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 Hardware

Chipiron

Series A in 2025
Chipiron is a developer of innovative portable MRI machines that utilize advanced quantum detectors to generate three-dimensional anatomical images. By operating at ultra-low magnetic fields, these machines are designed to be lightweight and efficient, significantly reducing costs compared to traditional MRI technologies. The company's focus on employing quantum sensors enhances the capability of these portable devices for disease detection, diagnosis, and treatment monitoring, particularly for brain-related conditions. This approach aims to empower healthcare institutions to improve patient outcomes and decrease the fatality rates associated with neurological diseases.

Keysom

Seed Round in 2024
Keysom is a technology company that specializes in developing RISC-V based processor architectures. Their core product is a no-code architectural exploration tool, designed to facilitate the creation of customizable processor designs. This tool automatically builds processor architectures from application source code and allows for dynamic reconfiguration, enabling industries to design custom processors without extensive technical expertise.

Eyco

Series A in 2024
Eyco specializes in designing and manufacturing smart circuits, playing a significant role in the European microelectronics sector. The company produces hardware components for digital applications, focusing on high-tech solutions that operate with minimal environmental impact. Eyco's commitment to sustainable practices enables clients to implement secure digital applications while promoting environmentally friendly manufacturing processes. Through its advanced industrial machinery, Eyco ensures efficient mass production tailored to client specifications, contributing to the evolving landscape of electronics.

52 Hertz

Seed Round in 2024
52 Hertz is a French company that has created the Talkie-Divy, an integrated underwater communications device designed specifically for scuba diving. This innovative device enhances safety and enjoyment during diving by utilizing a speech improvement algorithm, allowing divers to communicate more effectively underwater. In addition to its focus on improving communication, 52 Hertz is committed to addressing environmental concerns associated with scuba diving, ensuring that its technology is adaptable to existing diving regulators.

Chipiron

Grant in 2024
Chipiron is a developer of innovative portable MRI machines that utilize advanced quantum detectors to generate three-dimensional anatomical images. By operating at ultra-low magnetic fields, these machines are designed to be lightweight and efficient, significantly reducing costs compared to traditional MRI technologies. The company's focus on employing quantum sensors enhances the capability of these portable devices for disease detection, diagnosis, and treatment monitoring, particularly for brain-related conditions. This approach aims to empower healthcare institutions to improve patient outcomes and decrease the fatality rates associated with neurological diseases.

Scalinx

Series B in 2024
Scalinx is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in the design and supply of Signal Conversion ASICs and ASSPs for various markets, including Test & Measurement, MilAero, and Communications. The company operates from its headquarters in Paris, with additional design sites in Caen and Grenoble. In Caen, a team of 20 employees industrializes the designs before production is outsourced to a network of subcontractors. Scalinx focuses on developing semiconductor technology that enables wideband and low-power signal conversion, facilitating applications in wired and wireless communications, test and measurement equipment, and radar. This approach allows clients to reduce costs and shorten development time for signal conversion technologies.

Quandela

Series B in 2023
Quandela is a company specializing in quantum computing, focusing on the development of communication networks and optical computers. It manufactures photonic quantum computers and markets them to industrial clients. The company's flagship product, a single-photon source device, integrates photonics with semiconductor quantum dots, facilitating quantum communication, computation, and sensing. This device allows for the efficient collection of emitted single photons at high rates, helping researchers minimize charge noise decoherence and achieve the emission of identical photons with high fidelity. These advancements are crucial for the progress of sophisticated quantum applications, positioning Quandela as a key player in the field of quantum technology.

Quobly

Seed Round in 2023
Quobly specializes in the development and marketing of a universal large-scale quantum computer, leveraging established semiconductor industry techniques. The company focuses on creating quantum computing semiconductors designed for commercial applications, enabling clients to utilize quantum computers for various complex problems. These applications include optimizing energy distribution and accelerating drug development by computing chemical properties more efficiently. Quobly aims to meet the specific needs of its clients by providing reliable and effective quantum computing solutions based on proven semiconductor processes.

Microoled

Series B in 2023
Microoled is a French company specializing in the development and manufacturing of microdisplays for mobile near-to-eye viewing devices. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Grenoble, the company focuses on creating AMOLED displays and optical modules that cater to various sectors, including consumer electronics, medical applications, and security. Microoled's product range encompasses video glasses, head-mounted sports devices, and camera viewfinders, among other professional equipment. By addressing customer needs and anticipating market demands, Microoled aims to enhance user experiences across diverse applications.

Miraxess

Venture Round in 2023
Miraxess specializes in transforming smartphones into functional laptops through its innovative product, the Mirabook. Recognizing the growing reliance on smartphones for personal and professional tasks, the company has developed a plug-in device that enhances the capabilities of mobile phones, effectively creating a full-fledged laptop experience. This solution aims to improve productivity and comfort, catering to the needs of users for both work and entertainment. By leveraging the existing power of smartphones, Miraxess offers a practical convergence of mobile and computing technology.

Devialet

Venture Round in 2022
Devialet is an audio technology company based in Paris, founded in 2007, that specializes in developing advanced acoustic engineering solutions. The firm offers a range of audio equipment, including connected speakers and wireless earbuds, such as its Gemini model. By integrating digital and analog technologies, Devialet aims to enhance the audio experience for consumers. The company's mission is to make its innovative audio technology universally accessible, contributing to the advancement of sound amplification and overall musical enjoyment through its sophisticated production processes.

Chipiron

Grant in 2022
Chipiron is a developer of innovative portable MRI machines that utilize advanced quantum detectors to generate three-dimensional anatomical images. By operating at ultra-low magnetic fields, these machines are designed to be lightweight and efficient, significantly reducing costs compared to traditional MRI technologies. The company's focus on employing quantum sensors enhances the capability of these portable devices for disease detection, diagnosis, and treatment monitoring, particularly for brain-related conditions. This approach aims to empower healthcare institutions to improve patient outcomes and decrease the fatality rates associated with neurological diseases.

Sensivic

Seed Round in 2022
Sensivic specializes in developing real-time intelligent audio detection technology aimed at enhancing security and video surveillance systems. The company offers a range of products, including sound event detectors, automatic detectors for power tools, audible incivility detectors for enclosed spaces, sound shock detectors, and gunshot detectors. These products are designed for integration into control panels, providing improved efficiency and performance for existing indoor and outdoor protection systems. Sensivic's innovations serve various sectors, including communities, businesses, and institutions, by leveraging advanced techniques in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and edge computing to elevate security measures.

Kinvent

Venture Round in 2021
KINVENT is actively involved in the fields of physical rehabilitation and sports biomechanics producing innovative measuring and training devices for the facilitation of every day and athletic movements. Our strengths at KINVENT is that we can think and produce solutions to any challenge of sports biomechanics and physical rehabilitation. Triangular force plates for visual feedback balance training, sensors for continuous 3D kinematic analysis in the water, force sensors for kite surf, accelerometers for rowing and sailing, are some of our on demand products. If you are looking for excellence in hardware and software solutions for your work... work with us. Our KFORCE solution is a range of torque measuring instruments for human strength, balance and motion. This system consists of six instruments with high-precision measuring equipment, which concentrate all the know-how of K-INVENT. The display of the data recorded by the device sensors is transcribed by the KFORCE software, installed on any iOS or Android terminal. This accessory capable of reading and re-transcribing the information given by all dynamometers of the entire range is usable on smartphones or tablets with Android and IOS operating system

Quandela

Venture Round in 2021
Quandela is a company specializing in quantum computing, focusing on the development of communication networks and optical computers. It manufactures photonic quantum computers and markets them to industrial clients. The company's flagship product, a single-photon source device, integrates photonics with semiconductor quantum dots, facilitating quantum communication, computation, and sensing. This device allows for the efficient collection of emitted single photons at high rates, helping researchers minimize charge noise decoherence and achieve the emission of identical photons with high fidelity. These advancements are crucial for the progress of sophisticated quantum applications, positioning Quandela as a key player in the field of quantum technology.

Primo1D

Venture Round in 2021
Primo1D, founded in August 2013 and headquartered in Grenoble, France, specializes in embedding intelligence into objects and materials through its innovative E-Thread® yarn. This advanced yarn incorporates miniature electronic components, allowing it to be seamlessly integrated into various materials. The technology enables businesses to enhance product security by facilitating tracking and monitoring, thereby addressing anti-theft and anti-counterfeiting concerns. Primo1D aims to provide valuable solutions that increase the added value of products for its clients in the evolving landscape of connected objects.

Tekyn

Series A in 2021
Tekyn is a company focused on transforming the textile industry through innovative software, hardware, and service solutions that facilitate digitalization. By providing a collaborative platform, Tekyn enables real-time data sharing and monitoring across the entire supply chain, enhancing efficiency and transparency. The company's approach allows various stakeholders within the textile ecosystem to connect seamlessly, streamlining processes and fostering collaboration. This digital transformation is essential for optimizing supply chain operations, making them more agile and sustainable while ensuring that all players in the industry can adapt to evolving demands.

FAB'ONE

Grant in 2019
KAPTREK is the first French & European proprietary HW / SW platform declined on several markets : Outdoor sports, Industry 4.0, E-Mobility, Health & Care, Army, Sportech. KAPTREK is an all in one electronic product, allowing customized devs.

Presto Engineering

Venture Round in 2018
Presto Engineering, Inc. is a provider of outsourced development operations tailored for semiconductor and Internet of Things (IoT) device companies. Established in 2006 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company delivers a comprehensive suite of services, including turnkey IoT components, radio-frequency (RF) and mixed-signal solutions, and various testing and analysis services. These services encompass product engineering, debugging, reliability testing, and failure analysis, aimed at enhancing product performance and minimizing risk. Presto Engineering also specializes in wafer fabrication, backend packaging, and supply chain solutions, supporting clients in the medical, automotive, industrial, and communication sectors. With additional offices in France, Thailand, and Taiwan, the company is positioned to facilitate rapid product development and help clients accelerate their time-to-market.

ISORG

Series B in 2018
Isorg SA, founded in 2010 and based in Grenoble, France, specializes in the development and manufacturing of organic and printed electronic devices, particularly in the fields of photonics and image sensors. The company is noted for its innovative high-performance opto-electronic sensors, which can be integrated into various products, transforming surfaces made of plastic or glass into smart interfaces. Isorg offers a comprehensive range of services, from proof-of-concept to mass production, catering to diverse applications across consumer electronics, home appliances, smart buildings, industrial sectors, healthcare, and safety. Additionally, the company provides support for product development and integration. Its technology includes large-area image sensors and photodetectors, contributing to sectors such as medical imaging, non-destructive testing, and data security.

Nextmind

Seed Round in 2018
NextMind SAS is a Paris-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing non-invasive brain sensing devices. These innovative devices utilize neural networks to interpret neural signals from the brain, enabling users to control computers, mobile devices, and virtual or augmented reality headsets through thought alone. By merging cutting-edge technology with user experience, NextMind aims to advance the field of brain-computer interfaces, providing new ways for individuals to interact with digital environments.

Notilo Plus

Series A in 2018
Notilo Plus SAS, founded in 2016 and based in Grenoble, France, specializes in designing and manufacturing the iBubble, an autonomous underwater drone tailored for diving activities. The iBubble is equipped with patented underwater localization technology, allowing it to follow divers and capture high-quality footage hands-free. This innovative drone caters to a diverse clientele, including scuba divers, free divers, spear fishers, dive centers, resorts, and professionals in the field. It features excellent battery life and operates at significant depths, providing various filming modes via a wireless remote. With the iBubble, users can explore new filming possibilities, enabling them to record their underwater experiences from unique angles and perspectives, which were previously accessible only through professional equipment.

Kalray

Venture Round in 2018
Kalray S.A., headquartered in Montbonnot Saint Martin, France, specializes in providing low-power, time-critical processor solutions. The company offers massively parallel manycore array processors, including its patented Data Processing Unit (DPU) processors and acceleration cards. Kalray's products are designed for high-performance, data-centric computing markets, ranging from cloud to edge applications. Their offerings include software-defined storage solutions like the Kalray Target Controller and TurboBoost for secure communications, as well as development platforms and software tools such as AccessCore and Kalray Neural Network. These solutions cater to various industries including autonomous vehicles, aerospace/avionic, artificial intelligence, data storage, data networking, and computer vision. Founded in 2008 as a spin-off from the French CEA research lab, Kalray is committed to enhancing the efficiency of data centers and developing innovative solutions for sectors such as AI, Media & Entertainment, Life Sciences, Scientific Research, Edge Computing, and Automotive.

Funky Sound Studio

Seed Round in 2017
Funky Sound Studio is an international startup based in Haute Savoie, France and San Francisco, California. Fueled by the passion for beautiful Sound and innovative technologies, Funky Sound Studio's mission is to "serve the music" by creating beautiful, and even smarter, listening objects designed for the modern world. This disruptive audio-focused startup has launched the first intelligent luxury headphone brand at CES in Las Vegas in 2018. Prepare for Funky Sound Studio’s "Debussy", Intelligent Sound Art.

Famoco

Series B in 2017
Famoco specializes in providing secure, Android-based devices designed to support businesses in their digital transformation. The company creates corporate-owned devices with zero-street-value, emphasizing privacy and security. These devices are remotely manageable from a single SaaS platform, allowing organizations to deploy business applications efficiently. Famoco's offerings facilitate secure data capture for various applications, including mobile payments, public transport, identity verification, and workforce management. Organizations can configure device profiles, push applications, track device locations, and customize branding through Famoco's mobile device management system. With over 250,000 devices deployed across more than 35 countries, Famoco is expanding its global presence while enabling seamless application deployment and enhanced data security for its clients.

Devialet

Series C in 2016
Devialet is an audio technology company based in Paris, founded in 2007, that specializes in developing advanced acoustic engineering solutions. The firm offers a range of audio equipment, including connected speakers and wireless earbuds, such as its Gemini model. By integrating digital and analog technologies, Devialet aims to enhance the audio experience for consumers. The company's mission is to make its innovative audio technology universally accessible, contributing to the advancement of sound amplification and overall musical enjoyment through its sophisticated production processes.

Conscious Labs

Grant in 2016
Conscious Labs specializes in developing brain-computer interface (BCI) technology that allows for the collection of research-grade EEG data in real-world settings. The company creates advanced head-wearable devices designed to integrate seamlessly into headphones, earbuds, and VR and AR headsets. This technology enables electronics manufacturers and startups to embed BCI capabilities into their products, facilitating out-of-lab research and enhancing user experiences. Additionally, Conscious Labs offers expertise in sensor development and provides an innovative ionic polymer suitable for biosensors in wearable devices, thereby advancing the capabilities of biosensing technologies.

Seamless Waves

Grant in 2016
Seamless Waves is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in designing and implementing reconfigurable RF transceivers. These advanced transceivers can sweep the frequency spectrum to identify the least occupied frequency bands, facilitating efficient communication through the appropriate wireless standards. Utilizing highly efficient RF Analog-to-Digital converters, Seamless Waves' technology ensures low power consumption, making it ideal for portable devices. In addition to its transceiver solutions, the company offers silicon-proven Analog/RF Physical Intellectual Property (IP) and virtual component models that support early system integration for clients.

PKparis

Venture Round in 2016
PKparis is a company based in Paris, France, that specializes in creating innovative storage solutions for a variety of devices, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Founded in 2013, the company offers a range of products designed for ease of use and portability. Its product lineup includes the K’Ring, a smart keychain; the K’lip, a USB key; the K’2, a dual-key microSD; and several USB 3.0 devices. Additionally, PKparis provides the K’Save, a versatile 3-in-1 kit compatible with both iOS and Android devices. The company aims to enhance user experience by developing connected objects that facilitate data storage and access.

Actual Systemes

Venture Round in 2016
Actual Systemes operates in the field of indirect B to B distribution of IT hardware and software at national level. The company strength lies in our value strategy through their ability to support their clients in project mode to provide them with advice and services. Strategy increased by the acquisition of a host allowing to propose a CLOUD By ACTUAL offer in phase with our ecosystem. In a world where competition is fierce, the development strategy of ACTUAL Systèmes since its recovery in 2007, confers it in a spirit of a start-up with the advantage of a reputation gained and recognized by world leaders in the field. IT. Actual Systemes was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Merignac, France.

Parrot

Post in 2015
Parrot, established in 1994, specializes in wireless devices for mobile phones. Headquartered in Paris, the company employs over 750 people globally and generates majority of its sales overseas. Parrot is renowned for its extensive range of hands-free car systems and expertise in mobile connectivity and multimedia around smartphones, positioning it as a key player in in-car infotainment. Additionally, Parrot collaborates with renowned designers to create high-end wireless multimedia products. The company has also ventured into the UAV market with the Parrot AR.Drone, the first quadricopter piloted via Wi-Fi, and offers solutions for professional UAV use. Parrot is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris since 2006.

Maugin

Private Equity Round in 2015
Maugin is a manufacturer based in Saint-Brevin-Les-Pins, France, specializing in building products. The company produces a range of items including aluminum joinery, custom woodwork, PVC windows, roller shutters, entrance doors, and various decorative accessories. Maugin focuses on the polymerization of vinyl chloride and the manufacturing of plastic materials, ensuring that its products are designed to meet specific configurations for home fittings. The company's offerings aim to provide optimal thermal and acoustic comfort, while also adapting seamlessly to diverse architectural styles.

Ledger

Grant in 2015
Ledger is a prominent company specializing in security and infrastructure solutions for cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications, established in 2014 and headquartered in Paris, France. The company has become a leader in the market with over one million hardware security devices sold across more than 165 countries. Its flagship products, including the Ledger Nano S and Ledger Nano X, are designed for secure management of cryptocurrencies, featuring built-in displays and connectivity options for ease of use. For enterprises, Ledger offers Ledger Vault, a fully managed SaaS solution that safeguards substantial amounts of multiple cryptocurrencies while addressing physical and IT security threats. Additionally, Ledger is actively engaged in the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) sector, utilizing its secure hardware technology to connect sensors and machines to blockchain-based assets. The company also operates a production facility in Vierzon, France, and maintains offices in San Francisco.

Famoco

Series A in 2015
Famoco specializes in providing secure, Android-based devices designed to support businesses in their digital transformation. The company creates corporate-owned devices with zero-street-value, emphasizing privacy and security. These devices are remotely manageable from a single SaaS platform, allowing organizations to deploy business applications efficiently. Famoco's offerings facilitate secure data capture for various applications, including mobile payments, public transport, identity verification, and workforce management. Organizations can configure device profiles, push applications, track device locations, and customize branding through Famoco's mobile device management system. With over 250,000 devices deployed across more than 35 countries, Famoco is expanding its global presence while enabling seamless application deployment and enhanced data security for its clients.

ISORG

Venture Round in 2014
Isorg SA, founded in 2010 and based in Grenoble, France, specializes in the development and manufacturing of organic and printed electronic devices, particularly in the fields of photonics and image sensors. The company is noted for its innovative high-performance opto-electronic sensors, which can be integrated into various products, transforming surfaces made of plastic or glass into smart interfaces. Isorg offers a comprehensive range of services, from proof-of-concept to mass production, catering to diverse applications across consumer electronics, home appliances, smart buildings, industrial sectors, healthcare, and safety. Additionally, the company provides support for product development and integration. Its technology includes large-area image sensors and photodetectors, contributing to sectors such as medical imaging, non-destructive testing, and data security.

Delfmems

Series C in 2014
Delfmems SAS, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, specializes in the development, manufacturing, and licensing of radio-frequency micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) switching technology. The company focuses on small-signal switching applications, providing stand-alone single pole double throw switches suitable for automatic test equipment, instrumentation, mobile telecommunications infrastructure, as well as military and space applications. Delfmems' technology supports the creation of digital and variable capacitors, aiming to enhance connectivity and meet the growing data demands of next-generation 4G and 5G handsets. Their RF MEMS switching solutions deliver low voltage operation, high performance, and hot switching capabilities, enabling clients to achieve increased bandwidth and bit rates for handling substantial data volumes.

Groupe Ermic Developpement

Private Equity Round in 2014
Groupe Ermic Developpement has design and manufacture of microcomputer, electronic, electrical, and mechanical equipment.

Delfmems

Series B in 2013
Delfmems SAS, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, specializes in the development, manufacturing, and licensing of radio-frequency micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) switching technology. The company focuses on small-signal switching applications, providing stand-alone single pole double throw switches suitable for automatic test equipment, instrumentation, mobile telecommunications infrastructure, as well as military and space applications. Delfmems' technology supports the creation of digital and variable capacitors, aiming to enhance connectivity and meet the growing data demands of next-generation 4G and 5G handsets. Their RF MEMS switching solutions deliver low voltage operation, high performance, and hot switching capabilities, enabling clients to achieve increased bandwidth and bit rates for handling substantial data volumes.

Lprint

Lprint revolutionise the way PCBs are designed and manufactured, empowering hardware engineers and product development teams. Lprint is a 3D electronic printing system for PCBs, designed to manufacture complex, free-form printed circuit boards (PCBs) in a single step, simplifying the prototyping, testing, and manufacturing process of electronics.
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