Bpifrance

Bpifrance Financement S.A. is a French financial institution that provides a range of financing solutions and support services aimed at fostering the growth of startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and mid-cap companies. It offers various financial products, including medium to long-term loans, export insurance, and leasing options for both tangible and intangible assets. Additionally, Bpifrance supports companies through consulting services, guarantees for bank financing, and training for executives. The organization also engages in direct investments and manages funds aimed at enhancing the financial landscape for businesses at different stages of their development. Established in 1980 and based in Maisons-Alfort, France, Bpifrance was formerly known as OSEO S.A. and rebranded in July 2013. It operates as a subsidiary of Bpifrance SA, reinforcing its commitment to bolstering the French economy through diversified financial solutions.

Céline André

Investment Director

Adonis Arnaud

Junior Investment Manager

Laurent Arthaud

Managing Director

Françis Aymard

Investment Director

Simon Beauroy

Director

Isabelle Bebear

Director for International and University

Soukanda Bentaleb

Investment Officer

Pascal Bordat

Investment Director

Nathalie Carmona

Associate

Yoann Caujolle

Portfolio Director

Nicolas Ceria

Associate

Ménelé Chesnot

Senior Investment Director

Samuel Dalens

Investment Director

Florent Debienne

Managing Director | Head of Technology Funds Investments

Christian Deblaye

Deputy MD

Luc Doyennel

Investment Director

Nicolas Dufourcq

CEO

Jean-Yves Duriez

Investment Director

Antoine Emmanuelli

Partnership Director

Francis Estellat

Senior Investment Director

Alain Fakhoury

Investment Director Bretagne

Stephen Fargis

Associate

Arnaud Fauquembergue

Investment Manager

Olivier Fosse

Investment Director Alsace Champagne-Ardenne Lorraine

Jean-Marie Fougeray

Investment Director Bretagne

Stéphanie Frachet

Investment Director

Ronan Frefield

Portfolio Director

Laurence Gauthier

Senior Investment Director Bourgogne Franche-Comté

Xavier Gelot

Director of Fonds de Renforcement des PME

Emmanuelle Gervais

Senior Investment Director

Isabelle Ginestet-Naudin

Deputy MD and Director of Sectorial Funds

Vanessa Giraud

Managing Director

Alessandro Gonella

Director

José Gonzalo

Executive Director Mid and Large Cap Direction

Alexis Guinard

Investment Director

Raphaël Guterman

Associate

Yonel Génin

Partnership Director

Luc Heinrich

MD

Hubert Hernandez

Investment Director

Hortense Jacon

Investment Associate

Véronique Jacq

Managing Director

Jean-René Jégou

Director of the Regional Funds Department

Pascal Lagarde

Director

Caroline Lebel

Senior Associate

Eric Lefebvre

Director

Ronan Lefort

Investment Director

Arnaud Legardeur

Investment Director

Christian Leonetti

Investment Director

Olivier Levy

Director of East private equity Interregional Network

Cedric Lowenbach

Director of Operations

Arielle Marsaud

Associate

Alex Marvaldi

Partner

Laure Michel

Investment Director

Maud Moulin

Portfolio Director

Sébastien Moynot

Investment Director and Member of the Management Board

Philippe Mutricy

Deputy MD

Valérie de la Ménardière

Investment Director

Alexandre Ossola

MD

Stanislas Panhard

Senior Investment Director

Nicolas Parpex

Senior Investment Director

Sophie Perette

Portfolio Director Alsace Champagne-Ardenne Lorraine

Thibault Peroys

Investment Director

Axel Piriou

Senior Investment Manager

Marc Prévôt

Director of North Private Equity Interregional Network

Matthieu Rabeisen

Portfolio Director

Sarah Roeland

Investment Manager

Stéphane Romang

Investment Director

Thibaut Roulon

Investment Director

Julie Régnier

Senior Investment Manager Alsace Champagne-Ardenne Lorraine

Eduardo Sampaio

Portfolio Director

Nadia Sarri

Investment Director

Gilles Schang

Deputy Managing Director

Nicolas de La Serre

Investment Director Pays de la Loire

Thierry Sommelet

MD

Vincent Stievenard

Investment Director and Director of North Private Equity Interregional Network

Xavier Tessier

Director

Gabrielle Tetart

Senior Investment Manager and Associate

Tuan Tran

Investment Director

Alain Tueux

Investment Director

Stanislas de Tymowski

Associate

Adrien Vasseur

Portfolio Director

Benoît Villain

Senior Investment Manager

Philippe Vuarchex

Associate

Stéphanie Vuillaume

Associate

Romain Vérani

Associate

Samuel Waddell

Associate

Past deals in SaaS

Dfns

Seed Round in 2022
Xkey builds pure SaaS technology for digital asset security. We provide safe, cloud-native custody as a service that helps financial institutions—from startups to Tier-1 banks—transition to digital assets. It's a plug-and-play API allowing to add new assets to a portfolio and scale safely on a TSS-based institution-grade security infrastructure. Instead of using expensive, high maintenance, monolithic systems, we give access to a platform that gives our clients the freedom to release new products in days, while lowering total cost of ownership. Best-in-class, cryptographic security powered by a network of world-known Tier-1 custody banks. Plug-and-play, composable service flexibility. Continuous delivery, fast to deploy and integrate. Open API, fully-documented self-service environment. Asset agnostic support. ISO certified & compliant. Non-binding, transparent pricing. Global, agile and built for speed.

Dfns

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Xkey builds pure SaaS technology for digital asset security. We provide safe, cloud-native custody as a service that helps financial institutions—from startups to Tier-1 banks—transition to digital assets. It's a plug-and-play API allowing to add new assets to a portfolio and scale safely on a TSS-based institution-grade security infrastructure. Instead of using expensive, high maintenance, monolithic systems, we give access to a platform that gives our clients the freedom to release new products in days, while lowering total cost of ownership. Best-in-class, cryptographic security powered by a network of world-known Tier-1 custody banks. Plug-and-play, composable service flexibility. Continuous delivery, fast to deploy and integrate. Open API, fully-documented self-service environment. Asset agnostic support. ISO certified & compliant. Non-binding, transparent pricing. Global, agile and built for speed.

Harvestr

Angel Round in 2020
Harvestr SAS develops software as a solution (SaaS) based product management solution that enables businesses to optimize the development of their digital products by being user centric. Its platform allows businesses to use user feedback and usage data to have vision of customer needs and make the product decisions. Harvestr SAS was founded in 2018 and is based in Saint-Mandé, France.

InterCloud

Series C in 2019
InterCloud SAS specializes in providing cloud computing connectivity services tailored for various platforms, including SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. The company operates its own private global network, offering secure and efficient end-to-end links between organizations and their cloud service providers. One of its flagship services, CloudGate, facilitates private Ethernet connectivity, enabling clients to connect with application providers seamlessly. InterCloud also offers consulting services to assist businesses in migrating to the cloud and optimizing their existing cloud infrastructure. Its clientele includes major technology firms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google Cloud, and Salesforce, among others. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Paris, France, with additional offices in Madrid and London, InterCloud has established itself as a leader in Software-Defined Interconnectivity in Europe, helping organizations enhance their cloud connectivity while addressing security and compliance challenges.

HostnFly

Series A in 2019
SAS HostnFly develops a platform to optimize revenue on platforms like Airbnb. It offers turnkey management of seasonal rentals by taking care of all the logistics related to Airbnb rental. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Paris, France.

Talentsoft

Series D in 2019
Talentsoft SA is a cloud-based talent management software provider, established in 2007 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. The company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that include multilingual employee portals, online resumes, recruitment tools for job advertisement and employer branding, and performance management systems that facilitate employee appraisals and discussions. Additionally, Talentsoft provides talent review and development planning solutions, internal mobility management, compensation planning, and workforce planning tools. These software-as-a-service offerings are designed to enhance various aspects of talent management, such as recruitment, performance, career development, learning, and compensation. Talentsoft has achieved rapid growth, establishing a global presence with subsidiaries and affiliates across Africa, North America, Asia, and Europe. The company's strategic partnerships, particularly with major technology players, bolster its innovative capabilities and market reach.

STYCKR

Pre Seed Round in 2018
STYCKR SAS offers an asset management solution that uses a self-contained product-based system for tracking, inventorying, securing, zoning, and measuring the products throughout their lifecycle. It also provides software as a service (SaaS) platform that collects and analyzes devices data to supply business intelligence applications, which enables actionable insights and eases the decision-making process. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Le Chesnay, France.

Addworking

Seed Round in 2017
Addworking SAS develops and provides software as a service (SaaS) platform for cost and risk management. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Le Bourget-du-Lac, France.

Appvizer

Seed Round in 2017
Appvizer is a software comparison platform that assists businesses in selecting the most suitable BtoB applications from a comprehensive database covering over 506 categories, including CRM, payroll, and accounting software. The platform features more than 10,000 software packages, primarily focusing on Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions that are cloud-hosted and do not require installation. This model allows users to avoid maintenance, updates, and licensing issues, while benefiting from advanced collaborative features. In addition to software comparisons, Appvizer provides valuable resources such as articles and videos to address common professional challenges, and leverages machine learning technologies to enhance the user experience in finding the right software solutions.

InterCloud

Series B in 2017
InterCloud SAS specializes in providing cloud computing connectivity services tailored for various platforms, including SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. The company operates its own private global network, offering secure and efficient end-to-end links between organizations and their cloud service providers. One of its flagship services, CloudGate, facilitates private Ethernet connectivity, enabling clients to connect with application providers seamlessly. InterCloud also offers consulting services to assist businesses in migrating to the cloud and optimizing their existing cloud infrastructure. Its clientele includes major technology firms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google Cloud, and Salesforce, among others. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Paris, France, with additional offices in Madrid and London, InterCloud has established itself as a leader in Software-Defined Interconnectivity in Europe, helping organizations enhance their cloud connectivity while addressing security and compliance challenges.

Energiency

Series A in 2017
Energiency is SaaS platform to assess and manage energy performance industrial environment.

Talentsoft

Series B in 2013
Talentsoft SA is a cloud-based talent management software provider, established in 2007 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. The company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that include multilingual employee portals, online resumes, recruitment tools for job advertisement and employer branding, and performance management systems that facilitate employee appraisals and discussions. Additionally, Talentsoft provides talent review and development planning solutions, internal mobility management, compensation planning, and workforce planning tools. These software-as-a-service offerings are designed to enhance various aspects of talent management, such as recruitment, performance, career development, learning, and compensation. Talentsoft has achieved rapid growth, establishing a global presence with subsidiaries and affiliates across Africa, North America, Asia, and Europe. The company's strategic partnerships, particularly with major technology players, bolster its innovative capabilities and market reach.

Talentsoft

Venture Round in 2012
Talentsoft SA is a cloud-based talent management software provider, established in 2007 and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. The company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that include multilingual employee portals, online resumes, recruitment tools for job advertisement and employer branding, and performance management systems that facilitate employee appraisals and discussions. Additionally, Talentsoft provides talent review and development planning solutions, internal mobility management, compensation planning, and workforce planning tools. These software-as-a-service offerings are designed to enhance various aspects of talent management, such as recruitment, performance, career development, learning, and compensation. Talentsoft has achieved rapid growth, establishing a global presence with subsidiaries and affiliates across Africa, North America, Asia, and Europe. The company's strategic partnerships, particularly with major technology players, bolster its innovative capabilities and market reach.