Kerala Ventures
VC Fund
Paris, France
Kerala Ventures is a VC firm investing in early-stage tech startups (SaaS, marketplaces, AI, data, tech-enabled services …) based in France. Their first investment ranges from €100K to €1.5M and their portfolio includes 10 companies (+ 1 successful exit). They are insanely focused on creating a unique value proposition for early-stage founders: - A strong operational support on hiring (93 recruitments for their portfolio since 2015 thanks to their private hiring network first20.club) - Actionable expertise in supporting growth (Doctolib, Lafourchette, Evaneos, ...) with hundreds of employees & tens of millions of Euros of revenue - Hands-on approach thanks to their operational background & their personal financial commitment in the deals they make
- Total investments:
- 39
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 49%
Last updated:
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Industries Kerala Ventures invests in
Stages Kerala Ventures invests in
Countries Kerala Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $336k–$2.2M
- Series A
- $3.7M–$11M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.1M–$14M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 4 (10%)
- Rental 3 (8%)
- Internet 3 (8%)
- Software 3 (8%)
- Medical 2 (5%)
Stage
- Seed 13 (33%)
- Series A 5 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (10%)
- Series B 2 (5%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Antoine Freysz
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 20 | Find email | |
Marc Laurent
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 16 | Find email | |
Olivier Occelli
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Thomas Thimothee
Partner and CTO
|
Partner and CTO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Victoire Laurenty
Associate
|
Associate | Total investments: 3 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleavr is the first AI partner that automatically takes your money. which is linked to your ERP, takes care of everything on its own | $9M / Seed / Oct 06, 2026 | ||
| Lokki democratizes equipment rental in Europe (Based in France) Rent on Lokki.Rent Lokki, the simple tool to manage your equipment rental business with peace of mind. | $4.2M / Seed / Dec 01, 2022 | ||
| Skillup has designed the new @Tripadvisor for professional trainings hosting over 20k trainings and 50k reviews. It aims at helping HR services to find the adequate trainig for employees. | $8.7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 08, 2022 | ||
| Napta is a SaaS solution helping companies to find the best match between their projects and their employees. | $8.8M / Series A / Mar 22, 2022 | ||
| Tracktor is an platform that enables construction companies to rent and purchase construction equipment efficiently. | $13.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 15, 2022 | ||
| Indy offers end-to-end and advanced AI-powered accounting software. Indy is an accounting robot that aims to automate the accounting of freelancers and professionals. It is an accounting robot for the liberal professions. It automates the management of accounting, recovers bank entries to turn them into accounting lines, and sends tax returnsdirectly to an AGM.It was founded in 2016 as Georges by Côme Fouques, Pablo Larvor, Romain Koenig, and Adrien Plat to simplify independent accounting, which is certainly simple but repetitive and time-consuming. | $42.6M / Series B / Jan 21, 2021 | ||
| PlayPlay is a video creation tool designed for communication professionals. | $10.8M / Series A / May 12, 2020 | ||
| Napta is a SaaS solution helping companies to find the best match between their projects and their employees. | $1.1M / Seed / Nov 03, 2019 | ||
| HostnFly develops algorithms to optimize the income from rented apartments on Airbnb. The company also offer Parisians to take care of their apartment rental by guaranteeing an income. | $10.1M / Series A / Jul 16, 2019 | ||
| Tracktor is a rental platform for construction workers, enabling them to rent out or borrow construction equipment in a few clicks. | $3.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 23, 2019 | ||
| See all 39 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Kerala Ventures invest in?
Kerala Ventures invests primarily in SaaS, Rental and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 39 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Kerala Ventures invest in?
Kerala Ventures typically joins rounds of $336k–$2.2M at Seed, $3.7M–$11M at Series A and $1.1M–$14M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Kerala Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Kerala Ventures took part in.
How do I contact Kerala Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Kerala Ventures?
The team at Kerala Ventures includes Antoine Freysz (Founding Partner), Marc Laurent (Founding Partner) and Olivier Occelli (Founding Partner). 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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