With over 200 VC investors in France, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep track of the key players. To make things easier, we complied a list of the Top 10 VC Investors in France.
This article is part of a series where we present you the best Venture Capital firms across different cities and countries. Here you can view the rankings for Paris and Lyon.
Top Venture Capital Firms in France
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1. Partech
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Partech is a global investment firm with offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin, and Dakar. They bring together capital, operational experience, and strategic support for entrepreneurs at seed, venture, and growth stages across multiple continents, with over a $1.5B investment capacity. Investments range from $200K to $50M in a wide range of technologies and businesses for enterprises and consumers, from software, digital brands, and services, to hardware and deep tech across all major industries. Companies backed by Partech have completed more than 20 initial public offerings and more than 50 strategic exits above $100M.
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Website: www.partechpartners.com
Founded: 1982
Total fund size: $2.5B
Partech's most notable exits include Glofox, Five9, and Guardicore.
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2. Sofinnova Partners
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Sofinnova Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the life sciences sector, from seed to later-stage.
The firm manages over €2 billion of assets dedicated to life science investing and actively partners with ambitious entrepreneurs as a lead or cornerstone investor to develop transformative innovations that have the potential topositively impact its collective future. It invests in start-ups, early-stage companies, corporate spin-offs, and occasionally turnaround situations with a focus on Life Sciences (Biopharmaceuticals / Biotech, Medical Devices, Industrial Biotechnology). Sofinnova Partners proactively sources deals, takes a lead role, is most often the first institutional investor in Round A financings, and leads its portfolio companies until exit. They sit on the boards of their portfolio companies and play an active role from the formation phase alongside entrepreneurs.
It was headquartered in Paris, Ile-de-France in 1972.
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Website: www.sofinnovapartners.com
Founded: 1972
Total fund size: $3.7B
Sofinnova Partners's most notable exits include CinCor Pharma, ObsEva, and Shockwave Medical.
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3. Seventure Partners
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Seventure Partners is a French venture capital firm targeting in information and communication technology, and life sciences companies. It funds innovation and participates in the entrepreneurial adventure, alongside entrepreneurs and sharing their passion.
Founded in 1997, Seventure Partners is one of the European leaders in venture capital, with€ 660 million under management as of December 31, 2016. It is an active partner of innovative companies that, according to the management team, show strong growth potential and evolving in two fields of activity: Digital Technologies and Life Sciences. With more than 20 employees, including some 15 investors, Seventure Partners has a proven track record and in-depth expertise in technology, entrepreneurship, and various private equity operations.
Seventure's goal is to identify and support the development of tomorrow's European leaders in order to accelerate their growth. To do this, the firm provides entrepreneurs with the expertise, networks, and know-how of its internal team of investors.
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Website: www.seventure.fr
Founded: 1997
Total fund size: €540.1M
Seventure Partners's most notable exits include arGEN-X, Talentsoft, and Galecto.
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4. Omnes Capital
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Omnes VC is the Venture Capital arm of Omnes Capital, a major player in private equity and infrastructure with €3.4 billion in assets under management and a 15 year + experience in: venture capital, buyout & growth capital, private debt, renewable energy, co-investment, secondary funds of funds. Omnes Capital is fully independent.
With 65business sales including 14 IPOs carried out in 16 years, Omnes VC is one of the key players in France in financing innovative SMEs with expertise in both Technology and Healthcare sectors. Omnes VC has supported 120 companies and has invested more than €500 m in businesses such as Scality, Novaled, BioVex, arGEN-X, Pixium, Sigfox. Omnes VC is an early-investor in the french unicorn Blablacar.
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Website: www.omnescapital.com
Founded: 1999
Total fund size: $1.8B
Omnes Capital's most notable exits include PayPal, Poxel, and arGEN-X.
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5. Alven
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Alven Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm with over $500 million under management. Alven backs primarily ambitious French and French-related entrepreneurs in the digital technology space. Alven’s sectors of interest include notably AI, data management platforms, Saas, security solutions, as well as disruptive consumer models with aparticular focus on marketplaces and web brands.
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Website: www.alven.co
Founded: 2000
Total fund size: €350M.
Alven's most notable exits include Frichti, Drivy, and Cardiologs.
6. Ventech
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Ventech is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in startup companies. It has a broad investment scope with the capacity to invest in B2B and in B2C, in software and in hardware, with an industry agnostic approach. The firm's primary geographical focuses are, for the European fund, France, DACH region and the Nordics,with offices in Paris, Munich and Helsinki. Ventech China invests in Asia with an office in Shanghai.
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Website: www.ventechvc.com
Founded: 1998
Total fund size: $959.6M
Ventech's most notable exits include Withings, ezbuy, and Kiora Pharmaceuticals.
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7. Aster
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Aster is a Venture Capital firm with offices in 4 major innovation hubs: Paris, London, Tel Aviv and San Francisco. Since 2000, they have partnered with more than 60 teams of entrepreneurs that are transforming markets with disruptive offers and technologies. They are always open to exploring new ideas related to mobility, energy and industry sectors that they have been covering until now. They invest in all stages, with a preference for the early phase.
They are more than investors and they intend to act as an ally for entrepreneurs by connecting them to a valuable ecosystem of experts, influencers and business leaders. From marketing to executive talent, their commitment to the growth of their portfolio companies as well as the entire venture ecosystem also involves the commitment of their dedicated Operations team, their innovation strategy consulting firm (Aster Fab) and a crowdfunding branch to further expand opportunities (Aster Crowd). Some of their success stories include Solairedirect (acquired by Engie in 2015), Digital Lumens (acquired by Osram in 2017) and Avantium (IPOed in 2017).
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Website: www.aster.com
Founded: 2000
Total fund size: $3.2M
Aster's most notable exits include Avantium, Digital Lumens, and Agilence
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8. XAnge
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XAnge is a Franco-German team of venture capital investors that manages €450 million and invests in digital, deeptech, and impact startups. It is the innovation brand of the Siparex group, a major player in French private equity. XAnge is a key European investor in early-stage startups and is looking for game-changing startups and entrepreneurs who rock the code[s]. The Paris, Ile-de-France-located company was founded in 2004.
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Website: www.xange.vc
Founded: 2004
Total fund size: €573M
XAnge's most notable exits include Currencycloud, Cajoo, and Mister Spex.
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9. Andera Partners
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Andera Partners, formerly known as Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) As heir to the traditions and values that have ensured the success of the Rothschild family for 250 years, the Edmond de Rothschild Group has established itself over time as a leading player in European finance. Its activities are grouped around two major areas: Private Banking and Asset Management.
The Group offers wealthy families, entrepreneurs, and large institutions a full range of solutions combining a culture of tailored solutions, stability, performance, and innovation. The Edmond de Rothschild Group’s offering is characterised by strong convictions, with the desire to guarantee to each of its customers: A unique, close relationship, underpinned by the know-how and the variety of expertise of a large international group; Autonomous, experienced teams, who anticipate economic trends and innovate to establish long-term performance; The recognised stability, strength, and independence of a family-owned financial group.
Founded by Baron Edmond de Rothschild in 1953, the Group has been chaired by his son, Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, since 1997.
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Website: www.anderapartners.com
Founded: 1953
Total fund size: $2.7B
Andera Partners's most notable exits include Axonics Modulation Technologies, Poxel, and Lhyfe.
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10. 360 Capital
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360 Capital is a Venture Capital firm investing in early stage, innovative deeptech & digital enterprises across Europe. The firm has a 20-year track record of supporting talented tech entrepreneurs in developing ambitious & disruptive companies in a variety of sectors. Led by a diverse and experienced team of professionals located in Parisand Milan, 360 Capital has €400M of assets under management and an active portfolio of over 50 companies.
A few examples from our current portfolio include Alsid, Earthcube, Exotec, Arbe Robotics, Sophia Genetics, Le Slip Français and Tediber. Find out more on our website!
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Website: www.360cap.vc
Founded: 1997
Total fund size: €532M
360 Capital's most notable exits include NAVYA, Withings, and Innoviz Technologies.
