# Sofipaca

> Sofipaca is a VC fund in Aix-en-provence backing Fashion, E-Commerce and Manufacturing. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Aix-en-provence, France
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sofipaca
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ca_sofipaca?
- Website: http://www.sofipaca.fr/

Sofipaca is a VC fund in Aix-en-provence focused on Fashion and E-Commerce. Sofipaca supports SMEs and mid-caps in the SOUTH region in the long term in their development capital and transmission capital operations. The company was founded in 1984 and based in Aix en Provence, France.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Private Equity | $11M–$16M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 2 | 17% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 17% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 17% |
| Pharmaceutical | 2 | 17% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 17% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 6 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GD France | GD France operates as a distribution and operational platform for apparel brands, particularly Gérard Darel and Pablo. The company focuses on the ready-to-wear and accessible luxury segments, covering womenswear, leather goods, footwear, and fashion accessories. Gd Distribution manages logistics, wholesale channels, and retail distribution networksthat connect brand production with end consumers. Its activities span supply chain coordination from concept and manufacturing through inventory management and delivery. The company supports brick-and-mortar boutiques, flagship stores, and e-commerce operations for its associated labels. Gd Distribution aligns its operations with fashion seasonality to ensure product availability and consistent brand presentation across sales channels. | $11.4M | Private Equity | Jul 10, 2026 |  |
| GD France | GD France operates as a distribution and operational platform for apparel brands, particularly Gérard Darel and Pablo. The company focuses on the ready-to-wear and accessible luxury segments, covering womenswear, leather goods, footwear, and fashion accessories. Gd Distribution manages logistics, wholesale channels, and retail distribution networksthat connect brand production with end consumers. Its activities span supply chain coordination from concept and manufacturing through inventory management and delivery. The company supports brick-and-mortar boutiques, flagship stores, and e-commerce operations for its associated labels. Gd Distribution aligns its operations with fashion seasonality to ensure product availability and consistent brand presentation across sales channels. |  | Debt Financing | Jul 10, 2026 |  |
| Saphelec | Saphelec is an IT firm that provides outsourcing, wireless connectivity, telecommunications, and internet services for organizations. Their service categories such as mobile solutions, communication and cooperation, and networks and security. Their mobile solutions such as mobile telephony, mobile internet, mobile device management and security,smartphone rental, recycling and refurbished equipment, and mobile outsourcing. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 22, 2021 |  |
| HalioDx | HalioDx designs and develops diagnostic tests in oncology utilizing the immune contexture of cancers. | $20.3M | Series B | Jan 17, 2018 |  |
| Cintoo | Cintoo develops technologies and solutions for managing and leveraging the 3D data coming from Reality Capture devices in the cloud. Cintoo has developed a unique point cloud-to-surface technology that translates data from terrestrial laser scanners into a new generation Reality Data that is versatile, collaborative, distributable, streamable andefficient. This technology is embedded into Cintoo Cloud ™ , a laser scanning hardware and BIM platform agnostic cloud-based platform. | $2M |  | Dec 04, 2017 |  |
| Keep Cool | Keep Cool is a operator of a chain of fitness centers. |  | Private Equity | Aug 08, 2017 |  |
| Sphere | SPhere Group designs, produces and markets a wide range of household packaging (garbage bags, freezer bags, fruit and vegetable bags, transport bags, plastic and food films, baking paper, trays and aluminum rolls and industrial films), which it targets for three markets: mass-market retailers (notably through its own brands Alfapac, Frio, Vita andPropsac, but also through private labels), professionals and local communities. |  | Private Equity | Jun 28, 2017 |  |
| Montaner Pietrini Boissons Group | Montaner Pietrini Boissons Group is a distributor of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. |  | Private Equity | Sep 18, 2015 |  |
| Compagnie Fruitiere | Compagnie Fruitiere producer in Europe and as well as the major fruit producer in the Africa-Caribbean-Pacific region, specialised in the production, transport and distribution of fruit and vegetables.. It produces, transports, ripens and markets more than 900,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables, including 750,000 tonnes of bananas in Europe andthroughout the world. |  | Private Equity | Feb 06, 2015 |  |
| Bloomup | BLOOMUP, jeune startup en très forte croissance Société fondée en 2010 par deux co-fondatrices issues du monde des cosmétiques et de la grande distribution Incubation / Brandbuilding de marques cosmétiques Distribution et création de marques - www.energiefruit.fr - réseaux GMS / Parapharmacies / Sélectif Objectif decroissance exponentielle sur 4 ans Levée de fond réalisée en 2014 en vue d'accompagner le développement en France et à l'international Victoires de la beauté 2014 Classement parmi les 60 meilleures Start up françaises en 2014 |  | Series A | Sep 24, 2014 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IDIA Capital Investissement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idia-capital-investissement) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Paca Investissement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paca-investissement) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amundi Private Equity Funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amundi-private-equity-funds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Axio Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axio-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BNP Paribas Développement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas-developpement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sofipaca invest in?

Sofipaca invests primarily in Fashion, E-Commerce and Manufacturing startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sofipaca's check size?

Sofipaca typically joins rounds of $11M–$16M at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sofipaca participates in.

### When did Sofipaca last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sofipaca closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 12 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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