At Finance Pill we track over 1,000,000 fintech, trading and banking startups and over 3,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 101 Venture Capital companies in France. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Venture Capital Companies & Startups (France)
Omnes Capital
| Founders | Unknown |
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Omnes Venture Capital provides financial assistance to startups in the ICT and life sciences sectors.
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
| Founders | Bill Gates, Jack Ma, Jeff Bezos, John Doerr, Vinod Khosla |
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Breakthrough Energy provides reliable and affordable power without contributing to climate change.
Karmen
| Founders | Baptiste Wiel, Gabriel Thierry, Sebastien Lubineau |
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Karmen offers revenue-based financial solutions such as venture capital and loans to accelerate business growth for SaaS companies.
NUMA
| Founders | Fred Oru, Marie-Vorgan Le Barzic |
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NUMA is a innovation hub which brings together community events, startup acceleration, and innovation programs for corporates.
Tikehau Capital
| Founders | Antoine Flamarion |
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Tikehau Capital Advisors, entrepreneurial company asset management company.
Kima Ventures
| Founders | Jeremie Berrebi, Xavier Niel |
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Kima Ventures promotes the growth of startups, supporting them in the fastest and most effective ways.
AXA Venture Partners
| Founders | Imran Akram |
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AXA Venture Partners is a venture capital fund investing in high-growth, technology-enabled companies.
XAnge
| Founders | Unknown |
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XAnge is a Franco-German team of venture capital investors that manages assets and invests in digital, deeptech, and impact startups.
Future Shape
| Founders | Tony Fadell |
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Future Shape is an investment and advisory firm that invests in engineers and scientists that develops deep technology.
Aglaé Ventures
| Founders | Antoine Loison, Cyril Guenoun |
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Aglaé Ventures funds and supports passionate entrepreneurs who are committed to building transformational products and services.
Ventech
| Founders | Alain Caffi |
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Ventech is a European & Chinese early-stage investment fund that invests in the digital economy.
Partech
| Founders | John Sung Kim, Thomas G. McKinley, Vincent Worms |
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Partech is a technology venture firm that invests in seed, venture, and growth stages.
Elaia
| Founders | Philippe Gire, Xavier Lazarus |
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Elaia is a venture capital firm that focuses on European digital and deep tech startups investing from early-stage to growth development.
SmartAngels.fr
| Founders | Benoit Bazzocchi |
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SmartAngels is the crowdfunding platform dedicated to capital investment of start-ups and growth SMEs.
Seventure Partners
| Founders | Isabelle de Cremoux |
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Seventure Partners is a French venture capital firm targeting in information and communication technology, and life sciences companies.
Prodways
| Founders | Andre-Luc Allanic |
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Prodways is one of the few players able to drive the emergence of 3D printing for series manufacturing.
Daphni
| Founders | Marie Ekeland, Mathieu Daix, Pierre-Eric Leibovici, Pierre-Yves Meerschman, Willy Braun |
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Daphni is a venture capital fund investing in user-oriented, early stage startups with the European DNA and strong international ambition.
Newfund
| Founders | Francois Veron, Patrick Malka |
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Newfund is an Early-Stage Cross-Border People-Driven Entrepreneurial VC firm.
Sofinnova Partners
| Founders | Jean Deleage |
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Sofinnova Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the life sciences sector, from seed to later-stage.
HCVC
| Founders | Alexis Houssou, Barbara Belvisi |
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HCVC is an early-stage Venture Capital firm investing in companies automating and digitizing the physical world.
Jeito Capital
| Founders | Rafaele Tordjman |
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Jeito Capital is a private equity general partner firm headquartered in Paris, France.
Astorg
| Founders | Thierry Timsit |
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Astorg is an independent private equity group with over €8 bn of assets under management.
Demeter
| Founders | Dimitri Onistsuk, Gaia Dempsey |
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Demeter is a major player in venture capital and private equity for the energy and ecological transition.
Isai
| Founders | Christophe Raynaud, Geoffroy Roux de Bezieux, Jean-David Chamboredon, Ouriel Ohayon, Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet, Stephane Treppoz |
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Isai is a tech entrepreneurs’ fund that focuses on early-stage internet startups and small to mid cap tech private equity deals.
Supernova Invest
| Founders | Regis Saleur |
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Supernova Invest finances and supports start-ups in areas of life sciences, energy & environment, industry, microelectronics and digital.
FinKey
| Founders | Adrien Pelletant |
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FinKey is a digital platform dedicated to M&A for start-ups and small businesses.
OSS Ventures
| Founders | Renan Devillieres |
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OSS is the startup studio of the manufacturing future
Singular
| Founders | Jeremy Uzan, Raffi Kamber |
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Singular is a generalist venture capital firm backing ambitious European entrepreneurs.
Wilco
| Founders | Unknown |
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Wilco is a non-profit organization to support the creation of young innovative technological enterprises.
Five Seasons Ventures
| Founders | Ivan Farneti, Niccolo Manzoni |
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Five Seasons Ventures is a venture capital fund aimed at solving the global challenges of the food industry.
BlackFin Capital Partners
| Founders | Bruno Rostain, Eric May, Laurent Bouyoux, Paul Mizrahi |
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BlackFin Capital Partners is a fully independent private equity and venture capital firm focusing on Financial Services.
CapHorn Invest
| Founders | Foucauld Delannoy, Guillaume Dupont, Hugues Joubert, Romain Vidal |
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CapHorn Invest is a French VC firm investing in B2B digital companies.
Otium Capital
| Founders | Antoine Fine, Bruno Raillard, Pierre-Edouard Stérin |
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Otium is an early stage European venture capital fund.
Entrepreneur Venture
| Founders | Alain Beaulac, Bertrand Folliet, Bruno Jacquot, Frédéric Zablocki |
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Entrepreneur Venture is one of the French Management Company in the Venture Capital Market.
Aster
| Founders | Jean-Marc Bally |
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Aster is a Venture Capital firm, partnered with more than 60 teams of entrepreneurs that are transforming markets with disruptive offers.
Idinvest Partners
| Founders | Christophe Baviere |
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Idinvest Partners is a pan-European private equity manager focused on the low and middle market segments.
The Family
| Founders | Alice Zagury, Nicolas Colin, Oussama Ammar |
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The Family nurtures Entrepreneurs through Education, Unfair Advantages & Capital.
Korelya Capital
| Founders | Antoine Dresch, Fleur Pellerin |
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Korelya Capital is a VC firm managing €200M that supports European tech start-ups in their growth in Asia.
Brighteye Ventures
| Founders | Unknown |
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Brighteye Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in edtech companies.
PAI Partners
| Founders | Michel Paris |
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PAI is a major European private equity firm and is the largest private equity investor in France.
Iris Capital
| Founders | Antoine Garrigues, Pierre de Fouquet |
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Iris Capital is a European venture capital supporting entrepreneurs at seed, early, and later stage.
Ring Capital
| Founders | Geoffroy Bragadir, Nicolas Bailly, Nicolas Celier |
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Ring Capital is a France-based venture capital firm, providing finance to fast growing digital scale-ups.
Viareport
| Founders | Emmanuel Amon |
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Viareport offers Finance Departments and CPAs modular solutions in financial consolidation, reporting, governance and tax.
OneRagtime
| Founders | Jean-Marie Messier, Philippe Bourguignon, Stephanie Hospital |
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OneRagtime is the venture platform built to make investments easier for investors and support start-ups in their full journey to success.
Renault Group
| Founders | Fernand Renault, Louis Renault, Marcel Renault |
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Renault Group designs, manufactures, sells, repairs, maintains, and leases motor vehicles.
InvestiGroup
| Founders | Alexandre Azoulay |
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InvestiGroup assists individuals in learning, understanding, and starting financial investments
CAPZA
| Founders | Christophe Karvelis Senn |
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CAPZA is an established European private investment platform focused on small & mid cap companies.
Quadrille Capital
| Founders | Raffi Kamber |
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Quadrille Capital is an independent private investment firm based in Paris and San Francisco.
C4 Ventures
| Founders | Pascal Cagni |
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C4 Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on early stage startups.
Partech Ventures
| Founders | Unknown |
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Partech International places and manages venture capital investments in technology companies.
NewAlpha Asset Management
| Founders | Philippe Paquet |
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NewAlpha is a leading European investor providing venture capital solutions to emerging Fintech and Insurtech companies
Future Positive Capital
| Founders | Alexandre Terrien, Michael Rosen, Sofia Hmich |
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Future Positive Capital is an investment firm that invests in deep tech companies.
Turenne Capital
| Founders | François Lombard |
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Turenne Capital is a private equity management and venture capital company.
Revaia
| Founders | Alice Albizzati, Elina Berrebi |
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Revaia is a growth equity investment fund that focuses on European technology companies with a sustainable ethos.
Argos Wityu
| Founders | Gilles Mougenot |
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Argos Wityu is an independent European private equity group supporting management buyouts of medium sized companies.
Serena
| Founders | Marc Fournier, Philippe Hayat, Xavier Lorphelin |
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Serena Capital caters to technology companies with seed, early, and later stage venture investments.
50 Partners
| Founders | Charles Fourault, Jerome Masurel |
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50 Partners is a French accelerator providing IT startups with mentoring, financing, and office space in central Paris.
Siparex Groupe
| Founders | Dominique Nouvellet |
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Siparex is a private equity investment group that provides funding and assistance to companies from the start-up phase to mid-market size.
Karista
| Founders | Olivier Dubuisson |
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VC firm with a focus on early-stage innovative companies with high-growth potential in Health, Digital, Tech, and NewSpace.
Truffle Capital
| Founders | Bernard-Louis Roques, Dimitri Popov, Henri Moulard, Jean-Francois Fourt, Philippe Pouletty |
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Truffle Capital is an independent European private equity firm originally set up for investing in technology spin-offs.
Business France
| Founders | Unknown |
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Business France is the national agency responsible for the development of exports and international investment in France.
Frst
| Founders | Bruno Raillard, Pierre Entremont |
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Frst is a seed-focused venture firm supporting a new generation of French entrepreneurs with global ambitions.
Paris Business Angels
| Founders | Unknown |
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Paris Business Angels is an investment firm.
Financiere Saint James
| Founders | Michael Benabou |
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Financiere Saint James invests in venture capital (seed to late stage)
Kerala Ventures
| Founders | Antoine Freysz, Marc Laurent, Olivier Occelli |
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Kerala Ventures is a VC firm investing in early-stage tech startups (SaaS, marketplaces, AI, data, tech-enabled services …) based in France.
Emertec
| Founders | Unknown |
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Emertec is a Grenoble-based company managing early-stage venture funds focused on ICT and cleantech startups.
Merieux Developpement
| Founders | Francois Valencony |
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Merieux Equity Partners is an investment firm that specializes in healthcare and nutrition sectors.
Aster Capital
| Founders | Unknown |
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VC fund
123Venture
| Founders | Olivier Goy |
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123 Venture is an independent asset management company.
Groupe BPCE
| Founders | Unknown |
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Groupe BPCE provides a range of banking and insurance services in France.
Auriga Partners
| Founders | Bernard Daugeras, Jacques Chatain, Patrick Bamas |
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Since 1998, AURIGA PARTNERS, an independent Venture Capital firm, has been managing several early stage funds specializing in Information
Generis Capital Partners
| Founders | Thibaut de Roux |
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Generis Capital Partners is an independent venture capital firm focused on providing both equity and debt financing to growth companies.
astorya.vc
| Founders | Florian Graillot, Jan Kastory |
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Astorya.vc is a VC fund investing in insurance technologies, with a focus on early-stage / European startups.
RYSE
| Founders | Guillaume Rivron, Sylvain Ramousse |
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Investment Management Platform for VC/BA/Incubators and accelerators
Ditto Bank
| Founders | Sylvain Pignet |
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Ditto by Travelex is the first digital bank dedicated to currency management.
iBionext
| Founders | Alexia Perouse, Bernard Gilly |
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iBionext is a unique healthcare fund created within a proven breakthrough innovation accelerator.
IDI Group
| Founders | Unknown |
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IDI Group provides investment support to small and mid-sized companies.
I-Source Gestion
| Founders | Unknown |
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I-Source Gestion is a French venture capital firm focused on early-stage information and communication technologies.
Electranova Capital
| Founders | Unknown |
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Electranova Capital, a venture capital fund managed by Idinvest Partners and sponsored by EDF Group, works with entrepreneurs to build
BlockVen
| Founders | Charlie Méraud, Karim Sabba, Zahreddine Touag |
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Building the European digital assets market infrastructure
Inco
| Founders | Nicolas Hazard, Sandy Khan |
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The catalyst for social and green start-ups.
Cap10
| Founders | Abhishek Chandra |
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Cap10 was founded in 2015 and covers the intersection of finance, technology, culture and all things venture capital.
MG Ventures
| Founders | Maurice Gopikian |
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Holding, Investment, Fundraising, M&A
ODDO BHF Private Equity
| Founders | Unknown |
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ODDO BHF Private Equity (formerly ACG Capital) is a management company dedicated to Private Equity.
Weinberg Capital Partners
| Founders | Serge Weinberg |
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Weinberg Capital Partners is an investment firm.
SOYA CAPITAL
| Founders | Unknown |
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Powering visionary entrepreneurs with smart money.
Momentum Invest
| Founders | Alain Cochenet, Pierre le Tanneur |
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Momentum Invest is a constructive investor dedicated to small and medium-sized companies in the services sector.
HUB612
| Founders | Cédric Nieutin |
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HUB612 is a Accelerator VC based in Lyon, France.
Habert Dassault Finance
| Founders | Unknown |
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Habert Dassault Finance is an investment firm which prefers to make seed, early stage and later stage investments.
Shapr Ventures
| Founders | Ludovic Huraux, Vincent Bobin |
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The Seed Fund launched by a startup. We invest tickets ranging from 300k to €1M.
The Hardware Club
| Founders | Alexis Houssou |
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The Hardware Club is a venture capital firm that helps fearless founders tackle hard problems with capital, resources and collaboration.
Alven Capital
| Founders | Unknown |
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Alven is an early-stage venture capital firm with over $500 million under management.
Angelor
| Founders | Unknown |
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Angelor is an investment company.
Elephants & Ventures
| Founders | Alexis Houssou, Barbara Belvisi |
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Elephants&Ventures is an early-stage venture boutique for hardware & software companies.
Chaineum
| Founders | Laurent Leloup |
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Chaineum, the DeFi Company (blockchain technology & finance)
My New Startup
| Founders | Alex McCauley, Thomas Derosne |
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Financement participatif / crowdfunding pour les PME, et pour jeune entreprise ou entrepreneur. Accompagnement de startup.
POSITIVE CAPITAL
| Founders | Unknown |
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POSITIVE CAPITAL supports all stages of the company’s lifecycle: Venture, Growth, LBO, M&A.
Partech Shaker
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Partech Shaker is a startup campus designed for tech companies from all over the world.
CDC Enterprises
| Founders | Unknown |
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CDC Enterprises is a French Government (French treasury) owned €150 million fund of funds, that encourages more early-stage co-funds.
TotalEnergies Ventures
| Founders | Jean Odoux, Thuy Bui |
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TotalEnergies Ventures is TotalEnergies’ venture capital arm focusing on climatech start-ups.
Borderless Ventures
| Founders | Ethan Pierse, Pascal Condamine |
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Borderless Ventures enables cross-border investment, fundraising and corporate business development for FrenchTech and ASEAN startups.
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