# Purple

> Purple is a VC fund in Paris backing Software, SaaS and FinTech. See 45 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 45
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 4%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/purple-angel/
- Website: https://www.purple-k.io/

Purple is a VC fund in Paris focused on Software and SaaS. Bringing together knowledge, people, best practices and capital, we invest from pre-seed to series A in companies we share values and vision. Venture capital arm of Laurent Ritter (co-founder of Voodoo).

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.2M–$11M |
| Pre-Seed | $588k–$3.5M |
| Series A | $7.2M–$31M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 9 | 20% |
| SaaS | 4 | 9% |
| FinTech | 4 | 9% |
| Insurance | 4 | 9% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 9% |

70 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 21 | 47% |
| Pre-Seed | 15 | 33% |
| Series A | 3 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 25 | 56% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 7% |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 4% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arnaud Mauduit | Founding Partner | 19 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arnaud-mauduit |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lupin & Holmes | Lupin & Holmes is an expert in social engineering and offensive cybersecurity. Three pillars support our services: strategic bug bounty hunting, extensive research and development projects. | $5.9M | Pre-Seed | Mar 17, 2026 |  |
| Revox | Use Voice AI to automate your outbound calls | $3.5M | Pre-Seed | Jan 15, 2026 |  |
| Massive Dynamic | Massive Dynamic is an AI based software development and digital marketing company. | $3.5M | Pre-Seed | Jul 03, 2025 |  |
| Bonx | Bonx a startup studio focusing on operations (supply chain, construction, and industry), reinvents ERP for French SMEs. Bonx is a no-code ERP that can be deployed in a matter of weeks and readily adjusts to the difficulties unique to each manufacturer. | $8.6M | Seed | Jun 30, 2025 |  |
| Plakar | Plakar is an open-source backup and restore platform built for modern infrastructure, AI workflows, and high-compliance environments.Designed to replace legacy backup systems with something leaner, smarter, and more developer-friendly, Plakar lets teams protect, version, and instantly recover their data — across local systems, S3-compatibleobject storage, Kubernetes, and more.Plakar turns every backup into a self-contained, immutable unit that carries its own structure, metadata, and encryption. It supports end-to-end deduplication, instant recovery, and granular restores, making backup storage reusable for AI training, data audits, and reproducibility.Plakar is especially relevant for teams working in fast-moving or regulated industries — such as AI, finance, healthcare, and cybersecurity — where data integrity, traceability, and rollback capabilities are mission-critical.Founded in 2024 and based in Paris, Plakar is backed by Seedcamp, HelloWorld, IrregularExpression, Galion.exe, Kima Ventures, OPRTRS, Purple, Motier Ventures, Pareto, and several leading angels including executives from Datadog, Docker, Voodoo, Sqreen, and Logmatic.io. | $3M | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2025 |  |
| Grâce | Grâce offers innovative insurance solutions to enhance customer experience and improve process efficiency. | $6.5M | Seed | Apr 03, 2025 |  |
| Freqens | We transform B2B negotiations with our advanced intelligence platform, empowering finance teams and buyers to lead confidently. Centralize your suppliers, leverage real-time market data to benchmark your terms, and gain a strategic edge in every deal. Secure optimal buying conditions while building and maintaining trusted supplier relationships. | $3.1M | Seed | Nov 21, 2024 |  |
| Freqens | We transform B2B negotiations with our advanced intelligence platform, empowering finance teams and buyers to lead confidently. Centralize your suppliers, leverage real-time market data to benchmark your terms, and gain a strategic edge in every deal. Secure optimal buying conditions while building and maintaining trusted supplier relationships. | $3.4M | Pre-Seed | Nov 16, 2024 |  |
| JUST | JUST is a digital solution that enhances e-commerce checkout experiences for brands. It integrates features that reduce cart abandonment and increase conversion rates, driving revenue growth. The platform partners with e-commerce providers to offer a customized, seamless shopping journey for customers. | $8.4M | Seed | Nov 15, 2024 |  |
| Welfaire | Welfaire is an insurance and health insurance startup for the self-employed. | $3.3M | Seed | Jan 30, 2024 |  |

10 of 45 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kima-ventures) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [Motier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motier-ventures) — VC Fund, 15 deals together
- [Seedcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedcamp) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Financiere Saint James](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/financiere-saint-james) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Founders Future](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-future) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Purple invest in?

Purple invests primarily in Software, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 45 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Purple's check size?

Purple typically joins rounds of $2.2M–$11M at Seed, $588k–$3.5M at Pre-Seed and $7.2M–$31M 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 Purple participates in.

### How do I contact Purple?

Public channels for Purple include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Purple?

The team at Purple includes Arnaud Mauduit (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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.

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