AXA

AXA is a prominent French multinational insurance firm that operates in 64 countries, primarily in Western Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company specializes in global insurance and investment management, providing a wide range of products that protect individuals, families, and businesses from risks, while also helping them manage their savings and assets. AXA's core focus is on insurance and asset management, aiming to enhance clients' confidence in their financial futures. In addition to its insurance offerings, AXA Investment Managers provides diverse investment solutions for both retail and institutional clients. The organization is structured as a conglomerate of independently managed businesses that comply with various national regulations, thereby ensuring localized service delivery.

Jean-Pascal Asseman

Infrastructure Director

Fabien Ferrer

Investment Director

Andrew Wallace-Barnett

Senior Vice President, Head of Investor Relations

38 past transactions

GreenStruxure

Venture Round in 2022
GreenStruxure is an alternative source of energy, GreenStruxure industrializing the development and construction of microgrids for the underserved medium-sized buildings market.

adopt'

Series B in 2022
adopt' SAS manufactures and distributes makeup, fragrances, and accessories for women. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Cestas, France. adopt' SAS operates as a subsidiary of Folies Douce SA.

kinastic AG

Funding Round in 2022
kinastic AG is a Switzerland-based company that specializes in providing digital solutions for the fitness and wellness market. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Winterthur, kinastic AG offers a multi-industry platform designed to connect organizations with their communities, promoting fitness and health among employees and clients. The company's offerings include kinastic Club, which enables the creation and sharing of personalized workout programs, and kinastic Coach, an AI-driven virtual personal trainer that generates individualized training plans. Through these products, kinastic AG aims to empower users to enhance their fitness and overall well-being.

ryd

Series C in 2022
ryd is a cross-brand solution for mobile payments directly at the gas pump. ThinxNet GmbH, a Munich-based IoT / FinTech start-up, created the company. Founded in 2014,

Blue like an Orange

Corporate Round in 2021
Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital seeks to invest in opportunities in a diversified set of emerging market companies that deliver both strong risk adjusted returns and social impact aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

MyInvestor

Series B in 2021
MYINVESTOR SL offers mortgages, saving accounts, cards, investment funds, and other banking products. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Madrid, Spain. MYINVESTOR SL operates as a subsidiary of Andorra Banc Agrícol Reig, S.A.

Stripe

Series H in 2021
Stripe, Inc. is a technology company that develops application programming interfaces (APIs) and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments. Its offerings include a comprehensive suite of products such as Payments for payment processing, Subscriptions for managing recurring billing, and Stripe Connect for routing and payouts to third parties. Additionally, Stripe provides tools like Stripe Radar for fraud detection, Stripe Elements for customizable payment forms, and Stripe Checkout for seamless payment acceptance across devices. The company supports various international credit and debit cards and serves a diverse clientele, including e-commerce, B2B platforms, and non-profits across several countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Stripe aims to enhance the economic infrastructure of the internet, facilitating growth for businesses of all sizes. The company also addresses financing challenges for online businesses through Stripe Capital, which offers fast and flexible funding solutions.

Policygenius

Series D in 2020
Policygenius Inc. is an insurance brokerage firm based in New York, specializing in a range of insurance products including life, health, long-term disability, pet, and renters' insurance. Established in 2014, the company also offers online insurance checkup services to help consumers assess their insurance needs and options. With a focus on financial protection, Policygenius leverages technology to simplify the insurance purchasing process and provide tailored solutions for its clients.

Medloop

Series A in 2020
Medloop Technologies GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in developing software solutions for the healthcare industry that connect patients with doctors. The company offers a range of products, including practice chat, digital prescriptions, and lab results, aimed at enhancing communication and access to care. Medloop's mission is to close the loop between patients and doctors, enabling healthcare professionals to have a real-time overview of patient data while empowering patients to engage more actively in their healthcare journey. By focusing on preventative care, Medloop utilizes extensive patient data and best practices from a leading Health Maintenance Organization to create an advanced rule-engine and predictive analytics system. This system is accessible through a physician dashboard and a mobile application for patients, promoting evidence-based preventative medicine to reduce the incidence of chronic diseases, improve care management, and enhance overall health outcomes, thereby alleviating pressures on the healthcare system.

MyInvestor

Series A in 2019
MYINVESTOR SL offers mortgages, saving accounts, cards, investment funds, and other banking products. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Madrid, Spain. MYINVESTOR SL operates as a subsidiary of Andorra Banc Agrícol Reig, S.A.

Zeitgold

Series A in 2019
Zeitgold GmbH, founded in 2015 and based in Berlin, Germany, develops an application designed to assist small businesses, including cafes, restaurants, small retailers, and craft enterprises with 3 to 20 employees, in managing their financial administration tasks. The app integrates human expertise with artificial intelligence to streamline preparatory accounting and various administrative functions. Its features include a digital cash journal, automated bookkeeping tools, a document archive, and payment solutions for managing invoices and payroll. Zeitgold also offers a service where it provides a box for businesses to store accounting paperwork, which is subsequently collected, scanned, and archived. This end-to-end solution simplifies the financial processes of small business owners, enabling them to focus on their core operations while maintaining compliance and organization in their bookkeeping.

DabaDoc

Venture Round in 2018
DabaDoc connects millions of patients with thousands of doctors across Africa. It radically enhances the doctor discovery process and provides various solutions to help patients find the right care, from locating and instantly booking a reputable doctor nearby, to having a free health chat with a doctor, to having an online consultation with a trusted health professional. For doctors, DabaDoc champions a new way to manage their practice, communicate with their patients, store records securely and optimize their schedule to continuously provide care or fill in last minute cancellations. DabaDoc is free for patients and available in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Nigeria and South Africa.

Contguard

Series A in 2018
Contguard is a global monitoring company that provides end-to-end service for managing goods in transit. We enable our clients to optimize their Supply Chain management by delivering in-depth information analysis as well as real-time data on their shipping. With Contguard you would know in real-time - * Your Cargo's location. * Deviation from your planned route. * Arrival/Departure from defined locations. * Your Cargo's temperature and humidity tailored to your defined parameters. * Container intrusion alert - whether the container's doors have been opened or in other means. * Shake impact - in case your cargo is not properly handled.

XL Group

Acquisition in 2018
XL Group Ltd, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, operates primarily in the insurance and reinsurance sectors. Its Insurance segment provides a wide range of coverages, including property, casualty, professional liability, environmental liability, marine, and cybertech, among others. The Reinsurance segment offers specialized products such as casualty, property risk, and credit reinsurance. XL Group markets its services to various clients, including industrial, commercial, and professional firms, as well as other insurance companies worldwide. Additionally, through its subsidiaries, the company is involved in creating extranets for managing communication and direct marketing campaigns. XL Group Ltd is a subsidiary of AXA SA.

Homebell

Venture Round in 2018
Homebell is a business enterprise that offers reliable craftsmen services at a fixed quote and fair prices for home & living space projects.The company is focused on its customers' home and create ideal living spaces. A professional approach and a high-quality result are the most important values for them and its craftsmen. The company organize and realize their customers' plans so that they can lean back and enjoy the results. Quality, transparency and fair pricing are part of their complete service. They are the reliable partner for home improvement.

Maestro Health

Acquisition in 2018
Founded in 2013, Maestro Health is an American employee benefits company that provides integrated one-stop shopping experiences, along with private-labeled exchange solutions. It also offers employee health and benefits management solutions for brokers, small employers, and Fortune 1000 organizations. It combines private exchange, benefits administration, enrollment, self-insurance, healthcare savings account administration, and components on its integrated mobile and web platform, maestroEDGE. The company owns and operates a proprietary private exchange and medical TPA, which allows the streamlined integration of care management to drive down costs for employers.

Fineartmultiple

Venture Round in 2017
Fineartmultiple AG operates an online platform dedicated to the discovery, collection, and education of exclusive contemporary art editions, including prints, serigraphs, lithographs, and photographs. Founded in 2015 and based in Lucerne, Switzerland, the platform serves as a marketplace where collectors can buy and sell contemporary art from around the world. Fineartmultiple aims to make exceptional contemporary and modern artworks accessible to art enthusiasts by collaborating with prestigious galleries. The platform offers a carefully curated selection of original artworks, all of which are either signed by the artist or come with a certificate of authenticity, ensuring their significance in contemporary art discourse and long-term value.

Homebell

Venture Round in 2017
Homebell is a business enterprise that offers reliable craftsmen services at a fixed quote and fair prices for home & living space projects.The company is focused on its customers' home and create ideal living spaces. A professional approach and a high-quality result are the most important values for them and its craftsmen. The company organize and realize their customers' plans so that they can lean back and enjoy the results. Quality, transparency and fair pricing are part of their complete service. They are the reliable partner for home improvement.

Vermietet.de

Venture Round in 2017
Vermietet.de is an association of Berlin entrepreneurs and investors whose vision is to make real estate ownership simple and intelligent. They know from their own experience how complex the management of a property can be - and have therefore founded rented.de.

Liberty Ubezpieczenia

Acquisition in 2016
Liberty Ubezpieczenia provides multi-line insurance services. Liberty Ubezpieczenia operates as a subsidiary of AXA Group.

Baobab SAS

Private Equity Round in 2016
Baobab SAS is a digital finance group dedicated to promoting financial inclusion for individuals and small businesses across Africa and China. Founded in 2005 by Arnaud Ventura, the company operates over 1,000 points of presence in countries such as Madagascar, Senegal, Nigeria, and Tunisia. It offers a range of financial products, including loans, savings accounts, current accounts, and term deposits, as well as insurance, payment solutions, and access to essential services like energy and technology. Baobab SAS, formerly known as Microcred Microfinance Bank Nigeria, changed its name in December 2017 and is headquartered in Kaduna, Nigeria. With a workforce of more than 3,800 employees, the company has facilitated over EUR3 billion in loans, empowering hundreds of thousands of clients to achieve their financial goals.

Jumia

Series C in 2016
Jumia Technologies AG operates a comprehensive e-commerce platform across Africa, connecting consumers with a wide array of sellers. The platform includes a marketplace for various products such as fashion, electronics, and home goods, as well as services like food delivery, travel bookings, and classified ads. Jumia also offers logistics services to facilitate the shipping and delivery of products and a payment service to streamline transactions within its ecosystem. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Jumia has become a key player in the digital transformation of the African economy. The company supports over 50,000 local businesses and individuals, creating job opportunities and fostering skill development on the continent. Through its operations, Jumia aims to enhance the shopping experience for consumers while providing businesses with efficient distribution solutions.

Sul América Companhia Nacional de Seguros

Acquisition in 2015
Sul América Companhia Nacional de Seguros provides property and casualty insurance products and services. Sul América Companhia Nacional de Seguros operates as a subsidiary of AXA Group.

Commercial International Life Insurance Co.

Acquisition in 2015
Commercial International Life Insurance Co. provides insurance products and services. Commercial International Life Insurance Co. individual insurance plans include dreams, retirement, wedding, graduation, accident care, and life care.

Eranove

Funding Round in 2015
Eranove SA, formerly known as Finagestion, is a prominent player in public service management, focusing on electricity and drinking water production in West Africa. The company operates in Côte d’Ivoire, where it manages electricity generation through hydro-electric dams and thermal power stations, as well as electricity transmission and distribution. Eranove also plays a role in exporting electricity to neighboring countries, including Ghana, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali. In addition to its electricity services, the company is involved in the production and distribution of potable water in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal, maintaining water treatment facilities and networks. It also manages sewage and drainage services. Established in 2003 and headquartered in Paris, Eranove is dedicated to corporate social responsibility and complies with various international quality and environmental standards. The company has also expanded its operations to Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo through service contracts.

CoPromote

Series A in 2015
CoPromote is a social exchange platform to help people grow their audience. Users are content creators ranging from artists, bloggers, brands, businesses, musicians, tastemakers, websites, and more. CoPromote is for people of all interest types.

CoPromote

Series A in 2015
CoPromote is a social exchange platform to help people grow their audience. Users are content creators ranging from artists, bloggers, brands, businesses, musicians, tastemakers, websites, and more. CoPromote is for people of all interest types.

Baobab SAS

Private Equity Round in 2015
Baobab SAS is a digital finance group dedicated to promoting financial inclusion for individuals and small businesses across Africa and China. Founded in 2005 by Arnaud Ventura, the company operates over 1,000 points of presence in countries such as Madagascar, Senegal, Nigeria, and Tunisia. It offers a range of financial products, including loans, savings accounts, current accounts, and term deposits, as well as insurance, payment solutions, and access to essential services like energy and technology. Baobab SAS, formerly known as Microcred Microfinance Bank Nigeria, changed its name in December 2017 and is headquartered in Kaduna, Nigeria. With a workforce of more than 3,800 employees, the company has facilitated over EUR3 billion in loans, empowering hundreds of thousands of clients to achieve their financial goals.

AXA Mansard

Acquisition in 2014
AXA Mansard is a member of the AXA Group, the worldwide leader in insurance and asset management with 166,000 employees serving 107 million clients in 64 countries. The group is a conglomerate of independently run businesses, operated according to the laws and regulations of many different countries. Despite being written in upper case, "AXA" is not an acronym, the name was chosen because it is short and can be pronounced easily the same way in every language. AXA is present in geographically diverse markets, with operations concentrated in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. AXA’s is also present in Central and South America, Middle East and in Africa via operations in Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal and Algeria. AXA has more than over 20 year’s continuous presence in Africa. In 2016, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 100.2 billion and IFRS underlying earnings to Euro 5.7 billion. AXA had Euro 1,429 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2016. AXA Mansard was incorporated in 1989 as a private limited liability company and is registered as a composite company with the National Insurance Commission of Nigeria (NAICOM). The Company offers life and non-life insurance products and services to individuals and institutions across Nigeria whilst also offering asset/investment management services, health management services and pension fund administration through its three subsidiaries AXA Mansard Investments Limited, AXA Mansard Health Limited and AXA Mansard Pensions Limited. From 2004 to 2015, AXA Mansard Insurance grew its turnover at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 55%. In 2016, GWP was NGN 20.7 billion, while net income was NGN 10.9 billion, a 10% increase over 2015. The company has progressed from the 97th position out of 109 insurance companies existing in 2003 to one of the top 4 out of 58 insurance companies in 2016. This growth has attracted the attention of analysts from across the world. AXA Mansard Insurance was listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange in November 2009. In December 2014, AXA Mansard became a member of AXA following AXA’s acquisition of Assur Holdings (AAH), the majority shareholders in the erstwhile company. AXA Mansard Insurance plc is rated B+ by A.M. Best (2016) for Financial Strength. The Company is also certified ISO 9001:2008 compliant by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) for quality management systems.

Jumia

Series C in 2014
Jumia Technologies AG operates a comprehensive e-commerce platform across Africa, connecting consumers with a wide array of sellers. The platform includes a marketplace for various products such as fashion, electronics, and home goods, as well as services like food delivery, travel bookings, and classified ads. Jumia also offers logistics services to facilitate the shipping and delivery of products and a payment service to streamline transactions within its ecosystem. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Jumia has become a key player in the digital transformation of the African economy. The company supports over 50,000 local businesses and individuals, creating job opportunities and fostering skill development on the continent. Through its operations, Jumia aims to enhance the shopping experience for consumers while providing businesses with efficient distribution solutions.

Menlook

Venture Round in 2014
Menlook is a prominent European online marketplace focused on men's lifestyle and fashion, attracting over 4 million unique visitors each month. Following its acquisition of oki-ni.com in 2013, Menlook has solidified its position in the premium and luxury fashion sectors. The platform offers a diverse range of products, including ready-to-wear clothing, shoes, and accessories, complemented by editorial content covering various topics such as culture, technology, travel, and gastronomy. With more than 1,000 partners and a staff of 150 across four countries, Menlook has experienced significant growth, exceeding 80% in 2015. The company has successfully raised over €40 million in funding, further enhancing its capabilities in delivering a comprehensive and engaging shopping experience tailored to the modern man.

BRE Insurance

Acquisition in 2014
BRE Insurance provides property and casualty insurance services. BRE Insurance operates as a subsidiary of AXA Group.

Seguros Colpatria

Acquisition in 2014
Seguros Colpatria is a privately held company that offers products in the sectors of fire, earthquake, liability, life insurance business, engineering, automobiles, insurance compliance and SOAT.

Baobab SAS

Private Equity Round in 2010
Baobab SAS is a digital finance group dedicated to promoting financial inclusion for individuals and small businesses across Africa and China. Founded in 2005 by Arnaud Ventura, the company operates over 1,000 points of presence in countries such as Madagascar, Senegal, Nigeria, and Tunisia. It offers a range of financial products, including loans, savings accounts, current accounts, and term deposits, as well as insurance, payment solutions, and access to essential services like energy and technology. Baobab SAS, formerly known as Microcred Microfinance Bank Nigeria, changed its name in December 2017 and is headquartered in Kaduna, Nigeria. With a workforce of more than 3,800 employees, the company has facilitated over EUR3 billion in loans, empowering hundreds of thousands of clients to achieve their financial goals.

Baobab SAS

Private Equity Round in 2008
Baobab SAS is a digital finance group dedicated to promoting financial inclusion for individuals and small businesses across Africa and China. Founded in 2005 by Arnaud Ventura, the company operates over 1,000 points of presence in countries such as Madagascar, Senegal, Nigeria, and Tunisia. It offers a range of financial products, including loans, savings accounts, current accounts, and term deposits, as well as insurance, payment solutions, and access to essential services like energy and technology. Baobab SAS, formerly known as Microcred Microfinance Bank Nigeria, changed its name in December 2017 and is headquartered in Kaduna, Nigeria. With a workforce of more than 3,800 employees, the company has facilitated over EUR3 billion in loans, empowering hundreds of thousands of clients to achieve their financial goals.

Baobab SAS

Private Equity Round in 2005
Baobab SAS is a digital finance group dedicated to promoting financial inclusion for individuals and small businesses across Africa and China. Founded in 2005 by Arnaud Ventura, the company operates over 1,000 points of presence in countries such as Madagascar, Senegal, Nigeria, and Tunisia. It offers a range of financial products, including loans, savings accounts, current accounts, and term deposits, as well as insurance, payment solutions, and access to essential services like energy and technology. Baobab SAS, formerly known as Microcred Microfinance Bank Nigeria, changed its name in December 2017 and is headquartered in Kaduna, Nigeria. With a workforce of more than 3,800 employees, the company has facilitated over EUR3 billion in loans, empowering hundreds of thousands of clients to achieve their financial goals.

The MONY Group

Acquisition in 2004
The MONY Group is one of the oldest and largest mutual life insurance companies in the United States, provides a wide range of life insurance, annuity and investment products primarily to higher income individuals, particularly family builders, pre-retirees and small business owners.