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1) 500 Startups

500 Startups

500 Global is a globally renowned venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, India, United Kingdom, Brazil, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Cambodia, South Korea, Taiwan
  • City: San Francisco, Austin, Las Vegas, Mexico City, Miami, New York, São Paulo, Washington, Abu Dhabi, Baku, Cairo, Dubai, Manama, Riyadh, Bangalore, Bangkok, Hangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Jaipur, Kuala Lumpur, Nagoya, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Christine Tsai, Dave Mcclure
  • Industries: SaaS, Media, E-Commerce, Consumer, Healthcare, Proptech & Real Estate, Hardware & Industrials, Education, Devops, Fintech, Crypto & Blockchain
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed
  • Minimum check size: $50,000
  • Maximum check size: $250,000
  • Number of investments: 2600
  • Number of exits: 339
  • Funds raised: $67,000,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Canva, Solana, Reddit

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@500startups.com.

2) MassChallenge

MassChallenge

MassChallenge is a startup accelerator providing early-stage capital and mentorship to startups across North America and Europe.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, Israel, Mexico, Switzerland, South Korea, Australia, China, Colombia, France, Poland, Ireland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, Morocco
  • City: Boston, Texas City
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: John Harthorne, Akhil Nigam
  • Industries: Fintech, Healthcare, Cybersecurity, Climate & Sustainability
  • Stages: Early Stage
  • Maximum check size: $2,000,000
  • Number of investments: 2103
  • Number of exits: 562
  • Funds raised: $8,600,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Frenalytics, Neurava, SheFly

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@masschallenge.org.

3) Plug and Play Tech Center

Plug and Play Tech Center

Plug and Play provides an array of services including accelerators, mentorships, and capital to entrepreneurs of all backgrounds.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, Canada, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Morocco, Germany, Turkey, South Africa, Italy, France, China, Japan, South Korea
  • City: Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, São Paulo, Topeka, Toronto, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Basel, Ben Guerir, Cairo, Geneva, Hamburg, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, Bangkok, Beijing, Kyōto, Ōsaka, Seoul, San Francisco
  • Started in: 2006
  • Founders: Ali Safavi, Jackie Hernandez, Saeed Amidi
  • Industries: DTC, Enterprise, Fintech, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, InsurTech, IoT, Media, Transportation, Hardware, Proptech & Real Estate, Supply Chain & Logistics, Climate & Sustainability, Travel & Hospitality, Agriculture, Energy
  • Stages: Early Stage, Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Minimum check size: $50,000
  • Maximum check size: $250,000
  • Number of investments: 1447
  • Number of exits: 140
  • Funds raised: $45,500,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Truebill, Honey, Life360

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at investment@plugandplaytechcenter.com.

4) Global Founders Capital

Global Founders Capital

Global Founders Capital is an international early-stage investor backing founders from day 0 to IPO.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Turkey, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Brazil, Mexico
  • City: San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Berlin, Munich, Paris, Stockholm, Milan, Istanbul, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Singapore, Dubai, Jakarta, Beijing, Mexico City, São Paulo
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Oliver Samwer
  • Industries: Consumer, SaaS, Enterprise, Internet & Mobile, IoT, E-Commerce, Productivity, Supply Chain & Logistics, InsurTech
  • Stages: Seed, Early Stage, Pre-Seed
  • Minimum check size: $1,000,000
  • Number of investments: 868
  • Number of exits: 59
  • Funds raised: $1,600,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Meta, Rocket Internet, LinkedIn

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@globalfounderscapital.com.

5) Kima Ventures

Kima Ventures

Kima Ventures is a multistage sector-agnostic venture fund in France.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Jeremie Berrebi, Xavier Niel
  • Industries: Internet & Mobile, Productivity, Entertainment, Fintech
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: €150,000
  • Number of investments: 832
  • Number of exits: 89
  • 3 remarkable investments: Zenly, TransferWise, PayFit

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at join@kimaventures.com.

6) Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland is a government organisation that provides investment support and opportunities for founders looking to build their businesses in Ireland.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Ireland, Germany, Hungary, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Czechia, United Kingdom, Belgium, Poland, Brazil, USA, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Australia, China, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, India, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya
  • City: Dublin, Düsseldorf, Budapest, Paris, Amsterdam, Milan, Stockholm, Madrid, Prague, London, Brussels, Warsaw, São Paulo, Austin, Toronto, New York, Dubai, Sydney, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Beijing, Mumbai, Seoul, Riyadh, Lagos, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Shannon, København
  • Started in: 1998
  • Industries: Life Sciences, Industrial
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Maximum check size: €50,000
  • Number of investments: 686
  • Number of exits: 78
  • Funds raised: €216,100,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Profitero, Immersive VR Education, Invinity Energy Systems PLC

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at equitydept@enterprise-ireland.com.

7) Antler

Antler

Antler is a venture capital firm providing early-stage investments and global residency programs to support founders worldwide.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Singapore, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, United Kingdom, Spain, Norway, France, Sweden, Australia, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, USA, Canada, Kenya
  • City: Berlin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Oslo, Stockholm, Paris, Bangalore, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Seoul, Tokyo, Austin, Boulder, New York, São Paulo, Toronto, Nairobi, Sydney
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Magnus Grimeland,Fridtjof Berge, Dilan Mizrakli Landgraff, Vegard Medbo, Jussi Salovaara
  • Industries: AI & ML, Consumer, Crypto & Blockchain, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, Fintech, SaaS, Gaming, Proptech & Real Estate, Internet & Mobile, Food & Beverage, Supply Chain & Logistics, Healthcare, Media
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage
  • Number of investments: 365
  • Number of exits: 3
  • Funds raised: $82,200,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: ChatFood, Baselime, Genuine Taste

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at hello@antler.co.

8) Speedinvest

Speedinvest

Speedinvest is a venture financing firm that backs pre-seed, seed, and early-stage technology companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Germany, Austria, France, United Kingdom
  • City: Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Daniel Keiper-Knorr, Erik Bovee, Michael Schuster, Oliver Holle, Werner Zahnt
  • Industries: Deep Tech & Hard Science, Fintech, Health & Wellness, Industrial, Marketplace, Consumer, SaaS, Climate & Sustainability, Crypto & Blockchain, Infrastructure
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Minimum check size: €700,000
  • Maximum check size: €1,300,000
  • Number of investments: 361
  • Number of exits: 21
  • Funds raised: €628,400,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Planetly, Fincompare - Smarter Business Finance, Iyzico

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at office@speedinvest.com.

9) Eurazeo

Eurazeo

Eurazeo is an investment firm providing initial to Series C deals to digital services and technologies companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, Brazil, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, Singapore, China, South Korea
  • City: New York, São Paulo, London, Madrid, Paris, Luxembourg, Frankfurt, Milan, Berlin, Singapore, Shanghai, Seoul
  • Started in: 2001
  • Founders: Michel David-Weill, Virginie Morgon
  • Industries: DTC, Cloud, Climate & Sustainability, Consumer, Enterprise, Healthcare, Fintech, Food & Beverage, Internet & Mobile, Industrial, Travel & Hospitality, Life Sciences, Proptech & Real Estate, Advertising, Marketing, SaaS
  • Stages: Early Stage, Series C, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Number of investments: 220
  • Number of exits: 50
  • Funds raised: €3,250,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Nest New York, Deezer, Gisou

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at accueil@eurazeo.com.

10) Heartcore Capital

Heartcore Capital

Heartcore is a consumer technology VC investing in European B2C and B2B2C companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Denmark, Germany, France, USA, Austria, Sweden, Spain, Hungary, Poland, United Arab Emirates
  • City: Copenhagen, Berlin, Paris, Lisbon, Stockholm
  • Started in: 2007
  • Founders: Jimmy Fussing Nielsen, Christian Lindegaard Jepsen,
  • Industries: Travel & Hospitality, Education, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Productivity, Consumer, Gaming, InsurTech, Energy
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: €300,000
  • Maximum check size: €6,000,000
  • Number of investments: 210
  • Number of exits: 51
  • 3 remarkable investments: Reddit, Insight, Werlabs

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@heartcore.com.

11) Verve Venture

Verve Venture

Since 2010, Verve Capital is an early-stage venture capital investing in European tech entrepreneurs.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Switzerland, Germany, France
  • City: Berlin, Zürich, Cambridge, Paris, Lausanne
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Lukas Weber
  • Industries: Big Data & Analytics, SaaS, E-Commerce, Human Resources
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Minimum check size: €500,000
  • Maximum check size: €5,000,000
  • Number of investments: 210
  • Number of exits: 26
  • Funds raised: €250,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: GotCourts, TestingTime, Bring!

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@verve.vc.

12) Partech

Partech

With offices in Europe, Africa and the US, Partech is the global venture capital for tech investments.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, Germany, France, Senegal
  • City: San Francisco, Paris, Berlin, Dakar
  • Started in: 1982
  • Founders: John Sung Kim, Thomas G. Mckinley, Vincent Worms
  • Industries: Food & Beverage, SaaS, E-Commerce, Marketplace, Consumer, Fintech, Health & Wellness, InsurTech, Cybersecurity, Media, Supply Chain & Logistics, Transportation, Developer Tools, Travel & Hospitality, Infrastructure, Energy
  • Stages: Seed, Early Stage, Late Stage
  • Minimum check size: $200,000
  • Maximum check size: $75,000,000
  • Number of investments: 200
  • Number of exits: 22
  • Funds raised: $96,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Toss, Alan, Jellysmack

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at edelaveau@partechpartners.com.

13) Super Capital

Super Capital

Super Capital is a French venture capital firm investing in post-revenue early-stage companies in both B2B and B2C sectors.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2020
  • Founders: Corentin Orsini, Thibaut Gimenez, Frédéric Bouleuc
  • Industries: SaaS, E-Commerce, Marketplace, Consumer
  • Stages: Early Stage, Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: €50,000
  • Maximum check size: €300,000
  • Number of investments: 160
  • Funds raised: €40,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Klarna, Revolut, Instacart

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at dealflow@supercapital.vc.

14) Alven

Alven

Alven is a French venture capital that provides early-stage capital to European companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2000
  • Founders: Guillaume Aubin, Charles Letourneur
  • Industries: Marketplace, Productivity, Developer Tools, AI & ML, Consumer, Social, Entertainment, Fintech, Health & Wellness
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Maximum check size: €15,000,000
  • Number of investments: 160
  • Number of exits: 70
  • Funds raised: €720,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Bisam, Bime, BirchBox

You can find their website here.

15) Runa Capital

Runa Capital

Runa Capital invests in seed to series B companies in enterprise software, deep tech, fintech, edutech and digital health across America and Europe.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, Russia, Germany, France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
  • City: Moscow, Berlin, Paris, Palo Alto, Luxembourg, London
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Serg Bell, Ilya Zubarev
  • Industries: Fintech, SaaS, Deep Tech & Hard Science, Healthcare, AI & ML, Internet & Mobile, Education
  • Stages: Seed, Early Stage, Late Stage, Series A, Series B
  • Minimum check size: $1,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $10,000,000
  • Number of investments: 156
  • Number of exits: 61
  • Funds raised: $157,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: NGINX, MariaDB, Acumatica

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@runacap.com.

16) EQT Ventures

EQT Ventures

EQT Ventures is a European venture capital company with funds investing exclusively in technology companies that have the potential to scale globally and become market leaders.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden
  • City: San Francisco, Paris, Berlin, London, Stockholm
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Hjalmar Winbladh, Kees Koolen, Lars Jörnow
  • Industries: Cybersecurity, Biotech, Social, Media, E-Commerce, AR & VR, AI & ML, Fintech, Gaming, Internet & Mobile, Developer Tools, Manufacturing, Automative, SaaS
  • Stages: Late Stage, Early Stage
  • Minimum check size: €2,000,000
  • Maximum check size: €50,000,000
  • Number of investments: 153
  • Number of exits: 13
  • Funds raised: €1,400,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Peltarion, Verto Analytics, Nectarine Health

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at hello@eqtventures.com.

17) Ventech VC

Ventech VC

Venionaire Capital is an investment firm providing capital for European startups in tech-related sectors.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France, Finland, Germany, China
  • City: Paris, Helsinki, Munich, Shanghai
  • Started in: 1998
  • Founders: Ravi Kunduru
  • Industries: Consumer, Deep Tech & Hard Science, Hardware, Media, Enterprise, SaaS
  • Stages: Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: €100,000
  • Maximum check size: €10,000,000
  • Number of investments: 147
  • Number of exits: 39
  • Funds raised: €959,600,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Botify, Hornet, Reachfive

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@ventech.vc.

18) White Star Capital

White Star Capital

White Star Capital is an international venture capital firm that invests in tech founders in their series A and series B stages.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, Singapore, United Kingdom, France, Japan, China
  • City: New York, Singapore, London, Montréal, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong
  • Started in: 2007
  • Founders: Eric Martineau-Fortin
  • Industries: Healthcare, Internet & Mobile, Fintech, SaaS, Marketplace, DTC, Mobility, Productivity
  • Stages: Seed, Late Stage, Series A, Series B
  • Minimum check size: $1,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $6,000,000
  • Number of investments: 142
  • Number of exits: 27
  • Funds raised: $120,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Castle, DFNS, Webflow

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@whitestarcapital.com.

19) Alven Capital Partners

Alven Capital Partners

Headquartered in Paris, Alven is an early-stage French venture capital funding European startups in its Seed and Series A stages.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France, United Kingdom
  • City: Paris, London
  • Started in: 2000
  • Founders: Guillaume Aubin
  • Industries: AI & ML, SaaS, Marketplace, Productivity, Social, Entertainment, Developer Tools, Crypto & Blockchain, API, Internet & Mobile, Fintech, InsurTech
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Early Stage
  • Minimum check size: $100,000
  • Maximum check size: $15,000,000
  • Number of investments: 136
  • Number of exits: 69
  • Funds raised: $500,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Kiln, Bunch, Mindee

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@alven.com.

20) Seventure Partners

Seventure Partners

Seventure Partners is a French venture capital investing in tech and life sciences companies in Europe.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 1997
  • Founders: Isabelle De Cremoux
  • Industries: Fintech, InsurTech, Biotech, Healthcare, DTC
  • Stages: Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed
  • Minimum check size: €500,000
  • Maximum check size: €10,000,000
  • Number of investments: 130
  • Number of exits: 60
  • Funds raised: €660,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Hardloop, JobTeaser, BiomX

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@seventure.fr.

21) Next47

Next47

Next47 is a corporate venture fund with expertise in scaling B2B businesses.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, China, Germany, Israel, France, United Kingdom
  • City: Palo Alto, Paris, Lehi, Munich, London, Herẕliyya, Berlin, Beijing
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Lak Ananth
  • Industries: AI & ML, Automation, Cybersecurity, IoT, Robotics, Transportation, AR & VR, Enterprise
  • Stages: Late Stage, Early Stage
  • Minimum check size: $5,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $35,000,000
  • Number of investments: 121
  • Number of exits: 22
  • Funds raised: $100,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Apollo, Gecko Robotic, Vast

You can find their website here.

You can contact them at +1 (650)-587-4558.

22) Auriga Partners

Auriga Partners

Based in France, Auriga Partners is a long-term investor supporting companies in France and Europe.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 1998
  • Founders: Jacques Chatin
  • Industries: Life Sciences, Biotech, Consumer, Cybersecurity, SaaS
  • Stages: Early Stage, Late Stage
  • Number of investments: 120
  • Number of exits: 50
  • 3 remarkable investments: Innate Pharma, Eve, Cellnovo

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at auriga@aurigapartners.com.

23) XAnge Capital Fund

XAnge Capital Fund

Based in France, XAnge actively invests in early-stage startups across fintech, B2B, cloud, deep tech and blockchains sectors in Europe.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France, Germany
  • City: Paris, Berlin, Munich
  • Started in: 2004
  • Founders: François De La Villardière
  • Industries: Deep Tech & Hard Science, Cybersecurity, Big Data & Analytics
  • Stages: Early Stage, Late Stage
  • Minimum check size: €1,000,000
  • Maximum check size: €10,000,000
  • Number of investments: 118
  • Number of exits: 40
  • Funds raised: €573,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Skello, Believe, Greenly

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@xange.fr.

24) ABÉNEX

ABÉNEX

Abénex partners with small and medium businesses to help achieve their growth goals.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris, Lyon
  • Started in: 1992
  • Founders: Olivier Moatti
  • Industries: Supply Chain & Logistics, Consumer, Industrial, Healthcare
  • Stages: Growth, Buyout
  • Minimum check size: €5,000,000
  • Maximum check size: €100,000,000
  • Number of investments: 109
  • Number of exits: 64
  • Funds raised: €15,000,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: ESCG, Europa Group, Ecole Superieur

You can find their website here.

You can contact them at +33 (0)153936900.

25) Kurma Partners

Kurma Partners

Kurma Partners exclusively fund European healthcare and biotech companies since 2009.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Thierry Laugel
  • Industries: Biotech, Life Sciences, Healthcare
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed, Late Stage
  • Minimum check size: €10,000,000
  • Number of investments: 91
  • Number of exits: 10
  • Funds raised: €534,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Charles.Co, Ermium Therapeutics, Naox Technologies

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@kurmapartners.com.

26) 360 Capital Partners

360 Capital Partners

With a 20-year track record, 360 Capital backs European founders building innovative deep teach and digital enterprises.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France, Italy
  • City: Paris, Milan
  • Started in: 1997
  • Founders: Fausto Boni
  • Industries: AI & ML, Robotics, Deep Tech & Hard Science, SaaS, Enterprise, Marketplace, Consumer
  • Stages: Early Stage, Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Minimum check size: €150,000
  • Maximum check size: €2,000,000
  • Number of investments: 79
  • Number of exits: 33
  • Funds raised: €400,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Alsid, Earthcube, Exotec

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@360cap.vc.

27) Sarena Capital

Sarena Capital

Serena VC leads pre-seed to series A deals, preferably in the deep tech, enterprise software, marketplaces, and entertainment sectors.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Xavier Lorphelin,Marc Fournier, Philippe Hayat
  • Industries: Deep Tech & Hard Science, Enterprise, SaaS, Marketplace, Entertainment, AI & ML, Big Data & Analytics, Consumer, Fintech, InsurTech, Gaming
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Minimum check size: €100,000
  • Maximum check size: €15,000,000
  • Number of investments: 75
  • Number of exits: 22
  • Funds raised: €639,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Darewise, Qualtera, PrestaShop

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at xlorphelin@serena.vc.

28) Quadrille Capital

Quadrille Capital

With offices in France and the US, Quadrille Capital is an investment firm funding healthcare and tech companies in the US, Europe and China.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France, USA
  • City: Paris, San Francisco
  • Started in: 2001
  • Founders: Jérôme Chevalier, Henri De Perignon
  • Industries: IoT, Internet & Mobile, Healthcare, Consumer, Enterprise
  • Stages: Early Stage
  • Number of investments: 74
  • Number of exits: 17
  • Funds raised: €511,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: BigHat Bioscience, Anyfin, Amboss

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@quadrillecapital.com.

29) Infravia Capital

Infravia Capital

InfraVia is a French investment firm providing capital to infrastructure and technology companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Vincent Levita
  • Industries: Government Technology
  • Stages: Late Stage, Growth
  • Minimum check size: €15,000,000
  • Maximum check size: €50,000,000
  • Number of investments: 72
  • Number of exits: 25
  • Funds raised: €500,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Aurora, Celeste, Liveli

You can find their website here.

You can contact them at +33 (0)1 40 68 17 01.

30) Breega

Breega

Breega is a European venture capital firm backing ambitious founders from seed or series A to growth stages.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: United Kingdom, France, Spain
  • City: London, Paris, Barcelona
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Ben Marrel, François Paulus, Maximilian Bacot
  • Industries: Advertising, Agriculture, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Hardware, Healthcare, IoT, Human Resources, InsurTech, Supply Chain & Logistics, Marketing, Productivity, Mobility, Proptech & Real Estate, Quantum Computing
  • Stages: Seed, Early Stage, Series A
  • Minimum check size: €500,000
  • Maximum check size: €15,000,000
  • Number of investments: 65
  • Number of exits: 6
  • Funds raised: €465,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: WayKonect, Ponicode, Lylo

You can find their website here.

31) Axeleo Capital

Axeleo Capital

Axeleo Capital (AXC) is an enterprise software-focused venture capital firm in France.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Eric Burdier, Mathieu Viallard
  • Industries: Cybersecurity, Internet & Mobile, Proptech & Real Estate, Enterprise, Fintech, InsurTech, Supply Chain & Logistics, Infrastructure, Marketing
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Minimum check size: €100,000
  • Maximum check size: €5,000,000
  • Number of investments: 58
  • Number of exits: 9
  • 3 remarkable investments: Beanstock, Prello, Kadiska

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@axc.vc.

32) Next World Capital

Next World Capital

NextWorld Capital finances late-stage B2B tech startups.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, France, United Kingdom
  • City: San Francisco, Paris, London
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Ben Fu, Craig Hanson
  • Industries: Internet & Mobile, Developer Tools, SaaS, Deep Tech & Hard Science, Enterprise, Big Data & Analytics, IoT
  • Stages: Series B, Series C
  • Minimum check size: $5,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $10,000,000
  • Number of investments: 58
  • Number of exits: 12
  • Funds raised: $135,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Zuora (ZUO), DataStax, Gong.io

You can find their website here.

33) Innovacom

Innovacom

Innovacom is a French investment fund financing startups in the digital and deep tech sectors.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris, Marseille
  • Started in: 1988
  • Founders: Jérôme Lecoeur
  • Industries: Hardware, Consumer, Big Data & Analytics, SaaS
  • Stages: Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed
  • Minimum check size: €400,000
  • Maximum check size: €6,000,000
  • Number of investments: 55
  • Number of exits: 30
  • Funds raised: €602,800,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: SAP Business Objects, Soitec, Gemplus

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@innovacom.com.

34) Future Shape

Future Shape

Future Shape is primarily a seed-stage global venture capital firm investing in agriculture, food, transport, medical diagnostic, pharma, robotics, semiconductors, financials and consumer products.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Tony Fadell
  • Industries: Food & Beverage, Transportation, Healthcare, Robotics, Consumer, Deep Tech & Hard Science, Agriculture, Fintech
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: €10,000,000
  • Maximum check size: €50,000,000
  • Number of investments: 50
  • Number of exits: 19
  • 3 remarkable investments: Turvo, Dice, Bolttech

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at hello@futureshapellc.com.

35) AXA Venture Partners

AXA Venture Partners

AXA Venture Partners is a multistage VC firm with offices across America, Europe and Asia investing in technology companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France, United Kingdom, Singapore, USA
  • City: Paris, London, Singapore, San Francisco, New York
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Imran Akram
  • Industries: InsurTech, Fintech, Healthcare, Enterprise, Consumer, SaaS
  • Stages: Early Stage, Late Stage
  • Minimum check size: $300,000
  • Maximum check size: $20,000,000
  • Number of investments: 47
  • Number of exits: 7
  • Funds raised: $1,200,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Hint, Blockstream, Vida

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at sebastien@axavp.com.

36) Orange Ventures

Orange Ventures

Orange Ventures is a global venture capital firm providing seed and growth capital to companies in America, Europe and MENA regions.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France, Senegal
  • City: Paris, Dakar
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Laetitia Gazel Anthoine
  • Industries: Enterprise, Fintech, Cybersecurity, Consumer, Health & Wellness, Healthcare, Other
  • Stages: Series B, Series C
  • Maximum check size: €20,000,000
  • Number of investments: 45
  • Number of exits: 6
  • Funds raised: €350,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Brut, Veniam, Monzo

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at digital.ventures@orange.com.

37) C4 Ventures

C4 Ventures

C4 Ventures is a European venture capital firm investing companies across the hardware, future of work, media and commerce domains.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: United Kingdom, France
  • City: London, Paris
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Pascal Cagni
  • Industries: Hardware, DTC, Media, Future of Work
  • Stages: Series A, Growth, Late Stage
  • Minimum check size: €3,000,000
  • Maximum check size: €4,000,000
  • Number of investments: 40
  • Number of exits: 9
  • 3 remarkable investments: Shopcade, Riskified, Tempow

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at hello@c4v.com.

38) Kamet Ventures

Kamet Ventures

Headquartered in France, Kamet Ventures funds startups in the health tech, insurtech and mobility sectors.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France, United Kingdom, Israel
  • City: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Paris, London
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Stéphane Guinet, Nicolas Bosc, Michael Niddam
  • Industries: InsurTech, Healthcare, Health & Wellness, Transportation
  • Stages: Early Stage
  • Number of investments: 37
  • Number of exits: 4
  • Funds raised: $11,500,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Qare, Padoa, Fixter

You can find their website here.

39) Bpifrance

Bpifrance

Digital Venture is a French government-backed venture fund investing in entrepreneurs from seed to series B.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Mailys Ferrere
  • Industries: SaaS, Marketplace, Deep Tech & Hard Science, Fintech, Consumer, Healthcare, Biotech
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Minimum check size: €200,000
  • Maximum check size: €10,000,000
  • Number of investments: 34
  • Number of exits: 5
  • Funds raised: €700,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Planity, Klaxoon, Seald

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at F3A@bpifrance.fr.

40) Five Seasons Ventures

Five Seasons Ventures

Five Seasons Ventures is a French venture capital investing in food tech through European consumer brands.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Ivan Farneti, Niccolo Manzoni,
  • Industries: Food & Beverage, Consumer, DTC
  • Stages: Series A, Early Stage
  • Minimum check size: €2,000,000
  • Maximum check size: €4,000,000
  • Number of investments: 34
  • Number of exits: 7
  • 3 remarkable investments: Yamo, Yfood Labs, KoRo

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@fiveseasons.vc.

41) Blisce

Blisce

Blisce is a growth-stage venture capital fund investing in late-stage consumer brands and technology companies in the US and Europe.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, France
  • City: Paris, New York
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Alexandre Mars
  • Industries: Consumer, DTC
  • Stages: Late Stage, Growth
  • Minimum check size: $10,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $30,000,000
  • Number of investments: 31
  • Number of exits: 15
  • Funds raised: $150,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Spotify, Pinterest, Headspace

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@blisce.com&subject=Contact.

42) EduCapital

EduCapital

Educapital is a French venture capital that focuses on tech companies reimagining the future of education and work.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Marie-Christine Levet
  • Industries: Education
  • Stages: Late Stage, Series B, Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: €10,000,000
  • Maximum check size: €50,000,000
  • Number of investments: 24
  • Number of exits: 2
  • Funds raised: €145,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Appscho, Magic Makers, 360 Learning

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@educapital.fr.

43) Citizen Capital

Citizen Capital

Founded in 2008, Citizen Capital is a VC firm investing in European founders.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Laurence Méhaignerie, Pierre-Olivier Barennes
  • Industries: Healthcare, Fintech, Food & Beverage, Proptech & Real Estate, Education, Future of Work, Energy, Climate & Sustainability
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Growth
  • Minimum check size: €500,000
  • Maximum check size: €12,000,000
  • Number of investments: 21
  • Number of exits: 2
  • 3 remarkable investments: Lalilo, Camid Matelson, 365 Talents

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@citizencapital.fr.

44) AID Partners

AID Partners

AID Partners invests in companies within the technology, lifestyle, health tech and finance sectors.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, Hong Kong, China, Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom, Taiwan, France, Belgium, Israel
  • City: Los Angeles, Hilo, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, London, Paris, Brussels, Tel Aviv-Yafo, San Francisco
  • Started in: 2007
  • Founders: Kelvin Wu, Joel Chang
  • Industries: Biotech, Healthcare, Gaming, Entertainment, DTC, Food & Beverage
  • Stages: Late Stage, Growth
  • Number of investments: 20
  • Number of exits: 2
  • Funds raised: $650,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Cmge, Legendary Entertainment, SIRIN Labs

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@8088inc.com.

45) Acadian Ventures

Acadian Ventures

Acadian Ventures are backing bold founders reimagining the future of work across North America and Germany.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, Canada, Mexico, Israel, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Ireland, Malaysia
  • City: Los Angeles, Toronto, Boise, San Jose, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Mexico City, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Paris, Marseille, Berlin, London, Dublin, Kuala Lumpur, New York, Gent
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Jason Corsello
  • Industries: SaaS, Productivity, Health & Wellness, Future of Work, Human Resources
  • Stages: Early Stage
  • Minimum check size: €250,000
  • Maximum check size: €500,000
  • Number of investments: 12
  • Number of exits: 1
  • 3 remarkable investments: Mighty Labs, Fifty.Do, Utmost, Arist, Oyster

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at hello@acadianventures.com.

46) Y Soft Ventures

Y Soft Ventures

Y Soft Ventures is a corporate venture capital financing enterprise hardware and software companies in CEE.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Czechia, Hungary, United Kingdom, France, USA, Israel, United Arab Emirates, China, Japan, Singapore, Australia
  • City: Brno, Budapest, London, Paris, Grapevine, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Dubai, Shanghai, Kōbe, Singapore, Sydney
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Václav Muchna, Martin De Martini
  • Industries: Internet & Mobile, Cybersecurity, AR & VR, IoT, Big Data & Analytics
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed
  • Minimum check size: $350,000
  • Maximum check size: $2,000,000
  • Number of investments: 11
  • Number of exits: 1
  • Funds raised: $4,500,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Dronetag, Nenovision, Sensoneo

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@ysoft.com.

47) Astorya.vc

Astorya.vc

Astorya.vc is a seed-stage venture capital firm investing in European startups with a primary focus on the insurance sector.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Florian Graillot, Jan Kastory
  • Industries: Fintech, Healthcare, Cybersecurity
  • Stages: Early Stage, Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: €300,000
  • Maximum check size: €11,000,000
  • Number of investments: 5
  • 3 remarkable investments: Aazzur, Zelros, Weecovere

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@astorya.vc.

48) Source Ventures

Source Ventures

Based in France, Source Ventures is a pre-seed and seed investment fund for tech startups.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Martin Charpentier
  • Industries: Fintech, Entertainment, Education, Gaming, Crypto & Blockchain
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Minimum check size: €10,000
  • Maximum check size: €50,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Magma App, Finary, Moneybounce

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at hello@sourceventures.vc.

49) HCVC

HCVC

HCVC is a pre-seed to series A venture capital firm that exclusively invests in hard tech companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, France
  • City: San Francisco, Paris
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Alexis Houssou
  • Industries: SaaS, Healthcare, Energy, Biotech, Automation, Crypto & Blockchain, AI & ML, Sports, Robotics
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Funds raised: $80,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Antaris, Stealth, Screenshot

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contact@hardwareclub.co.

50) Blackfin Tech

Blackfin Tech

Blackfin Tech is a European venture capital firm investing in late-stage fintech and insurtech companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: France, Belgium, Germany
  • City: Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Paul Mizrahi, Eric May, Bruno Rostain, Laurent Bouyoux
  • Industries: Fintech, InsurTech
  • Stages: Late Stage, Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Minimum check size: €1,000,000
  • Maximum check size: €30,000,000
  • Funds raised: €530,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Agicap, Bdeo, Epsor

You can find their website here.

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