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 Hotel

somnOO

Venture Round in 2025
somnOO owns and runs hotels in France and Germany using a unique value generation process: in addition to operating our hotels, we always control the real estate and operations. This process ensures long-term industry value and durability while also allowing us to integrate operational value creation into each of our areas of focus.

Luniwave

Seed Round in 2024
Luniwave specializes in water conservation solutions for the hotel industry. It manufactures equipment designed to reduce shower water consumption, allowing hotels to set and achieve specific water-saving targets, thereby promoting an eco-friendly guest experience.

Eklo Hotels

Venture Round in 2023
Eklo Hotels is an independent French group that operates a chain of eco-friendly hotels and youth hostels, primarily located in Bordeaux. The company focuses on providing a warm and design-oriented living space accessible to all guests, featuring 24/7 reception services. With an environmentally conscious approach, Eklo Hotels offers affordable accommodations that cater to budget-conscious travelers seeking to explore various destinations in France.

Quotelo

Seed Round in 2022
Quotelo offers an automation system tailored for the hospitality industry, enabling hoteliers to regain commercial independence while digitizing group event and seminar reservations. The company's platform centralizes all requests and bookings for groups, events, and seminars across various establishments. By integrating a graphical chatbot into hotel websites, Quotelo efficiently collects customer inquiries and automatically generates commercial proposals. This system streamlines the reservation process for rooms, restaurants, activities, and overnight stays, facilitating online bookings for seminars, meetings, and events. Through this innovative approach, Quotelo enhances productivity, responsiveness, and overall operational efficiency for hotels.

Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs Gro

Debt Financing in 2022
Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs Gro is a business that rents out vacation homes. The company offers hotels, resorts, and holiday and entertainment villages as well as other tourism-related services. The division consists of the development and upkeep of tourism-related assets as well as real estate marketing initiatives. It also includes the management of the websites marketed.

France Hostels

Venture Round in 2018
France Hostels, a network of new generation youth hostels, has been designed by Romain Viennois, a professional in the sector for almost 15 years. It aims to develop its concept, based on an innovative hosting offer in the main French regional capitals. By offering optimized prices and meeting the specific expectations of a family clientele and young travelers, the group intends to offer an alternative to the various forms of accommodation currently available.

Extracadabra

Venture Round in 2018
Extracadabra provides a free application tailored for restaurateurs and hoteliers, enabling them to quickly find temporary staff such as cooks, waiters, and maids. The platform allows qualified workers to apply for short-term positions, facilitating immediate recruitment to meet urgent staffing needs in the hospitality sector. By streamlining the hiring process, Extracadabra helps businesses efficiently manage fluctuations in demand for service personnel, ensuring they can maintain high service standards without delays.

My Travel Mate

Venture Round in 2017
My Travel Mate is a ticketing service tailored for hotel receptionists and concierges. The company has developed a web-based booking tool that facilitates the connection between hotel staff and allows them to easily book activities for their clients. This platform enables hotels to reserve places, halls, or dining spaces quickly and efficiently, streamlining the process of providing guests with memorable experiences. By simplifying ticketing and reservations, My Travel Mate enhances the service capabilities of hotel staff, ultimately improving guest satisfaction.

Algonquin SA

Funding Round in 2016
Algonquin SA, founded in 1998 and based in Brussels, Belgium, specializes in the investment, ownership, operation, and franchising of hotels across Europe. The company manages a portfolio of 43 hotel assets, offering over 7,500 rooms with an estimated value of €1.8 billion. Approximately half of these hotels operate under Algonquin's own brands or well-known international franchises, while the remainder is managed through agreements with major international operators. Algonquin distinguishes itself by actively engaging in hotel operations, providing expertise in both daily management tasks and real estate matters. This dual role allows Algonquin to optimize operational efficiency and enhance the value of its properties, making it an attractive partner for institutional investors, family offices, and private equity firms seeking to collaborate in dedicated investment vehicles.

Bizmeeting

Seed Round in 2016
BizMeeting is an online booking platform that specializes in facilitating seminars and professional meetings. The company offers two primary products: a public website for general customers and a dedicated booking platform for repeat clients. BizMeeting features an extensive database, referencing approximately 20,000 venues across France, including hotels, business and conference centers, and unique locations such as museums. The platform is designed to streamline the process of finding suitable spaces for various events, including workshops, trade shows, and business lunches, while also helping clients centralize and optimize costs associated with their meetings and seminars.

New Nomads

Funding Round in 2016
New Nomads is a the specialist of innovative youth hostels. Founded in 2013 by Charlotte Bollard, Julien Routil and Pierric Soum, three associates with complementary profiles (architecture, strategy & marketing, finance), New Nomads designs and manages new generation hostels, more design, more comfortable and always at very competitive rates

France Hostels

Funding Round in 2015
France Hostels, a network of new generation youth hostels, has been designed by Romain Viennois, a professional in the sector for almost 15 years. It aims to develop its concept, based on an innovative hosting offer in the main French regional capitals. By offering optimized prices and meeting the specific expectations of a family clientele and young travelers, the group intends to offer an alternative to the various forms of accommodation currently available.
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