# Nicolas Tymen

> Nicolas Tymen is a seed investor at BNP Paribas Développement backing Sensor and Manufacturing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [BNP Paribas Développement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas-developpement)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tymen-nicolas-75306a17/?originalSubdomain=fr

Nicolas Tymen is a Venture Investment Director at BNP Paribas Developpement. Nicolas joined BNP Paribas in 2005, and moved to the independent subsidiary venture investment company in May 2016.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sensor | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| iNGage | iNGage pushes the boundaries of high-performance inertial MEMS navigation sensors for autonomous mobility. Leveraging a breakthrough M&NEMS technology protected by more than 30 patents, iNGage aims to make high-performance inertial navigation sensors—essential for GPS-free navigation—accessible to high-volume applications such as industrialrobotics and automotive. | $7M | Seed | Sep 30, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [360 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/360-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CEA Investissement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cea-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Crédit Agricole Alpes Development](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cr%C3%A9dit-agricole-alpes-development) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Supernova Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/supernova-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About BNP Paribas Développement

VC Fund · Paris, France

BNP Paribas Développement is the investment arm of BNP Paribas that specializes in SME development. It specializes in second stage, mezzanine, bridge, acquisition, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalization, special situations, and privatizations transactions.The firm considers investments in manufacturing, service industries,medicine, electronics, energy, chemistry, new materials, industrial automations, industrial goods and services, transportation, consumer goods, commerce and distribution, buildings and public works, wholesale retail, biotechnology, telecommunications, and information technology sectors.BNP Paribas Développement was established in 1988 and is based in Paris, France.

3 contacts available at BNP Paribas Développement.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| François Premel-Cabic | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fran%C3%A7ois-premel-cabic |
| Nicolas Tymen | Venture Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicolas-tymen |
| Philippe Molas | Chief Executive Officer & Directeur Général | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philippe-molas |

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## FAQ

### What does Nicolas Tymen invest in?

Nicolas Tymen invests primarily in Sensor, Manufacturing and Semiconductor startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Nicolas Tymen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nicolas Tymen closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 1 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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