Motier Ventures
VC Fund
Paris, France
Motier Ventures is a VC fund in Paris focused on Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology. Motier Ventures is the Family Office managing the investments in Tech start-ups made by the owners of the Galeries Lafayette Group.We are a value-added business angel. At scale.We provide agile and patient capital, investing up to €300k as Business Angel in your early days and following with up to €3m on next rounds. Our favorite investmentthemes include Future of Commerce, FinTech, Web3 Picks & Shovels, Creative Technologies and Cybersecurity.We bring for your business 125 years of experience in entrepreneurship and a wide network within our brands (Galeries Lafayette, La Redoute, BHV, Citynove...) and across many industries.If you are aiming at changing the game in your industry, we would be happy to connect.
- Total investments:
- 212
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Motier Ventures invests in
Stages Motier Ventures invests in
Countries Motier Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
3 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $2.7M–$17M
- Pre-Seed
- $1.6M–$3.4M
- Series A
- $11M–$27M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 21 (10%)
- Information Technology 15 (7%)
- Software 14 (7%)
- FinTech 10 (5%)
- Payments 6 (3%)
Stage
- Seed 62 (29%)
- Series A 20 (9%)
- Pre-Seed 14 (7%)
- Series B 3 (1%)
- Series C 1 (0%)
Country
- France 56 (26%)
- United States 8 (4%)
- United Kingdom 6 (3%)
- The Netherlands 2 (1%)
- Canada 1 (0%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Guillaume Houzé
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 80 | Find email | |
Guillaume Houzé
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 12 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Bondio
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In a world where connectivity is key, Bondio offers uninterrupted access to 5G/4G and IoT services worldwide. Our infrastructure and partnerships with the world's leading carriers mean you can bid farewell to outages and embrace stronger, more reliable, and cost-effective connections. | $7.5M / Series A / Jul 07, 2026 | |
Linc
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Linc is a platform that delivers data retrieval and analysis services tailored to business needs. The company offers solutions supporting bookkeeping and payroll workflows alongside information management capabilities. Linc offerings streamline data management processes and enable organizations to operationalize their data more effectively. | $9.7M / Seed / Jun 23, 2026 | |
Concord
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Concord is an AI agent focused on media buying and workflow automation, especially for advertising operations. | $3M / Seed / Jun 23, 2026 | |
CardNexus
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CardNexus provides a digital platform for managing, trading, and selling trading card collections. | $4.1M / Pre-Seed / Jun 11, 2026 | |
Certo
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Certo is an agentic AI company that offers a product compliance platform for regulatory management. | $4M / Seed / May 26, 2026 | |
Piston
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Piston is the first Agentic ERP that thinks, advises, and executes tasks autonomously. | $3.5M / Seed / Mar 26, 2026 | |
PAVE Space
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PAVE Space develops in-space transportation and satellite servicing technologies that enable movement and management of payloads across different orbits. The company builds spacecraft systems centered around a kickstage platform that transfers multi-ton payloads from low Earth orbit to target orbits within short timeframes using onboard propulsionsystems. Its core offering focuses on orbital mobility, providing services that bridge the gap between launch vehicles and final satellite deployment by repositioning payloads after initial launch. The platform is designed to integrate with multiple launch providers and supports both rideshare and dedicated missions through compatible interfaces and propulsion technologies.Beyond transportation, PAVE Space develops capabilities for in-orbit operations, including satellite inspection, life extension, docking, and servicing. These functions use a combination of propulsion systems, guidance and control algorithms, and autonomous technologies to manage spacecraft activities and extend satellite usability. | $40M / Seed / Mar 25, 2026 | |
Topograph
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Topograph is a corporate data & document provider to ease KYB procedures and business verifications, with worldwide coverage. #regtech #businessdata | $2.3M / Seed / Mar 18, 2026 | |
Linkup
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Linkup connects large language models (LLMs) and AI agents to the internet. The platform enables AI systems to access, search, and interact with web content efficiently, enhancing their capabilities and reducing inaccuracies. By providing APIs, Linkup allows developers to integrate web content into AI applications seamlessly. | $10M / Seed / Feb 02, 2026 | |
Twin
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Twin Labs, offer an automated tool for repetitive operations, such as onboarding new staff to all internal systems. | $10M / Seed / Jan 27, 2026 | |
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FAQ
What does Motier Ventures invest in?
Motier Ventures invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 212 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Motier Ventures's check size?
Motier Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.7M–$17M at Seed, $1.6M–$3.4M at Pre-Seed and $11M–$27M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Motier Ventures participates in.
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Who are the partners at Motier Ventures?
The team at Motier Ventures includes Guillaume Houzé (Founder) and Guillaume Houzé (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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.
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