# Roxanne Varza

> Roxanne Varza is a seed investor at Tech.eu (Paris) backing Software and SaaS. See 26 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Tech.eu](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tech-eu)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 26
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://fr.linkedin.com/in/roxannevarza
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/roxannevarza
- Website: http://techbaguette.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roxanne.varza

Roxanne Varza is a seed investor at Tech.eu in Paris focused on Software and SaaS. Roxanne Varza is currently Director of STATION F, the biggest startup campus in the world with more than 1,000 startups, located in Paris. She is also an angel investor (companies include Claap, Folk, Resilience.care, Moka.care, Colette and more) and scout for Sequoia Capital (and was previously a scout at Atomico).Before joining STATION F, sheled Microsoft Ventures Paris and was Editor of TechCrunch France. She also worked for several London-based startups and cofounded StarHer (now part of SISTA), Tech.eu and Failcon France. She has also been a member of the French Government's Conseil National du Numérique (CNNum) and the European Commission's European Innovation Council (EIC).Roxanne is trilingual and holds degrees from UCLA, Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3M–$9M |
| Pre-Seed | $560k–$4.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 8 | 31% |
| SaaS | 5 | 19% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 19% |
| Apps | 4 | 15% |
| Health Care | 3 | 12% |

42 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 46% |
| Pre-Seed | 10 | 38% |
| Angel | 2 | 8% |
| Series A | 1 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 18 | 69% |
| United States | 3 | 12% |
| Austria | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| fonio.ai | Founded in Vienna in 2024, fonio.ai provides AI-powered phone assistants that automate customer communication 24/7. The platform answers calls, forwards inquiries, books appointments, and integrates with CRM and ERP systems, while every interaction is transcribed and can be stored, shared, or connected to existing tools. | $17M | Seed | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| Upstream | Upstream is a collaborative email client with channels and task-tracking, offering context and transparency for efficient team decisions. | $3M | Pre-Seed | Jun 03, 2026 |  |
| MITO AI | MITO combines a cutting-edge video studio with a clever creative suite designed for teams, filmmakers, and brands. | $4.5M | Pre-Seed | Jan 29, 2026 |  |
| Vocca | Vocca provides AI powered voice agents for healthcare centers to handle calls, bookings, and reminders, improving the patient experience. | $5.5M | Seed | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| OnParty | OnParty is a digital platform and mobile app designed for organizing, discovering, and managing parties and nightlife events. Users can easily create event pages, invite friends, and access exclusive nightlife experiences. The app also connects users with vetted professionals such as DJs, influencers, and artists to enhance event planning andexecution. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Jul 25, 2025 |  |
| Thunder Code | AI Testing Agent for Your Software Teams Transform Manual Testing into Automated Success: Create, manage, and run automated tests with the power of AI - no coding required. Thunder Code helps QA teams deliver better software faster. | $9M | Seed | Jun 03, 2025 |  |
| Neuralk-AI | Neuralk-AI is the first AI embedding model designed specifically for structured data representation. | $4M | Pre-Seed | Feb 04, 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 |  |
| Pruna AI | Our tech makes AI models 2-10x cheaper, faster and greener. You can run our tech locally in one line of code on any AI model and hardware. | $6.5M | Seed | Nov 18, 2024 |  |
| dottxt | Dottxt offers machine language models for information extraction and classification via API. | $8.7M | Seed | Aug 16, 2024 |  |

10 of 26 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kima-ventures) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- [Motier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motier-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Financiere Saint James](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/financiere-saint-james) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Seedcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedcamp) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Better Angle](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-angle) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BlueYard Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blueyard-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Tech.eu

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Tech.eu is the premier online publication dedicated to the growing European technology ecosystem(s), delivering a range of editorial products with a clear focus on curated news, actionable information and educational interviews with movers and shakers from across Europe, combined with insightful market intelligence reports based on our proprietarydatabase, events, a jobs platform and a variety of other services.

5 contacts available at Tech.eu.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robin Wauters | Founding Editor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robin-wauters |
| Adrian McShane | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-mcshane |
| Andrii Degeler | Journalist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrii-degeler |
| Ivo Spigel | Co-Founder and Editor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ivo-spigel |
| Natalie Novick | Research Editor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/natalie-novick |

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## FAQ

### What does Roxanne Varza invest in?

Roxanne Varza invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Roxanne Varza's check size?

Roxanne Varza typically joins rounds of $3M–$9M at Seed and $560k–$4.5M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Roxanne Varza participates in.

### When did Roxanne Varza last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Roxanne Varza closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 26 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.

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