Top 5 Sporting Goods Angel Investors in France in January 2026

Thomas Rebaud is 28 years old when he founds Meero in 2016, driven by the desire to make the Internet more beautiful. The story begins in 2007 when he joins EMLyon Business School. Still a student, he becomes president of the Junior branch of the World Entrepreneurship Forum, a cooperation present in 15 countries whose aim is to developentrepreneurship as a vector of growth and employment in the world. Through this, Thomas develops a solid knowledge of good business practices. In 2013, with a second Masters under his belt, he sets up his first Internet-free loan comparison company, which works well but doesn’t take off. So he takes up an opportunity with Diji, a new kind of IT consultancy and engineering company. And that’s it. His progress at Diji leads him to discover the professional photography market, which is just waiting to be disrupted. Thomas gets it and seizes the opportunity by creating Meero!

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Social Media
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
France, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

autone — Autone is a SaaS operational platform enabling retail & CPG businesses to make optimal decisions easily and quickly
58 Facettes — Jewelry
The Poken Company — We are a blockchain based technology startup which wants to put the spotlight back to the content creators and artists.

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Marc Simoncini is the CEO, Co-Founder and Owner of Jaina Capital. He previously worked at MEETIC as a Founder, Owner and Ex-CEO. Marc Simoncini attended E.S.I.

Investment focus

Finance, Software, Audio
Seed, Angel, Series B
France

Portfolio highlights

ADN Skis — ADN Skis are developing a technology that integrates eco-design and composite material dismantling processes for the outdoor sports industry. The company shifted its business model to focus on technology licensing, transforming ADN into an ingredient brand, offering solutions for ski manufacturers and recycling players.
Shadow — Experience the power of cloud gaming with Shadow.tech. Dive into a world where high-performance gaming is accessible on any device. Enjoy features such as 4K resolution, VR compatibility, and seamless gameplay without the need for expensive hardware. Explore our comprehensive game store and start your ultimate gaming journey today
URBAN CUISINE — URBAN CUISINE develops connected indoor vegetable gardens.

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Marc Simoncini is the CEO, Co-Founder and Owner of Jaina Capital. He previously worked at MEETIC as a Founder, Owner and Ex-CEO. Marc Simoncini attended E.S.I.

Investment focus

Finance, Software, Audio
Seed, Angel, Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

ADN Skis — ADN Skis are developing a technology that integrates eco-design and composite material dismantling processes for the outdoor sports industry. The company shifted its business model to focus on technology licensing, transforming ADN into an ingredient brand, offering solutions for ski manufacturers and recycling players.
Shadow — Experience the power of cloud gaming with Shadow.tech. Dive into a world where high-performance gaming is accessible on any device. Enjoy features such as 4K resolution, VR compatibility, and seamless gameplay without the need for expensive hardware. Explore our comprehensive game store and start your ultimate gaming journey today
URBAN CUISINE — URBAN CUISINE develops connected indoor vegetable gardens.

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Teddy Riner is the three-time Olympic champion and ten-time World champion of judo.

Investment focus

FinTech, Finance, Software
Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

Colizey — Colizey is building a global sports marketplace, starting with France. It is connecting technical and inspiring brands (and edgy retailers) to passionate consumers. It is centralizing, simplifying and elevating the experience of shopping for sports equipment for men, women and children.
Climb — TacoTax offers an online platform that enables its users to file their taxes while automatically optimizing for the highest tax return and to talk to an expert in order to make financial investments TacoTax was founded by Aldric Emie and Rodrigue Menegaux in April 2016.

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