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

Ménelé Chesnot

Senior Investment Director and Direction Interregional Fonds Propres Reseau Ile de France

Edouard Combette

Investment Director

Charlotte Corbaz

Investment Director of Large Venture

Nicolas Dardenne

Senior Investment Director

Arnaud Despoisse

Director of Occitanie Participations

Nicolas Dufourcq

CEO

Mailys Ferrere

Director of Large Venture Investments

Jean-Marie Fougeray

Senior Investment Director, Brittany

Romain Fourcade

Investment Director

Paul-Francois Fournier

Executive Director, Innovation Department

Vanessa Giraud

Managing Director

Alessandro Gonella

Director

Gwenaël Hamon

Senior Investment Director

Laurent Higueret Ph.D

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

Louis Janneau

Investment Director and Fund Manager

Magali Joessel

Director of Funds

Jérôme Langlade

Investment Director

Stephane Lefevre-Sauli

Senior Investment Director

Arnaud Legardeur

Investment Director

Chahra Louafi

Senior Investment Director

Elyssa Maufras du Châtellier

Investment Director

Quentin Mayolle

Senior Investment Officer

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

Vincent Roque

Director

Thibaut Roulon Ph.D

Investment Director

Gilles Schang

Deputy Managing Director

Bruno Villeneuve

Associate at Bpifrance

Claire Waché

Senior Investment Officer

Past deals in Industrial Automation

Galam Robotics

Series A in 2025
Galam Robotics develops modular robotic solutions to optimize logistics and storage processes. The technology enhances productivity and compactness of stores and logistics hubs, transforming storage into constrained spaces to improve handling flows at high density and speed, enabling businesses with complex needs to optimize storage capacity and throughput.

Interactive Autonomous DYnamic Systems

Grant in 2024
Iadys designs, develops, and delivers robotic and AI innovations aimed at environmental preservation. The company's flagship product, the Jellyfishbot, is a robot that collects floating waste and oil in water bodies and performs underwater measurements. Iadys also offers the Mobile Oil Skimmer, which is used for oil spill response. These products are designed to access and clean hard-to-reach areas, contributing to cleaner and safer aquatic environments.

NRJx

Seed Round in 2024
NRJx is a technology company specializing in energy management solutions for manufacturing industries. It develops advanced software that optimizes power consumption, providing real-time monitoring, automated alerts for unusual consumption patterns, and seamless integration with existing ERP systems. This enables factories to enhance operational performance and minimize energy waste efficiently.

Inbolt

Series A in 2024
Inbolt is a company focused on enhancing industrial operations through advanced vision systems for robots. It has developed a vision-based artificial intelligence that enables real-time decision-making in various environments, allowing for smarter automation of complex tasks. The company's technology includes a tool positioning system that provides real-time quality control for manual operations such as torquing, drilling, and riveting. By implementing these innovations, Inbolt aims to reduce errors in operations and improve overall quality control, thereby streamlining industrial processes and increasing efficiency.

Aprex Solutions

Venture Round in 2024
Developer of image analysis algorithms and software for process control, quality inspection, measurement, and research. Its user-friendly platform enables interactive and automated video analysis across diverse fields.

eyeGauge

Grant in 2023
EyeGauge is a Paris-based Deep Tech company focused on the maritime industry. It aims to accelerate decarbonization by automating data collection from ships' systems, enabling consistent, comprehensive emission tracking and analysis. This helps shipowners optimize operations and comply with regulations like EEXI and CII.

Braincube

Series B in 2023
Braincube offers an AI-driven industrial IoT platform designed for manufacturers. It collects and structures data from various sources into a secure database, enabling predictive algorithm optimization. This helps production teams manage equipment control settings effectively to maximize productivity.

Osiris Agriculture

Seed Round in 2023
Osiris Agriculture is a technology company focused on sustainable farming. It develops autonomous, four-wheeled robots designed to assist farmers in growing potatoes, sugar beets, and field crops. These robots automate and enhance tasks such as watering, fertilizing, weeding, and crop protection, aiming to improve agricultural sustainability and help farmers optimize their operations.

Niryo

Series A in 2023
Niryo is a manufacturer of educational robots designed to facilitate prototype industrial case studies. The company specializes in open-source six-axis collaborative robots that serve as tools for learning robotics and computer programming. By providing these resources, Niryo aims to support educational institutions in delivering higher education and professional training, thereby enhancing the skills of students and professionals in the field of robotics.

Altior

Seed Round in 2023
Altior is an IT company that offers cloud industrial management software and ERP solution.

Outsight

Series B in 2022
Outsight develops spatial AI software and a 3D semantic sensing system that uses LiDAR data to perceive and understand environments in three dimensions, tracking the motion of people and vehicles and providing anonymous, real-time intelligence. Its solutions are deployed at transportation hubs such as airports and train stations, as well as sports venues, road infrastructure projects, and industrial sites, to help operators improve operations, security, and safety and to enhance visitor experiences.

UnitySC

Venture Round in 2022
UnitySC is a globally recognized leader in inspection and metrology, specializing in advanced technologies such as automated optical inspection and 3D imaging. By offering customized solutions tailored to specific industrial requirements, UnitySC empowers customers to enhance yields and accelerate time to market. Through innovative techniques like high depth of focus line scanning and spectrometry, UnitySC enables a new era in process control, facilitating efficient and precise manufacturing operations.

Ex9

Grant in 2022
Ex9 provides automated transportation services for logistics operators. It deploys a fleet of eco-friendly robot-tractors to automate trailer movements within closed areas like warehouses and distribution hubs, enabling round-the-clock operations, cost reduction, and significant CO2 emission cuts.

Istya

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2021, Istya specializes in developing solutions to monitor, predict, and manage indoor air quality. Their eco-designed, AI-powered systems feature advanced sensors that monitor pollutants, enhancing HVAC system efficiency. This helps businesses create healthier environments, reduce operational costs, and lower carbon footprint.

Flowlity

Seed Round in 2022
Flowlity is a supply chain management software company that addresses the challenges of inventory management, which often leads to significant financial losses for businesses. Established in 2018, Flowlity leverages artificial intelligence and optimization techniques to enhance supply chain resilience. By helping companies transition from traditional deterministic models to more adaptable planning systems, Flowlity enables clients to effectively manage their inventories and forecast needs. The platform provides real-time insights into order status and inventory levels, allowing businesses to optimize stock levels and replenishment strategies. Notably, Flowlity has assisted prominent organizations, including Danone, La Redoute, Saint Gobain, and Camif, achieving an average reduction of 30% in inventory levels and 20% in shortages for its customers.

Exotec

Series D in 2022
Exotec is a designer and manufacturer of the Goods to Person SKYPOD solution, a robotic order picking system tailored for retail logistics across various sectors. The SKYPOD system facilitates order preparation and can function as a buffer for completed orders, adaptable to both cool and ambient environments. With a focus on performance and flexibility, Exotec customizes its solutions based on clients' automation needs and specific logistics characteristics. The company's technology incorporates a fleet of collaborative mobile robots that work alongside humans to enhance the efficiency of order assembling and dispatching. This centralized intelligence system optimizes warehouse operations by reducing travel distances and maximizing space utilization, ultimately improving productivity and ensuring sustainable, accurate, and profitable order fulfillment for its customers. Exotec's solutions are designed to support business growth without interrupting production, allowing for the seamless addition of robots, stations, or racks as needed.

Uavia

Venture Round in 2021
Uavia is a technology company founded in 2015 and based in Vitry-sur-Seine, Ile-de-France, specializing in cloud-based robotic solutions. Its platform allows industries to connect and manage autonomous drones and robots, facilitating real-time, remote supervision of heterogeneous fleets. Uavia's technology enables multiple users globally to collaboratively control these fleets while processing, analyzing, and sharing data instantaneously. This innovative approach supports a variety of applications, including aerial inspections and surveillance across extensive industrial sites, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and oversight in diverse sectors.

Duffau

Debt Financing in 2021
Duffau is a provider of installation, maintenance, and engineering services for compressed air, neutral gas, and vacuum technologies. They serve industries such as aerospace, nuclear, and petrochemical, offering customized solutions that combine energy savings, industrial performance, and environmental responsibility. Their product and service portfolio includes compressed air systems, filtration, vacuum pumps, high-pressure testing, and fluid regulation, along with testing benches and simulation software.

iFollow

Series A in 2021
iFollow is a manufacturer of collaborative autonomous robots designed to enhance operations in the logistics and retail sectors. The company specializes in developing autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that automate the transport of heavy loads, addressing needs across various industries, including food, industrial, pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics, logistics, and retail. iFollow also offers a proprietary software suite that facilitates the optimization of intralogistics flows, enabling clients to improve productivity and efficiency in their operations. Through its innovative solutions, iFollow aims to transform traditional logistics processes by integrating advanced robotics technology.

Adeunis

Grant in 2021
Adeunis designs, manufactures, and markets connected objects and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for various sectors, including smart buildings, industrial optimization, and connected agriculture. The company offers a range of products, such as radio frequency transmission modules, wireless transmission systems, and telemetry systems, tailored to meet the specific needs of its customers. Adeunis also provides services like on-site radio mapping, deployment, training, and data processing to support the management of buildings and infrastructure. Based in Crolles, France, the company focuses on creating customized radio solutions and ready-to-use systems that enhance connectivity and efficiency across multiple applications.

Adeunis

Post in 2021
Adeunis designs, manufactures, and markets connected objects and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for various sectors, including smart buildings, industrial optimization, and connected agriculture. The company offers a range of products, such as radio frequency transmission modules, wireless transmission systems, and telemetry systems, tailored to meet the specific needs of its customers. Adeunis also provides services like on-site radio mapping, deployment, training, and data processing to support the management of buildings and infrastructure. Based in Crolles, France, the company focuses on creating customized radio solutions and ready-to-use systems that enhance connectivity and efficiency across multiple applications.

WeMaintain

Series B in 2021
WeMaintain, established in 2017, is a technology-driven company specializing in elevator maintenance. Headquartered in Paris, London, and Singapore, it combines the expertise of lift engineers with proprietary technology to optimize and streamline maintenance services for building managers. The company's platform provides real-time data and insights, reducing costs, energy consumption, and equipment downtime, while enhancing overall performance.

Interactive Autonomous DYnamic Systems

Debt Financing in 2021
Iadys designs, develops, and delivers robotic and AI innovations aimed at environmental preservation. The company's flagship product, the Jellyfishbot, is a robot that collects floating waste and oil in water bodies and performs underwater measurements. Iadys also offers the Mobile Oil Skimmer, which is used for oil spill response. These products are designed to access and clean hard-to-reach areas, contributing to cleaner and safer aquatic environments.

DiagRAMS Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
DiagRAMS Technologies specializes in providing a predictive maintenance platform tailored for the artificial intelligence sector. This platform optimizes industrial performance by analyzing existing data from machinery and supervision systems. Utilizing advanced artificial intelligence technology, DiagRAMS develops predictive models that generate actionable insights for maintenance teams. By doing so, the company empowers clients to anticipate equipment failures, minimize production downtime, and implement effective maintenance strategies.

Tekyn

Series A in 2021
Tekyn develops a production management platform for textile and apparel manufacturing. The platform integrates real-time production tracking, data-driven decision-making, and automated workflow management to help manufacturers reduce waste, boost operational efficiency, and adapt to on-demand production needs. By enabling seamless data exchange and connectivity among digital tools across the supply chain, Tekyn supports greater transparency and sustainability in textile production, aligning processes and stakeholders from design to delivery.

Purecontrol

Venture Round in 2021
Purecontrol is a developer of industrial automation systems that leverage artificial intelligence to facilitate continuous improvement in complex installations. The company's platform employs advanced AI algorithms to analyze equipment operations, enabling real-time and predictive control. By enhancing industrial performance and optimizing energy efficiency, Purecontrol helps organizations improve process reliability while simultaneously reducing energy costs and their carbon footprint. Additionally, the platform supports predictive maintenance, allowing companies to anticipate needs and minimize downtime, thereby streamlining operations effectively.

ELWAVE

Venture Round in 2021
ELWAVE is a manufacturer of electromagnetic detection systems for underwater and industrial robotics. It was created in 2018 to promote more than 10 years of research work by the biorobotics laboratory of the Institut Mines-Telecom Atlantique on “electric sense” technology. The “electric sense” is a mode of perception used by tropical fish living in muddy, heavily congested waters with branches in which vision and acoustics are ineffective. Natural evolution has led these fish to acquire this alternative mode of perception adapted to their environment.

Nextflow Software

Debt Financing in 2020
Nextflow Software is an independent software vendor specializing in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and hydrodynamics. Founded in 2015 and based in Nantes, France, the company develops advanced simulation software that aids clients across various industries, including automotive, aeronautics, marine, and energy. Its solutions address a range of applications, such as sloshing and ditching for aeronautics, river crossing and hydroplaning for automotive, as well as dam break and flooding scenarios for the energy sector. Nextflow Software's offerings include a suite of tools that facilitate accurate and efficient simulations, thus enabling users to optimize designs and reduce engineering cycles. The company aims to provide a fully integrated simulation and analysis workflow through its innovative software solutions.

B-Hive Engineering

Venture Round in 2020
B-Hive Engineering is an engineering and operational consulting company based in Mulhouse, France, with additional operations in Lyon, Paris, and Montréal, Canada. Founded in 2017, the company specializes in providing technical assistance and project management services across various sectors, including chemistry, petrochemistry, energy, food, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, automotive, rail, aeronautics, and civil engineering. B-Hive Engineering focuses on delivering support throughout the study and design phases of projects, ensuring efficient solutions to clients' operational challenges. By offering expertise in urban planning, structural engineering, and infrastructure development, the company plays a crucial role in facilitating advancements in industry, transportation, and construction.

Uavia

Seed Round in 2018
Uavia is a technology company founded in 2015 and based in Vitry-sur-Seine, Ile-de-France, specializing in cloud-based robotic solutions. Its platform allows industries to connect and manage autonomous drones and robots, facilitating real-time, remote supervision of heterogeneous fleets. Uavia's technology enables multiple users globally to collaboratively control these fleets while processing, analyzing, and sharing data instantaneously. This innovative approach supports a variety of applications, including aerial inspections and surveillance across extensive industrial sites, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and oversight in diverse sectors.

Energiency

Series A in 2017
Energiency provides a software as a service platform that helps industrial and manufacturing organizations assess and manage energy performance. Its AI-based energy analytics detects and visualizes new energy savings opportunities, offering monitoring, diagnostics, and action plans to optimize energy use across web and mobile interfaces. The platform supports continuous improvement by delivering ongoing energy plans, enabling plants and facilities to identify savings opportunities, reduce energy consumption, and lower carbon dioxide emissions.

Geomnia

Seed Round in 2015
Geomnia is a specialized provider of three-dimensional measurement services primarily serving the automotive and aerospace industries. The company focuses on high-precision metrology software and mechanical engineering, offering solutions for inspection and product assessment within production lines. Its expertise includes 3D metrology, software engineering, and micro and nano-scale mechatronics metrology systems engineering. Geomnia delivers advanced contactless measuring machines that enable clients to inspect and qualify the dimensions and geometric features of parts, irrespective of their complexity, uncertainty levels, or cycle times. Through its innovative services, Geomnia enhances process optimization and ensures stringent quality control in manufacturing environments.

EZ Wheel

Series B in 2015
EZ-Wheel SAS is a technology company based in Saint-Michel, France, founded in 2009. It specializes in developing industrial electric traction solutions for handling tools and soft mobility applications. The company offers a variety of self-propelled electric wheels designed for scooters, tricycles, and urban vehicles, as well as agricultural and industrial products for wheelbarrows, delivery carts, and medical equipment. EZ-Wheel's technology includes features such as one-axis joystick control for speed management and wireless interface solutions. These products are used to facilitate the movement of heavy loads in various sectors, including construction, urban transport, and healthcare, enhancing the efficiency and performance of material handling equipment. Located in Charente, within the Mecatronic Valley, EZ-Wheel benefits from a supportive industrial ecosystem that fosters innovation and collaboration.

ECM Technologies

Funding Round in 2014
ECM Technologies SA, based in Grenoble, France, specializes in the design, manufacture, export, and sale of industrial heat treating solutions. Founded in 1928, the company produces a range of furnaces, including vacuum, induction, and carburizing furnaces, as well as crystal growth and photovoltaic equipment. Its products cater to various applications such as low pressure carburizing, brazing, and sintering, serving diverse industries including aeronautics, automotive, nuclear, healthcare, and electronics. ECM Technologies also provides retrofit and after-sale support services, along with used furnaces. The company operates globally through a network of agents, distributors, and subsidiaries in the United States, Germany, Kazakhstan, China, Singapore, and India, ensuring it meets the specific needs of its clients effectively.

Sigmaphi

Venture Round in 2013
Sigmaphi is a specialist manufacturer focused on the design and production of electromagnetic equipment for the scientific and healthcare sectors. The company’s offerings include pulsed injection systems, radiofrequency amplifiers, magnetic systems, power supplies, and beam-transport lines specifically for particle accelerators. By leveraging advanced technology, Sigmaphi aims to enhance the operational efficiency of its clients, providing essential components that support various applications in research and medical environments.
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