Bpifrance

Bpifrance is a financial institution dedicated to supporting companies throughout their development stages, particularly those preparing for stock market listing and seeking credit equity. The organization provides a range of financial solutions, including financing, innovation assistance, and capital investment. By integrating various entities such as OSEO and CDC Entreprises, Bpifrance aims to deliver tailored financial support that addresses the specific needs of businesses. The institution is committed to fostering innovation and helping companies transition toward sustainable growth, ensuring they are well-equipped to face future challenges.

Laurent Arthaud

Managing Director

Marion Aubry

Investment Director

Emmanuel Audouard

Director of Transverse Venture Capital Investments Division

Benoit Barteau Ph.D

Investment Director

Nicolas Berdou

Investment Director, Defense Expert

Clarisse Blandin

Investment Director

Elyssa Maufras du Châtellier

Investment Director

Edouard Combette

Investment Director

Charlotte Corbaz

Investment Drector - Large Venture

Nicolas Dardenne

Senior Investment Director, Normandy (Caen Rouen)

Arnaud Despoisse

Director of Occitanie Participations

Philippe Dutheil

Investment Director

Mailys Ferrere

Director of Large Venture Investments

Romain Fourcade

Investment Director

Paul-Francois Fournier

Executive Director, Innovation Department

Pierre Gillet

Investment Director

Vanessa Giraud

Director of Environmental Impact Funds

Alessandro Gonella

Director

Gwenael Hamon

Investment Director

Laurent Higueret

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

Louis Janneau

Investment Director and Fund Manager

Magali Joessel

Director of Funds

So-Yeon Koo

Senior Investment Manager

Jérôme Langlade

Investment Director Aquitaine / Limousin / Poitou-Charentes

Eric Lefebvre

Director

Stephane Lefevre-Sauli

Senior Investment Director

Arnaud Legardeur

Investment Director

Chahra Louafi

Senior Investment Director

Serge Mesguich

Director of FIT

Laure Michel

Investment Director

Louis Molis

Investment Director

Jean-Francois Morin

Investment Director

Sébastien Moynot

Director

Adrien Muller

Investment Director

Adrien Néel

Investment Director

Axel Piriou

Director of Investments

Olivier Rameil

Senior Investment Director / VC seed

Vincent Roque

Director

Thibaut Roulon Ph.D

Investment Director

Gilles Schang

Deputy Managing Director

Bruno Villeneuve

Associate

Jean-Marie Fougeray

Senior Investment Director, Brittany

Past deals in Chemical

Ecoat

Debt Financing in 2025
Ecoat develops bio-based chemistries tailored for the coatings industry, focusing on sustainable solutions. The company offers a range of water-based, bio-based products, including bio-based alkyd emulsions, acrylics, and specialty oils. Its product lineup features innovative offerings such as secoia, inokem, air purifying emulsions, and solkem, all designed to promote environmental sustainability within the paint and coating sector. By emphasizing the adoption of eco-friendly materials, Ecoat aims to facilitate the industry's transition towards more sustainable practices.

Elyse Energy

Venture Round in 2024
Elyse Energy is a chemical manufacturing company specializing in the production of low-carbon molecules and sustainable aviation fuel. It designs, finances, builds, and operates plants to facilitate these processes, supporting industries in their transition to lower-carbon operations.

Adionics

Series B in 2023
Adionics is a technology provider based in Paris, France, specializing in saline water treatment and desalination supply chains. Founded in 2012, the company focuses on developing innovative technologies for the selective extraction of salts from brine, seawater, and other salty waters. Its AquaOmnes technology effectively removes salt from water, while Flionex is an ion-absorbing liquid technology designed to bind salts, including lithium. Adionics serves various industries, including municipal water, power, oil and gas, and chemicals. The company is also engaged in research and development to enhance its processes and enable lithium recycling from batteries, aiming to provide efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for extracting valuable minerals.

Global Bioenergies

Grant in 2023
Global Bioenergies SA specializes in developing a biological process that converts renewable resources into isobutene, a crucial petrochemical building block used in fuels, plastics, organic glass, and elastomers. The company, based in Evry, France, is notable for being one of the few globally and the only one in Europe focusing on this innovative fermentation technology. It operates an industrial pilot plant and is nearing the completion of a demonstration plant in Germany, alongside preparing for its first full-scale production facility in collaboration with Cristal Union, known as IBN-One. In addition to isobutene, Global Bioenergies has expanded its capabilities to include the production of propylene and butadiene, both vital components in the petrochemical sector. The company was founded in 2008 and continues to enhance the efficiency of its processes while offering engineering services related to gas fermentation.

Global Bioenergies

Post in 2023
Global Bioenergies SA specializes in developing a biological process that converts renewable resources into isobutene, a crucial petrochemical building block used in fuels, plastics, organic glass, and elastomers. The company, based in Evry, France, is notable for being one of the few globally and the only one in Europe focusing on this innovative fermentation technology. It operates an industrial pilot plant and is nearing the completion of a demonstration plant in Germany, alongside preparing for its first full-scale production facility in collaboration with Cristal Union, known as IBN-One. In addition to isobutene, Global Bioenergies has expanded its capabilities to include the production of propylene and butadiene, both vital components in the petrochemical sector. The company was founded in 2008 and continues to enhance the efficiency of its processes while offering engineering services related to gas fermentation.

Ecoat

Venture Round in 2023
Ecoat develops bio-based chemistries tailored for the coatings industry, focusing on sustainable solutions. The company offers a range of water-based, bio-based products, including bio-based alkyd emulsions, acrylics, and specialty oils. Its product lineup features innovative offerings such as secoia, inokem, air purifying emulsions, and solkem, all designed to promote environmental sustainability within the paint and coating sector. By emphasizing the adoption of eco-friendly materials, Ecoat aims to facilitate the industry's transition towards more sustainable practices.

METabolic EXplorer

Post in 2021
METabolic EXplorer, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Saint-Beauzire, France, is a biochemistry company specializing in the development of industrial fermentation processes as sustainable alternatives to petrochemical methods. The company produces functional ingredients from natural origins for use in cosmetics, nutrition-animal health products, and biomaterials synthesis. By leveraging bacterial biochemistry, METabolic EXplorer aims to create viable, long-term solutions based on renewable resources, focusing on economic performance and competitiveness. The company continually works to enhance the efficiency of microorganisms and diversify the supply of renewable raw materials to produce essential chemical compounds with wide-ranging industrial applications.

Adionics

Seed Round in 2021
Adionics is a technology provider based in Paris, France, specializing in saline water treatment and desalination supply chains. Founded in 2012, the company focuses on developing innovative technologies for the selective extraction of salts from brine, seawater, and other salty waters. Its AquaOmnes technology effectively removes salt from water, while Flionex is an ion-absorbing liquid technology designed to bind salts, including lithium. Adionics serves various industries, including municipal water, power, oil and gas, and chemicals. The company is also engaged in research and development to enhance its processes and enable lithium recycling from batteries, aiming to provide efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for extracting valuable minerals.

OliKrom

Series A in 2018
OliKrom specializes in the design and production of intelligent pigments that respond to changes in temperature, light, and pressure. The company manufactures custom pigments, paints, inks, and masterbatches for diverse applications, focusing on smart pigments that change color based on external stimuli. Their product offerings include thermochromic and photochromic pigments, as well as piezoceramic products. By providing these innovative solutions, OliKrom aims to enhance efficiency and reduce time for clients in various industrial paint applications.

Global Bioenergies

Post in 2015
Global Bioenergies SA specializes in developing a biological process that converts renewable resources into isobutene, a crucial petrochemical building block used in fuels, plastics, organic glass, and elastomers. The company, based in Evry, France, is notable for being one of the few globally and the only one in Europe focusing on this innovative fermentation technology. It operates an industrial pilot plant and is nearing the completion of a demonstration plant in Germany, alongside preparing for its first full-scale production facility in collaboration with Cristal Union, known as IBN-One. In addition to isobutene, Global Bioenergies has expanded its capabilities to include the production of propylene and butadiene, both vital components in the petrochemical sector. The company was founded in 2008 and continues to enhance the efficiency of its processes while offering engineering services related to gas fermentation.

Duralex Peintures

Venture Round in 2015
Duralex Peintures SAS is a manufacturer based in Bobigny, France, specializing in the production and marketing of paints, lacquers, varnishes, and adhesives. Established in 1976, the company focuses on providing technically advanced coatings and solutions for professionals in the building and finishing industries. Its product range includes water repellant solutions, electromagnetic protection, rust-proof paints, and coatings for various applications such as interiors, facades, roofs, and woodwork. Duralex Peintures operates as a subsidiary of Haghebaert & Fremaux Villeneuve D'ascq SAS.

ECM Technologies

Funding Round in 2014
ECM Technologies SA, founded in 1928 and based in Grenoble, France, specializes in the design and manufacture of industrial heat treating solutions. The company produces a wide range of furnaces, including vacuum, induction, and carburizing furnaces, as well as photovoltaic and crystal growth equipment. ECM Technologies serves various sectors, such as aeronautics, automotive, nuclear, healthcare, and electronics, providing essential equipment for processes like low pressure carburizing, brazing, and melting. In addition to manufacturing, the company offers retrofit and after-sale support services, including the sale of used furnaces. Its products are marketed globally through agents, distributors, and subsidiaries located in several countries, including the United States, Germany, China, and India.
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