical manufacturing firm that specializes in medications healthcare market to benefit patients |  | Debt Financing | Mar 27, 2025 |  |
| DANOSA | DANOSA is a manufacturer of waterproofing systems, insulation products, and polyethylene nodular sheets. It provides services to the building and construction industries. Their products include waterproofing mortars, bituminous water-proofing auxiliaries, and nonwoven polypropylene geotextiles. |  | Private Equity | Feb 24, 2025 |  |
| Lumiforte | Lumiforte manufactures coatings for greenhouse horticulture and line marking materials for sports fields. |  | Private Equity | Sep 25, 2024 |  |
| Uniquex | Uniquex Expert of Cinema Advertising Sales Management and Scheduling Software. Used By The World's Largest Cinema Advertising software Companies. Innovative & Flexible Cinema Software Solutions For The Theatrical Film Industry. | $80M | Secondary Market | Apr 03, 2024 |  |
| Omnetic | Omnetic is a pioneer in the design and delivery of innovative, web-based services. The Omnetic team led the first large enterprise implementation of Google Apps at Salesforce.com and are a trusted partner of Google, Salesforce.com, Backupify, Box.net and Revevol. | $107.3M | Private Equity | Feb 14, 2024 |  |
| Scutum Group | Scutum Group provides tailor-made safety and security services and solutions for governments and organizations of all sizes. | $58.3M | Private Equity | Feb 23, 2023 |  |
| Darwin Group | Darwin Group specializes in off-site construction projects for the health, education and wider public sector. |  | Private Equity | Feb 28, 2022 |  |

10 of 34 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arkea Capital Investissement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arkea-capital-investissement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banco-bilbao-vizcaya-argentaria) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Caisse d'Epargne Ile-de-France](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caisse-d-epargne-ile-de-france) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Cajamar Caja Rural — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CVI Dom Maklerski Sp. Z O.O.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cvi-dom-maklerski-sp-z-o-o) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eiffel Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-eiffel-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [ENISA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enisa-2) — VC Fund
- [Development Bank of Wales](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/development-bank-of-wales) — VC Fund
- [The FSE Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finance-south-east) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Kartesia invest in?

Kartesia invests primarily in Manufacturing, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Debt Financing and Private Equity stage. Most of the 34 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 Kartesia?

Public channels for Kartesia 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 Kartesia?

The team at Kartesia includes Giuseppe Mirante (Senior Advisor), Christophe Tasiaux (Funds, Chief Financial Officer) and Damien Scaillierez (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), among 8 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co