Kima Ventures

Kima Ventures is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 2010, known for its active engagement in early-stage investments. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage companies, primarily focusing on the technology sector while also exploring a diverse range of other industries such as e-commerce, health, and fintech. Kima Ventures typically invests between €0.15 million and €5 million in its portfolio companies, often as a significant minority shareholder. The firm emphasizes collaboration, frequently co-investing alongside business angels and other venture capital funds. With a commitment to supporting ambitious founders, Kima Ventures aims to streamline the fundraising process, enabling entrepreneurs to concentrate on growth and execution. Over the past five years, Kima Ventures has invested in over 400 startups across 24 countries, establishing a reputation as one of the world's most active early-stage investors. The firm operates from its headquarters in Paris and maintains an additional office in London.

Jeanne Cluset

VC Associate

Xavier Niel

Founder

Alexis Robert

Partner

Past deals in Storage Services

Brainboard

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Brainboard offers a cloud and cost management platform that simplifies the design and deployment of multi-cloud architectures. Its user-friendly interface enables individuals to drag and drop cloud services, facilitating the creation of powerful architectural designs collaboratively. The platform allows organizations to visualize and manage resources across various cloud providers in a single location, promoting efficient use of technology. By enabling seamless sharing of architectures within teams, Brainboard enhances collaboration and ensures that data can flow according to specific business or technical strategies. This approach helps organizations reduce their time to market while maintaining a focus on security and effective resource management.

Dropp

Venture Round in 2021
Provider of last-mile logistics services intended to make same-day delivery simple. The company's service leverages hyperlocal warehouses and an online platform for quick and green order fulfillment and delivery of products by automatically transferring relevant orders to the systems as well as sending alerts on low inventory, enabling e-commerce companies to enhance the delivery experience to their customers and boost revenues.

Brainboard

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Brainboard offers a cloud and cost management platform that simplifies the design and deployment of multi-cloud architectures. Its user-friendly interface enables individuals to drag and drop cloud services, facilitating the creation of powerful architectural designs collaboratively. The platform allows organizations to visualize and manage resources across various cloud providers in a single location, promoting efficient use of technology. By enabling seamless sharing of architectures within teams, Brainboard enhances collaboration and ensures that data can flow according to specific business or technical strategies. This approach helps organizations reduce their time to market while maintaining a focus on security and effective resource management.

Koyeb

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Koyeb is a French company founded in 2019 that specializes in cloud data management and processing solutions for developers. The company offers a platform designed to facilitate data processing, storage, and distribution across multiple cloud service providers, thereby eliminating vendor lock-in. Koyeb Storage features advanced capabilities such as smart data tiering and cloud replication, which optimize data availability and reduce costs by dynamically managing data across various cloud environments. The platform is tailored for web applications, application programming interfaces, and event-driven workloads, providing a seamless and efficient experience for developers. Headquartered in Paris, Koyeb aims to simplify the complexities of managing multi-cloud infrastructures, making it easier for businesses to leverage cloud technology effectively.

Loft Orbital

Series A in 2019
Loft Orbital Solutions Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing comprehensive services for the deployment and operation of satellite payloads. Founded in 2017, Loft Orbital offers an end-to-end solution that includes satellite platform integration, launch booking, and regulatory compliance. The company utilizes a standardized microsatellite bus, which simplifies the deployment process and reduces costs, allowing clients to focus on their specific missions rather than technical complexities. In addition to satellite management, Loft Orbital also provides financing and insurance solutions to mitigate risks associated with space access. Through its innovative platform, the company aims to democratize access to space, making it more reliable and affordable for customers looking to launch small satellites.

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.

Station

Seed Round in 2018
Station F SAS, founded in 2013 and based in Paris, France, specializes in software as a service (SaaS) by offering a smart workstation that consolidates various cloud-based web applications into a single, user-friendly portal. Its platform features tools like Smart Dock, which organizes work by grouping relevant pages; Quick Search, which efficiently locates applications; Notification Center, which centralizes web notifications; and Single Login, allowing users to access multiple applications without repeated logins. The company's browser extension enhances productivity by facilitating seamless navigation between applications, documents, notes, and messages. Currently, Station integrates with over 500 SaaS applications and serves approximately 11,000 weekly active users, each spending an average of 4.5 hours daily on the platform. The company aims to explore deeper integration opportunities with major SaaS providers and promote the discovery of their applications.

Tanker

Seed Round in 2017
Tanker can be used for end-to-end encryption, as well as client-side anonymization, allowing more secure and compliant data processing. Its powerful client-side encryption technology allows you to encrypt data directly on end-user's devices, while transparently managing and transferring encryption keys. Tanker is packaged in easy-to-use, open-source SDKs.

Stamplay

Series A in 2016
Stamplay is a low-code platform that facilitates the development of workflow automation solutions for organizations by integrating various cloud services and business applications. Its platform enables users to streamline manual processes and enhance collaboration between business and IT teams. By mapping real business processes, Stamplay eliminates delays in information transfer across departments, allowing for quicker decision-making. The platform is designed for both business users and developers, enabling the creation of web applications without extensive back-end coding. Stamplay has been recognized by 500Startups and serves a diverse clientele, including well-known companies such as Box, MSC Cruise, Lennar, and Cisco.

Costockage

Series A in 2016
Costockage SAS, founded in 2012 and based in Paris, France, operates an online marketplace designed to connect individuals seeking storage space with those offering available storage options. The company has pioneered the concept of personal custody, broadening the collaborative economy to include storage solutions. By facilitating this connection, Costockage provides a platform that allows users to efficiently find and utilize storage spaces, catering to a growing demand for flexible and accessible storage options.

StarOfService

Series A in 2015
StarOfService S.A.S operates an online marketplace designed to connect consumers with various professional service providers. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Courbevoie, France, the platform facilitates access to a wide range of services, including plumbing, gardening, interior decoration, catering, physical training, tutoring, wellness, and photography, among others. By allowing users to request quotes from certified professionals within 24 hours, StarOfService streamlines the process of hiring local experts, catering to markets across Europe, Canada, Australia, Turkey, Brazil, and India. The service aims to enhance the consumer experience by simplifying the search for qualified professionals while also enabling service providers to expand their businesses independently.

Mailcloud

Seed Round in 2014
Mailcloud Limited, founded in 2013 and headquartered in London, UK, provides a cloud-based platform designed to enhance communication and collaboration within teams. The service automatically organizes all email attachments and files, making them easily accessible and shareable on mobile devices, including iPhone and Android. By integrating with existing email accounts, Mailcloud enables users to effortlessly manage their entire communication history, categorizing emails, files, contacts, and companies into structured folders and timelines. This functionality aims to streamline workflows and improve productivity by ensuring that users can quickly find and utilize their information in one centralized location.

Stor.ai

Seed Round in 2014
We understand that the way the world shops is rapidly changing and that every retailer should be able to provide unique and innovative digital experiences to their customers. We believe in retailers being able to do this while owning their customer relationships, their brand, and their data. This is foundation behind why began Stor.AI (formerly Self Point) and it drives us to constantly innovate and evolve our platform and solutions When you partner with Stor.AI, it’s about more than just the tech - you get a team of experts working behind the scenes to help your team maximize the digital marketplace e. Our team has years of experience helping retailers successfully navigate competitive marketplaces, especially from eCommerce and digital angles. Each of us is here to help, serve, and evolve with you. We are dedicated to helping in any way we can and to constantly improving our platform to enable your growth and change and adapt as the digital marketplace also evolves. · Deliver WOW Through Solutions and Service Embrace and Drive Change Working Together – Reaching our common goals Absolute Execution – Strive for excellence. Execute and Deliver Be Adventurous, Creative, and Open-Minded Pursue Growth and Learning Build Open and Honest Relationships Build a Fun Team and Family Spirit Be Passionate and Determined Be Humble

Cloud 66

Seed Round in 2014
Cloud 66 Ltd. is a technology company that provides a DevOps-as-a-Service platform, enabling developers to build, deploy, and manage applications on their preferred cloud infrastructure. Founded in 2011 and based in London with an additional office in San Francisco, the company offers several specialized tools, including Cloud 66 for Docker for container deployment, Cloud 66 for Rails for managing Ruby applications, and Cloud 66 for Node for deploying Node.js applications. Their services automate the application lifecycle, simplifying tasks such as scaling databases and managing server processes. Cloud 66 also features an enterprise solution designed for on-premises deployment, catering to a diverse clientele that includes developers, startups, non-profits, and digital agencies.

Cloud 66

Seed Round in 2013
Cloud 66 Ltd. is a technology company that provides a DevOps-as-a-Service platform, enabling developers to build, deploy, and manage applications on their preferred cloud infrastructure. Founded in 2011 and based in London with an additional office in San Francisco, the company offers several specialized tools, including Cloud 66 for Docker for container deployment, Cloud 66 for Rails for managing Ruby applications, and Cloud 66 for Node for deploying Node.js applications. Their services automate the application lifecycle, simplifying tasks such as scaling databases and managing server processes. Cloud 66 also features an enterprise solution designed for on-premises deployment, catering to a diverse clientele that includes developers, startups, non-profits, and digital agencies.

BoxC

Seed Round in 2013
BoxC allows shippers and logistics providers access to an open international shipping network that is more reliable than postal carriers and cheaper than express carriers. All pay as you go. Unlike a traditional infrastructure, international shipping is available without the burdens of capacity planning, carrier contracts, partner integration, and fragmented customs clearance and tax requirements. The open international shipping network is accessible to every shipper and logistics provider through BoxC’s platform. No matter if you're building a large, complex shipping network, expanding your delivery service area, or needing better international shipping for your packages.

NimbusBase

Seed Round in 2013
NimbusBase Inc. offers a cloud storage solution that transforms users' personal cloud environments into functional databases for application data. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, the company enables users to utilize their existing cloud services, such as Dropbox and Google Drive, for seamless data storage and accessibility across platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows, and the web. This integration allows for efficient data synchronization between devices, ensuring that users can access their information anytime and anywhere. By leveraging users' free cloud storage, NimbusBase not only enhances data availability for app users but also significantly lowers scaling costs for application developers. The company primarily serves application developers and personal cloud storage providers, simplifying the process of building applications atop personal cloud infrastructures.

Clever Cloud

Seed Round in 2011
Clever Cloud SAS designs and develops Clever Cloud, a Platform-as-a-Service hosting platform that scales Websites, services, and applications automatically. Its platform manages Zen integration, multi-language support, cloud hosting, peering, and 24/7 real-time management activities. The company offers its solutions primarily for Web agencies, SaaS editors, and Web application developers in France. Clever Cloud SAS was founded in 2010 and is based in Nantes, France.
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