# Philippe Gire > Philippe Gire is a Series A investor at Elaia (Paris) backing Video and Mobile. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Elaia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elaia-partners) - Location: Paris, France - Total investments: 9 - Last investment: Apr 2021 - Lead investor: 33% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippe-gire-634a7063/ Philippe Gire is a Series A investor at Elaia in Paris focused on Video and Mobile. Philippe Gire is based out of Paris, Ile-de-France and is the Partner of Elaia. Philippe previously worked at Valeo as a President of the Valeo Ventures Investment fund. Philippe Gire attended the Ecole Polytechnique. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Video | 1 | 11% | | Mobile | 1 | 11% | | Consumer | 1 | 11% | | Internet | 1 | 11% | | Training | 1 | 11% | 11 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 3 | 33% | | Series B | 2 | 22% | | Series C | 2 | 22% | | Seed | 1 | 11% | | Series D | 1 | 11% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | France | 2 | 22% | | United States | 1 | 11% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ornikar | Ornikar is an online driving school that offers radically cheaper, uncomplicated and faster offer to obtain a driving license.Ornikar relies on a network of state-qualified teachers to offer an apprenticeship in mobile driving at reduced prices. The cmpany is an an online driving school more in tune with the demand of current and futuregenerations.The company's mission is to make the driver's license exam cheaper and its learning more enjoyable. | $120M | Series C | Apr 21, 2021 | | | Ornikar | Ornikar is an online driving school that offers radically cheaper, uncomplicated and faster offer to obtain a driving license.Ornikar relies on a network of state-qualified teachers to offer an apprenticeship in mobile driving at reduced prices. The cmpany is an an online driving school more in tune with the demand of current and futuregenerations.The company's mission is to make the driver's license exam cheaper and its learning more enjoyable. | $11M | Series A | Mar 19, 2018 | | | SIGFOX | Sigfox is the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has built a global network to connect billions of devices to the Internet while consuming as little energy as possible, as simply as possible.Sigfox’s unique approach to device-to-cloud communications addresses the three greatest barriers toglobal IoT adoption: cost, energy consumption, and global scalability. Today, the network is present in 26 countries and on track to cover 60 by 2018 – covering a population of 397 million people. With millions of objects connected and a rapidly growing partner ecosystem, Sigfox empowers companies to create new innovations on the IoT.Founded in 2010 by Ludovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet, the company is headquartered in Labège near Toulouse, France’s “IoT Valley”. Sigfox also has offices in Paris, Madrid, Munich, Boston, San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore. | $109.7M | Series D | Feb 11, 2015 | | | Teads | Teads, founded in 2011, is the inventor of outstream video advertising and the leading native video advertising marketplace. Publishers work with Teads to create new video inventory, monetizing it through programmatic buying, their own sales force, or third parties including Teads Demand. Teads pioneers advertising experiences that respect theuser, creating unprecedented levels of premium inventory which previously didn’t exist. Teads has a team of over 600 employees, 100 of which are in the innovation team, across 27 global offices. In May 2017, Teads became part of the Altice Group, a convergent global leader in telecom, content, media, entertainment and advertising. | $30M | Series B | Jan 13, 2015 | | | SIGFOX | Sigfox is the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has built a global network to connect billions of devices to the Internet while consuming as little energy as possible, as simply as possible.Sigfox’s unique approach to device-to-cloud communications addresses the three greatest barriers toglobal IoT adoption: cost, energy consumption, and global scalability. Today, the network is present in 26 countries and on track to cover 60 by 2018 – covering a population of 397 million people. With millions of objects connected and a rapidly growing partner ecosystem, Sigfox empowers companies to create new innovations on the IoT.Founded in 2010 by Ludovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet, the company is headquartered in Labège near Toulouse, France’s “IoT Valley”. Sigfox also has offices in Paris, Madrid, Munich, Boston, San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore. | $16.5M | Series C | Mar 28, 2014 | | | Teads | Teads, founded in 2011, is the inventor of outstream video advertising and the leading native video advertising marketplace. Publishers work with Teads to create new video inventory, monetizing it through programmatic buying, their own sales force, or third parties including Teads Demand. Teads pioneers advertising experiences that respect theuser, creating unprecedented levels of premium inventory which previously didn’t exist. Teads has a team of over 600 employees, 100 of which are in the innovation team, across 27 global offices. In May 2017, Teads became part of the Altice Group, a convergent global leader in telecom, content, media, entertainment and advertising. | $5.2M | Series A | Oct 22, 2013 | | | SIGFOX | Sigfox is the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has built a global network to connect billions of devices to the Internet while consuming as little energy as possible, as simply as possible.Sigfox’s unique approach to device-to-cloud communications addresses the three greatest barriers toglobal IoT adoption: cost, energy consumption, and global scalability. Today, the network is present in 26 countries and on track to cover 60 by 2018 – covering a population of 397 million people. With millions of objects connected and a rapidly growing partner ecosystem, Sigfox empowers companies to create new innovations on the IoT.Founded in 2010 by Ludovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet, the company is headquartered in Labège near Toulouse, France’s “IoT Valley”. Sigfox also has offices in Paris, Madrid, Munich, Boston, San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore. | $11M | Series B | Sep 11, 2012 | | | SIGFOX | Sigfox is the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has built a global network to connect billions of devices to the Internet while consuming as little energy as possible, as simply as possible.Sigfox’s unique approach to device-to-cloud communications addresses the three greatest barriers toglobal IoT adoption: cost, energy consumption, and global scalability. Today, the network is present in 26 countries and on track to cover 60 by 2018 – covering a population of 397 million people. With millions of objects connected and a rapidly growing partner ecosystem, Sigfox empowers companies to create new innovations on the IoT.Founded in 2010 by Ludovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet, the company is headquartered in Labège near Toulouse, France’s “IoT Valley”. Sigfox also has offices in Paris, Madrid, Munich, Boston, San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore. | $2.2M | Series A | Oct 01, 2011 | | | Ornikar | Ornikar is an online driving school that offers radically cheaper, uncomplicated and faster offer to obtain a driving license.Ornikar relies on a network of state-qualified teachers to offer an apprenticeship in mobile driving at reduced prices. The cmpany is an an online driving school more in tune with the demand of current and futuregenerations.The company's mission is to make the driver's license exam cheaper and its learning more enjoyable. | $1.6M | Seed | | | 9 of 9 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Partech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/partech) — VC Fund, 5 deals together - [Idinvest Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idinvest-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Brighteye Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brighteye-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Eurazeo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eurazeo-com) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [IXO Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ixo-private-equity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together ## About Elaia VC Fund · Paris, France Elaia is a European full stack tech and deep tech investor. We partner with ambitious entrepreneurs from inception to leadership, helping them navigate the future and the unknown. For over twenty years, we have combined deep scientific and technological expertise with decades of operational experience to back those building tomorrow. Our jointventure with Lazard, Lazard Elaia Capital, enables us to support exceptional founders at any stage. From our offices in Paris, Barcelona and Tel Aviv, we have been active partners with over 100 startups including Criteo, Mirakl, Shift Technology, AQEMIA and Alice & Bob. 5 contacts available at Elaia. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Louisa Mesnard | CMO & Head of Sustainability | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/louisa-mesnard | | Philippe Gire | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philippe-gire | | Sofia Dahoune | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sofia-dahoune | | Anne-Sophie Carrese | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anne-sophie-carr%C3%A8se | | Céline Passedouet | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c%C3%A9line-passedouet | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Philippe Gire invest in? Philippe Gire invests primarily in Video, Mobile and Consumer startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Philippe Gire last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Philippe Gire closed in Apr 2021. Shizune tracks 9 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? 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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