Odaptos designs and markets a SaaS product to perform usability testing in videoconferencing, analyze human emotions, and provide results and insights to understand the end-users. It is an artificial intelligence platform that allows users to perform usability testing.
Private Equity Round in 2022
Nutripure is a Digital Native Vertical Brand (DNVB), which develops and distributes food supplements and organic superfoods.
Tenacy is a developer of cloud-based risk assessment and management software focused on enhancing cybersecurity processes across various organizational contexts. The platform enables businesses to assess and define risks, manage incidents and deviations, and create dashboards for performance measurement. It also offers benchmarking data and decision support tools, allowing organizations to integrate precise and customized cybersecurity governance. By providing a collaborative environment, Tenacy helps companies protect their assets and improve operational efficiency in managing cybersecurity challenges.
Lisaqua is developing a unique aquaculture process to raise prawns without antibiotics and without polluting waste
CarbonWorks is specialising in the use of microalgae to capture and utilise carbon dioxide.
Asilimia is a simple, fun mobile app for sending money through M-PESA quickly and without any transaction fees. Simply deposit money to your M-PESA, download Asilimia and send money for free to any other M-PESA account.
Echoliv is a medical technology company specializing in artificial intelligence solutions for abdominal ultrasound. The company develops software designed to assist radiologists and hepatologists in early-stage screening for hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer. Echoliv's flagship product, Ultraliv, employs advanced algorithms to identify nodules that may be overlooked by practitioners, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and improving patient care. By integrating AI into the ultrasound process, Echoliv aims to support healthcare professionals in delivering timely and effective treatment for liver cancer.
Lisaqua is developing a unique aquaculture process to raise prawns without antibiotics and without polluting waste
Younited SA is a financial technology company that operates an online platform designed to connect individual lenders with borrowers, facilitating financial transactions without the need for traditional financial intermediaries. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Paris, France, Younited aims to provide credit with full transparency, allowing borrowers to share their testimonials and experiences. The company, previously known as PRET d'UNION S.A. until its rebranding in March 2016, focuses on creating a streamlined and direct lending experience for its users.
Agilitest specializes in a no-code functional testing platform that enables users to create, maintain, and automate software tests across various technologies, including web, desktop, mobile, and web services. The platform is designed to support both technical and non-technical software testers, providing an intuitive and robust solution for functional testing. By streamlining the testing process, Agilitest helps organizations achieve their automation goals effectively, ensuring a comprehensive view of software quality at all times. As Agile methodologies and DevOps practices gain traction, Agilitest's approach caters to the evolving needs of software development teams, facilitating scalable codeless functional testing.
iWire is a UAE based company established since 2009, providing IT services to enterprise clients. As the digital era is unfolding at a breath-taking pace, we are determined to provide leading-edge solutions in the following domains to address the new market realities. o Internet of Things o IT Optimization o Digital Transformation
EasyMile SAS, founded in 2014 and based in Toulouse, France, specializes in the development of driverless autonomous vehicles and last-mile smart mobility solutions. The company manufactures the EZ10, an electric and autonomous vehicle designed to enhance mobility in urban and suburban settings. EasyMile's technology supports a range of applications, including shared transport, passenger shuttles, and intralogistics automation, enabling clients to transform transportation for both passengers and goods. With a workforce of approximately 70 employees, EasyMile operates not only in France but also has offices in Singapore and Denver, and collaborates with value-added resellers in regions such as Japan and the Middle East. The company is focused on organic growth and aims to provide innovative mobility options for communities and businesses.
Voyageurs du Monde SA operates as a travel agency in France and internationally. It organizes individual personalized trips, honeymoons, family holidays, romantic weekend trips, summer holidays, cruise tours, world tours, and diving trips to Japan, Italy, Egypt, Australia, South Africa, Indonesia, the United States, Brazil, and Greece. The company also offers travel for groups and companies, such as business trips. Voyageurs du Monde SA was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Paris, France. Voyageurs du Monde SA is a subsidiary of Avantage SA.
Sendinblue is a developer of a cloud-based digital marketing platform designed to help businesses engage with their customers effectively. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Paris, France, the platform offers a comprehensive suite of tools that encompass the entire marketing process, including newsletter creation, analysis, reporting, and targeting modules. This enables businesses, eCommerce sellers, and agencies to execute digital marketing campaigns, manage transactional messaging, and automate marketing tasks. Unlike many marketing solutions that cater to large enterprises, Sendinblue focuses on the needs of small and medium-sized businesses, providing an accessible and cost-effective all-in-one marketing solution.
Splio develops a Customer Platform for marketers, delivering completely connected customer experiences on and offline, driving loyalty and revenue for retailers.
Headquartered in France, Splio has offices in China, Spain, Italy, Poland, and Brazil and serves more than 500 retailers. Customers include The Kooples, Kusmi Tea, Givenchy, Caudalie, Guy Degrenne, Desigual, Lindt, Air China and Cache Cache.
Private Equity Round in 2019
Wifirst is a telecom operator that offers a network capable of absorbing the spectacular rise in Internet usage. It also offers high value-added services and making WiFi the technical base for the digital transformation of its customers. It operates several hundred thousand intuitive, secure, high-performance connected spaces in Europe and Africas.
It was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Paris, France.
Younited SA is a financial technology company that operates an online platform designed to connect individual lenders with borrowers, facilitating financial transactions without the need for traditional financial intermediaries. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Paris, France, Younited aims to provide credit with full transparency, allowing borrowers to share their testimonials and experiences. The company, previously known as PRET d'UNION S.A. until its rebranding in March 2016, focuses on creating a streamlined and direct lending experience for its users.
Talentsoft SA is a cloud-based talent management software provider, established in 2007 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. The company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that include multilingual employee portals, online resumes, recruitment tools for job advertisement and employer branding, and performance management systems that facilitate employee appraisals and discussions. Additionally, Talentsoft provides talent review and development planning solutions, internal mobility management, compensation planning, and workforce planning tools. These software-as-a-service offerings are designed to enhance various aspects of talent management, such as recruitment, performance, career development, learning, and compensation. Talentsoft has achieved rapid growth, establishing a global presence with subsidiaries and affiliates across Africa, North America, Asia, and Europe. The company's strategic partnerships, particularly with major technology players, bolster its innovative capabilities and market reach.
Agricool has been created in 2015 by Guillaume Fourdinier and Gonzague Gru with the purpose of making local, tasty and pesticide-free fruits and vegetables available to all. To do so, Agricool is recycling shipping containers into urban farms, transforming into a small paradise for fruits and vegetables (lighting, air quality, irrigation, etc.). The technology developed enables the farms to be 120 times more productive than in conventional farming, to save more than 90% of water and to be run entirely on renewable energies. Today, the company grows strawberries in Paris and Dubai, but tomorrow, the ambition is to help feed the world with all types of fruits and vegetables and be part of the urban farming movement.
EasyMile SAS, founded in 2014 and based in Toulouse, France, specializes in the development of driverless autonomous vehicles and last-mile smart mobility solutions. The company manufactures the EZ10, an electric and autonomous vehicle designed to enhance mobility in urban and suburban settings. EasyMile's technology supports a range of applications, including shared transport, passenger shuttles, and intralogistics automation, enabling clients to transform transportation for both passengers and goods. With a workforce of approximately 70 employees, EasyMile operates not only in France but also has offices in Singapore and Denver, and collaborates with value-added resellers in regions such as Japan and the Middle East. The company is focused on organic growth and aims to provide innovative mobility options for communities and businesses.
KALRAY is a fabless semiconductor and software company that develops, markets & sells a new generation of manycore processors for Imaging, Telecommunication infrastructures, Data Security & Network Appliances embedded applications.
Private Equity Round in 2018
NeoXam provides asset management and capital market firms with cost-efficient, proven, and mission-critical solutions. NeoXam is a financial software company, delivering solutions and services for 150+ customers in 25 countries worldwide. NeoXam is committed to its clients’ success, delivering reliable and scalable solutions, processing more than $14 trillion worth of assets per day and serving over 10,000 users. Through its combined talents and transparent approach, NeoXam helps buy- and sell-side players address the continuous changes in the financial market industry, to grow and better serve their clients. NeoXam relies on 450+ staff with offices in Paris, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Zurich, Geneva, Milan, New York, Boston, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Tunis and Cape Town.
The Agent SAS operates a digital platform designed to facilitate connections between fashion brands and e-retailers. Founded in 2006 and based in Paris, France, the company enables brands to access a vast international network of e-tailers while offering secure payment options and a digital catalog. Retailers benefit from a comprehensive selection of brands, with features that allow them to filter products by style, price, and category. The platform serves hundreds of European designer brands and connects them with e-retailers across 30 countries, including the USA, UK, Germany, and various regions in the Middle East and Africa.
OpenAirlines was founded in Toulouse, France, in 2006 to meet the needs of airlines to optimize their flight operations and reduce their costs. Leveraging a team of airline specialists and data scientists, it offers innovative software solutions to save fuel (SkyBreathe®), manage crews (CrewIntelligence™ and CrewPad™) and fleet (OptiFleet™). OpenAirlines has customers in Europe, Asia, Americas and Africa.
Kyriba Corp. develops cloud-based treasury management software solutions tailored for CFOs, treasurers, and financial professionals. The company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides visibility and reporting to help optimize cash management, control bank accounts, manage liquidity, and ensure compliance. Kyriba's solutions include tools for financial risk management, working capital optimization, and a global multi-bank payment system for treasury and supplier payments. Additionally, Kyriba facilitates bank relationship management, payment management, and trade solutions to enhance operational efficiency. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Diego, California, Kyriba serves a diverse clientele ranging from mid-sized organizations to Fortune 500 companies, with offices in major global cities, including New York, Paris, London, Tokyo, and Dubai. The company focuses on automating financial operations, reducing the risk of fraud, and enabling better decision-making through advanced analytics.
Younited SA is a financial technology company that operates an online platform designed to connect individual lenders with borrowers, facilitating financial transactions without the need for traditional financial intermediaries. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Paris, France, Younited aims to provide credit with full transparency, allowing borrowers to share their testimonials and experiences. The company, previously known as PRET d'UNION S.A. until its rebranding in March 2016, focuses on creating a streamlined and direct lending experience for its users.
Eversend SAS, founded in 2017 and based in Paris, France, offers a multi-currency e-wallet application that enables users to send and receive money, buy cryptocurrency, create virtual cards, and purchase airtime. The platform leverages blockchain technology to provide a digital payment gateway, facilitating electronic money transfers to bank accounts and mobile payments while minimizing costs associated with fees and foreign exchange. In addition to its current services, Eversend plans to expand its offerings to include personal loans, savings, group savings, merchant payments, and investment options. The company aims to grow its presence in Nigeria, Francophone Africa, and Europe while utilizing funds for product development, user acquisition, and regulatory compliance.
Sigfox is the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has built a global network to connect billions of devices to the Internet while consuming as little energy as possible, as simply as possible. Sigfox’s unique approach to device-to-cloud communications addresses the three greatest barriers to global IoT adoption: cost, energy consumption, and global scalability. Today, the network is present in 26 countries and on track to cover 60 by 2018 – covering a population of 397 million people. With millions of objects connected and a rapidly growing partner ecosystem, Sigfox empowers companies to create new innovations on the IoT. Founded in 2010 by Ludovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet, the company is headquartered in Labège near Toulouse, France’s “IoT Valley”. Sigfox also has offices in Paris, Madrid, Munich, Boston, San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore.
Non Equity Assistance in 2016
PARKING+PLUS helps companies in parking related industries to boost their revenue and stay relevant in their business through innovative digital smart parking technologies. PARKING+PLUS is a technology company focused on delivering since 2014 digital platforms for companies in the parking industry eager to digitize their operations and for companies in the smart city-related areas that would like to expand their portfolio of services with smart parking and mobility related digital products. PARKING+PLUS ecosystem provides mobile technologies, web technologies and hardware devices that cover uses cases for both on-street and off-street parking spaces operations: surface parking, multi-level parking, event parking, marketplaces for parking spaces, office/residential parking, smart city projects.
Kyriba Corp. develops cloud-based treasury management software solutions tailored for CFOs, treasurers, and financial professionals. The company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides visibility and reporting to help optimize cash management, control bank accounts, manage liquidity, and ensure compliance. Kyriba's solutions include tools for financial risk management, working capital optimization, and a global multi-bank payment system for treasury and supplier payments. Additionally, Kyriba facilitates bank relationship management, payment management, and trade solutions to enhance operational efficiency. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Diego, California, Kyriba serves a diverse clientele ranging from mid-sized organizations to Fortune 500 companies, with offices in major global cities, including New York, Paris, London, Tokyo, and Dubai. The company focuses on automating financial operations, reducing the risk of fraud, and enabling better decision-making through advanced analytics.
Splio develops a Customer Platform for marketers, delivering completely connected customer experiences on and offline, driving loyalty and revenue for retailers.
Headquartered in France, Splio has offices in China, Spain, Italy, Poland, and Brazil and serves more than 500 retailers. Customers include The Kooples, Kusmi Tea, Givenchy, Caudalie, Guy Degrenne, Desigual, Lindt, Air China and Cache Cache.
Polywed is a Healthcare IT company developing the data-driven technology that increases in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates. Today average IVF live birth rate is about 30%. BioChron technology doubles the efficiency of the treatment up to 60%.
Cirpack telecom service providers can now promote innovative telephony including the best of fixed and mobile services, to create new opportunities for increased revenues from enterprise sales. Founded in 1998, Cirpack is a leader in Voice over IP (VOIP) software solutions and telecommunication platforms for telecom operators to ensure the convergence of their voice, data and video services (triple play offerings) on their network. IP. The Group is present in France, Germany, Mexico, Lebanon and Vietnam. Recognized for the strength and reliability of its solutions, Cirpack Group offers flexibility and responsiveness to its customers to support them in their communication strategies over Voice over IP. The company offers a full range of innovative products to over 15 million subscribers and 150 operators worldwide thanks to the modularity and ease of integration and operation of its solutions. In parallel, Cirpack provides advice, support and maintenance to its customers.
Entertainment Learning SAS operates English Attack, an online English language learning platform for independent teachers, schools, universities, language institutes, and companies in Greece and Cyprus. It offers video exercises based on movies, TV series, music, and current events; visual dictionaries on various topics; a range of language games that allow users to review vocabulary items, practice irregular verbs, and fine-tune oral comprehension; and private English lessons. The company offers its service as a subscription service direct to consumers; via multi-user licenses to schools, language institutes, universities, and other educational institutions; and company language training programs. Entertainment Learning SAS was founded in 2009 and is based in Paris, France.
Sigfox is the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has built a global network to connect billions of devices to the Internet while consuming as little energy as possible, as simply as possible. Sigfox’s unique approach to device-to-cloud communications addresses the three greatest barriers to global IoT adoption: cost, energy consumption, and global scalability. Today, the network is present in 26 countries and on track to cover 60 by 2018 – covering a population of 397 million people. With millions of objects connected and a rapidly growing partner ecosystem, Sigfox empowers companies to create new innovations on the IoT. Founded in 2010 by Ludovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet, the company is headquartered in Labège near Toulouse, France’s “IoT Valley”. Sigfox also has offices in Paris, Madrid, Munich, Boston, San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore.
Sigfox is the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has built a global network to connect billions of devices to the Internet while consuming as little energy as possible, as simply as possible. Sigfox’s unique approach to device-to-cloud communications addresses the three greatest barriers to global IoT adoption: cost, energy consumption, and global scalability. Today, the network is present in 26 countries and on track to cover 60 by 2018 – covering a population of 397 million people. With millions of objects connected and a rapidly growing partner ecosystem, Sigfox empowers companies to create new innovations on the IoT. Founded in 2010 by Ludovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet, the company is headquartered in Labège near Toulouse, France’s “IoT Valley”. Sigfox also has offices in Paris, Madrid, Munich, Boston, San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore.
Private Equity Round in 2014
Vocalcom was founded on the principle of a wonderful user experience, providing a contact center software based on an innovative design and useful functionality. More than 3,500 companies such as McDonald's, Disney, and ITV are using Vocalcom to sell more, and serve better. Loved by 550,000+ users for its beautifully crafted interface, Vocalcom is the leading global provider of cloud customer contact and sales acceleration technology, that enables both Sales and Service departments to unlock massive productivity gains and deliver a personalized customer service experience regardless of the channel - enabling simple and intuitive interaction with any customer. Whether your goal is to increase productivity through efficiency gains, drive successful mobile customer engagement, reduce operational costs, or deliver a faster customer service , Vocalcom offers an open contact center software that efficiently improve sales effectiveness and customer experiences, giving you a significant competitive advantage. Businesses that want to provide an effortless experience for customers who are using mobile devices for voice, text, social media, video and Web interactions gain significant advantage using Vocalcom contact center software. In contrast to conventional contact center software, you are freed from the ongoing expenses and headaches of running IT infrastructure. No other contact center software provides this kind of easy, efficient access to rich customer engagement capabilities. By offering consumers a wide range of options for connecting with your company, you create the opportunity for a differentiated and dramatically improved customer experience. A Stunning all-in-one contact center software that easily connect your team to everything, and automatically provides in real time full context, including elements such as customer history, app navigation flow, previous contacts, location, and preferences. PCI DSS-compliant, it comes with best-in-class multi-channel routing, rich customer interactions capabilities, a powerful dialer, and a complete set of customer engagement applications to manage faster and more efficiently customer interactions over mobile devices, and across every channel—and by so doing, boosts agent productivity and improves customer experiences, while powering successful & profitable customer interactions. Turn customer service into ROI, ASAP—No IT support needed Vocalcom, together with its subsidiaries, develops and markets call center software and voice over Internet protocol solutions to contact centers in Europe and internationally. It provides Hermes .Net, a call center software that allows the management of video calls and Web surfers; Hermes Eagle, a predictive dialer algorithm that is used to optimize outbound campaigns; live chat applications; IPBX OnXMedia, which include tools to improve customer service, streamline operations, and optimize human resources; and VoiceVision, a video call application that provides personalized visual communications solutions. The company also offers Natural Language, a speech recognition software that manages voice and chat dialogues with the capability of changing the language during the conversation; Hermes pro, a call center software solution for leveraging various communication channels; Hermes Fox, a predictive dialer Avaya solution developed to work together in an outbound call environment; and iRecoder, a call recording software. In addition, it provides consulting, installation, training, VRU and agent script development, and support and guidance services for its products. The company’s products are used in debt collection, telemarketing, sales force, live chat, and Web and home-based call center applications. VocalCom S.A. was founded in 1995 and is based in Paris, France. It has subsidiary locations in Martinique, Guadeloupe, Venezuela, Colombia, Senegal, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Ivory Coast, Benn, Cameroun, and India.
Talend S.A. specializes in data integration and integrity solutions for various industries across multiple regions, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers the Talend Data Fabric platform, which enables real-time integration of data and applications in both cloud and traditional environments. This platform provides tools for data ingestion, integration, big data integration, application and cloud integration, data cataloging, and API design and testing, as well as self-service data preparation and the Stitch Data Loader for cloud-based data ingestion. Talend also offers professional services, including strategic enterprise architecture advisory, implementation support, and private training. The company sells its products directly and through channel partners and has formed strategic partnerships for enhanced data integration capabilities. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Suresnes, France, Talend aims to help organizations access and manage trusted data efficiently.
Talentsoft SA is a cloud-based talent management software provider, established in 2007 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. The company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that include multilingual employee portals, online resumes, recruitment tools for job advertisement and employer branding, and performance management systems that facilitate employee appraisals and discussions. Additionally, Talentsoft provides talent review and development planning solutions, internal mobility management, compensation planning, and workforce planning tools. These software-as-a-service offerings are designed to enhance various aspects of talent management, such as recruitment, performance, career development, learning, and compensation. Talentsoft has achieved rapid growth, establishing a global presence with subsidiaries and affiliates across Africa, North America, Asia, and Europe. The company's strategic partnerships, particularly with major technology players, bolster its innovative capabilities and market reach.
Talentsoft SA is a cloud-based talent management software provider, established in 2007 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. The company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that include multilingual employee portals, online resumes, recruitment tools for job advertisement and employer branding, and performance management systems that facilitate employee appraisals and discussions. Additionally, Talentsoft provides talent review and development planning solutions, internal mobility management, compensation planning, and workforce planning tools. These software-as-a-service offerings are designed to enhance various aspects of talent management, such as recruitment, performance, career development, learning, and compensation. Talentsoft has achieved rapid growth, establishing a global presence with subsidiaries and affiliates across Africa, North America, Asia, and Europe. The company's strategic partnerships, particularly with major technology players, bolster its innovative capabilities and market reach.