Investors in France
144 investors headquartered in France are recorded here, among them 48 venture capital firms, 41 private equity firms, 22 other investors and 18 asset managers. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to buyout. The sectors named most often are Healthcare, Technology and Private equity. The cities with most of them are Paris (117), Brest (1) and Lyon (1). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199 Ventures tech · insurtech · AI · software |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Unknown | Paris, France |
| 50 Partners Tech · Impact · Health · Web3 |
Direct + LP | Accelerator | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| A Plus Finance technologies de l'information · environnement · e-business · immobilier |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Unknown | Paris, France |
| ABC arbitrage Asset Management S.A. arbitrage · liquid assets · equities · futures |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Abenex healthcare · quality of life · protection · resource optimization |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Activa Capital TICC Market · Radio Protection · Training services · Safety Industry |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Adagia Partners Healthcare · Business Services · Tech Industries |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| ADNEXUS Trustech · Cybersecurity · Identity & Access · Compliance & Governance |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| Aerospace Angels aeronautics · space |
Direct investor | Angel network | Pre-seed – Seed | Toulouse, France |
| AG2R LA MONDIALE | Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Climat · Biodiversité · Paix · Éducation |
Direct investor | Public fund | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Aglaé Ventures technology |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Alderan immobilier tertiaire · logistique · commerces · activités |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Altaroc Partners Sas Software & B2B Tech · Healthcare · B2B Services · Digital Consumer |
Limited partner | Asset manager | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Alter Equity environment · social · education · health |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Alven Capital technology · software · fintech · climate |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| Amethis santé · B2B · industrie · biens de consommation |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Amiral Gestion | Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Amundi equities · fixed income · multi-asset · private assets |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Amundsen Investment Management | Direct investor | Asset manager | Growth | Paris, France |
| Anaxago immobilier · innovation · startups · PME |
Direct + LP | Other | Seed – Series C+ | Paris, France |
| Andera Partners Life Sciences · MidCap · Expansion · Acto |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Angels Santé Biotech · Medtech · E-Santé |
Direct investor | Angel network | Seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| ARCHIMED Life Science Tools & Services · Biopharma Products · Diagnostics · MedTech |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Lyon, France |
| Ardabelle Capital industrial · services · technology · sustainability |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Ardian Healthcare & life science · Technology, Media and Telecom · Industrials · Business services |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Arkéa Capital | Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Brest, France |
| Aster Capital deep tech · industry · climate · energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| Asterion Ventures energy transition · food & agriculture · biodiversity & infrastructure · resources & circularity |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| Astorg Partners Healthcare · Software · Business Services · Technology-based Industrials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Audacia Deeptech · Capital Développement · Immobilier · Quantique |
Direct + LP | Other | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Auriga Partners innovation |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | France |
| AXA IM Prime private debt · private equity · infrastructure equity · NAV financing |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Unknown | Puteaux, France |
| Axeleo Capital Digital · GreenTech Industry · B2B software · fintech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| BADGE technology · innovation |
Direct investor | Angel network | Seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| Bex Capital private equity |
Limited partner | Fund of funds | Funds | Nice, France |
| BlackFin Capital Partners financial services · fintech · banking · insurance |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| BNP Paribas finance · insurance · asset management · real estate |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Paris, France |
| BNP Paribas Asset Management equities · fixed income · multi-asset · ETF |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Unknown | France |
| BNP Paribas Développement PME · ETI · startups |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Growth | France |
| Boussard & Gavaudan Gestion SAS | Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Bpifrance all sectors |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Seed – Growth | France |
| Breega Digital · Climate · Deep Tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| C4 Ventures Future of Compute · Physical AI · Augmented Enterprise · Semiconductors |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| Caisse des Dépôts immobilier · logistique · transformation écologique · cohésion sociale et territoriale |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Paris, France |
| CAPZA healthcare · technology · B2B services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Cathay Capital life sciences · healthcare · tech · digital |
Direct + LP | Other | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Cathay Innovation AI · Robotics / IoT · Crypto · Digital Health |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Chequers Partenaires SA B2B |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Citizen Capital santé · bien vieillir · alimentation · logement |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Growth | Paris, France |
| Committed Advisors private equity |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Paris, France |
| CORUM Butler real estate · high yield bonds |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Creadev santé · alimentation · climat |
Direct investor | Other | Growth | Paris, France |
| daphni climate · deeptech · retail · inclusion |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Défense Angels défense · sécurité · cybersécurité · spatial |
Direct investor | Angel network | Seed – Series A | France |
| Demea Invest Agriculture · Agroalimentaire · Énergie · Environnement |
Direct + LP | Other | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Educapital Edtech · Future of Work |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| Elaia Deep Tech · Digital · Biotech · Climate Change |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Elyseum Investment private equity · real estate · infrastructure · renewable energy |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Emz Partners mid & small cap · transmission · development |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Entrepreneur Invest PME · immobilier |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Equistone Partners France SAS Business & Financial services · Value-Add Industrials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Eurazeo Tech · Business services · Energy transition · Healthcare |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Seed – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Exergon nuclear energy · energy storage · energy efficiency & AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | France |
| Eximium | Direct investor | Other | Unknown | France |
| FCDE SMEs · mid-cap companies |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Five Seasons Ventures consumer brands · food · beverage · nutrition |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Founders Future Data · Cybersecurity · Energy · Productivity |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Frst AI · cybersecurity · fintech · healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| Galia Gestion PME · ETI · industrie · distribution |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Go Capital digital · santé · cleantech · industrie |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Unknown | Rennes, France |
| Hivest Capital Partners Sas all business sectors |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Hy24 hydrogen · infrastructure · equipment · technologies |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| Innovacom digital · industrial · environmental · societal |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | France |
| Investisseurs & Partenaires agriculture · impact |
Direct + LP | Other | Seed – Growth | France |
| IRIS Capital tech · software · AI · deep tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| ISAI Tech |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Janngo healthcare · logistics · financial services · retail |
Direct + LP | Venture studio | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Jeito Capital Biopharma · Oncology · Autoimmune · Ophthalmology |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Series A – Growth | Paris, France |
| Jolt Capital photonics · advanced materials · cybersecurity · electrification |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| Karista Health · DeepTech · Digital · NewSpace |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| Karot Capital | Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | France |
| Korelya Capital technology · consumer · mobility · fintech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Series A – Growth | Paris, France |
| Kurma Partners healthcare · biotechnology · medicines · medical devices |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| LBO France Private Equity · Venture · Immobilier · Gestion cotée |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Lita Agriculture et alimentation · Biens et services · Énergie · Culture et médias |
Direct investor | Other | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| M Capital venture · private equity · real estate · private debt |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| MAIF Avenir Climate Tech · Future of Work · Digital Health · Responsible consumption |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| Mantra Investment Partners private equity · special situations · fund investments · secondaries |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Paris, France |
| MBO+ Sas | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Meridiam critical public services · sustainable mobility · innovative low carbon solutions · green impact SMEs |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Mirova Equities · Fixed Income · Multi-asset · Social Impact |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Montefiore Investment services · digital et technologie · santé · tourisme et loisirs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Motier Ventures Future of Commerce · FinTech · CreativeTech · Consumer & Gaming |
Direct investor | Family office | Seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| Motion Equity Partners mid-market · PME · ETI |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| MV Best | Direct investor | Other | Unknown | France |
| Naxicap Partners Services aux entreprises · Technologie – Services informatiques · Santé · Biens de consommation |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| New Alpha Asset Management | Limited partner | Asset manager | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Newfund consumer technology · healthcare · cybersecurity · digital identity |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| NextStage AM Digital · Santé Intelligente · Innovation Environnementale · Économie de l'Émotion |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| ODDO BHF equities · fixed income · multi-asset · private equity |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Omnes Capital Energy Transition · Digital Infrastructure · Venture Capital & Growth · Co-Investment |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| OneRagtime Consumer platforms · Artificial Intelligence · cloud services · cybersecurity |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| Otium Capital | Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Paris, France |
| PAI Partners Food & Consumer · Business Services · Industrial Goods & Services · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Paris Business Angels MedTech · HRtech · Digital/data · Edtech |
Direct investor | Angel network | Pre-seed – Seed | Paris, France |
| Partech technology |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Pléiade Venture | Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| Plural Climate · Defence · Applied AI · Space |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Proparco Agriculture et agro-industrie · Développement urbain · Éducation · Énergie |
Direct + LP | Other | Pre-seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Quadrille Capital technology · healthcare |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Growth | Paris, France |
| Qualium Investissement private equity · mid-market |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Quantonation quantum technologies · deep physics · computing · energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| RAISE PME/ETI · startups · immobilier · impact |
Direct + LP | Other | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Red River West technology · open source · AI · space |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| Ring Capital impact · low-carbon economy · inclusive services · sustainable agriculture |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| SCOR | Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | France |
| Seine Capital buyout · growth · fund of funds · private credit |
Direct investor | Other | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Serena Capital Applied AI · Energy Transition · Data & AI Infrastructure · Open Source |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| Seven2 tech services · CRM · management consulting · network software |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Paris, France |
| Seventure Partners Sciences de la vie · Technologies digitales · Microbiome · Nutrition |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| SIDE Capital tech · digital |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | France |
| SideAngels startups · tech · digital · IA |
Direct investor | Deal-by-deal club / syndicate | Seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| Sienna Private Equity Business and Healthcare Services · Leisure and Entertainment · Niche Industrials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Paris, France |
| Singular all sectors |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| Siparex private equity · venture capital · private debt · energy transition |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Seed – Growth | France |
| Sodero fashion · agriculture tech · industrial services · media |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Nantes, France |
| Sofinnova biopharma · medtech · digital medicine · agriculture |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Sofiprotéol amont végétal · amont animal · mise en marché des productions · transformation agricole |
Direct + LP | Other | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Sophia Business Angels early-stage startups · innovative concepts · commercial promise |
Direct investor | Angel network | Seed – Series A | Sophia Antipolis, France |
| Sowefund tech · impact · énergie |
Direct investor | Other | Seed – Series A | France |
| Supernova Invest Industrial Technologies · Digital · Healthcare · Cleantech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Unknown | Paris, France |
| SWEN Capital Partners Private Equity · Infrastructures · Dette Mezzanine · Impact Océan |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Techmind Deeptech · Marketplace · AI · Foodtech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| Tikehau Capital Credit · Real Assets · Private Equity · Capital Markets Strategies |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Truffle Capital BioMedTech · Fintech · MedTech · Biotech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Paris, France |
| Turenne Groupe Santé · Énergie & Environnement · Hôtellerie · Industrie |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| UI Investissement PME · ETI |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | France |
| Unigrains agroalimentaire · agro-industrie · agriculture |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| Ventech AI · B2B Software · Climate Tech · Consumer & Marketplaces |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Paris, France |
| Verdoso private equity · real estate · listed assets |
Direct investor | Family office | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| XAnge AI · Deep Tech · Climate Tech · Health Tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Paris, France |
| Xerys Santé · Développement Durable |
Direct investor | Private equity | Unknown | Paris, France |
| Yotta Capital Partners industry · decarbonisation · technology · manufacturing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |