Side Capital

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Paris, Side Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage tech startups based in France. The company supports ambitious founders by acting as the sole investor in seed rounds ranging from €300K to €600K, offering fair and equitable deals with a fast and agile approach.

Renaud Guillerm

Managing Partner

41 past transactions

Klara

Venture Round in 2025
Klara develops a talent management platform that personalizes the employee experience and supports talent development across organizations. The platform provides tools to enhance skills development, plan training programs, and manage career paths, while offering features for leadership development and visibility into progression. It uses data-driven insights to anticipate employees' training needs and expectations, enabling companies to tailor development strategies, improve engagement, and align individual growth with organizational missions.

Nopillo

Seed Round in 2024
Nopillo is a Paris-based company founded in 2022 that specializes in providing tools designed to automate and optimize tax declarations and return on investment for property owners. The company operates a rental management platform that assists landlords with administrative management and accounting tasks. Its offerings include a tax simulator, accounting software, and tools for generating lease contracts and recipes. By streamlining these processes, Nopillo aims to simplify the administrative and accounting responsibilities of property owners, allowing them to focus on overall performance and cost management.

Seelab.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Seelab.ai is a generative AI solution that helps marketing & creative teams creating branded visual content

Datacook

Venture Round in 2023
Datacook employs a distinctive methodology that harmonizes human intelligence with artificial intelligence to help businesses surpass their marketing goals.

Yuccan Lead

Seed Round in 2023
Yuccan Lead is an app that generates highly qualified leads by building customers' own network of Ambassadors easily.

Klara

Venture Round in 2023
Klara develops a talent management platform that personalizes the employee experience and supports talent development across organizations. The platform provides tools to enhance skills development, plan training programs, and manage career paths, while offering features for leadership development and visibility into progression. It uses data-driven insights to anticipate employees' training needs and expectations, enabling companies to tailor development strategies, improve engagement, and align individual growth with organizational missions.

Elqano

Seed Round in 2022
Elqano is an enterprise collaboration platform for knowledge management designed to streamline access to dispersed information. It integrates artificial intelligence to connect employees with the right colleagues, enabling fast answers to queries and helping organizations cultivate a shared, actionable knowledge base across teams.

Superindep.fr

Angel Round in 2022
Superindep.fr is a French business specializing in personalized support for auto-entrepreneurs. It automates VAT and turnover declaration processes through its synchronization platform, allowing real-time invoice and expense tracking. The company offers automated turnover declarations, daily administrative account analysis to anticipate anomalies, and customer support to manage clients' administrative procedures efficiently.

LiveTonight

Venture Round in 2022
Founded in Paris in 2016 by Jean-Baptiste Roche-Bayard, Henri Jousse, and Antoine Decreme, LiveTonight is a platform dedicated to live music events. It serves as a reference for users seeking information about live music performances in bars, halls, restaurants, or other venues nearby.

Tulip

Seed Round in 2022
Tulip is a company that has developed a mobile commerce platform aimed at transforming the in-store shopping experience. By harnessing mobile technology, Tulip's platform allows merchants to enhance customer service, drive sales, and improve the overall shopping experience. Store employees can utilize the platform to access product information, manage customer data, facilitate checkouts, and engage effectively with customers. Additionally, Tulip operates a digital insurance platform that provides straightforward, paperless insurance solutions, enabling bike rental businesses to protect their rentals against breakage and theft for various durations. This dual focus on retail and insurance reflects Tulip's commitment to modernizing customer interactions and safeguarding assets in the retail environment.

Doinsport

Seed Round in 2022
Doinsport is an all-in-one software solution for managing sports and leisure facilities. It offers features such as membership management, online booking systems, adjustable schedules, pricing management, built-in marketing tools, customer relationship management, online pro-shop, card access control, statistics tracking, and specific plan management.

Klara

Seed Round in 2021
Klara develops a talent management platform that personalizes the employee experience and supports talent development across organizations. The platform provides tools to enhance skills development, plan training programs, and manage career paths, while offering features for leadership development and visibility into progression. It uses data-driven insights to anticipate employees' training needs and expectations, enabling companies to tailor development strategies, improve engagement, and align individual growth with organizational missions.

Agilitest

Seed Round in 2021
Agilitest specializes in functional test automation, offering a unified view of software quality across web, desktop, mobile, and webservice technologies. Its intuitive platform empowers all software testers to create, maintain, and execute automated tests, regardless of their technical background.

Potions

Seed Round in 2021
Potions develops a data analytics platform that enables cookieless personalization for e-commerce sites. Its technology analyzes each visitor’s experience via edge computing to optimize conversion rate, average order value, and customer acquisition cost while preserving privacy and without cookies. It organizes product listings and controls the timing of promotions to present the most relevant products for every visitor, in line with client business rules. Behavioral targeting is used to deliver pop-ups to visitors most likely to engage at the optimal point in their purchasing journey.

Adequa

Seed Round in 2021
Adequa's cookieless personalization technology provides tailored experiences to e-commerce site visitors. Adequa organizes clients' products within their listing pages to maximize performance. The scheduling is meticulously controlled to show each visitor the most relevant products while respecting their business rules. Adequa's behavioral targeting technology sends pop-ups only to visitors who are most likely to engage and at the optimal point in their purchasing journey.

Welyb

Seed Round in 2021
Welyb is a leading provider of intelligent and collaborative software solutions specifically designed for accountants. The company focuses on aiding accounting professionals in their digital transformation by offering a cloud-based practice management platform. This platform allows accounting firms to efficiently manage customer documents, streamline internal operations, and monitor accounting tasks. Additionally, Welyb enhances client engagement through integrated messaging and videoconferencing features. By centralizing and automating client interactions, Welyb aims to simplify workflows and improve overall productivity for accountants.

Doinsport

Seed Round in 2020
Doinsport is an all-in-one software solution for managing sports and leisure facilities. It offers features such as membership management, online booking systems, adjustable schedules, pricing management, built-in marketing tools, customer relationship management, online pro-shop, card access control, statistics tracking, and specific plan management.

Monstock

Series A in 2020
Monstock SAS is a French company founded in 2016, headquartered in Bezannes. It specializes in providing a mobile solution for inventory and flow management through its application available on Google Play and the App Store. The platform is designed to help businesses digitize and automate their inventory processes, offering features that include management of product catalogs, datasheets, control dates, and comprehensive reporting on activities. By simplifying stock management, Monstock enables companies to enhance productivity while adapting the digitalization process to their specific needs and resources.

Adrenalead

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2018, Adrenalead specializes in digital marketing services. It offers advanced solutions such as web push commerce, e-commerce retargeting, and publisher audience extension. The company's platform provides integration, segmentation, personalization tools, along with predictive targeting and CRM onboarding capabilities.

PayLead

Series A in 2020
PayLead SAS is a financial technology company based in Bordeaux, France, founded in 2016. It operates a platform that integrates a smart loyalty system into banking digital channels, creating a two-sided ecosystem that connects payment data with performance marketing. This innovative approach allows financial institutions to offer merchant-funded cashback rewards to their customers, enhancing the shopping experience for both consumers and retailers. PayLead's platform provides unique targeting capabilities, enabling retail advertisers to reach millions of consumers across Europe, particularly in France, Spain, and Belgium. By leveraging anonymized bank transaction data, PayLead transforms payment information into valuable consumer insights, facilitating personalized marketing strategies that drive sales for fintech companies, merchants, and retailers. The company runs over 30 automatic cashback programs for various banks and consumer money applications, revolutionizing how consumers engage with cashback offers during their shopping experiences.

ActivCorner

Venture Round in 2020
ActivCorner is a Paris-based company offering comprehensive wellness solutions tailored to businesses of all sizes. They provide flexible, scalable support focused on improving employee health, cohesion, and quality of life at work through sport and wellness initiatives.

LiveTonight

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in Paris in 2016 by Jean-Baptiste Roche-Bayard, Henri Jousse, and Antoine Decreme, LiveTonight is a platform dedicated to live music events. It serves as a reference for users seeking information about live music performances in bars, halls, restaurants, or other venues nearby.

Wenabi

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in Paris, France in 2018, Wenabi develops a web platform that connects companies with volunteer opportunities and social impact initiatives. The platform facilitates employee engagement programs by matching corporate values with local associations and social entrepreneurs.

TeamBrain

Seed Round in 2018
TeamBrain is an artificial intelligence-based knowledge platform founded in 2013 and based in Paris, France. The company offers an online platform that allows users to ask and answer questions, facilitating the sourcing of product information, customer relationship management, project management, staff training, and client support. By leveraging machine learning, TeamBrain aims to collect and disseminate operational knowledge, providing clients with access to up-to-date information through a user-friendly interface and various analytical features. This functionality supports organizations in enhancing their performance and driving digital transformations.

Hubware

Seed Round in 2018
Hubware is a developer of a professional assistance platform aimed at enhancing customer service operations. The company's platform utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to empower customer service teams by training bots to handle specific tasks efficiently. Hubware's solution simplifies the deployment of artificial intelligence, allowing client teams to actively manage the learning process of the virtual assistants. By integrating with existing information systems, the platform equips customer service advisors with the necessary information to address a wide range of inquiries, ultimately driving productivity and improving the overall customer experience.

Groupcorner

Series A in 2018
Groupcorner is a European group accommodation booking platform that helps businesses, associations, travel agencies, and individuals find and book lodging for groups. Present in 30 countries, it combines technology with human support to handle complex requests, including stays requiring more than 10 rooms. The platform aggregates over 11,500 listed accommodations across Europe, spanning luxury to budget options, and aims to provide tailor-made solutions that meet specific needs. Users can search, compare, and select hotels according to their group's requirements, with the service designed to offer efficiency and flexibility for group travel.

Archidvisor

Venture Round in 2018
Archidvisor, based in Bordeaux, France, is a company founded in 2016 that operates a digital platform connecting project developers with architects. This platform enables users, both individuals and professionals, to compare various architects, ensuring they select the most suitable one for their specific needs. By fostering a vibrant architectural community, Archidvisor enhances visibility for architects while facilitating access to quality services and qualified projects. The company offers guidance throughout the selection process, ensuring that project leaders receive the support necessary to make informed decisions in their architectural endeavors.

My Auto Specialist

Seed Round in 2018
My Auto Specialist is a used home inspection service that aims to help automotive market professionals in their digital transition. According to a TNS SOFRES survey, 38% of French people will buy their vehicle online by 2020 and 60% of them want a return to their old car. By helping to control the cost of refurbishing the vehicle without moving the customer, My Car Specialist offers automotive professionals an indispensable solution to their successful digital transition.

PayLead

Seed Round in 2018
PayLead SAS is a financial technology company based in Bordeaux, France, founded in 2016. It operates a platform that integrates a smart loyalty system into banking digital channels, creating a two-sided ecosystem that connects payment data with performance marketing. This innovative approach allows financial institutions to offer merchant-funded cashback rewards to their customers, enhancing the shopping experience for both consumers and retailers. PayLead's platform provides unique targeting capabilities, enabling retail advertisers to reach millions of consumers across Europe, particularly in France, Spain, and Belgium. By leveraging anonymized bank transaction data, PayLead transforms payment information into valuable consumer insights, facilitating personalized marketing strategies that drive sales for fintech companies, merchants, and retailers. The company runs over 30 automatic cashback programs for various banks and consumer money applications, revolutionizing how consumers engage with cashback offers during their shopping experiences.

Zest HACCP

Venture Round in 2018
Zest HACCP is a French software company based in Bordeaux, founded in 2015, that specializes in developing applications to simplify health control plans and traceability for retailing professionals. Its primary offerings include solutions tailored for mass retailing, over-the-counter services, store management, and self-service environments. These products help manage quality procedures, optimize the handling of use-by dates, and ensure compliance with European health standards. Zest HACCP's platform is used by various food professionals, including supermarkets, restaurants, catering services, bakeries, and the broader food industry. The company has deployed its solution across France, with over 1200 active licenses, serving large food groups such as Intermarché, Netto, Carrefour, Eurasia, Monblanc, and Korian.

Extracadabra

Venture Round in 2018
Extracadabra offers a free application that connects restaurants and hotels with on-demand staff for hours, days or longer-term contracts. The platform enables managers to quickly find cooks, waiters, cleaners and other support personnel to handle peak periods or emergency staffing needs, with options for short-term and permanent contracts. It streamlines the hiring process by letting qualified workers apply for temporary roles and reduces administrative burdens for employers. By facilitating fast recruitment for short- and long-term positions, Extracadabra aims to improve operational efficiency and flexibility in hospitality operations.

Next stop

Seed Round in 2017
Next stop puts travelers in search of a tailor-made trip in relation with a French specialist of the destination.

Fingertips

Venture Round in 2017
Fingertips provides is an entire ecosystem to enhance the quality of life of the elderly or people with disabilities. Their objective is to allow these persons to choose home-care instead of hospital stays, and to provide comfort, safety and social interactions to them. Simultaneously, they reduce the costs by eleminating the unnecessary hospital stays.

Julie Desk

Venture Round in 2017
Julie Desk is a company based in Paris, France, that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-driven virtual assistant designed to streamline the scheduling of meetings and appointments. Founded in 2015, the assistant allows users to easily schedule, cancel, and create events, as well as send email invitations. Additionally, it provides functionalities for setting working hours, defining appointment types, and specifying preferred addresses, enhancing the overall efficiency of managing personal and professional schedules. By automating these tasks, Julie Desk aims to simplify the scheduling process for its users.

Weglot

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2016, Weglot is a Paris-based provider of no-code localization solutions. It offers an API that integrates into websites within minutes, automatically detecting and translating text contents to help businesses reach a wider audience.

Message In A Window

Seed Round in 2017
Message In A Window operates a platform for organizing offline advertising campaigns in shop windows, hotels and restaurants. It connects brands to a network of over 20,000 storefronts and lets advertisers target host businesses using an advanced search tool. Campaigns can be created in about five minutes, with the platform handling placement and delivering offline performance metrics. Services include window reservations, scenery management and ROI measurement, enabling the selection of target storefronts and tracking reach and sales impact.

Demooz

Seed Round in 2017
Demooz is a company that offers a collaborative marketing and sales platform designed to enhance the online shopping experience by facilitating product trials. It enables potential buyers to try out products in real conditions through interactions with current owners, fostering a community-based approach to consumption. This innovative platform allows consumers to assess products before making a purchase, ensuring that their needs are met. By connecting consumers with real customers who already own the products, Demooz helps to improve customer confidence in online purchases while also aiding retailers in acquiring new customers.

Kazaden

Seed Round in 2016
Kazaden is an online adventure travel agency established in late 2014, dedicated to connecting individuals with outdoor sports experiences. The company curates a selection of expert professionals across France, offering a diverse range of activities such as mountaineering trips, sailing cruises, surfing, kitesurfing, trekking tours, and safaris. By organizing these adventures through local experts, Kazaden provides outdoor enthusiasts, whether beginners or experienced, with seamless planning options for their sports holidays and weekend getaways. This approach simplifies the process of discovering and booking exciting activities in nature, enhancing the overall experience for users seeking to explore new adventures.

Groupcorner

Venture Round in 2016
Groupcorner is a European group accommodation booking platform that helps businesses, associations, travel agencies, and individuals find and book lodging for groups. Present in 30 countries, it combines technology with human support to handle complex requests, including stays requiring more than 10 rooms. The platform aggregates over 11,500 listed accommodations across Europe, spanning luxury to budget options, and aims to provide tailor-made solutions that meet specific needs. Users can search, compare, and select hotels according to their group's requirements, with the service designed to offer efficiency and flexibility for group travel.

Julie Desk

Seed Round in 2016
Julie Desk is a company based in Paris, France, that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-driven virtual assistant designed to streamline the scheduling of meetings and appointments. Founded in 2015, the assistant allows users to easily schedule, cancel, and create events, as well as send email invitations. Additionally, it provides functionalities for setting working hours, defining appointment types, and specifying preferred addresses, enhancing the overall efficiency of managing personal and professional schedules. By automating these tasks, Julie Desk aims to simplify the scheduling process for its users.

Regaind

Seed Round in 2016
Regaind is a developer of an AI-based platform designed to automatically sort and analyze photographs, helping businesses and individuals manage large collections of images effectively. The platform employs machine learning techniques to evaluate and categorize photos based on various criteria, including aesthetics, sharpness, exposure, and color palettes. Regaind's technology also includes capabilities to analyze facial features, enabling the identification of attributes such as gender, age, and emotion. By utilizing this advanced photo sorting service, users can regain control over their photo libraries, significantly saving time and effort in the organization of visual content.
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