Bpifrance

Bpifrance Financement S.A. is a French financial institution that provides a wide range of financing solutions and support services for businesses at various stages of their development. Established in 1980 and based in Maisons-Alfort, France, the company offers medium to long-term loans, export insurance, real estate and equipment leasing, and working capital loans. Bpifrance also invests in startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and mid-cap companies through direct investments and fund management activities. Additionally, it provides consulting services for executives and training for CEOs, aiming to facilitate innovation and growth. Bpifrance was formed from the merger of several entities in July 2013, including OSEO, CDC Entreprises, and FSI, to enhance its role in supporting the financing of the French economy.

Laurent Arthaud

Managing Director

Marion Aubry

Investment Director

Emmanuel Audouard

Director of Cross-Functional Investments Venture Capital

Elyssa Maufras du Châtellier

Investment Director

Charlotte Corbaz

Deputy Director of the Large Venture Fund and Deputy Managing Director

Sofia Dahoune

Associate

Vanessa Giraud

Managing Director

Laurent Higueret

Senior Investment Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences - Large Venture Fund

Hortense Jacon

Investment Associate

Veronique Jacq

Head of Digital Venture team

So-Yeon Koo

Senior Investment Manager

Eric Lefebvre

Director

Arnaud Legardeur

Investment Director

Serge Mesguich

Director

Louis Molis

Investment Director

Adrien Neel

Investment Director

Gilles Schang

Deputy Director

Tuan Tran

Investment Director / VC

Past deals in EdTech

360Learning

Private Equity Round in 2021
360Learning is a Paris-based company founded in 2010 that provides a collaborative online learning platform for businesses. The platform allows organizations to create and manage e-training courses, focusing on employee onboarding, training customer-facing teams, and developing professional skills. By combining collaborative tools with a Learning Management System (LMS), it facilitates a culture of learning driven by collective expertise rather than traditional top-down approaches. With a user-friendly design, the platform supports businesses in delivering effective training without requiring specific technical skills. 360Learning serves over 1,200 organizations, including notable companies like Toyota, Criteo, and Airbus. The company has successfully raised $41 million and employs around 180 people across locations in New York, Paris, and London.

CORE FOR TECH

Venture Round in 2021
CORE FOR TECH is a company specializing in emotional technology, offering innovative software solutions for measuring emotional commitment through the analysis of electrocardiograms. Founded in 2015 and based in Loos, France, the company has developed a patented algorithm that enables various sectors, including marketing, medical research, and entertainment, to capture individual emotional responses to stimuli such as audiovisual content. This technology has applications in diverse fields, ranging from political and brand marketing to training and film production. Originally rooted in the medical industry, CORE FOR TECH's technology is utilized in hospitals worldwide, assisting medical professionals in monitoring and managing patient pain levels during surgical procedures.

Edflex

Series A in 2021
Online learning resources search engine

On train

Seed Round in 2021
On train is a business-to-business educational platform focused on vocational training for companies aiming to enhance employee skills. It specializes in developing tailored training programs that cater to the specific learning needs of organizations. The company emphasizes the systematic engagement of training sessions led by experts from various fields, including technology and marketing. Additionally, On train offers digital solutions for training processes and e-learning monitoring, allowing organizations, startups, and larger enterprises to effectively transform their teams and master essential disciplines in marketing technology and sales.

OpenClassrooms

Series C in 2021
OpenClassrooms is an online education platform based in Paris, France, founded in 2007. It offers a diverse catalog of over 1,000 courses, with a strong emphasis on career-oriented and certified programs. The platform attracts around 3 million users monthly, fostering a community of over 1 million members. OpenClassrooms is recognized for its pedagogical quality and innovative features, including on-demand course access, personalized mentoring, and the flexibility to learn at one's own pace. Additionally, the platform provides supplementary resources, such as eBooks and video downloads. OpenClassrooms also operates a Premium subscription model that grants unlimited access to courses for a monthly fee, enhancing the learning experience for its users.

Poppins

Seed Round in 2021
Poppins is a developer of digital therapeutic technology aimed at enhancing cognitive function in children with learning disorders. The company creates interactive musical games that integrate neurologic music therapy methods to address conditions such as dyslexia, dysphasia, and dyspraxia. These games focus on improving essential skills like concentration, motor skills, and memory through engaging activities that can be performed at home. By leveraging data science and advanced technologies, Poppins interprets learning, language, and motor performance to generate a cognitive score, facilitating personalized treatment plans. The company's mission is to provide accessible digital solutions for children facing learning challenges, ultimately aiming to improve their reading abilities and memory retention while supporting speech therapy.

Tekyn

Series A in 2021
Tekyn SAS is a Paris-based company established in 2017 that operates a platform focused on optimizing the production and logistics of apparel. The platform facilitates collaboration among brands by providing a centralized system for sharing data in real-time across the entire supply chain. This enables clients to monitor production processes efficiently and promotes a more sustainable and cost-effective approach to textile manufacturing. Tekyn's innovative solutions allow brands to produce garments in just five business days, significantly streamlining the traditional production cycle and enhancing overall operational efficiency.

Rise Up

Series A in 2020
Rise Up SAS is a Paris-based company that specializes in software solutions designed to help organizations and training centers establish digital universities. Founded in 2014, the company provides a range of services, including face-to-face training, distance learning, and webinars. Its primary offerings include Rise Up Go, a learning management system that assists users in developing e-learning programs and attracting initial customers; Rise Up Surf, which facilitates the creation of a digital campus and provides access to an extensive training library; and Rise Up Drive, a platform that streamlines the management and automation of legal documents and timesheets related to training activities. In November 2017, the company rebranded from its former name, UpGraduate, to Rise Up SAS, reflecting its commitment to modernizing training standards in line with popular trends such as MOOCs.

360Learning

Series B in 2019
360Learning is a Paris-based company founded in 2010 that provides a collaborative online learning platform for businesses. The platform allows organizations to create and manage e-training courses, focusing on employee onboarding, training customer-facing teams, and developing professional skills. By combining collaborative tools with a Learning Management System (LMS), it facilitates a culture of learning driven by collective expertise rather than traditional top-down approaches. With a user-friendly design, the platform supports businesses in delivering effective training without requiring specific technical skills. 360Learning serves over 1,200 organizations, including notable companies like Toyota, Criteo, and Airbus. The company has successfully raised $41 million and employs around 180 people across locations in New York, Paris, and London.

My-Serious-Game

Series A in 2019
As the French leader in customized digital training, My-Serious-Game develops the knowledge of your employees, enhances their soft skills and mobilizes them, through tailor-made gamified solutions such as 3D simulations, competitive mobile challenges, blended learning or VR. Dare to learn in a fun and technological way! Catch and keep the trainees’ attention by offering them real immersive adventures. Combining techno-pedagogy, storytelling, technologies and techniques borrowed from the world of video games, they plunge your learners into a new formative, powerful and engaging experience.

CORE FOR TECH

Venture Round in 2018
CORE FOR TECH is a company specializing in emotional technology, offering innovative software solutions for measuring emotional commitment through the analysis of electrocardiograms. Founded in 2015 and based in Loos, France, the company has developed a patented algorithm that enables various sectors, including marketing, medical research, and entertainment, to capture individual emotional responses to stimuli such as audiovisual content. This technology has applications in diverse fields, ranging from political and brand marketing to training and film production. Originally rooted in the medical industry, CORE FOR TECH's technology is utilized in hospitals worldwide, assisting medical professionals in monitoring and managing patient pain levels during surgical procedures.

Klaxoon

Series B in 2018
Klaxoon SAS is a digital learning agency based in Rennes, France, specializing in interactive learning tools designed to enhance participation and retention during training sessions, meetings, and conferences. Founded in 2014, the company offers a range of products, including KlaxoonBox, which provides a plug-and-play solution with Wi-Fi connectivity and compatibility across devices. Klaxoon Session allows users to create engaging activities such as quizzes, surveys, and brainstorming sessions by easily integrating their content. Klaxoon Adventure enables content development for competitive game sessions, while Klaxoon Reports captures and saves information from these interactions. Additionally, KlaxoonCloud facilitates connection among participants for local or remote meetings, webinars, and virtual courses. Serving users globally, Klaxoon aims to foster collaborative learning experiences through its innovative solutions.

OpenClassrooms

Series B in 2018
OpenClassrooms is an online education platform based in Paris, France, founded in 2007. It offers a diverse catalog of over 1,000 courses, with a strong emphasis on career-oriented and certified programs. The platform attracts around 3 million users monthly, fostering a community of over 1 million members. OpenClassrooms is recognized for its pedagogical quality and innovative features, including on-demand course access, personalized mentoring, and the flexibility to learn at one's own pace. Additionally, the platform provides supplementary resources, such as eBooks and video downloads. OpenClassrooms also operates a Premium subscription model that grants unlimited access to courses for a monthly fee, enhancing the learning experience for its users.

Studeal

Venture Round in 2018
La plateforme de bons plans étudiants et de gestion d'associations étudiantes. The platform of good student plans and management of student associations. Studeal allows Students to take advantage of good plans and discounts for students. Student associations to easily manage the different poles of their association, Companies to promote and disseminate their special offers students.

AppScho

Seed Round in 2018
AppScho, SAS is a Paris-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in developing mobile application software for the higher education sector. The application centralizes various intranet information, enabling students to easily access their schedules, grades, school events, and internship opportunities. It provides functionalities for students to preview upcoming courses, including classroom details and instructor information, while also sending notifications for any class changes. Additionally, the platform allows educational institutions and teachers to communicate with students, monitor engagement levels, and analyze academic performance. By streamlining access to essential information, AppScho aims to enhance student engagement and simplify communication within educational environments.

Rise Up

Seed Round in 2018
Rise Up SAS is a Paris-based company that specializes in software solutions designed to help organizations and training centers establish digital universities. Founded in 2014, the company provides a range of services, including face-to-face training, distance learning, and webinars. Its primary offerings include Rise Up Go, a learning management system that assists users in developing e-learning programs and attracting initial customers; Rise Up Surf, which facilitates the creation of a digital campus and provides access to an extensive training library; and Rise Up Drive, a platform that streamlines the management and automation of legal documents and timesheets related to training activities. In November 2017, the company rebranded from its former name, UpGraduate, to Rise Up SAS, reflecting its commitment to modernizing training standards in line with popular trends such as MOOCs.

CORE FOR TECH

Seed Round in 2018
CORE FOR TECH is a company specializing in emotional technology, offering innovative software solutions for measuring emotional commitment through the analysis of electrocardiograms. Founded in 2015 and based in Loos, France, the company has developed a patented algorithm that enables various sectors, including marketing, medical research, and entertainment, to capture individual emotional responses to stimuli such as audiovisual content. This technology has applications in diverse fields, ranging from political and brand marketing to training and film production. Originally rooted in the medical industry, CORE FOR TECH's technology is utilized in hospitals worldwide, assisting medical professionals in monitoring and managing patient pain levels during surgical procedures.

Leet Design

Seed Round in 2017
LEET DESIGN S.A.S. designs and markets connected design products. Its product includes, E-Bulle, an egg-shaped connected armchair that combines a computer workstation with comfort. It can be set up in offices, co-working spaces, business and exhibition centers, multimedia and lounge areas, and cultural spaces. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Creuzier-le-Vieux, France.

TestWe

Series A in 2017
TestWe SAS, founded in 2014 and based in Paris, France, specializes in secure computer-based examination software tailored for educational institutions, including primary schools, high schools, colleges, universities, and corporate training programs. The platform allows examiners to create various types of assessments, such as multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and essays, enabling a flexible evaluation process. TestWe's software is designed for a seamless user experience, permitting students to take exams on their own devices in both online and offline modes, thereby reducing stress and enhancing focus. Additionally, the platform streamlines the workload for educators, allowing them to create and grade assessments efficiently while incorporating multimedia content. By adopting TestWe's solution, institutions can significantly reduce operational costs and save substantial time in exam management and grading processes.

VeriCampus

Grant in 2017
VeriCampus specializes in enhancing student support for colleges and universities through the use of artificial intelligence. The company develops AI-powered chatbots, known as 'Campus Assistants,' which are designed to embody the character and knowledge of the institution. These chatbots assist students in navigating their college experience more effectively. Additionally, VeriCampus offers a messaging platform that aims to make education more accessible and affordable. This platform provides educational institutions with the necessary products, services, and information to facilitate student success and improve engagement across various aspects of the educational process. By focusing on personalized service at a lower cost, VeriCampus empowers schools to enhance the overall student experience.

Teach on Mars

Venture Round in 2017
Teach on Mars SAS is a prominent provider of mobile-led learning technology based in France, with offices in Sophia Antipolis, Paris, Milan, and London. Founded in 2013, the company has established itself as a leader in the mobile learning sector, delivering innovative solutions to over 100 clients across more than 60 countries. Their platform enables trainers to design mobile courses and learning games, manage training progress, and analyze learning metrics through a user-friendly interface accessible on smartphones and tablets. Additionally, Teach on Mars offers various services, including mobile learning training, certification, app marketing, and integration with professional content marketplaces. The company's commitment to social responsibility is reflected in its investment of 1% of revenues into education projects that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Mash&Co

Grant in 2017
Developer of an interactive animation-based application intended to offer instruments to let kids understand valuable things. The company's application stimulates creativity and logic, and offers a range of kid games, enabling kids to interact, coordinate and recognize through cartoon series, interactive cartoons, mini-games, and episodes.

AD Education

Venture Round in 2016
AD Education is a service platform dedicated to higher education institutions specialized in creative training. AD Education currently comprises seven institutions and 11 campuses, of which one is in Italy, offering courses in fields including fashion design, communication strategy and architecture.

Nomad Education

Series A in 2016
Nomad Education is a company that specializes in creating a diverse range of educational applications focused on youth and education. With over 20 years of experience in content development for orientation and education across various formats, including internet, books, and magazines, the company leverages this expertise to design mobile applications that are rich in content and user-friendly. The platform is tailored for middle and high school students, allowing them to access and review courses conveniently on their mobile devices, thus helping them stay current with their academic responsibilities.

OpenClassrooms

Series A in 2016
OpenClassrooms is an online education platform based in Paris, France, founded in 2007. It offers a diverse catalog of over 1,000 courses, with a strong emphasis on career-oriented and certified programs. The platform attracts around 3 million users monthly, fostering a community of over 1 million members. OpenClassrooms is recognized for its pedagogical quality and innovative features, including on-demand course access, personalized mentoring, and the flexibility to learn at one's own pace. Additionally, the platform provides supplementary resources, such as eBooks and video downloads. OpenClassrooms also operates a Premium subscription model that grants unlimited access to courses for a monthly fee, enhancing the learning experience for its users.

Schoolmouv

Seed Round in 2016
SchoolMouv is an online educational platform that provides video courses aimed primarily at high school students. The platform offers a variety of resources, including video tutoring, quizzes, and exercises to help students reinforce their knowledge and skills. By supplying an alternative to traditional private lessons, SchoolMouv aims to make quality education more accessible and flexible for learners. The comprehensive nature of its offerings includes course materials and review sheets, enabling students to effectively prepare for their academic challenges.

English Attack

Series A in 2015
English Attack is an online platform dedicated to English language learning, targeting independent teachers, schools, universities, language institutes, and companies in Greece and Cyprus. Founded in 2009 and based in Paris, the platform offers a unique approach by using digital entertainment to enhance language acquisition. Its offerings include interactive video exercises based on popular movies, TV series, music, and current events, along with visual dictionaries and engaging language games that help users practice vocabulary and comprehension skills. The service is available through subscription models for individual learners, multi-user licenses for educational institutions, and language training programs for companies. English Attack emphasizes a fun and engaging learning experience, positioning itself within the growing $35 billion English language learning market.

Orthodidacte

Series A in 2015
Orthodidacte develops and operates an online platform to help learners improve spelling skills.

Teads

Series B in 2015
Teads is a leading player in the digital advertising sector, specializing in outstream video advertising. Founded in 2011 and based in New York, the company has developed a comprehensive supply side platform that allows publishers and brands to generate and monetize video inventory. This is achieved through a combination of programmatic buying, direct sales strategies, and partnerships with third parties. Teads offers innovative advertising formats and tools, including inRead formats and advanced targeting capabilities, which enhance the user experience while providing premium inventory for advertisers. With a workforce of over 600 employees across 27 global offices, Teads is recognized for its commitment to creating sustainable advertising solutions that respect user engagement. In 2017, the company became part of the Altice Group, further expanding its reach in the media and advertising landscape.
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