# Laure Michel

> Laure Michel is a Series A investor at Bpifrance (Paris) backing Energy and Sensor. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laure-michel-b76b338/

Laure Michel is a Series A investor at Bpifrance in Paris focused on Energy and Sensor. Laure Michel is the Investment Director at Bpifrance Investissement. Laure Michel attended Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management - IAE.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Sensor | 1 | 20% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 20% |
| Commercial | 1 | 20% |
| Industrial | 1 | 20% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pili | PiLi biofabricates a sustainable alternative to create renewable inks to replace their toxic, non-biological, and non-recyclable versions.Pili was born from the reunion of a biologist, a designer, and a financial analyst at the biohacker space La Paillasse in Paris and with the creation of the first pen fed by bacteria. Its team is nowdedicated to providing the colors from micro-organisms to offer a sustainable alternative to fossil resources. | $15.8M | Series A | Feb 28, 2023 |  |
| NAWA Technologies | NAWATechnologies vision is to develop technologies that enable highly efficient energy transition, And the key to this is their Ultra Fast Carbon Battery Technology. At NAWATechnologies, they are developing new solutions that improve energy conversion, storage, transport and efficiency by using carbon as the material of choice. Carbon is abundant,accessible and naturally occurring. Minimizing the environmental impact of their manufacturing processes and improving the life cycle end of their products, by re-using, recovering and recycling is at the heart of what they do.Created in April 2013, NAWATechnologies benefits from over 15 years of R&D work on nanomaterials. Today, NAWA Technologies, strengthened by its 24 employees, has its own pilot production line and creates new interface materials and an innovative generation of ultracapacitors and batteries electrodes. | $20.7M | Series C | Jan 20, 2022 |  |
| NAWA Technologies | NAWATechnologies vision is to develop technologies that enable highly efficient energy transition, And the key to this is their Ultra Fast Carbon Battery Technology. At NAWATechnologies, they are developing new solutions that improve energy conversion, storage, transport and efficiency by using carbon as the material of choice. Carbon is abundant,accessible and naturally occurring. Minimizing the environmental impact of their manufacturing processes and improving the life cycle end of their products, by re-using, recovering and recycling is at the heart of what they do.Created in April 2013, NAWATechnologies benefits from over 15 years of R&D work on nanomaterials. Today, NAWA Technologies, strengthened by its 24 employees, has its own pilot production line and creates new interface materials and an innovative generation of ultracapacitors and batteries electrodes. | $14.1M | Series B | Feb 21, 2020 |  |
| eLichens | eLichens' mission is to provide relevant and comprehensive information about the air they breathe. The company relies on a portfolio of patents, know-how and skills that enable a complete air quality solution (sensors and services) and address both consumer electronics and industrial markets. eLichens has its offices in Grenoble, France andin the Silicon Valley California, USA. | $7.4M |  | May 23, 2018 |  |
| eLichens | eLichens' mission is to provide relevant and comprehensive information about the air they breathe. The company relies on a portfolio of patents, know-how and skills that enable a complete air quality solution (sensors and services) and address both consumer electronics and industrial markets. eLichens has its offices in Grenoble, France andin the Silicon Valley California, USA. | $3.3M |  | Jul 29, 2016 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aereco](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aereco) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Davaniere Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/davaniere-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Demeter](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/demeter-1e8a) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Demeter Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/demeter-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [France Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/france-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kouros](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kouros) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Bpifrance

VC Fund · Maisons-alfort, France

Bpifrance provides financial solutions for companies that are booting up the listing on the stock exchange and credit equity. It includes OSEO, CDC Entreprises, FSI, and FSI Regions to offer in your area of financial solutions at every stage of the life of your business.

5 contacts available at Bpifrance.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adrien Neel | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrien-neel |
| Cédric Clement | Senior Investment Director \| Bpifrance Deeptech Venture | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c%C3%A9dric-clement |
| Charlotte Corbaz | Investment Drector - Large Venture | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charlotte-corbaz |
| Clarisse Blandin | Investment director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clarisse-blandin-2 |
| Laure Michel | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laure-michel |

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## FAQ

### What does Laure Michel invest in?

Laure Michel invests primarily in Energy, Sensor and CleanTech startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Laure Michel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Laure Michel closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 5 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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