Bpifrance

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.

Laurent Arthaud

Managing Director

Marion Aubry

Investment Director

Emmanuel Audouard

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

Deputy Director of the Large Venture Fund and Deputy Managing Director

Nicolas Dardenne

Senior Investment Director, Normandy (Caen Rouen)

Arnaud Despoisse

Director of Occitanie Participations

Philippe Dutheil

Investment Director

Mailys Ferrere

Director of Large Venture Investments

Paul-Francois Fournier

Executive Director, Innovation Department

Pierre Gillet

Investment Director

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

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

Chahra Louafi

Senior Investment Director

Serge Mesguich

Director of FIT

Laure Michel

Investment Director

Louis Molis

Investment Director

Jean-Francois Morin

Investment Director

Sébastien Moynot

Director

Adrien Muller

Investment Director

Adrien Néel

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 Director

Jean-Marie Fougeray

Senior Investment Director, Brittany

Past deals in Drones

SkyVisor

Seed Round in 2024
SkyVisor specializes in the development of drone inspection technology tailored for the renewable energy sector. The company provides innovative solutions that empower asset managers to optimize their resources effectively. Its offerings include a user-friendly web interface compatible with both mobile and desktop devices, which facilitates comprehensive infrastructure inspections. The platform automatically pre-processes collected data and features an advanced image acquisition system alongside an intelligent defaults recognition engine. These tools are designed to minimize production downtime and enhance safety by reducing the risks associated with high-altitude work. Additionally, SkyVisor's technology improves the efficiency and quality of monitoring maintenance operations, thereby supporting the overall performance of renewable energy assets.

Aerix Systems

Seed Round in 2024
Aerix Systems specializes in the design and manufacture of advanced drones. Their key innovation lies in creating omnidirectional drones capable of navigating in any direction and orientation, pushing the boundaries of traditional flight capabilities. These drones are equipped with propulsion systems that enable them to execute erratic trajectories at high speeds, withstand harsh weather conditions, and ensure enhanced safety. Aerix Systems caters to a diverse range of sectors, including civil, military, and naval, supporting both passive and active missions in challenging environments like mountains and open seas.

Uavia

Venture Round in 2021
Uavia is a technology company founded in 2015 and based in Vitry-sur-Seine, Ile-de-France, specializing in cloud-based robotic solutions. The company enables industries to manage and control autonomous fleets of drones and robots through a collaborative platform that incorporates artificial intelligence. This technology allows multiple users worldwide to supervise heterogeneous fleets in real time, facilitating data processing, analysis, and sharing for various applications. Uavia's platform is particularly useful for conducting aerial inspections and surveillance in industrial environments, enhancing operational efficiency and oversight over long distances.

SupAirVision

Seed Round in 2021
SupAirVision specializes in wind turbine inspection and fleet management services, focusing on the wind industry. The company offers a range of solutions, including diagnostics, detection, data processing, and sensor technology for wind turbine blades. By utilizing thermal analysis and drone rental services, SupAirVision aims to deliver secure and cost-effective inspections and monitoring of wind turbine operations across France and Europe.

Skipper NDT

Grant in 2019
Skipper NDT specializes in contactless magnetic inspection technology aimed at enhancing the safety and efficiency of oil and gas pipelines. The company employs a high-precision magnetic inspection system combined with advanced algorithms to locate and map buried steel pipelines, effectively identifying risk zones and detecting anomalies in metallic structures. This innovative approach allows pipeline operators to optimize maintenance costs while addressing safety and environmental challenges associated with non-scraping pipelines. Additionally, Skipper NDT offers a UAV-based pipeline mapping service that provides centimeter-level precision, ensuring access to remote locations while improving overall operational safety standards.

Notilo Plus

Series A in 2018
Notilo Plus SAS, founded in 2016 and based in Grenoble, France, specializes in designing and manufacturing the iBubble, an autonomous underwater drone tailored for diving activities. The iBubble is equipped with patented underwater localization technology, allowing it to follow divers and capture high-quality footage hands-free. This innovative drone caters to a diverse clientele, including scuba divers, free divers, spear fishers, dive centers, resorts, and professionals in the field. It features excellent battery life and operates at significant depths, providing various filming modes via a wireless remote. With the iBubble, users can explore new filming possibilities, enabling them to record their underwater experiences from unique angles and perspectives, which were previously accessible only through professional equipment.

Uavia

Seed Round in 2018
Uavia is a technology company founded in 2015 and based in Vitry-sur-Seine, Ile-de-France, specializing in cloud-based robotic solutions. The company enables industries to manage and control autonomous fleets of drones and robots through a collaborative platform that incorporates artificial intelligence. This technology allows multiple users worldwide to supervise heterogeneous fleets in real time, facilitating data processing, analysis, and sharing for various applications. Uavia's platform is particularly useful for conducting aerial inspections and surveillance in industrial environments, enhancing operational efficiency and oversight over long distances.

Internest

Grant in 2017
Internest develops a precise positioning system tailored for rotating winged vehicles, such as drones and helicopters. The system features a local landing component that integrates both firmware and hardware, offering reliable and accurate positioning data regardless of visibility, weather, or environmental conditions. This technology is particularly beneficial for security, military, and maritime sectors, enhancing the operational safety of aerial vehicles during critical missions. By improving flight safety, Internest's solutions support various industries in effectively managing their aerial operations.

Internest

Grant in 2017
Internest develops a precise positioning system tailored for rotating winged vehicles, such as drones and helicopters. The system features a local landing component that integrates both firmware and hardware, offering reliable and accurate positioning data regardless of visibility, weather, or environmental conditions. This technology is particularly beneficial for security, military, and maritime sectors, enhancing the operational safety of aerial vehicles during critical missions. By improving flight safety, Internest's solutions support various industries in effectively managing their aerial operations.

Delair

Series A in 2016
Delair is a prominent provider of visual intelligence solutions that help enterprises capture, manage, and analyze their assets. Founded in 2011 by aerospace industry experts, the company combines high-performance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hardware with its advanced platform, delair.ai, to facilitate a comprehensive visual intelligence workflow that includes data management and analytics. Delair's solutions are utilized across more than 70 countries and are supported by a network of over 100 resellers in various industries, including mining, construction, agriculture, oil and gas, utilities, and transportation. The company has enhanced its market position through strategic acquisitions and investments, employing approximately 180 people with offices located in Toulouse, Paris, Los Angeles, and Singapore.

Parrot

Post in 2015
Parrot, established in 1994, specializes in wireless devices for mobile phones. Headquartered in Paris, the company employs over 750 people globally and generates majority of its sales overseas. Parrot is renowned for its extensive range of hands-free car systems and expertise in mobile connectivity and multimedia around smartphones, positioning it as a key player in in-car infotainment. Additionally, Parrot collaborates with renowned designers to create high-end wireless multimedia products. The company has also ventured into the UAV market with the Parrot AR.Drone, the first quadricopter piloted via Wi-Fi, and offers solutions for professional UAV use. Parrot is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris since 2006.
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