BlackFin Capital Partners

BlackFin Capital Partners, established in 2009, is a Paris-based private equity firm with additional offices in Frankfurt and Brussels. It specializes in investing in growth-oriented financial services and technology companies across continental Europe. The firm focuses on asset-light businesses, typically investing between €1 million and €30 million in companies with enterprise values up to €100 million and revenues up to €150 million. BlackFin takes a majority or influential minority stake in its portfolio companies, aiming to transform them through organic growth, margin improvement, and a buy-and-build strategy. It supports management teams to propel their businesses to the next level.

Régis Bouyoux

Investment Analyst

Laurent Bouyoux

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Nelly Brossard

Venture Partner

Sophie Manhes Catala

Investment Director

Daniel Cohen-Sabban

Partner

Julien Creuze

Partner

Julien Denis

Associate

Antoine Druais

Investment Director

Loic Fonteneau

Investment Director

Michele Foradori

Investment Director

Kai Franzmeyer

Equity Partner and Head of BlackFin

Jouke Garretsen

Managing Director

Tom Janssen

Senior Investment Associate

Maciej Kozlowski

Investment Director

Jean-Philippe Latour

CFO

Thomas Lelgouarch

Investment Analyst

Julie Lesueur

Investment Manager

Sonja Lilienthal

Managing Director

Maxime Mandin

Investment Director

Aloysius Von Mitschke-Collande

Investment Manager

Paul Mizrahi

Founder and Partner

Tom Vande Moortel

Investment Associate

Chloé Novène

Investment Manager

Thierry Puerto

Operating Partner

Serge Ragozin

Operating Partner

Julien Renaud

Investment Director, Buyout

Sophia Rhodovi

Investment Analyst

Bruno Rostain

Founder and Partner

Zara Ryan

Investment Associate

Nathalie Schwarzkopf

Investment Associate

Raphael Sosnik

Investment Analyst, Buyout

François-Xavier Tanaka

Investment Manager

Gabrielle Thomas

Investment Manager

Edouard Verhoustraeten

Investment Manager

Alexis Vial

Investment Associate

Joy Wizman

Investment Analyst

Anne Wu

Investment Manager

Océane Zbinden

Investment Manager

Chloé Novène

Investment Manager

Past deals in Fraud Detection

Hawk

Series C in 2025
HAWK:AI GmbH is a fintech company based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2018. The company specializes in providing a money laundering detection and investigation platform that leverages machine-learning techniques to assist financial institutions in combating financial crime. HAWK:AI supports the end-to-end financial crime compliance process, encompassing transaction monitoring, investigation, filing, and maintaining audit trails. By focusing on effective information sharing, the platform enhances the capabilities of anti-money laundering and fraud surveillance teams within banks, payment companies, and fintech organizations, ultimately improving their efficiency and effectiveness in addressing financial corruption.

Bdeo

Series B in 2023
Bdeo specializes in providing Visual Intelligence solutions designed to automate inspection and evaluation processes for motor and home insurance companies, as well as fleet operators. Founded in 2017, the company aims to expedite underwriting, claims, and vehicle assessments from weeks to mere minutes. Operating in 25 countries with offices in Spain, Mexico, the UK, France, and Italy, Bdeo collaborates with over 50 insurance firms, including notable clients such as Mutua Madrileña, Zurich, and Mapfre. Their technology enhances the customer experience by streamlining the underwriting process and facilitating real-time assessments of risks and damages, which helps to detect fraud and ensures prompt claim payments. Bdeo has established key partnerships with companies like Guidewire and CAB solutions, further solidifying its presence in the insurance technology sector.

Hawk

Series B in 2023
HAWK:AI GmbH is a fintech company based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2018. The company specializes in providing a money laundering detection and investigation platform that leverages machine-learning techniques to assist financial institutions in combating financial crime. HAWK:AI supports the end-to-end financial crime compliance process, encompassing transaction monitoring, investigation, filing, and maintaining audit trails. By focusing on effective information sharing, the platform enhances the capabilities of anti-money laundering and fraud surveillance teams within banks, payment companies, and fintech organizations, ultimately improving their efficiency and effectiveness in addressing financial corruption.

Hawk

Series A in 2021
HAWK:AI GmbH is a fintech company based in Munich, Germany, founded in 2018. The company specializes in providing a money laundering detection and investigation platform that leverages machine-learning techniques to assist financial institutions in combating financial crime. HAWK:AI supports the end-to-end financial crime compliance process, encompassing transaction monitoring, investigation, filing, and maintaining audit trails. By focusing on effective information sharing, the platform enhances the capabilities of anti-money laundering and fraud surveillance teams within banks, payment companies, and fintech organizations, ultimately improving their efficiency and effectiveness in addressing financial corruption.

Bdeo

Series A in 2020
Bdeo specializes in providing Visual Intelligence solutions designed to automate inspection and evaluation processes for motor and home insurance companies, as well as fleet operators. Founded in 2017, the company aims to expedite underwriting, claims, and vehicle assessments from weeks to mere minutes. Operating in 25 countries with offices in Spain, Mexico, the UK, France, and Italy, Bdeo collaborates with over 50 insurance firms, including notable clients such as Mutua Madrileña, Zurich, and Mapfre. Their technology enhances the customer experience by streamlining the underwriting process and facilitating real-time assessments of risks and damages, which helps to detect fraud and ensures prompt claim payments. Bdeo has established key partnerships with companies like Guidewire and CAB solutions, further solidifying its presence in the insurance technology sector.

Ravelin

Series B in 2018
Ravelin Technology Ltd, established in 2014, is a London-based company with an additional office in New York. It specializes in offering a fraud detection platform for online businesses, primarily serving e-commerce merchants and online marketplaces. Ravelin's platform analyzes customer behavior and transactions in real-time, utilizing artificial intelligence to identify and block fraudulent activities. By importing and examining visitor, registration, and payment data via an API, Ravelin enables businesses to prevent fraud and enhance their risk profiling.

Friss

Series A in 2017
FRISS is dedicated to providing fraud detection, risk management, and compliance solutions specifically for non-life insurance companies globally. The company’s software employs proprietary analytics to identify high risks and fraudulent activities at various stages, including quotation, underwriting, and claims processing. By utilizing the FRISS Score, insurers can make informed decisions regarding the risk associated with each quotation, policy, or claim, ultimately leading to improved loss ratios. FRISS's solutions facilitate real-time automated risk assessment during the underwriting process, enabling insurers to generate profitable growth while maintaining a holistic view of potential clients. Additionally, the software enhances the efficiency of claims processing by accurately detecting fraud and minimizing false positives. Compliance with current regulations is another critical aspect of FRISS's offering, as it helps insurers avoid reputational damage and penalties by ensuring thorough customer screening. With over 150 implementations in more than 30 countries, FRISS is recognized as a leading player in the industry, continuously striving for global leadership in fraud, risk, and compliance solutions for the insurance sector.
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