# La Francaise Group

> La Francaise Group is a VC fund in Paris backing Rental and Leasing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lafrancaise-group/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/FrancaiseGroup
- Website: https://www.la-francaise.com

La Francaise Group is a VC fund in Paris focused on Rental and Leasing. La Française Group is a global asset manager headquartered in Paris.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for La Francaise Group. Shizune tracks 4 team members at La Francaise Group. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/la-francaise-group?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rental | 1 | 50% |
| Leasing | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grégory Giovannone | Project manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gr%C3%A9gory-giovannone |
| Jean-Luc Hivert | Managing Director, CEO, and CIO; CIO Fixed Income & Cross Asset; Head of Fixed Income. | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-luc-hivert |
| Laurent Jacquier-Laforge | Global Head Sustainable Investing; CEO and CIO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laurent-jacquier-laforge |
| Philippe Depoux | President/CEO; Head Of Real Estate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philippe-depoux |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lizy | Lizy provides SME and professional leasing solutions that are simple, quick, and inexpensive. LIZY wants to take the hassle out of leasing by offering transparent all-in prices, flexible contracts, and a selection of young, high-quality used cars that are immediately available. Sam Heymans and Vincent Castus, two young entrepreneurs, founded LIZYin 2019. | $9.3M |  | Oct 07, 2022 |  |
| Lizy | Lizy provides SME and professional leasing solutions that are simple, quick, and inexpensive. LIZY wants to take the hassle out of leasing by offering transparent all-in prices, flexible contracts, and a selection of young, high-quality used cars that are immediately available. Sam Heymans and Vincent Castus, two young entrepreneurs, founded LIZYin 2019. | $8.3M | Series A | Oct 07, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NewAlpha Asset Management VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newalpha-asset-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alychlo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alychlo) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [D’Ieteren Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d-ieteren-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does La Francaise Group invest in?

La Francaise Group invests primarily in Rental, Leasing and Payments startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact La Francaise Group?

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### Who are the partners at La Francaise Group?

The team at La Francaise Group includes Grégory Giovannone (Project manager), Jean-Luc Hivert (Managing Director, CEO, and CIO; CIO Fixed Income & Cross Asset; Head of Fixed Income.) and Laurent Jacquier-Laforge (Global Head Sustainable Investing; CEO and CIO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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