Ring Capital

Ring SAS is a private equity and venture capital firm established in 2017 and located in Paris, France. The firm specializes in making investments across various stages, including seed/startup, early, mid, and late venture, as well as buyout and growth capital investments. Ring SAS primarily targets technology and digital companies, focusing on sectors such as software, internet business services, and consumer internet. The firm typically invests between EUR 0.5 million and EUR 36.65 million in companies with an enterprise value ranging from €10 million to €100 million, sales between €5 million and €50 million, and EBITDA up to €5 million. Ring SAS aims to acquire either minority or majority stakes and prefers to act as a lead or co-lead investor alongside international funds, with a particular emphasis on companies based in France.

Laurent Babut

Partner

Jean Beaufret

Venture Partner

Thibaut Bechetoille

Operating Partner

Florence Bonpaix

Operating Partner

Alban La Breteche

Partner

Nicolas Celier

Co-Founder and President

Daphné Gurs

Principal

Charlotte Lafont

Principal

Thomas Marsal

Principal

Marie-Gabrielle Sorin

Operating Partner Sustainability and Impact

Pierre-Alexis de Vauplane

Partner

26 past transactions

Stych

Series B in 2022
auto-ecole.net is a first driving school that offers you to organize your training online.

Yespark

Series A in 2022
Yespark is the specialist in the monthly rental of parking spaces. Far from a restrictive administrative procedure, Yespark has been designed to simplify life. Take a parking space at Yespark: it's without a deposit or notice, but with the possibility to change parking or cancel your subscription at any time! In just a few clicks, once the contract is validated electronically, you have access to parking through your smartphone. No more beeps lost or looking in your car, the parking door opens, even without internet connection and from several phones.

Each One

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of recruiting platform designed to provide placement for refugees of Paris. The company's platform connects the requests of refugees with the needs of companies wishing to diversify their recruitment, enabling recruiters to find mobile, motivated, committed, and intercultural people for the required profile.

Each One

Debt Financing in 2022
Developer of recruiting platform designed to provide placement for refugees of Paris. The company's platform connects the requests of refugees with the needs of companies wishing to diversify their recruitment, enabling recruiters to find mobile, motivated, committed, and intercultural people for the required profile.

Each One

Venture Round in 2022
Developer of recruiting platform designed to provide placement for refugees of Paris. The company's platform connects the requests of refugees with the needs of companies wishing to diversify their recruitment, enabling recruiters to find mobile, motivated, committed, and intercultural people for the required profile.

Ava

Series A in 2022
Ava is a mobile application designed to facilitate communication for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals by providing real-time captioning of group conversations. Utilizing advanced speech and mobile technologies, Ava captures spoken dialogue and translates it into text, color-coding contributions from different speakers for easy identification. This innovative solution allows users to engage fully in social interactions, enhancing their ability to participate in conversations and connect with others. By making group discussions more accessible, Ava aims to create a more inclusive environment for all.

Bodyguard

Series A in 2022
Bodyguard is a cloud-based content protection platform designed to shield individuals and businesses from online toxicity. The platform effectively monitors and moderates social media content, integrating seamlessly into various social networks to protect communities and brands from harmful comments and behaviors. Utilizing a combination of artificial intelligence and human expertise, Bodyguard swiftly analyzes, alerts, and removes toxic and illegal content, thereby fostering a safer and more positive online environment. This service enables clients to safeguard their communities, enhance brand reputation, and protect revenue from the adverse effects of toxic interactions on the internet.

Zeffy

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of an online financial platform designed to empower nonprofits to raise funding through technology. The company's platform runs donation campaigns, ticketing, membership forms and volunteer recruitment for community work, enabling individuals to find volunteer opportunities according to their availability, location and interests.

Simplyk

Seed Round in 2021
Simplyk develops an online platform that allows organizations to receive donations or other types of payment online with no transaction fees for non-profit organizations. The company also allows individuals to find organizations to volunteer for them. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

Zeffy

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of an online financial platform designed to empower nonprofits to raise funding through technology. The company's platform runs donation campaigns, ticketing, membership forms and volunteer recruitment for community work, enabling individuals to find volunteer opportunities according to their availability, location and interests.

O'clock

Seed Round in 2021
O'clock is a web development school that operates through an innovative remote learning format. It offers a virtual training platform aimed at training digital professionals, featuring live video lessons and a dedicated team of experienced trainers who design and deliver the courses. The platform facilitates real-time monitoring of courses, allowing users to improve their skills through individual and group challenges. O'clock fosters a community environment, enabling learners to engage with one another while receiving guidance and support from instructors throughout their educational journey.

LiveMentor

Venture Round in 2021
LiveMentor is a French online education platform founded in 2012 by Alexandre Dana, which provides remote tutoring services tailored to individual user needs. The platform enhances learning through a personalized approach, enabling students to receive dedicated mentorship in various subjects, including English, Mathematics, Spanish, French, Law, and Coding. LiveMentor promotes a highly interactive experience with features such as a shared whiteboard for collaborative learning and archiving of all exchanged documents for easy access. Additionally, it focuses on demystifying entrepreneurship by offering fundamental training courses and one-on-one mentoring, thereby supporting entrepreneurs in accelerating their projects through digital marketing and social media. The company emphasizes simplicity, trust, and customer support, aiming to create a supportive learning environment that combats the isolation often felt by entrepreneurs.

OCUS

Venture Round in 2021
Ocus is restoring confidence between brands and consumers by producing millions of high-quality always-on images across every sector of the global economy. As the first international community of image creators, they join forces with leading talents. And they leverage technology to bring them face to face with today’s most beautiful brands. By eliminating time-consuming and laborious tasks, they make it easier for everyone to stay focused on the things they do best. Their community of 20,000 image creators stays focused on their creative passion. Photographers, videographers and drone pilots enjoy a powerful and artistic ecosystem to thrive and grow – and to seamlessly tap into new opportunities. Their clients stay focused on their professional goals. With their help, they’re better equipped to grow their business. They’re able to stand out in exciting new ways – to shine light on their people, products, services and values.

OCUS

Series B in 2021
Ocus is restoring confidence between brands and consumers by producing millions of high-quality always-on images across every sector of the global economy. As the first international community of image creators, they join forces with leading talents. And they leverage technology to bring them face to face with today’s most beautiful brands. By eliminating time-consuming and laborious tasks, they make it easier for everyone to stay focused on the things they do best. Their community of 20,000 image creators stays focused on their creative passion. Photographers, videographers and drone pilots enjoy a powerful and artistic ecosystem to thrive and grow – and to seamlessly tap into new opportunities. Their clients stay focused on their professional goals. With their help, they’re better equipped to grow their business. They’re able to stand out in exciting new ways – to shine light on their people, products, services and values.

Kurmi

Funding Round in 2020
Kurmi Software SAS is a French company, founded in 2010 and based in Rennes, that specializes in management automation solutions for enterprise communications. The company develops software aimed at simplifying the deployment, management, and optimization of unified communications systems. Its product offerings include Kurmi unified provisioning, Kurmi unified self-care, Kurmi migration tool, and Kurmi service provider suite, all designed to facilitate the activation, deployment, and daily management of unified communication services and resources. By streamlining complex and repetitive tasks, Kurmi enables administrators to efficiently manage large populations of digital workers who rely on a variety of communication tools.

Linkfluence

Venture Round in 2020
Linkfluence is a social media intelligence company that focuses on analyzing online conversations across various platforms, including social networks, blogs, and forums, to create business opportunities for brands. Its flagship product, the Radarly Product Suite, is a user-friendly, multilingual software-as-a-service solution designed to monitor, measure, and engage with social media content effectively. Radarly aids in reputation management, influencer engagement, community management evaluation, crisis detection, and best practice identification. Linkfluence also supports companies in customizing the tool to meet specific needs such as performance analysis, brand perception audits, and trend research. With over 200 prominent clients in Europe, Linkfluence empowers organizations to enhance their social strategies by leveraging social data intelligence. The company is backed by several venture capital firms, indicating strong investor confidence in its innovative approach to social media analysis.

Castalie

Series B in 2020
Castalie SA is a French company based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, established in 2011, that specializes in manufacturing water filtration systems tailored for hotels, restaurants, cafés, and businesses. The company provides a range of zero-waste solutions, including micro-filtered water, reusable glass bottles, and water fountains. Castalie's water systems offer fresh, hot, or sparkling water on demand, aiming to reduce reliance on single-use plastic bottles. With a commitment to sustainability, Castalie has attracted over 2,000 clients, ranging from startups to renowned restaurants, by offering customizable and premium customer service alongside its innovative products.

Splio

Venture Round in 2019
Splio develops a Customer Platform for marketers, delivering completely connected customer experiences on and offline, driving loyalty and revenue for retailers. Headquartered in France, Splio has offices in China, Spain, Italy, Poland, and Brazil and serves more than 500 retailers. Customers include The Kooples, Kusmi Tea, Givenchy, Caudalie, Guy Degrenne, Desigual, Lindt, Air China and Cache Cache.

EasyMovie

Venture Round in 2019
EasyMovie, Inc. provides an application and a platform for mass production of videos. The company offers various templates in the categories of testimonials, job offers, real estate, and products. Its application enables users to shoot by sequence, get duration tips, get framing tips, and get light and noise tips. The company’s platform allows users to create a workflow, watch in streaming, request edits or approve, and broadcast. EasyMovie, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Paris, France.

Bleckwen

Series A in 2019
Fintech created in 2016, Bleckwen is a software editor of anti-fraud solution for banks.Incubated by Ercom, Bleckwen benefits from his expertise in security industry and real-time Big Data Processing.Bleckwen has an engaged, agile and customer-oriented team supported by an experienced management.

bnetwork

Venture Round in 2019
bnetwork develops a Software-as-a-Service platform that facilitates hotel booking and management specifically for event organizers across Europe. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Paris, the company specializes in providing solutions for various events, including trade shows, fairs, congresses, sporting events, and summits. Its software enables event planners to efficiently manage accommodation and streamline the booking process through a user-friendly portal. bnetwork also excels in Destination Management Services, establishing itself as a leader in the congress market with additional offices in Barcelona, Cannes, and London. By offering tools for registration and inventory management, the company enhances visibility and coordination for delegates, organizers, and hotels involved in events.

Linkfluence

Series D in 2018
Linkfluence is a social media intelligence company that focuses on analyzing online conversations across various platforms, including social networks, blogs, and forums, to create business opportunities for brands. Its flagship product, the Radarly Product Suite, is a user-friendly, multilingual software-as-a-service solution designed to monitor, measure, and engage with social media content effectively. Radarly aids in reputation management, influencer engagement, community management evaluation, crisis detection, and best practice identification. Linkfluence also supports companies in customizing the tool to meet specific needs such as performance analysis, brand perception audits, and trend research. With over 200 prominent clients in Europe, Linkfluence empowers organizations to enhance their social strategies by leveraging social data intelligence. The company is backed by several venture capital firms, indicating strong investor confidence in its innovative approach to social media analysis.

Dolead

Series B in 2018
Dolead SAS is a technology company that specializes in campaign management solutions. Founded in 2007 by Arthur Saint-Père and Guillaume Heintz, the company focuses on providing a comprehensive platform that integrates statistical analysis for search engine marketing, semantics, and big data solutions. With its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, Dolead also maintains research and development operations in Paris, France, along with additional offices in Canada, the UK, Italy, and Spain. The founders' background in publishing has influenced their approach to lead generation and search marketing, driving them to create tools that simplify customer acquisition and streamline the journey from search to sales.

OCUS

Series A in 2018
Ocus is restoring confidence between brands and consumers by producing millions of high-quality always-on images across every sector of the global economy. As the first international community of image creators, they join forces with leading talents. And they leverage technology to bring them face to face with today’s most beautiful brands. By eliminating time-consuming and laborious tasks, they make it easier for everyone to stay focused on the things they do best. Their community of 20,000 image creators stays focused on their creative passion. Photographers, videographers and drone pilots enjoy a powerful and artistic ecosystem to thrive and grow – and to seamlessly tap into new opportunities. Their clients stay focused on their professional goals. With their help, they’re better equipped to grow their business. They’re able to stand out in exciting new ways – to shine light on their people, products, services and values.

Tiller

Series B in 2018
Tiller Systems SAS is a Paris-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in developing cloud-based point of sale (POS) software solutions for restaurants and merchants. The company offers a comprehensive POS management tool that allows users to accept various payment types, manage staff, and monitor inventory in real time. Its platform features a mobile POS for managing in-store and online orders, a web dashboard for updating store catalogs and tracking sales, and a centralized e-store to engage customers across digital channels. Tiller's solutions are designed to enhance operational efficiency and provide valuable data analysis tools, empowering local businesses to make informed decisions and improve their overall performance. In addition to its headquarters in Paris, Tiller has offices in Barcelona and Milan.

Adikteev

Series B in 2018
Adikteev is an adtech startup that focuses on moment targeting and engagement advertising technology. It provides media buyers and advertisers with disruptive ad units and targeting technologies which allows them to engage their audiences and acquire new qualified and reengage dormant users. Adikteev serves customers in France, Germany, and the United States.
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