Bpifrance

Bpifrance Financement S.A. is a French financial institution that provides a wide range of financing solutions and support services for businesses at various stages of their development. Established in 1980 and based in Maisons-Alfort, France, the company offers medium to long-term loans, export insurance, real estate and equipment leasing, and working capital loans. Bpifrance also invests in startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and mid-cap companies through direct investments and fund management activities. Additionally, it provides consulting services for executives and training for CEOs, aiming to facilitate innovation and growth. Bpifrance was formed from the merger of several entities in July 2013, including OSEO, CDC Entreprises, and FSI, to enhance its role in supporting the financing of the French economy.

Laurent Arthaud

Managing Director

Marion Aubry

Investment Director

Emmanuel Audouard

Director of Cross-Functional Investments Venture Capital

Elyssa Maufras du Châtellier

Investment Director

Charlotte Corbaz

Deputy Director of the Large Venture Fund and Deputy Managing Director

Sofia Dahoune

Associate

Vanessa Giraud

Managing Director

Laurent Higueret

Senior Investment Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences - Large Venture Fund

Hortense Jacon

Investment Associate

Veronique Jacq

Head of Digital Venture team

So-Yeon Koo

Senior Investment Manager

Eric Lefebvre

Director

Arnaud Legardeur

Investment Director

Serge Mesguich

Director

Louis Molis

Investment Director

Adrien Neel

Investment Director

Gilles Schang

Deputy Director

Tuan Tran

Investment Director / VC

Past deals in Catering

Swile

Series D in 2021
Swile is a provider of digital solutions for employee rewards and benefits through a custom card and app. Swile is reinventing the corporate lunchtime experience with group ordering, couponing, and payment app. Swile is a new actor in the restaurant title.Their mission is simple: to make the lunch break a pleasant, simple and effective moment. Their offer is based on a meal voucher card to pay for lunch throughout France and an app that allows you to manage your card and have lunch as a team by getting discounts.They believe that the restaurant title should not be limited to just paying for a business lunch. It is especially an opportunity of conviviality and cohesion between colleagues! Created at the end of 2016 by Loïc Soubeyrand (founder of Teads, repurchased € 285m by Altice), Lunchr is supported by the Daphni fund with a first round of € 2.5m, and a second of € 11m in May 2018 (Idinvest fund). What gives us means up to their ambition: to become the leading service of the lunch break in Europe. To support their rapid growth, Lunchr onboard 40 new passionate and talented employees to join their great adventure this year.

Agronutris

Venture Round in 2021
Operator of a food biotech firm dedicated to the development of the insect-rearing industry intended to feed and preserve the world. The company specializes in rearing and transforming insects into organic fertilizers and proteins for animal nutrition, especially for the aquaculture and pet food markets, enabling the agri-food industry to feed the world sustainably and preserve it through bioconversion.

Foodles

Series B in 2021
Foodles is a re-invented canteen for SMEs that offers autonomous internal restoration solutions. The company can either open a canteen in the office or hand out meal vouchers to financially contribute to everyone’s lunch. The company provides connected fridges to offices in which starters, main courses, and desserts are available for purchase. The company also has a pre-order service, which the company provides a proposal of daily specials for pre-order, the dish is then directly delivered in an office, in a bag with the employee's name. Foodles addresses small companies with its full-stack solution. Foodles was founded on 2014 and is headquartered in Clichy, France.

Gourmey

Seed Round in 2021
Gourmey is a pioneering company based in Paris, France, that specializes in the development and production of ethical foie gras derived from duck cells. Founded in 2019, it is recognized as France's first cultivated meat company, aiming to revolutionize the meat industry by offering a humane and sustainable alternative to traditional practices. Gourmey's innovative process involves cultivating duck cells in a controlled laboratory environment, where they are provided with optimal conditions, including temperature, nutrients, and space to grow. This method allows the company to produce foie gras without the need for force-feeding or slaughter, aligning with its commitment to health, environmental sustainability, and animal welfare.

Cubyn

Series C in 2021
Cubyn SAS is a logistics service provider based in Paris, France, founded in 2014. The company specializes in offering business-to-business (B2B) logistics solutions, including the collection, packaging, protection, labeling, weighing, and delivery of goods for its clients. By enabling e-retailers to manage their shipping needs efficiently, Cubyn allows businesses to access comprehensive logistics support without significant investment in infrastructure. The company facilitates the shipping of items to any destination worldwide, streamlining the logistics process for its customers.

Badakan

Debt Financing in 2020
Badakan SAS operates a human resource recruitment and employment platform designed to connect businesses in the hospitality and logistics sectors with qualified professionals for short-term labor needs. Established in 2015 and based in Levallois-Perret, France, the platform facilitates the hiring of various roles, including waitstaff and divers, while providing essential operational and administrative services such as contract management, invoicing, and payroll processing. By streamlining the planning and staffing process, Badakan enables hotels, restaurants, bars, caterers, and other establishments to efficiently manage their short-term assignments, ensuring rapid access to competent personnel when urgent labor demands arise.

Swile

Series C in 2020
Swile is a provider of digital solutions for employee rewards and benefits through a custom card and app. Swile is reinventing the corporate lunchtime experience with group ordering, couponing, and payment app. Swile is a new actor in the restaurant title.Their mission is simple: to make the lunch break a pleasant, simple and effective moment. Their offer is based on a meal voucher card to pay for lunch throughout France and an app that allows you to manage your card and have lunch as a team by getting discounts.They believe that the restaurant title should not be limited to just paying for a business lunch. It is especially an opportunity of conviviality and cohesion between colleagues! Created at the end of 2016 by Loïc Soubeyrand (founder of Teads, repurchased € 285m by Altice), Lunchr is supported by the Daphni fund with a first round of € 2.5m, and a second of € 11m in May 2018 (Idinvest fund). What gives us means up to their ambition: to become the leading service of the lunch break in Europe. To support their rapid growth, Lunchr onboard 40 new passionate and talented employees to join their great adventure this year.

Cubyn

Series B in 2019
Cubyn SAS is a logistics service provider based in Paris, France, founded in 2014. The company specializes in offering business-to-business (B2B) logistics solutions, including the collection, packaging, protection, labeling, weighing, and delivery of goods for its clients. By enabling e-retailers to manage their shipping needs efficiently, Cubyn allows businesses to access comprehensive logistics support without significant investment in infrastructure. The company facilitates the shipping of items to any destination worldwide, streamlining the logistics process for its customers.

Tournus Equipement

Private Equity Round in 2019
Tournus Equipement, S.A.S. is a manufacturer based in Tournus, France, specializing in stainless steel environments for professional kitchens and supermarket fish counters. The company provides a wide range of products, including mobile, modular, and customizable professional kitchens, regeneration ovens, warmers, sterilizing cabinets, and various types of washbasins and dishwashing equipment. Additionally, Tournus Equipement offers shelving products, bins, and tables for loading and unloading dishwashers, as well as self-service lines for meal distribution. Their clientele encompasses diverse sectors such as restaurants, canteens, bakeries, and supermarkets. Founded in 1910, the company also offers services like joint design, installation, and express delivery to enhance customer experience.

ideolys

Venture Round in 2018
Ideolys SAS specializes in web-based software solutions tailored for the catering industry. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in La Roche sur Yon, France, the company offers Easilys, an online application designed for the management of catering operations in business and industry, education, and healthcare sectors. Additionally, Ideolys provides Easilys Commandes Convives, a customer portal that facilitates the management of remote kitchen sites and home delivery services. The company also offers training, support, hosting, and project management services to enhance its software solutions.

Easilys

Seed Round in 2018
Easilys is a company that provides restoration management software designed to help restaurateurs streamline their operations. By leveraging advanced technologies and electronic data exchange, Easilys aims to digitize and automate various aspects of supply management and institutional operations. This approach allows restaurant owners to concentrate on their primary responsibilities, such as cooking and enhancing the guest experience, rather than getting bogged down by operational complexities. Through its innovative solutions, Easilys addresses the challenges faced by the food service industry, promoting efficiency and improved management practices.

Extracadabra

Venture Round in 2018
Extracadabra SAS, founded in 2015 and based in Paris, France, operates a mobile application that connects hospitality businesses, including restaurants, bars, caterers, and hotels, with temporary staff. The application allows restaurateurs and hoteliers to quickly find qualified employees, such as cooks, waiters, and maids, for short-term assignments. This platform addresses urgent staffing needs by enabling businesses to recruit extra service personnel on a temporary basis, facilitating a rapid response to fluctuating demands in the hospitality sector.

Dupont Restauration

Venture Round in 2017
Dupont Restauration , undisputed leader in catering, while remaining a family-sized company, remains close to its employees. Dupont Traiteur, the event activity of Dupont Restauration, includes the VIP services of sports venues (cocktails, reception, buffet, sit-down meals), the management of the general public sales of some of these sites and the receptions activity (conventions of businesses, weddings, private events ...) on the Estate.

Jimini's

Venture Round in 2017
Jimini's specializes in creating a variety of products featuring edible insects, aimed at transforming them into appealing snacks and cooking ingredients. The company offers a range of seasoned insects, including locusts, crickets, and mealworms, presented in 15 different flavors, designed for consumption as appetizers or added to meals like risotto and pasta. Additionally, Jimini's has developed a line of sports nutrition products that incorporate insect powder into gluten-free dried fruit bars. All products are made from 100% European insects, which are carefully processed in their facility located in Vaux-le-Pénil. Through these offerings, Jimini's seeks to promote the ecological and nutritional benefits of incorporating insects into everyday diets.

Comerso

Series A in 2016
Comerso SAS, founded in 2013 and based in Agen, France, operates to address food waste by supplying surplus food products to food aid organizations. The company was established with the aim of tackling the paradox of food abundance alongside significant waste, leveraging technological innovations to foster connections between businesses with unsold stock and charities in need. By promoting these synergies, Comerso has positioned itself as a leading social enterprise in France, committed to reducing waste and supporting communities through the redistribution of food resources that would otherwise go unused.

Food Media Group

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Food Media Group's mission is at the crossroads between consumers, food bloggers and local merchants. Their job is to enrich and boost the digital communication of food retailers by associating recipes to facilitate the purchase of products. To help consumers, they are developing a service to cleverly answer the question: "What are we eating tonight or this week?" ". You plan in one click the organization of your meals and reconnect with the essential: take time to cook! They help you organize everything else. This service is coming soon!! We simmered it for a long time, it's almost ready.

Alloresto.fr

Venture Round in 2009
Alloresto.fr, the online alloresto.fr est le premier site Internet de restauration à domicile avec commande en ligne. En 14 ans, nous avons convaincu plus de 1 500 restaurateurs d'être présents sur le site, gagné la confiance de plus de 250 000 clients et livré plus de 20 millions de repas. Son fondateur, Sébastien Forest, est aujourd'hui entouré de 33 collaborateurs et entend bien étendre son activité à toute la France. Specialties Commande en ligne, Restauration à domicile food delivery leader in France.
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