FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a venture capital firm based in New York, founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm is stage-agnostic, focusing on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups, with a particular emphasis on sectors such as B2B, B2C, financial services, mobile technology, advertisement technology, e-commerce, food technology, gaming, health technology, real estate technology, restaurant technology, ridesharing, SaaS, and virtual reality. FJ Labs invests primarily in seed and Series A rounds, with an investment range between $50,000 and $5,000,000. The firm has backed notable companies including Alibaba Group, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, ADORE ME, and Earnest.

Matias Barbero

Venture Capital

Zineb Belghiti

Analyst

Camila Bustamante

Investor

William Guillouard

Operating Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Erez Kalir

Venture Partner

Chris Keshian

Investor

Ariel Lebowits

CFO

Jose Marin

Founding Partner

Anshul Ruparell

Founder

Luke Skertich

Investor

Andrea Xu

Investor

Past deals in Paris

Choose

Series A in 2023
Choose is a simple yet aesthetic mobile app where users get to discover amazing curated items. They may vote for their favorite products in order to unlock rewards and more personalized contents thanks to a powerful recommendation system. Exit the long-term studies, brands can now showcase their fanciest products while studying the growing enthusiasm for them in real time and on a global scale. Choose give brands better customer insights and help them to match their short-term needs for launching new concepts.

Faks

Seed Round in 2023
Faks is an app development company that specializes in creating mobile applications for the pharmaceutical industry. Its primary product is an application designed to streamline communication between pharmacists and laboratories. The app enables users to send requests quickly, track the status of those requests, and address any complaints that may arise. By facilitating these interactions, Faks helps pharmacists maintain secure and efficient relationships with supplier laboratories, ultimately enhancing the overall workflow within the pharmaceutical sector.

Doctrio

Seed Round in 2022
Operator of a medical knowledge platform intended to offer effective training for healthcare professionals in real time. The company's platform offers online courses and searches for recommendations, articles, and treatments to improve patient care with the help of practical training designed by experts, enabling healthcare professionals to access specialty knowledge from a single platform.

Comet

Secondary Market in 2021
Comet SAS operates an online platform that connects technology and data freelancers with companies seeking their expertise. Founded in 2016 and based in Paris, France, the platform utilizes advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence to evaluate and match freelancers to organizational needs effectively. Comet aims to provide a beneficial experience for both freelancers and companies, ensuring that businesses have access to the required skills while offering freelancers engaging projects with a sense of security. By fostering an interactive community of skilled professionals, Comet enhances the recruitment process in the tech and data sectors.

Singulart

Series B in 2021
Singulart operates an online art gallery platform that connects art lovers with a diverse range of invited artists from around the globe. The platform empowers artists to independently manage the sale of their works, facilitating a transparent and equitable art market. Singulart's commitment to promoting its artists allows art enthusiasts and collectors to discover and purchase unique pieces they might not encounter elsewhere. By showcasing a wide array of artistic expressions, Singulart enriches the cultural experience for its users, encouraging exploration and inspiration through the global art community.

Simundia

Venture Round in 2021
Simundia SAS, founded in 2016 and based in Paris, France, specializes in providing digital coaching services aimed at enhancing professional development. The company offers a platform that delivers personalized coaching experiences, focusing on convenience, discretion, and affordability. Through its innovative approach, Simundia equips business managers with the tools needed to improve their soft skills and effectively address various challenges in the workplace. By emphasizing a short-distance format, the platform fosters awareness around different themes, thereby supporting professionals in their personal and career growth.

Jus Mundi

Series A in 2021
Jus Mundi is a legal technology company based in Paris, France, incorporated in 2018. It operates a search engine focused on public international law and investor-state arbitration, providing access to a comprehensive set of documents from courts and tribunals. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to facilitate legal research, allowing legal professionals to easily find and analyze reliable information on international law, arbitration, and related fields. By structuring global legal data, Jus Mundi supports lawyers and academics in their efforts to simplify the research process and enhances their ability to conduct informed analyses. The company aims to contribute to global justice and uphold the international rule of law through its innovative services.

Angell

Venture Round in 2021
Angell is an e-bike startup focused on enhancing urban mobility through innovative design and technology. The company manufactures one of the lightest electric bicycles on the market, featuring a rounded aluminum frame and carbon rim for improved performance. Each e-bike is equipped with a smart cockpit that provides riders with essential information, including battery charge, distance traveled, air quality, and various riding modes. Additionally, Angell's e-bikes incorporate a unique safety system that offers vibrating navigation assistance via the handlebars, a fall alert, and an anti-theft alarm. This combination of lightweight construction and advanced features aims to transform the everyday cycling experience in cities.

Scalefast

Series B in 2020
Scalefast is a digital commerce solution that simplifies and streamlines e-Commerce for inspirational brands. The company uses a powerful combination of Artificial Intelligence and e-Commerce expertise. It provides the infrastructure and full-service business operations necessary to scale quickly and increase revenue, with everything needed under one roof. Scalefast takes the complexity out of digital commerce for brands in the entertainment, consumer goods, and fashion industries. It is based in Los Angeles, with offices in Paris and Madrid, and was founded in 2014.

La Belle Vie

Venture Round in 2020
La Belle Vie is an online grocery based in Paris, France. It sells basic groceries, organic stuff, meat, fish and vegetables. It has developed all its tools from scratch, including its ERP, a warehouse management service and a delivery management service.

Singulart

Venture Round in 2020
Singulart operates an online art gallery platform that connects art lovers with a diverse range of invited artists from around the globe. The platform empowers artists to independently manage the sale of their works, facilitating a transparent and equitable art market. Singulart's commitment to promoting its artists allows art enthusiasts and collectors to discover and purchase unique pieces they might not encounter elsewhere. By showcasing a wide array of artistic expressions, Singulart enriches the cultural experience for its users, encouraging exploration and inspiration through the global art community.

Medelse

Seed Round in 2020
Medelse offers connected medical recruitment solutions. Medelse supports new healthcare professionals, medical institutions and recruiters.

Dipli

Venture Round in 2019
Agora Place is an online marketplace platform based in Paris, France, that specializes in sourcing technology products for professional buyers. Founded in 2016, the platform enables users to compare a wide range of suppliers offering both new and refurbished electronics. By consolidating various suppliers into a single platform, Agora Place streamlines the ordering process, making it easier for businesses to find and procure the technology products they need.

Urgence Docteurs

Seed Round in 2019
Urgence Docteurs SAS operates an online platform that facilitates home visits by healthcare professionals, enabling users to receive medical consultations within an hour. Founded in 2017 and based in Paris, the company addresses the needs of a significant number of doctors in France who are not practicing, estimated to be between 20,000 to 30,000. This platform supports a variety of medical practitioners, including general practitioners, pediatricians, physiotherapists, and nurses, allowing them to connect with patients while minimizing operational constraints. Urgence Docteurs aims to leverage the expertise of these healthcare professionals, many of whom face challenges such as high installation costs and administrative burdens that hinder their ability to establish practices. The application not only facilitates home visits but also offers teleconsultation options, providing patients with convenient access to medical care while ensuring the verification of healthcare providers' credentials.

Innovorder

Venture Round in 2019
InnovOrder is a customizable white label website and application for restaurants that allows its users to make orders online. It also offers a software solution that enables its customers to order and pay on a touch screen device located inside the restaurant, all linked to an e-point of sales displayed on a tablet. InnovOrder improves restaurants’ scalability by enabling them to generate higher sales at no additional costs. The company aims to provide restaurants with better tools to improve all their processes as well as their service to customers. Launched in 2013, InnovOrder is based in Paris, Ile-de-France.

PopChef

Series A in 2019
PopChef is an online on-demand food delivery platform that specializes in providing handmade meals to customers. Launched at the Paris Founders Event in Winter 2015, the company focuses on delivering fresh and seasonal products quickly, within a few minutes of ordering. Its offerings are designed to cater to both office and home consumers, ensuring that meals are not only flavorful but also fairly priced and environmentally conscious. PopChef emphasizes sustainability by using biodegradable packaging made from sugarcane, reflecting its commitment to reducing environmental impact while satisfying customer demand for quality food.

FretLink

Series B in 2019
FretLink is a web-based platform established in 2015 and located in Paris, France, that connects shippers with transportation companies to enhance logistics efficiency. The platform serves as a marketplace where shippers can organize and track their freight while enabling carriers to report their available transport capacity and receive appropriate orders. By pooling shipments and utilizing backloads, FretLink optimizes transportation activities, offering advantages to all participants in the supply chain. The service provides greater visibility and facilitates smoother logistics processes, allowing industrial shippers to manage their operations more effectively.

Simundia

Seed Round in 2019
Simundia SAS, founded in 2016 and based in Paris, France, specializes in providing digital coaching services aimed at enhancing professional development. The company offers a platform that delivers personalized coaching experiences, focusing on convenience, discretion, and affordability. Through its innovative approach, Simundia equips business managers with the tools needed to improve their soft skills and effectively address various challenges in the workplace. By emphasizing a short-distance format, the platform fosters awareness around different themes, thereby supporting professionals in their personal and career growth.

PopChef

Seed Round in 2019
PopChef is an online on-demand food delivery platform that specializes in providing handmade meals to customers. Launched at the Paris Founders Event in Winter 2015, the company focuses on delivering fresh and seasonal products quickly, within a few minutes of ordering. Its offerings are designed to cater to both office and home consumers, ensuring that meals are not only flavorful but also fairly priced and environmentally conscious. PopChef emphasizes sustainability by using biodegradable packaging made from sugarcane, reflecting its commitment to reducing environmental impact while satisfying customer demand for quality food.

Bonsoirs

Seed Round in 2018
Bonsoirs is a French company that specializes in the manufacture of bed linen, including sheets and pillowcases. Established in 2014 and based in Paris, the company focuses on providing high-quality linen designed to enhance everyday comfort and aesthetics. Bonsoirs aims to rejuvenate the bed linen and household linen market by offering products that combine coziness, timeless colors, and affordability. The company also emphasizes sustainability, ensuring that its offerings have a positive impact on the environment while making quality linen accessible to a wider audience. In addition to its retail operations, Bonsoirs sells its products online, catering to consumers seeking both comfort and style in their home textiles.

Comet

Series A in 2018
Comet SAS operates an online platform that connects technology and data freelancers with companies seeking their expertise. Founded in 2016 and based in Paris, France, the platform utilizes advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence to evaluate and match freelancers to organizational needs effectively. Comet aims to provide a beneficial experience for both freelancers and companies, ensuring that businesses have access to the required skills while offering freelancers engaging projects with a sense of security. By fostering an interactive community of skilled professionals, Comet enhances the recruitment process in the tech and data sectors.

Aircall

Series B in 2018
Aircall, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based phone support software designed for startups and small to medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Paris, France, Aircall offers a SaaS application that enables companies to easily set up and manage phone support online. Its innovative voice platform integrates with popular productivity and helpdesk tools, facilitating seamless communication and enhancing customer support and sales engagement. The software also allows businesses to monitor individual and team performance metrics in real-time, enabling them to make measurable improvements in their operations. Aircall has established a strategic partnership with Telarus Inc. to further enhance its service offerings.

Privateaser

Series A in 2018
Privateaser SAS operates an online platform that facilitates the booking and privatization of venues for group events in France. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Chatenay-Malabry, the platform provides access to over 3,000 bars, restaurants, and rental spaces. It enables users to discover and reserve locations for various gatherings, including parties and corporate events. By streamlining the logistics between customers and venue managers, Privateaser simplifies the process of organizing group events, making it easier for individuals and businesses to find suitable spaces for their needs.

Samsara Therapeutics

Seed Round in 2018
Samsara Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical platform company focused on discovering and developing innovative therapeutics for age-related diseases and unmet medical needs. Founded in 2018 and based in Hamburg, Germany, with additional operations in Oxford, Paris, Graz, and San Diego, the company utilizes a unique geroprotectors screening platform to create caloric restriction mimetic (CRM) molecules. These compounds aim to address the primary molecular causes of aging by targeting essential hallmarks such as proteostasis, autophagy, and energy metabolism. Samsara Therapeutics is recognized for having the largest pipeline dedicated to the identification, chemical optimization, and in vivo validation of compounds that extend healthy lifespan and provide potential treatments for rare genetic and neurodegenerative diseases.

Meero

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2016, Meero aims to revolutionize the world of photography by allowing photographers to dedicate themselves to their passion. From providing revenues and market research to invoicing, post-production, and delivery, Meero takes care of all the laborious, time-consuming tasks which plague the industry. Above all, the company aims to provide them with tools for file compatibility, CRM, marketing, and other daily needs. In addition to this, they'll have access to a series of educational masterclasses, inspiring documentaries, meetups with photographers in 35 different countries, a magazine in 2 different languages, and even a foundation supporting photography worldwide. Meero also solves a major problem in the world of photography: photo editing. Normally 60 minutes of actual shooting will take up to 4 hours of extra post-production work. The cutting-edge content enrichment technologies the company is currently developing can reduce this time to a few seconds, solving the problems of long delivery times, inconsistent photo rendering and unfair prices. Meero further gives artists the chance to work with major brands and take advantage of a whole range of solutions that simplify their work and make the production of beautiful images far easier. These innovations allow brands, and soon individual consumers, to access made-to-measure photo and video solutions around the world. Meero manages the photoshoot process from beginning to end, guaranteeing unbeatable prices, delivery times of less than 24 hours and professional photo quality. Today Meero is: - The world's leading on-demand photography platform - A suite of tools dedicated to photographers' activities; masterclasses, a magazine in four different languages, inspiring documentaries, a community of artists, and a foundation in support of photography - The leader in image-processing artificial intelligence - 60,000 photographers around the world - 800 team members of 49 different nationalities - 1 Photoshoot delivered every 25 seconds - 6 offices: Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Bangalore, Singapore

Edda

Seed Round in 2017
Edda operates a cloud-based platform designed for investment management and performance tracking, specifically catering to the needs of venture capital firms. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Paris, France, the company facilitates the management of investments, the tracking of fund performances, and the generation of relevant reports. Additionally, Edda provides tools for communication with companies and monitoring of the latest news related to those companies. The platform aims to streamline the investment management process, helping venture capitalists enhance their operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Aircall

Series A in 2016
Aircall, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based phone support software designed for startups and small to medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Paris, France, Aircall offers a SaaS application that enables companies to easily set up and manage phone support online. Its innovative voice platform integrates with popular productivity and helpdesk tools, facilitating seamless communication and enhancing customer support and sales engagement. The software also allows businesses to monitor individual and team performance metrics in real-time, enabling them to make measurable improvements in their operations. Aircall has established a strategic partnership with Telarus Inc. to further enhance its service offerings.

Happn

Series B in 2015
Happn is a location-based mobile dating application that allows users to connect with individuals they have encountered in real life. The platform facilitates the discovery of potential matches by showing users profiles of people they have crossed paths with, enhancing the likelihood of meaningful connections. In addition to enabling users to arrange dates, Happn also provides features that allow individuals to report unwanted behavior or block profiles, ensuring a safer and more respectful environment for its users. By focusing on real-time interactions, Happn aims to create a dating experience that is both engaging and relevant to users' everyday lives.

WeMoms

Seed Round in 2015
WeMoms is a social network platform aimed at supporting expectant mothers by providing practical parenting guidance derived from the real-life experiences of other women. The platform serves as a resource for users to navigate their maternity journey, offering tips and information in a relatable and accessible manner. By fostering connections among young women and mothers, WeMoms creates a community where users can share insights and advice, helping them understand the challenges and joys of parenthood without relying on traditional, academic language. This focus on experiential learning empowers mothers to feel more confident and prepared as they approach motherhood.

Happn

Series A in 2014
Happn is a location-based mobile dating application that allows users to connect with individuals they have encountered in real life. The platform facilitates the discovery of potential matches by showing users profiles of people they have crossed paths with, enhancing the likelihood of meaningful connections. In addition to enabling users to arrange dates, Happn also provides features that allow individuals to report unwanted behavior or block profiles, ensuring a safer and more respectful environment for its users. By focusing on real-time interactions, Happn aims to create a dating experience that is both engaging and relevant to users' everyday lives.
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