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 Smart Home

Istya

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Istya is a company focused on developing solutions for monitoring, predicting, and managing indoor air quality. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Ile-de-France, France, Istya offers air quality sensors that measure fine particles and provide real-time monitoring and predictive analysis tailored to specific indoor environments. Their eco-designed solutions aim to enhance air quality while also reducing the energy costs associated with ventilation systems. Additionally, Istya's technology helps mitigate the risk of virus transmission through the air, promoting a healthier indoor atmosphere for various settings.

Beem Energy

Series A in 2021
Developer of solar kit designed to produce homemade green electricity. The company's solar kit is designed to integrate naturally and harmoniously into any style of living and it adapts to the home, offers real-time monitoring of production, and installs in minutes, enabling customers to take control of their electricity consumption.

ManoMano

Series F in 2021
ManoMano is an online marketplace specializing in DIY, home improvement, and gardening products. It serves as a platform for a community of enthusiasts who can share tips and advice related to their projects. The marketplace connects customers directly with a network of merchants, offering a wide range of products at competitive prices. By leveraging a data-driven approach, ManoMano aims to facilitate various gardening and home improvement endeavors, ensuring that users have access to the tools and resources they need to complete their projects effectively.

Ublo

Seed Round in 2021
Ublo is focused on creating a platform that aids property managers, including social and private landlords, in automating daily management tasks. The platform enhances communication between property managers and residents, ultimately improving the well-being of residents. It simplifies various aspects of residential life, such as facilitating moves into apartments, reserving shared spaces, and connecting residents with one another. Additionally, the platform allows residents to access information about their benefits and receive notifications regarding packages. By streamlining maintenance operations and enhancing contact between property managers and maintenance workers, Ublo aims to reduce expenses and improve overall management efficiency in the real estate sector.

Withings

Series B in 2020
Withings is a developer of digital health and wellness devices aimed at empowering individuals to make informed health decisions. The company offers a diverse range of products, including smart scales that help users achieve fitness and weight goals, stylish activity trackers, hybrid smartwatches, and an advanced sleep-tracking mat. Additionally, Withings provides medically accurate devices for monitoring blood pressure and temperature, allowing users to effectively track their health progress. These products facilitate data sharing with healthcare professionals, promoting a collaborative approach to personal health management.

ManoMano

Series E in 2020
ManoMano is an online marketplace specializing in DIY, home improvement, and gardening products. It serves as a platform for a community of enthusiasts who can share tips and advice related to their projects. The marketplace connects customers directly with a network of merchants, offering a wide range of products at competitive prices. By leveraging a data-driven approach, ManoMano aims to facilitate various gardening and home improvement endeavors, ensuring that users have access to the tools and resources they need to complete their projects effectively.

SMAAART

Venture Round in 2019
SMAAART manufactures and retails refurbished mobile phones. The company offers phones in various aesthetic grades, including Grade A, Grade B, and Grade C. It offers customized products to entrepreneurs and companies. The company offers its products online and through a distribution network. SMAAART is based in Saint Mathieu de Tréviers, France. SMAAART operates as a subsidiary of Sofi Groupe.

Wattsense

Seed Round in 2019
Wattsense is a technology company that specializes in providing a non-intrusive building connectivity service, enabling efficient management of building systems. Founded in 2017 and based in Villefranche-sur-Saône, France, Wattsense offers an API platform that facilitates the connection of cloud applications to building management systems and HVAC equipment. This platform features real-time connectivity status, an up-to-date database of HVAC equipment and environmental data, and interfaces for energy optimization and maintenance support applications. By coordinating the interaction between HVAC equipment owners and optimization services, Wattsense helps clients reduce energy consumption and enhance occupant comfort. Its solutions are designed for businesses of all sizes, from startups to large public companies, allowing them to deploy applications effectively within their facilities.

ManoMano

Series D in 2019
ManoMano is an online marketplace specializing in DIY, home improvement, and gardening products. It serves as a platform for a community of enthusiasts who can share tips and advice related to their projects. The marketplace connects customers directly with a network of merchants, offering a wide range of products at competitive prices. By leveraging a data-driven approach, ManoMano aims to facilitate various gardening and home improvement endeavors, ensuring that users have access to the tools and resources they need to complete their projects effectively.

Little Worker

Seed Round in 2018
Little Worker is a design renovation company based in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, France, specializing in apartment renovations. Established in 2016, the company provides comprehensive services for renovating kitchens, bathrooms, salons, and living rooms. In addition to these services, Little Worker operates a SaaS-enabled marketplace that connects homeowners looking to renovate their homes with local contractors. The platform also features modeling software that assists users in creating layout plans and three-dimensional views of their apartments. By offering a range of services, including property hunting, acquisition, design, and construction, Little Worker aims to maximize the financial, aesthetic, and sustainable potential of residential properties, facilitating the entire real estate project lifecycle for individuals and investors.

Vivoka

Seed Round in 2018
Vivoka SAS, established in 2015 and headquartered in Metz, France, specializes in home automation technology. The company develops a product called Zac, a holographic voice assistant that allows users to control various connected devices and equipment within their homes through voice commands. Zac enhances user experience by providing intuitive interaction, responding to requests such as adjusting lighting or checking schedules. This device also contributes to home security by integrating with motion detectors and cameras, while promoting energy efficiency by monitoring device consumption and predicting utility costs. In addition to Zac, Vivoka offers LOLA, a voice recognition solution designed to analyze customer behavior. With an additional office in Paris, Vivoka continues to innovate in the field of smart home technology.

ManoMano

Series C in 2017
ManoMano is an online marketplace specializing in DIY, home improvement, and gardening products. It serves as a platform for a community of enthusiasts who can share tips and advice related to their projects. The marketplace connects customers directly with a network of merchants, offering a wide range of products at competitive prices. By leveraging a data-driven approach, ManoMano aims to facilitate various gardening and home improvement endeavors, ensuring that users have access to the tools and resources they need to complete their projects effectively.

hemea (ex-Travauxlib)

Seed Round in 2017
Home renovation is a dream for many, but often, the process turns out to be a nightmare. Today, the market lacks transparency and trust, which leaves 50% of homeowners dissatisfied with the result and the cost. Although renovations often represent a significant financial cost, homeowners are left in the dark in terms of budgeting, timing and quality. Only in France, the renovation market is worth €40B, but it is hugely fragmented with many small players being unable to negotiate discounts with their providers. Hemea tackles this market through its SaaS enabled platform, which connects homeowners wishing to renovate their homes, with carefully selected architects and qualified local contractors. The company has a winning strategy due to its customer oriented focus, where respect for the budget and the timing, as well as transparency in prices are at the core of the business. On top of this, the company generates immense value for contractors, as the service delivers high demand and seamless administrative tools, streamlining their work.

Telegrafik

Venture Round in 2017
Telegrafik SAS is a company that specializes in developing an intelligent software platform designed to enhance safety and independence for the elderly and disabled. Founded in 2013 and based in Toulouse, France, with additional offices in Paris, Telegrafik offers a variety of services under its Otono-me brand. These include remote assistance solutions tailored for elderly individuals living alone, those with Alzheimer's disease, and residents in nursing homes. The platform utilizes data from sensors installed in homes to provide activity monitoring, behavior analysis, anomaly detection, and alert services. By transforming sensor data into actionable insights, Telegrafik aims to support both individuals and caregivers in ensuring safety and autonomy for vulnerable populations. The company's solutions are distributed through professionals in the senior care and home care sectors.

Fenotek

Venture Round in 2017
Fenotek develops a smart doorbell that facilitate video communication tools. Its customers are able to monitor actions and connect with their visitors through video conversations. Furthermore, it also facilitates video recording and features an alarm, motion sensor, video monitoring, solar panel, and more. Fenotek offers a mobile application that enables its customers to get notifications about activities in their house and activate pre-defined scenarios such as turning on lights, opening the door, opening blinds, and more. Fenotek was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Meyreuil, France.

Wynd

Series B in 2016
Wynd Technologies, Inc. specializes in manufacturing portable air purifiers designed for personal use. The company's flagship product, the Wynd air purifier, features a removable sensor that assesses air quality and activates purification as needed, effectively removing allergens and pollutants. In addition to the standard model, Wynd offers the Wynd Halo pro, which provides real-time air quality measurement and monitoring to ensure optimal performance and maintenance. Wynd Technologies, originally established as Claireau, Inc. in 2014, is headquartered in San Jose, California. The company also engages in online retail, providing convenient access to its products. With a commitment to creating healthier environments, Wynd Technologies aims to enhance indoor air quality for both residential and commercial spaces.

ManoMano

Series B in 2016
ManoMano is an online marketplace specializing in DIY, home improvement, and gardening products. It serves as a platform for a community of enthusiasts who can share tips and advice related to their projects. The marketplace connects customers directly with a network of merchants, offering a wide range of products at competitive prices. By leveraging a data-driven approach, ManoMano aims to facilitate various gardening and home improvement endeavors, ensuring that users have access to the tools and resources they need to complete their projects effectively.

Netatmo

Series B in 2015
Netatmo SAS, established in 2011 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, specializes in designing, manufacturing, and distributing innovative smart home products. The company offers a range of connected consumer electronics, including personal weather stations, indoor and outdoor security cameras, and smart home accessories such as thermostats and smoke alarms. These products enable users to monitor their home environments, tracking factors like temperature, humidity, and air quality, while also providing security features through advanced technologies like face recognition. Netatmo's offerings are accessible via mobile and web applications, enhancing user experience and control. The company markets its products through its website and various global retail partners, establishing itself as a significant player in the smart home industry. As of December 31, 2018, Netatmo operates as a subsidiary of Legrand SA.

Qivivo

Venture Round in 2015
Qivivo is an energy savings provider focused on helping households manage their energy bills more effectively. Recognizing that heating constitutes a significant portion of energy costs, Qivivo offers an intelligent thermostat designed to optimize home temperature settings, potentially reducing energy consumption by up to 25%. The system utilizes automation and artificial intelligence to personalize heating management, ensuring comfort while minimizing waste. By connecting directly to a home's heating system, Qivivo’s solution adjusts temperatures automatically, allowing users to maintain ideal conditions without sacrificing comfort or incurring high energy costs.

IJENKO (mobigard)

Venture Round in 2014
IJENKO is helping Energy Service Providers and their customers to develop a new participative and collective engagement towards smart home energy management and its natural contribution to a more sustainable energy consumption.

Withings

Series B in 2013
Withings is a developer of digital health and wellness devices aimed at empowering individuals to make informed health decisions. The company offers a diverse range of products, including smart scales that help users achieve fitness and weight goals, stylish activity trackers, hybrid smartwatches, and an advanced sleep-tracking mat. Additionally, Withings provides medically accurate devices for monitoring blood pressure and temperature, allowing users to effectively track their health progress. These products facilitate data sharing with healthcare professionals, promoting a collaborative approach to personal health management.

Netatmo

Series A in 2013
Netatmo SAS, established in 2011 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, specializes in designing, manufacturing, and distributing innovative smart home products. The company offers a range of connected consumer electronics, including personal weather stations, indoor and outdoor security cameras, and smart home accessories such as thermostats and smoke alarms. These products enable users to monitor their home environments, tracking factors like temperature, humidity, and air quality, while also providing security features through advanced technologies like face recognition. Netatmo's offerings are accessible via mobile and web applications, enhancing user experience and control. The company markets its products through its website and various global retail partners, establishing itself as a significant player in the smart home industry. As of December 31, 2018, Netatmo operates as a subsidiary of Legrand SA.

Oree

Seed Round in 2012
We are the Hermes of high tech: We craft emotional consumer tech products with the finest natural materials. We create emotions in technology by bringing French design and the finest materials to the world of high tech. We offer a radical alternative to the impersonal tech products made from cheap plastics or aluminum. We do so through a proprietary combination of handcrafting know-how and advanced technologies we developed to offer customized yet affordable products made from the finest materials.
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