# Legrand

> Legrand is a VC fund in Limoges backing Mobile and Hardware. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Limoges, France
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.legrand.com/

Legrand is a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructure. Its multi-polarity, ability to leverage its global knowledge to customize its offerings locally and providing end-to-end solutions across categories and sectors, makes it a preferred partner across segments.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Legrand. Shizune tracks 9 team members at Legrand. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/legrand?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Wireless | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 67% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 1 | 33% |
| France | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian DiBella | President and CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-dibella-3f09 |
| Benedicte Bahier | Group Human Resources Director - Global CHRO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benedicte-bahier |
| Benoit Coquart | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beno%C3%AEt-coquart |
| Gilles Schnepp | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gilles-schnepp |
| Karine Alquire-Caro | Director of Executive Group Purchasing | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karine-alquire-caro |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Accelsius | Accelsius develops and provides a solution to remove the thermal constraints in computing. Its solutions are based on passive, 2-phase direct-to-chip technology, breaking through the thermal wall and enabling net-zero computing. | $65M | Series B | Jan 12, 2026 |  |
| UIOT | UIOT specializes in the whole-house wireless smart home system. |  | Corporate Round | Jan 05, 2024 |  |
| Netatmo | Netatmo is a revolutionary smart home company, developing groundbreaking, intuitive and beautifully-designed connected consumer electronics. Truly smart, Netatmo’s innovative products provide a seamless experience that helps users create a safer, healthier and more comfortable home.Netatmo carefully designs the mechanics, electronics andembedded software of all its products to the highest standards. Netatmo also creates the mobile and web applications that fully realise their potential. Since 2012 Netatmo has released four devices, all of them infused with intelligence and delivering state-of-the-art features:• The Netatmo Weather Station for Smartphone allows users to keep track of what is happening in their indoor and outdoor environments in more than 170 countries. It is the world’s largest collaborative weather station network. • The Netatmo Thermostat for Smartphone, designed by Philippe Starck, allows users to control their heating remotely from a smartphone. With analysis of their daily routine, the Thermostat for Smartphone allows users to save 37% on energy heat their home. • Welcome, the indoor security camera with face recognition technology, puts names to the faces it sees. The camera notifies the user exactly who’s at home, their loved ones or a stranger.• Presence, Netatmo’s outdoor security camera, detects and reports on people, cars and animals. The camera understands what it sees and lets the user know exactly what is happening outside his home. Netatmo is a key player in the smart home industry, with products available through various distribution networks worldwide, from both major retailers and BtoB channels. In November 2015 Netatmo completed a series B funding round of €30 million. The company previously raised €4.5 million in 2013. | $32.5M | Series B | Nov 05, 2015 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [C4 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c4-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IRIS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iris-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Johnson Controls](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johnson-controls) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Western Technology Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/western-technology-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Legrand invest in?

Legrand invests primarily in Mobile, Hardware and Internet startups, most often at Series B and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Legrand?

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### Who are the partners at Legrand?

The team at Legrand includes Brian DiBella (President and CEO), Benedicte Bahier (Group Human Resources Director - Global CHRO) and Benoit Coquart (Chief Executive Officer), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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