Kima Ventures

Kima Ventures is a Paris-based venture capital firm that funds seed and early-stage technology startups globally, with a strong focus on Europe and France. The firm typically participates in rounds from seed to Series A, often as a lead investor, and aims to be a significant minority shareholder while co-investing with angels and other funds. It supports portfolio companies with a network of founders and experts to accelerate growth, speed fundraising, and help teams scale. Kima emphasizes rapid decision-making and founder-aligned support, viewing fundraising as one step in a broader journey. Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Paris and maintains an office in London, reflecting its European reach and global activity, and it has backed hundreds of startups across multiple countries.

Jeanne Cluset

Associate

Xavier Niel

Investor

Alexis Robert

Partner

Jean de La Rochebrochard

Managing Partner

Past deals in Ticketing

Fairlyne

Seed Round in 2023
Fairlyne is a software company that specializes in resale software-as-a-service for travel brands. Founded in 2021 and based in Paris, France, it develops a resale platform for the travel industry that integrates ticket resale directly onto distribution channels. The platform is designed for revenue managers to convert empty seats into revenue while enhancing passenger satisfaction, helping clients improve profitability margins and strengthen brand loyalty and customer retention.

Onepilot

Seed Round in 2021
Onepilot is a company that specializes in customer support software designed to enhance efficiency for both large corporations and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its platform offers a ticketing system that ensures a fast and human response to customer inquiries around the clock. By providing instant and qualified answers, Onepilot enables agents to resolve complex issues swiftly, often in just minutes. The software also features transparent pricing, channel flexibility, integrated tools, and detailed analytics, which help clients address specific business challenges, improve customer experience, and potentially increase sales by up to 20% while reducing average response times by half.

Onepilot

Seed Round in 2021
Onepilot is a company that specializes in customer support software designed to enhance efficiency for both large corporations and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its platform offers a ticketing system that ensures a fast and human response to customer inquiries around the clock. By providing instant and qualified answers, Onepilot enables agents to resolve complex issues swiftly, often in just minutes. The software also features transparent pricing, channel flexibility, integrated tools, and detailed analytics, which help clients address specific business challenges, improve customer experience, and potentially increase sales by up to 20% while reducing average response times by half.

Okarito

Seed Round in 2020
Okarito is an online platform designed to simplify and optimize business travel for companies. It offers a centralized travel management system that integrates content from various airlines and online travel agencies, allowing businesses to efficiently manage employee travel. Okarito provides travelers with personalized support during their trips, while also enabling CFOs to maintain control over travel expenses through innovative budgeting tools. These tools allow for the establishment of dynamic travel budgets that adjust in real time according to market prices, granting employees greater flexibility in their travel options. Additionally, Okarito incentivizes cost-saving measures by allowing employees to donate a portion of any savings to a nonprofit organization of their choice, fostering a culture of responsible spending within the organization.

Duffel

Series B in 2019
Duffel Technology Ltd., established in 2018 and headquartered in Sheffield, UK, operates an online platform that facilitates travel bookings. It specializes in flight booking solutions for businesses of all sizes, enabling them to offer flight search, booking, and management services to their customers. The platform provides real-time pricing and availability, ancillary services like baggage and lounge access, and tools for managing refunds and cancellations. Additionally, Duffel offers API integration and a ready-to-go agent booking tool to streamline the booking process.

Ulysse

Seed Round in 2019
Ulysse is a Paris-based start-up that aims to transform air travel by providing a streamlined airline ticket booking platform. The company focuses on offering users the cheapest fares without advertisements, ensuring a user-friendly experience. Ulysse features a search engine and a price comparison tool that allows travelers to find and book flights based on their preferred times while checking real-time prices. This approach enables customers to secure airline tickets without incurring additional costs, complemented by genuine customer support to assist users throughout their booking process.

Duffel

Seed Round in 2018
Duffel Technology Ltd., established in 2018 and headquartered in Sheffield, UK, operates an online platform that facilitates travel bookings. It specializes in flight booking solutions for businesses of all sizes, enabling them to offer flight search, booking, and management services to their customers. The platform provides real-time pricing and availability, ancillary services like baggage and lounge access, and tools for managing refunds and cancellations. Additionally, Duffel offers API integration and a ready-to-go agent booking tool to streamline the booking process.

Dice

Series A in 2016
DICE is a London-based company founded in 2014 that provides an online platform for discovering and purchasing tickets to live shows and events worldwide. Operating in markets such as the UK, US, France, Italy, Spain, India, and Australia, DICE aims to facilitate access to live performances and enhance the experience for fans. The platform not only enables users to book tickets for various events but also focuses on promoting artists and expanding their reach through live streaming options. By simplifying the ticket purchasing process and connecting fans with their favorite artists, DICE encourages greater attendance at live events.

Jackpocket

Seed Round in 2015
Jackpocket, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2013 that operates a mobile application enabling users to buy official state lottery tickets conveniently. The app, available on iOS and Android devices, serves as a licensed third-party lottery courier, allowing players to order tickets for their preferred games, check results, participate in lottery pools to increase their chances of winning, and receive alerts for any winnings. The platform promotes a secure and responsible approach to lottery participation, having facilitated over $450 million in lottery prizes, including a record-breaking $9.4 million win in New Jersey. Jackpocket operates in numerous states, including Arizona, New York, and Texas, with plans to expand into more markets.

PogoSeat

Seed Round in 2014
Founded in 2012, PogoSeat is a technology company based in Los Angeles that develops mobile applications for fans to upgrade their seats during live events. It offers AI-driven personalization and seamless buying processes, creating new revenue streams and data collection opportunities for partners such as sports teams, concert venues, ticket brokers, and promoters.

TrackDuck

Seed Round in 2014
TrackDuck is a visual feedback and issue tracking solution tailored for small to mid-sized web agencies and freelancers. The platform allows clients to provide feedback directly on websites or image files, simplifying the communication process. By enabling users to leave feedback with just a few clicks, TrackDuck eliminates the need for installation or extensive training, significantly reducing the time spent on communication by 30-80%. This efficiency encourages clearer collaboration between clients and developers, facilitating more effective issue reporting and resolution.

Voz.io

Seed Round in 2014
Built on the latest VOIP technologies, Voz.io enables companies to deploy a robust phone-support solution with zero infrastructure aside from access to an internet enabled computer. Voz.io leverages HTML5 WebRTC technology to deliver peer-to- peer, encrypted, high definition audio/video from within the Web browser - eliminating the need for third-party application downloads (such as required by Skype) or browser-plugins. Companies can purchase multiple numbers from different countries and phone support agents can be located anywhere in the world, making it possible for companies to offer support globally and in various languages. An in-built CRM solution tracks and records all phone calls and voicemails as a “ticket”, allowing companies to keep a close eye on the types of customer calls and the quality of the team’s support. We can be integrated with 3rd party CRM solutions such as Zendesk, Freshdesk, Base, Google, Magento, Salesforce, Shopify, Prestashop, and more.

PogoSeat

Seed Round in 2013
Founded in 2012, PogoSeat is a technology company based in Los Angeles that develops mobile applications for fans to upgrade their seats during live events. It offers AI-driven personalization and seamless buying processes, creating new revenue streams and data collection opportunities for partners such as sports teams, concert venues, ticket brokers, and promoters.

Dishcrawl

Seed Round in 2013
Dishcrawl is a company focused on transforming the culinary experience by connecting people with their local food culture. It operates an online platform that fosters communities of food enthusiasts and organizes a variety of culinary events, including progressive dinners, exclusive chef encounters, and private gatherings. Dishcrawl spans 250 cities across the United States and Canada, with plans for expansion into the UK. Through its events, the company aims to engage participants in unique dining experiences that celebrate local cuisine and culture, while also providing a platform for storytelling and community building.

HipWay

Seed Round in 2011
Hipway is an online travel company maintaining two websites - hiplcub.ru and hipway.ru. Hipclub.ru - is a private online travel club running 10-15 flash sale deals per week. The deals include hotel stays and hotel+flight packages. Hipway.ru - is a travel package specialist offering wide range of hotel+flight packages of Russian tour operators. Hipway recieved angel funding from superangels such as Michael van Swaaij and Chamath Palihapitya in 2010.
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