Investors in France

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A Plus Finance

Based in Paris, A Plus Finance is an independent investment firm specializing in venture capital and the management of funds dedicated to innovation. It focuses on information technology, environment and e-business in France, and also pursues opportunities in real estate and private equity. The team combines financiers and entrepreneurs, providing practical management insight and a long-term development perspective for portfolio companies. The firm manages about €220 million in assets and typically invests between €1 million and €4 million per project, reflecting a goal of supporting growth-stage and promising early-stage ventures in the French market.
Made 26 investments in France

Normandie Participations

Normandie Participations is a venture capital firm based in Colombelles, France, founded in 2016. The firm invests primarily in small and medium-sized enterprises in Normandy through equity and quasi-equity, and it co-invests in Normandy-based companies. It supports early-stage ventures and operates FFWD Normandie, a subsidiary accelerator and incubator offering six-month and twelve-month programs for startups in Normandy, with initial investments up to €150,000, focusing on sectors such as agtech, agrotech, food science and retail. The organization aims to foster regional innovation and economic development by funding and accelerating local entrepreneurs.
Made 10 investments in France

Kima Ventures

Kima Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Paris with an office in London, founded in 2010 by Xavier Niel. It invests in seed and early-stage startups worldwide, often as lead investor, and supports founders with funding, an extensive network, and guidance to accelerate product development and growth. The firm emphasizes rapid decision-making and aims to smooth fundraising so founders can focus on building their business. Described as a network of founders and experts with a pay it forward mindset, Kima has invested in hundreds of startups across multiple countries, reflecting its global reach and active early-stage engagement.
Made 86 investments in France

Supernova Invest

Supernova Invest is a Paris-based European private equity and venture capital firm employing a multi-stage approach to back deep-tech startups and scale-ups. It invests across seed to growth stages in France and Europe, focusing on digital technologies, healthcare, industrial technologies, energy and environment, ecological transition, and related areas such as electronics, advanced materials, and instruments. The firm provides patient capital and strategic support to help portfolio companies scale globally, drawing on a network that includes CEA Investissement to connect start-ups with resources and services. It operates from Paris with an additional office in Grenoble and has a history of exiting portfolio companies through IPOs and M&A.
Made 26 investments in France

Crédit Mutuel Innovation

Crédit Mutuel Innovation is the evergreen venture capital arm of Crédit Mutuel Equity, based in Paris with additional offices in Lyon, Bordeaux, Nantes and Montréal. It invests in seed through growth-stage companies in life sciences, digital and deeptech, including information technology, healthcare and industrial innovations, with a view to international expansion. The firm deploys its own equity and forges durable partnerships with entrepreneurs, supported by Crédit Mutuel’s global enterprise ecosystem. Its portfolio includes more than 350 companies, which collectively generate substantial turnover and create tens of thousands of jobs, underscoring the platform’s scale. Typical deal sizes range from approximately €0.5 million to €20 million, and the firm often takes board seats to help guide growth. Crédit Mutuel Innovation operates within the Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale and CM-CIC Investissement group, aligning with the broader Crédit Mutuel network.
Made 82 investments in France

European Innovation Council

Established in 2020, the European Innovation Council supports innovative startups and researchers with promising ideas, focusing on early-stage companies with positive environmental, social, or governance impacts. It co-invests alongside private investors.
Made 50 investments in France

European Investment Fund

European Investment Fund (EIF) is a public institution established in 1994 to improve access to finance for Europe's small and medium-sized businesses. It designs and develops venture capital and guarantee instruments to support SMEs and to catalyse private investment, aiming to build a robust European equity ecosystem. EIF engages in venture capital, growth capital, and guarantee operations, backing innovative entrepreneurs primarily in technology and life sciences, as well as across other sectors. Through cornerstone investments and fund participation, EIF seeks to crowd in private investors and stimulate venture activity across Europe. Its equity portfolio has grown substantially, with assets under management exceeding EUR 14 billion, reflecting its broad role in strengthening SME finance and supporting entrepreneurship and growth.
Made 42 investments in France

Seventure Partners

Seventure Partners is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 1997 that invests in digital technologies and life sciences companies. It provides capital and strategic guidance to help innovative startups accelerate growth, leveraging a team of investors and a broad European network. The firm targets sectors including B2B SaaS, fintech, retail tech, and cybersecurity in digital technologies, and biotech, healthcare, and nutrition in life sciences, with additional interests in sports and wellbeing and the blue economy. It is regarded as one of Europe's leading venture capital players, with about €1 billion under management as of 2023, and maintains a multi-city European presence with offices in major centers. The firm aims to identify tomorrow's European leaders and support their development through its expertise and networks.
Made 77 investments in France

Kurma Partners

Kurma Partners is a Paris-based investment management company focused on funding innovation in healthcare and biotechnology across Europe. Established in 2009, it targets early-stage to development capital for life sciences companies and digital health ventures, spanning healthcare, biotechnology, and related technology sectors. The firm pursues a hands-on approach to support research-driven startups, leveraging connections with research institutes and hospitals to advance therapeutic and medical innovations. Through its activity as a private equity and venture investor, Kurma Partners seeks to back companies throughout their growth trajectory, from initial concept to market readiness, helping them navigate clinical development, regulatory pathways, and commercialization in the European market.
Made 23 investments in France

Demeter Partners

Demeter Partners is a Paris‑based private equity and venture capital firm focused on the energy transition and environmental sustainability. Founded in 2005, it funds companies from seed through growth and infrastructure across Europe, with activity in select North American opportunities, and typically pursues minority stakes with board representation. The firm targets eco‑industries and climate technologies, including water, air and waste treatment, energy efficiency, renewable energy, green buildings, and related environmental services, as well as software, services, and industrials aligned with sustainable development.
Made 44 investments in France

Alven Capital Partners

Alven Capital Partners is a Paris-based venture capital firm that supports early-stage technology and consumer startups, with a focus on French and francophone entrepreneurs. The firm backs ventures in digital technology sectors such as artificial intelligence, data management, software-as-a-service, cybersecurity, and disruptive consumer models including marketplaces and web brands. Its activity spans Europe and North America, and it has a history of funding companies across information technology and TMT sectors, typically at initial and early growth rounds. Founded in 1999, Alven leverages its market knowledge and sector experience to help ambitious entrepreneurs scale their ventures.
Made 57 investments in France

IDI Group

IDI Group is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1970 and based in Paris, France. It specializes in direct investments and fund of funds strategies, backing small and mid-sized companies through growth capital, leveraged buyouts, expansion funding, and related equity investments. The firm pursues both majority and significant minority stakes and offers co-investment opportunities, aiming to partner with management teams to enable growth and strategic transformation. As an early player in France's private equity landscape, IDI Group emphasizes flexible investment structures and long-term partnerships to support entrepreneurs' bold plans across stages and sectors. It engages in fund investments alongside external managers, reinforcing value creation through active oversight and strategic financing.
Made 3 investments in France

Sofinnova Partners

Sofinnova Partners is an independent venture capital firm based in Paris, France, focusing on life sciences from seed to later-stage investments. It backs startups, early-stage companies, corporate spin-offs and occasionally turnaround situations in biopharmaceuticals/biotech, medical devices, and industrial biotechnology. The firm typically takes a lead or cornerstone role, often serving as the first institutional investor in Series A rounds, and actively supports portfolio companies through formation and beyond, including board participation. The firm manages more than €2 billion in life sciences assets.
Made 67 investments in France

Siparex Group

Siparex Group is a Lyon, France based private equity firm founded in 1977 that engages in multi-sector investments across software, commercial products, business services, manufacturing, e-commerce, life sciences, educational technology, robotics and drones, fintech and healthcare services, targeting transactions in France and Western Europe as well as the United States; the firm has grown into an independent, international investor over more than three decades, leveraging its regional roots and diverse sector focus to support growth and operational improvement in portfolio companies.
Made 65 investments in France

Elaia

Elaia is an independent venture capital firm based in Paris that backs early-stage technology companies in Europe, focusing on the digital economy and deep tech. Founded in 2002 by Philippe Gire and Xavier Lazarus, it combines extensive venture capital and digital industry experience to provide close, proactive support to its entrepreneurs. With more than €700 million under management, Elaia pursues software, B2B, cybersecurity, fintech, life sciences, cloud technologies, and related tech sectors, helping startups navigate from initial rounds to scalable global leaders.
Made 39 investments in France

Newfund

Newfund is a venture capital firm headquartered in Paris, France, with activity across Europe and North America. It focuses on early-stage investing, including pre-seed and seed rounds, backing technology-driven startups and companies aiming to drive global change. The firm pursues opportunities in the United States, Canada and European markets, and its interests include information technology, life sciences such as precision medicine and brain tech, as well as other technology-enabled businesses. By supporting founders from inception through growth, Newfund seeks to help innovative companies scale and reach international markets.
Made 48 investments in France

Partech

Partech is a global tech investment firm headquartered in Paris, with offices in Berlin, Dakar, Dubai, Nairobi and San Francisco. It provides capital, operational experience and strategic support to entrepreneurs from seed through growth, helping them scale through multiple stages. Founded in San Francisco about 40 years ago, Partech currently manages €2.5 billion in assets and backs a portfolio of roughly 220 companies across 40 countries and four continents.
Made 59 investments in France

Karista

Karista is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 2001 that focuses on incubation and early-stage investments across Europe, with a particular emphasis on France (Ile-de-France and Paris). It backs technology-driven startups and aims to provide more than capital by partnering with entrepreneurs to align on a shared vision and to accelerate growth through strategic guidance and an extended network. The firm invests across a broad range of sectors including information and communication technology, electronics and microelectronics, nanotechnology, software and services, healthcare (biotech, medical devices, medicine), new materials and chemistry, industrial automation, energy and clean technologies, telecom, life sciences, digital and AI, space technology, cybersecurity, construction technology, and other deeptech areas including NewSpace. Typical early-stage investments range from €0.5 million to €5 million, often targeting companies with revenue up to several million euros. Karista seeks to support both B2B and B2C ventures with scalable business models within a European footprint.
Made 57 investments in France

ISAI

ISAI is a Paris-based venture capital firm that backs technology-driven companies, with a focus on software as a service, platform as a service, infrastructure as a service, and related technology sectors such as data, sustainability, and 5G. It pursues early-stage and expansion investments in French and European internet and tech businesses, supporting portfolio companies with capital and strategic guidance to accelerate growth.
Made 47 investments in France

360 Capital

360 Capital is a venture capital firm based in Paris and Milan that backs early-stage startups across Europe in deeptech, climate technology and digital sectors. With a 20-year track record, it supports entrepreneurs in developing ambitious, disruptive companies. The firm manages about €400 million in assets and maintains an active portfolio of more than 50 companies.
Made 49 investments in France

AQUITI Gestion

AQUITI Gestion is a private equity firm based in Bordeaux, France, focused on investing in technology companies across France. Founded in 1998 with support from regional authorities and public institutions, the firm manages venture, growth and leveraged buyout funds including Aquitaine Amorçage, ACI and Aqui-Invest. It has backed more than 200 transactions contributing to the creation and development of about 150 companies and thousands of jobs. Its current portfolio, managed by ACI and Aqui-Invest, comprises around 50 companies with revenues ranging from startup level to about 30 million euros.
Made 22 investments in France

Founders Future

Founders Future is a venture capital firm headquartered in Paris, founded in 2018. It specializes in early-stage investments, including startup studio activities, pre-seed, seed, and series A rounds, and backs startups across Europe. The firm targets a broad range of sectors such as software as a service, information technology, fintech, e-commerce, commercial products and services, transportation, semiconductors, retail, and food technology, with a focus on business-to-business and software-enabled solutions.
Made 20 investments in France

Serena Capital

Serena Capital is a Paris-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology companies across Europe and North America. Founded in 2008, it targets sectors including deep tech, enterprise software, marketplaces, entertainment, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, and tech-enabled services, with a commitment to AI, SaaS, climate tech, digital transformation and positive impact. The firm provides extensive operational support through a large in-house team and an active startup community that connects portfolio founders with executives. Serena Capital has invested in more than 100 startups and aims to help ambitious entrepreneurs build durable, scalable businesses while prioritizing sustainability, biodiversity, diversity and inclusion.
Made 35 investments in France

Alliance Entreprendre

Alliance Entreprendre is an investment firm based in Paris, France, with a regional office in Lyon. Founded in 1995, it engages in venture capital and private equity investments, including early-stage opportunities, and typically acquires majority or minority stakes through buyouts, management buyouts and buy-ins. The firm was acquired in 2022.
Made 4 investments in France

InnovaFonds

InnovaFonds is an independent growth equity investment firm based in Paris, France. Founded in 2011, it focuses on French small and mid-sized companies across diverse sectors such as design and manufacturing of rail and road equipment, professional clothing, uninterruptible power supply, technical textiles, natural stone worktops, reusable bins, robotics and automation, packaging and logistics, portable scientific instruments, imaging and electronic equipment, and embedded electronics. The firm combines industrial and financial expertise and maintains an active approach to supporting portfolio companies, with about €100 million under management across three investment vehicles and a presence in Paris, Lyon and Grenoble.
Made 4 investments in France

Evolem

Evolem is a Lyon, France-based private equity and venture capital firm that makes seed, growth capital, acquisitions and leveraged buyout investments across Europe. It backs small and mid-sized enterprises in sectors such as industrial goods and services, transport, consumer and financial services, agriculture, renewable energy, healthcare, and construction, with a focus on France’s regions including the South-East and Île-de-France. The firm typically pursues both minority and majority stakes and invests through platforms that target revenue ranges from roughly €10 million to €100 million, with equity investments up to about €35 million. Evolem also operates an early-stage vehicle for smaller French startups and emphasizes long-term partnerships, co-investment opportunities, and strategic consolidation.
Made 14 investments in France

Aster Capital

Aster Capital is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 2000, with offices in Paris, London, San Francisco, Tel Aviv and Nairobi. It backs early- to growth-stage companies in mobility, energy, and industrials, with a focus on digital and deep-technology across Europe, North America, and Africa. The firm pursues direct investments as well as fund-of-funds strategies and seeks to acquire minority or majority stakes with board representation in portfolio companies. Its focus areas include renewable energy, clean transportation, energy efficiency, smart manufacturing, IoT, nanotechnology and other enabling technologies that support sustainable resource management and infrastructure. Aster Capital collaborates with portfolio companies to accelerate growth, drawing on a broad ecosystem of experts and strategic partners to help expand markets and scale operations.
Made 50 investments in France

Global Founders Capital

Global Founders Capital is a Berlin, Germany-based venture capital firm with a global focus that invests across seed, early, and later-stage companies. It maintains a stage-agnostic approach, seeking innovative ideas with potential impact and feasibility in global markets.
Made 19 investments in France

CapHorn Invest

CapHorn Invest is an independent venture capital firm based in Paris, founded in 2010. It invests in climate technology, health technology, and enterprise technology, supporting transformative solutions that address climate change; it targets seed to Series B rounds, typically 1 to 10 million euros per investment. The firm manages about 180 million euros across two funds and has a portfolio of more than 20 companies. Since 2020 it operates as a Club Deal under the structure of Anaxago.
Made 21 investments in France

SIDE Capital

SIDE Capital is a venture capital firm based in Paris, France, that backs early-stage technology startups in France. It typically serves as the sole investor in seed rounds, investing 300,000 to 600,000 euros, and aims to offer fair, equitable terms through a fast, agile process for founders.
Made 10 investments in France

Arkéa Capital

Arkéa Capital is the private equity and venture capital arm of Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, based in Le Relecq-Kerhuon, France. It engages in direct investments and fund-of-funds across sectors with a focus on France, especially Western regions. In seed and startup stages it typically invests between €0.1 million and €1 million; for growth capital, corporate restructuring or buyouts it ranges from €1 million to €70 million, aiming for long-term holdings and usually minority stakes, with possible co-investment. Exits typically occur after five to ten years, with longer horizons when acting as a reference shareholder in large-cap companies. Target sectors include agriculture and fishing, food and consumer goods, industrials and services, technology, energy, healthcare, financial services, logistics, and manufacturing.

Smalt Capital

Smalt Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm that concentrates on small and mid-sized companies across a broad range of sectors, including manufacturing, software, energy, environment, healthcare, consumer goods, and the wine industry. It pursues capital-succession deals, growth capital, recapitalizations, and buyouts, investing through structures such as LBO, LBI, OBO, MBO, and MBI. The firm targets unlisted companies and typically takes minority stakes of up to 35% or majority stakes, often joining the boards of portfolio companies. It operates primarily in France and select international markets, with an investment pace of roughly €0.05 to €8 million per transaction for enterprises valued between €3 and €30 million and revenues between €1.5 and €50 million. It also engages in co-investments and supports development of products, processes, or services, including renewable energy and green economy themes. Smalt Capital was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Marseille, with additional offices in Ajaccio, Nouméa, Paris, Saint-Denis, Tunis, and other locations.

123 Investment Managers

123 Investment Managers is an independent investment firm based in Paris with offices in Lyon, specializing in private asset investments across venture capital, private equity, and fund of funds. It pursues direct investments in a broad range of stages from seed to mature growth and co-investment opportunities, primarily in technology, industry, renewable energy, and consumer sectors, and also in health-related and eldercare services, hotels, clinics, and other accommodation ventures. The firm focuses on Europe, with emphasis on France, Switzerland, the United States, and Canada, and targets portfolio company enterprise values roughly €5 million to €400 million, investing typically from about €0.8 million to €8 million per deal. It also offers multi-theme private asset strategies across tourism, healthcare, infrastructure, and real estate to help private and institutional clients access unlisted French companies and long-term value creation.
Made 8 investments in France

Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 and based in London with additional offices in San Francisco and Geneva, supporting entrepreneurs shaping technology-driven global businesses by investing across early and growth stages in software, TMT, and related sectors including artificial intelligence, data, fintech, healthcare, and mobility, and partnering with founders to scale companies globally.
Made 41 investments in France

Investir&+

Investir&+ SAS is a venture capital firm based in Paris, France, established in 2005. The firm specializes in investing in early-stage and growth-stage socially conscious companies across various sectors, including housing, water, energy, employment, health, and sustainable agriculture. Investir&+ focuses on companies that have been operational for at least 12 to 18 months and typically invests between €0.3 million and €1 million per investment, with a maximum total investment of €2 million in a single enterprise. The target enterprise value for investments ranges from €0.7 million to €5 million. The firm aims to hold its investments for five to seven years and seeks board representation in its portfolio companies. Committed to the common good, Investir&+ strives to make a positive social and environmental impact through its investment activities.
Made 9 investments in France

Gimv

Gimv is a European investment company specializing in private equity and venture capital, founded in 1980 and headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium. It focuses on investments in business-to-business services, financial services, healthcare, information technology, technology, media and entertainment, telecommunications, manufacturing and life sciences, with activity across Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The firm manages a substantial portfolio, overseeing about 1.8 billion euros of investments across 85 portfolio companies, which together generate more than 6 billion euros in turnover and employ over 28,000 people.
Made 27 investments in France

RAISE

RAISE is a Paris-based investment group comprising a growth capital investment company and a non-profit endowment. It operates Raise Ventures as its venture capital arm, investing in Series A and B and other early to late-stage startups across Europe, with a focus on technology-enabled firms in France, and avoids biotech and medtech. The group manages funds such as Raise Venture Fund, a 2018 vintage vehicle targeting commercial services, mobile and TMT. RAISE Impact supports ambitious projects as a minority shareholder, focusing on strategic development and the measurement of impact across the investment period to advance systemic changes for people and the planet.
Made 20 investments in France

Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 by Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London and Bangalore. It funds early- and growth-stage technology companies across software, cloud, SaaS, consumer, enterprise IT and related sectors, and it supports portfolio companies as they scale internationally. With a global network and more than three decades of experience, Accel seeks to help entrepreneurs build world-class, category-defining businesses. Notable investments include Atlassian, Facebook, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Braintree, Cloudera and Qualtrics, among others. Accel operates multiple funds and programs to back companies at different stages, continuing a long track record of backing ambitious technology founders around the world.
Made 40 investments in France

Breega

Breega is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and based in Paris, France, with offices in London. It invests in European technology startups at the pre-seed to Series A+ stage and supports companies aiming for international expansion. Breega emphasizes a holistic funding approach, providing capital alongside connections, expertise, and operational support to entrepreneurs. Its portfolio spans digital technologies, software as a service, AI, adtech, fintech, health tech, agtech, IoT, and other deep-tech initiatives, across Europe and beyond. The firm targets early-stage rounds and seeks companies with strong growth potential.
Made 14 investments in France

Speedinvest

Speedinvest is a European venture capital firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in Vienna, with offices across Europe and in San Francisco. It specializes in early-stage investments in technology sectors including deep tech, fintech, health, industrial tech, marketplaces, software as a service and infrastructure, climate tech, crypto, and emerging markets. The firm runs specialized investment teams aligned to these industries and offers an in-house Platform+ team providing tailored operational support, such as growth marketing, human resources, US business development and networking assistance throughout the portfolio journey. Speedinvest seeks to be a hands-on partner, sometimes taking operational roles for a period to help portfolio companies scale, and emphasizes hands-on collaboration with founders to accelerate growth.
Made 13 investments in France

Korelya Capital

Korelya Capital is a Paris-based venture capital firm that backs technology startups in Europe and Asia. Founded in 2016 by Fleur Pellerin, it maintains offices in Paris, London, Singapore, and Seoul and aims to expand European tech by providing growth capital and facilitating access to Asian markets. The firm leverages strong ties with Asian corporates and a broad network in Asian tech ecosystems to offer portfolio companies more than funding, including market access and strategic partnerships. As part of Korelya Groupe, the company operates as an investment platform focused on helping ambitious founders build global technology leaders.
Made 17 investments in France

Aglaé Ventures

Aglaé Ventures is a venture capital firm with offices in Paris, New York, and San Francisco. Founded in 2017, it invests in asset-light technology companies at all stages, typically from €100,000 to €100 million. Backed by Groupe Arnault, the controlling shareholder of LVMH, Aglaé Ventures focuses on software, SaaS, content platforms, consumer apps, and information technology companies, and operates primarily in the United States and France.
Made 23 investments in France

Galia Gestion

Galia Gestion is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Bordeaux, France. Founded in 2002, the firm operates as a management company approved by the AMF and has Alliance Entreprendre as majority shareholder. It invests across a broad range of sectors, including energy, wood, industrial services, hotels, restaurants and leisure, media, distribution, food, biotechnology, pharmacy, chemical, real estate, information technology, internet, software, telecommunications services, electronics and utilities.
Made 24 investments in France

Insight Partners

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology and software companies. Headquartered in New York City with offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto, it concentrates on growth-stage software, internet, and data services, with notable focus areas including fintech, cybersecurity, AI/ML, DevOps, and healthcare. Founded in 1995, Insight Partners manages over $75 billion in regulatory assets under management and has invested in more than 750 companies worldwide, with over 55 portfolio companies achieving an IPO. The firm combines capital with hands-on, right-sized software expertise to support portfolio companies on their growth journey from first investment to IPO.
Made 18 investments in France

Innovacom

Innovacom is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 1988 that concentrates on early-stage technology and digital sector investments. It backs startups across Europe, with some funds extending into North America, targeting software, hardware, telecom, networking, components, and related services and content. Beyond funding, Innovacom provides support and networking to help portfolio companies access strategic industrial partnerships and open-innovation opportunities, aiming to create financial and strategic value for its investments.
Made 42 investments in France

BlackFin Capital Partners

BlackFin Capital Partners is a Paris-based private equity and venture capital firm focused on financial services and technology companies across Europe. Founded in 2009, the firm pursues a sector-driven approach, investing across early-stage to growth opportunities and often taking majority or influential minority stakes. It targets fintech, insurtech, regtech, payments, and other financial services, as well as technology-enabled businesses. BlackFin concentrates on continental Europe, with a presence in major European markets and an emphasis on partnering with management teams to accelerate growth, improve margins, and build platform companies through organic expansion and buy-and-build strategies.
Made 20 investments in France

Generis Capital Partners

Generis Capital Partners is a management company approved by the AMF that provides financing to small and medium-sized enterprises through equity contributions and debt instruments. Based in Paris and founded in 2008, it operates as a bridge between banking and traditional venture capital, offering innovative financing and strategic support to SMEs and growth companies. The firm manages venture capital, venture debt and private equity activities across Europe, with a focus on France, the United Kingdom and other European markets. It invests across sectors including health technologies, information and communication technology, digital media, renewable energy, software, industrials, fintech, and consumer services, typically taking minority or majority stakes. Investment sizes vary from small equity or debt positions to mid-market stakes, and may involve growth financing, recapitalizations and buyouts, supported by a diversified asset allocation designed to balance risk and upside for investors.
Made 21 investments in France

Daphni

Daphni is a Paris-based venture capital firm and platform founded in 2015 that funds technology startups with a European footprint and international ambition. It operates as a VC platform supported by the daphnipolis community of more than 200 entrepreneurs, executives, academics, artists and advisors, and a digital platform that emphasizes efficiency and transparency. The firm focuses on user-oriented tech companies and seeks opportunities across Europe and the United States, investing primarily in early-stage to growth rounds, including seed, startup, early venture and Series B. It targets ventures addressing market-oriented users across B2B and B2C models and avoids traditional fund-specific language, aiming to back startups with scalable, user-centric approaches. Through its platform, Daphni aims to support founders with practical resources and a collaborative ecosystem to accelerate international expansion.
Made 18 investments in France

Paris Business Angels

Paris Business Angels is an angel network based in Paris, France, founded in 2004. It connects investors to high-potential startups, validating development strategies and offering ongoing guidance and expertise throughout the investment, leveraging the experience of its members. The network prefers opportunities in information technology, software, internet, telecommunications, and healthcare sectors.
Made 14 investments in France

Angelsquare

Angelsquare is an investment bank headquartered in Paris, founded in 2016. It supports startups across Pre-Seed to Series B fundraising and offers advisory services throughout fundraising operations, helping entrepreneurs persuade investors such as business angels, family offices, and investment funds. The firm provides services including accelerator/incubator support, angel and early-stage venture capital, equity crowdfunding, grants, later-stage VC, and seed rounds. It serves information technology, healthcare, financial services, and sectors such as artificial intelligence, fintech, life sciences, and climate tech.
Made 40 investments in France