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101 Fastest Growing Venture Capital Companies & Startups (France)

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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 CrunchbaseSemRush 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

FoundersUnknown
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Omnes Venture Capital provides financial assistance to startups in the ICT and life sciences sectors.


Breakthrough Energy Ventures

FoundersBill 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

FoundersBaptiste 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

FoundersFred 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

FoundersAntoine Flamarion
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Tikehau Capital Advisors, entrepreneurial company asset management company.


Kima Ventures

FoundersJeremie 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

FoundersImran Akram
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AXA Venture Partners is a venture capital fund investing in high-growth, technology-enabled companies.


XAnge

FoundersUnknown
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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

FoundersTony 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

FoundersAntoine Loison, Cyril Guenoun
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Aglaé Ventures funds and supports passionate entrepreneurs who are committed to building transformational products and services.


Ventech

FoundersAlain Caffi
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Ventech is a European & Chinese early-stage investment fund that invests in the digital economy.


Partech

FoundersJohn 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

FoundersPhilippe 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

FoundersBenoit Bazzocchi
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SmartAngels is the crowdfunding platform dedicated to capital investment of start-ups and growth SMEs.


Seventure Partners

FoundersIsabelle 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

FoundersAndre-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

FoundersMarie 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

FoundersFrancois Veron, Patrick Malka
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Newfund is an Early-Stage Cross-Border People-Driven Entrepreneurial VC firm.


Sofinnova Partners

FoundersJean 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

FoundersAlexis 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

FoundersRafaele Tordjman
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Jeito Capital is a private equity general partner firm headquartered in Paris, France.


Astorg

FoundersThierry Timsit
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Astorg is an independent private equity group with over €8 bn of assets under management.


Demeter

FoundersDimitri 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

FoundersChristophe 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

FoundersRegis Saleur
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Supernova Invest finances and supports start-ups in areas of life sciences, energy & environment, industry, microelectronics and digital.


FinKey

FoundersAdrien Pelletant
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FinKey is a digital platform dedicated to M&A for start-ups and small businesses.


OSS Ventures

FoundersRenan Devillieres
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OSS is the startup studio of the manufacturing future


Singular

FoundersJeremy Uzan, Raffi Kamber
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Singular is a generalist venture capital firm backing ambitious European entrepreneurs.


Wilco

FoundersUnknown
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Wilco is a non-profit organization to support the creation of young innovative technological enterprises.


Five Seasons Ventures

FoundersIvan 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

FoundersBruno 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

FoundersFoucauld 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

FoundersAntoine Fine, Bruno Raillard, Pierre-Edouard Stérin
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Otium is an early stage European venture capital fund.


Entrepreneur Venture

FoundersAlain 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

FoundersJean-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

FoundersChristophe Baviere
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Idinvest Partners is a pan-European private equity manager focused on the low and middle market segments.


The Family

FoundersAlice Zagury, Nicolas Colin, Oussama Ammar
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The Family nurtures Entrepreneurs through Education, Unfair Advantages & Capital.


Korelya Capital

FoundersAntoine 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

FoundersUnknown
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Brighteye Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in edtech companies.


PAI Partners

FoundersMichel Paris
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PAI is a major European private equity firm and is the largest private equity investor in France.


Iris Capital

FoundersAntoine 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

FoundersGeoffroy 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

FoundersEmmanuel Amon
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Viareport offers Finance Departments and CPAs modular solutions in financial consolidation, reporting, governance and tax.


OneRagtime

FoundersJean-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

FoundersFernand Renault, Louis Renault, Marcel Renault
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Renault Group designs, manufactures, sells, repairs, maintains, and leases motor vehicles.


InvestiGroup

FoundersAlexandre Azoulay
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InvestiGroup assists individuals in learning, understanding, and starting financial investments


CAPZA

FoundersChristophe Karvelis Senn
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CAPZA is an established European private investment platform focused on small & mid cap companies.


Quadrille Capital

FoundersRaffi Kamber
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Quadrille Capital is an independent private investment firm based in Paris and San Francisco.


C4 Ventures

FoundersPascal Cagni
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C4 Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on early stage startups.


Partech Ventures

FoundersUnknown
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Partech International places and manages venture capital investments in technology companies.


NewAlpha Asset Management

FoundersPhilippe Paquet
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NewAlpha is a leading European investor providing venture capital solutions to emerging Fintech and Insurtech companies


Future Positive Capital

FoundersAlexandre Terrien, Michael Rosen, Sofia Hmich
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Future Positive Capital is an investment firm that invests in deep tech companies.


Turenne Capital

FoundersFrançois Lombard
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Turenne Capital is a private equity management and venture capital company.


Revaia

FoundersAlice 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

FoundersGilles Mougenot
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Argos Wityu is an independent European private equity group supporting management buyouts of medium sized companies.


Serena

FoundersMarc 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

FoundersCharles 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

FoundersDominique 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

FoundersOlivier 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

FoundersBernard-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

FoundersUnknown
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Business France is the national agency responsible for the development of exports and international investment in France.


Frst

FoundersBruno 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

FoundersUnknown
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Paris Business Angels is an investment firm.


Financiere Saint James

FoundersMichael Benabou
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Financiere Saint James invests in venture capital (seed to late stage)


Kerala Ventures

FoundersAntoine 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

FoundersUnknown
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Emertec is a Grenoble-based company managing early-stage venture funds focused on ICT and cleantech startups.


Merieux Developpement

FoundersFrancois Valencony
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Merieux Equity Partners is an investment firm that specializes in healthcare and nutrition sectors.


Aster Capital

FoundersUnknown
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VC fund


123Venture

FoundersOlivier Goy
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123 Venture is an independent asset management company.


Groupe BPCE

FoundersUnknown
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Groupe BPCE provides a range of banking and insurance services in France.


Auriga Partners

FoundersBernard 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

FoundersThibaut 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

FoundersFlorian 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

FoundersGuillaume Rivron, Sylvain Ramousse
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Investment Management Platform for VC/BA/Incubators and accelerators


Ditto Bank

FoundersSylvain Pignet
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Ditto by Travelex is the first digital bank dedicated to currency management.


iBionext

FoundersAlexia Perouse, Bernard Gilly
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iBionext is a unique healthcare fund created within a proven breakthrough innovation accelerator.


IDI Group

FoundersUnknown
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IDI Group provides investment support to small and mid-sized companies.


I-Source Gestion

FoundersUnknown
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I-Source Gestion is a French venture capital firm focused on early-stage information and communication technologies.


Electranova Capital

FoundersUnknown
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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

FoundersCharlie Méraud, Karim Sabba, Zahreddine Touag
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Building the European digital assets market infrastructure


Inco

FoundersNicolas Hazard, Sandy Khan
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The catalyst for social and green start-ups.


Cap10

FoundersAbhishek 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

FoundersMaurice Gopikian
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Holding, Investment, Fundraising, M&A


ODDO BHF Private Equity

FoundersUnknown
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ODDO BHF Private Equity (formerly ACG Capital) is a management company dedicated to Private Equity.


Weinberg Capital Partners

FoundersSerge Weinberg
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Weinberg Capital Partners is an investment firm.


SOYA CAPITAL

FoundersUnknown
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Powering visionary entrepreneurs with smart money.


Momentum Invest

FoundersAlain 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

FoundersCédric Nieutin
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HUB612 is a Accelerator VC based in Lyon, France.


Habert Dassault Finance

FoundersUnknown
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Habert Dassault Finance is an investment firm which prefers to make seed, early stage and later stage investments.


Shapr Ventures

FoundersLudovic 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

FoundersAlexis 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

FoundersUnknown
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Alven is an early-stage venture capital firm with over $500 million under management.


Angelor

FoundersUnknown
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Angelor is an investment company.


Elephants & Ventures

FoundersAlexis Houssou, Barbara Belvisi
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Elephants&Ventures is an early-stage venture boutique for hardware & software companies.


Chaineum

FoundersLaurent Leloup
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Chaineum, the DeFi Company (blockchain technology & finance)


My New Startup

FoundersAlex McCauley, Thomas Derosne
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Financement participatif / crowdfunding pour les PME, et pour jeune entreprise ou entrepreneur. Accompagnement de startup.


POSITIVE CAPITAL

FoundersUnknown
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POSITIVE CAPITAL supports all stages of the company’s lifecycle: Venture, Growth, LBO, M&A.


Partech Shaker

FoundersUnknown
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The Partech Shaker is a startup campus designed for tech companies from all over the world.


CDC Enterprises

FoundersUnknown
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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

FoundersJean Odoux, Thuy Bui
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TotalEnergies Ventures is TotalEnergies’ venture capital arm focusing on climatech start-ups.


Borderless Ventures

FoundersEthan 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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