Renault Group
VC Fund
Boulogne-billancourt, France
Renault Group is a VC fund in Boulogne-billancourt focused on Manufacturing and Automotive. Renault which has been making cars since 1898, is present in 134 countries and has sold 3.9 million vehicles in 2018. To meet the major technological challenges of the future while continuing to pursue their profitable growth strategy, they are focusing on international expansion and drawing on the synergies of their five brands: Renault, Dacia,Renault Samsung Motors, Alpine and LADA.
- Total investments:
- 17
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 41%
Last updated:
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Industries Renault Group invests in
Stages Renault Group invests in
Countries Renault Group invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 9 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series C
- $65M–$932M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $22M–$118M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 5 (29%)
- Automotive 4 (24%)
- Electronics 3 (18%)
- Battery 2 (12%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (12%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (24%)
- Series C 3 (18%)
- Corporate Round 3 (18%)
- Funding Round 2 (12%)
- Series A 1 (6%)
Country
- France 8 (47%)
- United States 2 (12%)
- The Netherlands 2 (12%)
- China 1 (6%)
- Germany 1 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlos Ghosn
Chairman and CEO
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Chairman and CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Duncan Minto
CFO Dacia Lada brands
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CFO Dacia Lada brands | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Luc Julia
Chief Scientific Officer
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Chief Scientific Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Mohamed-Achref Maiza
Senior Data Scientist
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Senior Data Scientist | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Stefan Mueller
Executive Vice President, Chairman of Europe region
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Executive Vice President, Chairman of Europe region | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wandercraft develops autonomous walking exoskeletons and robotic systems designed to restore upright mobility to individuals with walking impairments. The company offers devices such as Atalante X, a hands‑free, self‑balancing exoskeleton used in rehabilitation centers, and a Personal Exoskeleton prototype that leverages AI‑driven balance tosupport walking in daily life. Their systems incorporate real‑time adaptive gait algorithms and powered joints to facilitate multidirectional movement and support early intensive rehabilitation. Wandercraft collaborates with healthcare institutions and has initiated clinical trials to evaluate safety and effectiveness in managing spinal cord injuries and stroke rehabilitation. | $75M / Series D / Jun 06, 2025 | ||
| The Future Is NEUTRAL goal is to assist the automobile industry in becoming neutral in terms of its impact on specific natural resources needed to construct new cars. | $140M / Corporate Round / Oct 03, 2024 | ||
| The Future Is NEUTRAL goal is to assist the automobile industry in becoming neutral in terms of its impact on specific natural resources needed to construct new cars. | $154.5M / Secondary Market / Oct 03, 2024 | ||
| GIREVE is contributing to the emergence of an open market for electric mobility services that accompanies the development of this type of soft mobility. | $21.7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 02, 2024 | ||
| Verkor is a battery cell manufacturer whose goal is to increase the production of low-carbon batteries to fulfill the growing demand for electric vehicles. The company focuses on the development of low-carbon batteries with a carbon footprint that is many times smaller than standard batteries. This reduces the logistics footprint, includingemissions, and provides businesses with batteries that are very inexpensive and use carbon-free electricity. | $932.5M / Series C / Sep 14, 2023 | ||
| Founded in 2010, EIT InnoEnergy is the leading innovation engine in Sustainable Energy. With offices in Europe and US, the firm seeks to make equity minority investments in early-stage companies and through added value services make the business case bigger, sooner and safer (de-risking). Investment scope: climate tech and energy sectors. | $153.6M / Sep 05, 2023 | ||
| WHYLOT is a French SME founded in 2011 by Dr. Romain RAVAUD, its current CEO. The company is located in the southwestern part of France in Cambes, a town in the "Lot" department. The company specializes in the development of various products in the technical field of electromagnetism : miniature electric motors, magnetic coupling,actuator and electromagnetic actuator. WHYLOT innovates by proposing new magnetic circuit topologies that lead to ultra-compact and super-light electric motors and magnetic actuators.Until now, WHYLOT R & D has patented 26 innovations concerning these products and remains on this PI aspect of the company more active in its field of research. | Corporate Round / Nov 23, 2021 | ||
| Heycar is a used car marketplace. | Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 01, 2021 | ||
| Verkor is a battery cell manufacturer whose goal is to increase the production of low-carbon batteries to fulfill the growing demand for electric vehicles. The company focuses on the development of low-carbon batteries with a carbon footprint that is many times smaller than standard batteries. This reduces the logistics footprint, includingemissions, and provides businesses with batteries that are very inexpensive and use carbon-free electricity. | $117.9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 07, 2021 | ||
| Akoustic Arts keeps on innovating in sound strategy by developing leading technologies and services. | Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 08, 2018 | ||
| See all 17 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Renault Group invest in?
Renault Group invests primarily in Manufacturing, Automotive and Electronics startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series C stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Renault Group's check size?
Renault Group typically joins rounds of $65M–$932M at Series C and $22M–$118M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Renault Group participates in.
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Who are the partners at Renault Group?
The team at Renault Group includes Carlos Ghosn (Chairman and CEO), Duncan Minto (CFO Dacia Lada brands) and Luc Julia (Chief Scientific 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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