Bpifrance is a financial institution dedicated to supporting companies throughout their development stages, particularly those preparing for stock market listing and seeking credit equity. The organization provides a range of financial solutions, including financing, innovation assistance, and capital investment. By integrating various entities such as OSEO and CDC Entreprises, Bpifrance aims to deliver tailored financial support that addresses the specific needs of businesses. The institution is committed to fostering innovation and helping companies transition toward sustainable growth, ensuring they are well-equipped to face future challenges.
Director of Transverse Venture Capital Investments Division
Benoit Barteau Ph.D
Investment Director
Nicolas Berdou
Investment Director, Defense Expert
Clarisse Blandin
Investment Director
Elyssa Maufras du Châtellier
Investment Director
Edouard Combette
Investment Director
Charlotte Corbaz
Investment Drector - Large Venture
Sofia Dahoune
Associate
Nicolas Dardenne
Senior Investment Director, Normandy (Caen Rouen)
Arnaud Despoisse
Director of Occitanie Participations
Nicolas Dufourcq
CEO
Mailys Ferrere
Director of Large Venture Investments
Romain Fourcade
Investment Director
Paul-Francois Fournier
Executive Director, Innovation Department
Vanessa Giraud
Director of Environmental Impact Funds
Alessandro Gonella
Director
Gwenael Hamon
Investment Director
Laurent Higueret
Senior Investment Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences - Large Venture Fund
Veronique Jacq
Head of Digital Venture team
Louis Janneau
Investment Director and Fund Manager
Magali Joessel
Director of Funds
So-Yeon Koo
Senior Investment Manager
Jérôme Langlade
Investment Director Aquitaine / Limousin / Poitou-Charentes
Eric Lefebvre
Director
Stephane Lefevre-Sauli
Senior Investment Director
Arnaud Legardeur
Investment Director
Olivier Martinez
Investment Director
Serge Mesguich
Director of FIT
Louis Molis
Investment Director
Jean-Francois Morin
Investment Director
Sébastien Moynot
Director
Adrien Muller
Investment Director
Adrien Neel
Investment Director
Axel Piriou
Director of Investments
Olivier Rameil
Senior Investment Director / VC seed
Vincent Roque
Director
Thibaut Roulon Ph.D
Investment Director
Gilles Schang
Deputy Managing Director
Bruno Villeneuve
Associate
Jean-Marie Fougeray
Senior Investment Director, Brittany
Laure Michel
Investment Director
Past deals in Art
Docent
Seed Round in 2024
Docent is the first AI-powered smartphone app that provides a completely tailored experience for discovering and collecting modern art.
enCaps
Seed Round in 2023
enCaps ensures object-to-avatar compatibility in the digital realm. Its digital capsules enable the digital twin of precious artifacts to be certified.
ANKA
Seed Round in 2023
ANKA is an e-commerce platform dedicated to the discovery, purchase, and sale of African fashion, arts, and crafts. Founded in 2015 and based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ANKA aims to connect lovers of African creations with local artisans, enabling creators to monetize their work while allowing customers worldwide to access unique products. The platform facilitates direct transactions and exchanges between buyers and sellers, ensuring a user-friendly and secure experience. ANKA offers a diverse range of items, including clothing, jewelry, accessories, and art, promoting the rich cultural heritage and creativity of Africa.
ANKA
Debt Financing in 2023
ANKA is an e-commerce platform dedicated to the discovery, purchase, and sale of African fashion, arts, and crafts. Founded in 2015 and based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ANKA aims to connect lovers of African creations with local artisans, enabling creators to monetize their work while allowing customers worldwide to access unique products. The platform facilitates direct transactions and exchanges between buyers and sellers, ensuring a user-friendly and secure experience. ANKA offers a diverse range of items, including clothing, jewelry, accessories, and art, promoting the rich cultural heritage and creativity of Africa.
RENAISSANCE
Seed Round in 2023
Renaissance enables companies and artists to use Web3 technologies such as NFTs to provide connected experiences to their audiences.
Singulart
Series B in 2021
At Singulart, They are convinced that the digital space is an invaluable tool for bringing transparency and equity to the art market. They provide artists with the tools that enable them to independently manage the sale of their works. Their team is working around the clock, committing their energy to promoting Singulart artists to a global audience. In showcasing artists around the world, they also hope to allow art lovers and collectors alike to explore new artistic horizons, to embrace new cultures and to be inspired by the works of talented artists that they never would have come across if it wasn't for Singulart.
Nukeygara
Venture Round in 2018
Akeytsu, a 3D software program dedicated solely to character rigging and animation. Akeytsu is targeted for the game industry. Akeytsu's motto is "designed by & for animators", and therefore it bares an artistic-oriented approach, breaking up classic standards of current broad-based 3D solutions. It provides a new work-flow built on simplicity, velocity and ergonomics. Professional animators as well as beginners will benefit from an interface fully designed by and for animators, focusing only on offering all the necessary rigging and animation tools.
Carré d'artistes
Venture Round in 2018
Carré d'artistes operates contemporary art galleries in the Netherlands, with locations in Amsterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht. The galleries showcase a diverse collection of original artworks from nearly 50 international artists, encompassing a wide range of styles, techniques, and formats to cater to various tastes and spaces. Each artist is carefully selected by the curators for their unique and assertive style, ensuring that visitors can experience a rich artistic palette. In addition to displaying art, Carré d'artistes also offers framing services, allowing customers to have their chosen pieces framed on-site. The galleries aim to create a welcoming environment for art enthusiasts and collectors alike.
AD Education
Venture Round in 2016
AD Education is a service platform focused on supporting higher education institutions that specialize in creative training. Operating in France, the organization encompasses seven institutions across 11 campuses, including one in Italy. The platform offers a variety of courses aimed at preparing students for careers in fields such as fashion design, communication strategy, design, graphic arts, media, digital, audiovisual, culture, and luxury. Through its diverse educational offerings, AD Education aims to foster talent and innovation within the creative industries.
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