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.

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

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 Hardware

Keysom

Seed Round in 2024
Develops RISC V based processor architectures that are automatically built from the application source code and dynamically reconfigurable.

Eyco

Series A in 2024
Eyco specializes in designing and manufacturing smart circuits, playing a significant role in the European microelectronics sector. The company produces hardware components for digital applications, focusing on high-tech solutions that operate with minimal environmental impact. Eyco's commitment to sustainable practices enables clients to implement secure digital applications while promoting environmentally friendly manufacturing processes. Through its advanced industrial machinery, Eyco ensures efficient mass production tailored to client specifications, contributing to the evolving landscape of electronics.

Scalinx

Series B in 2024
Scalinx is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in the design and supply of Signal Conversion ASICs and ASSPs for various markets, including Test & Measurement, MilAero, and Communications. The company operates from its headquarters in Paris, with additional design sites in Caen and Grenoble. In Caen, a team of 20 employees industrializes the designs before production is outsourced to a network of subcontractors. Scalinx focuses on developing semiconductor technology that enables wideband and low-power signal conversion, facilitating applications in wired and wireless communications, test and measurement equipment, and radar. This approach allows clients to reduce costs and shorten development time for signal conversion technologies.

Quandela

Series B in 2023
Quandela is a company specializing in quantum computing, focusing on the development of communication networks and optical computers. It manufactures photonic quantum computers and markets them to industrial clients. The company's flagship product, a single-photon source device, integrates photonics with semiconductor quantum dots, facilitating quantum communication, computation, and sensing. This device allows for the efficient collection of emitted single photons at high rates, helping researchers minimize charge noise decoherence and achieve the emission of identical photons with high fidelity. These advancements are crucial for the progress of sophisticated quantum applications, positioning Quandela as a key player in the field of quantum technology.

Quobly

Seed Round in 2023
Quobly specializes in the development and marketing of a universal large-scale quantum computer, leveraging established semiconductor industry techniques. The company focuses on creating quantum computing semiconductors designed for commercial applications, enabling clients to utilize quantum computers for various complex problems. These applications include optimizing energy distribution and accelerating drug development by computing chemical properties more efficiently. Quobly aims to meet the specific needs of its clients by providing reliable and effective quantum computing solutions based on proven semiconductor processes.

Microoled

Series B in 2023
Microoled is a French company specializing in the development and manufacturing of microdisplays for mobile near-to-eye viewing devices. Established in 2007 and headquartered in Grenoble, the company focuses on creating AMOLED displays and optical modules that cater to various sectors, including consumer electronics, medical applications, and security. Microoled's product range encompasses video glasses, head-mounted sports devices, and camera viewfinders, among other professional equipment. By addressing customer needs and anticipating market demands, Microoled aims to enhance user experiences across diverse applications.

Miraxess

Venture Round in 2023
Miraxess specializes in transforming smartphones into functional laptops through its innovative product, the Mirabook. Recognizing the growing reliance on smartphones for personal and professional tasks, the company has developed a plug-in device that enhances the capabilities of mobile phones, effectively creating a full-fledged laptop experience. This solution aims to improve productivity and comfort, catering to the needs of users for both work and entertainment. By leveraging the existing power of smartphones, Miraxess offers a practical convergence of mobile and computing technology.

Devialet

Venture Round in 2022
Devialet is an audio technology company based in Paris, founded in 2007, that specializes in developing advanced acoustic engineering solutions. The firm offers a range of audio equipment, including connected speakers and wireless earbuds, such as its Gemini model. By integrating digital and analog technologies, Devialet aims to enhance the audio experience for consumers. The company's mission is to make its innovative audio technology universally accessible, contributing to the advancement of sound amplification and overall musical enjoyment through its sophisticated production processes.

Sensivic

Seed Round in 2022
Sensivic specializes in developing real-time intelligent audio detection technology aimed at enhancing security and video surveillance systems. The company offers a range of products, including sound event detectors, automatic detectors for power tools, audible incivility detectors for enclosed spaces, sound shock detectors, and gunshot detectors. These products are designed for integration into control panels, providing improved efficiency and performance for existing indoor and outdoor protection systems. Sensivic's innovations serve various sectors, including communities, businesses, and institutions, by leveraging advanced techniques in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and edge computing to elevate security measures.

Quandela

Venture Round in 2021
Quandela is a company specializing in quantum computing, focusing on the development of communication networks and optical computers. It manufactures photonic quantum computers and markets them to industrial clients. The company's flagship product, a single-photon source device, integrates photonics with semiconductor quantum dots, facilitating quantum communication, computation, and sensing. This device allows for the efficient collection of emitted single photons at high rates, helping researchers minimize charge noise decoherence and achieve the emission of identical photons with high fidelity. These advancements are crucial for the progress of sophisticated quantum applications, positioning Quandela as a key player in the field of quantum technology.

Primo1D

Venture Round in 2021
Primo1D, founded in August 2013 and headquartered in Grenoble, France, specializes in embedding intelligence into objects and materials through its innovative E-Thread® yarn. This advanced yarn incorporates miniature electronic components, allowing it to be seamlessly integrated into various materials. The technology enables businesses to enhance product security by facilitating tracking and monitoring, thereby addressing anti-theft and anti-counterfeiting concerns. Primo1D aims to provide valuable solutions that increase the added value of products for its clients in the evolving landscape of connected objects.

Tekyn

Series A in 2021
Tekyn is a company focused on transforming the textile industry through innovative software, hardware, and service solutions that facilitate digitalization. By providing a collaborative platform, Tekyn enables real-time data sharing and monitoring across the entire supply chain, enhancing efficiency and transparency. The company's approach allows various stakeholders within the textile ecosystem to connect seamlessly, streamlining processes and fostering collaboration. This digital transformation is essential for optimizing supply chain operations, making them more agile and sustainable while ensuring that all players in the industry can adapt to evolving demands.

FAB'ONE

Grant in 2019
KAPTREK is the first French & European proprietary HW / SW platform declined on several markets : Outdoor sports, Industry 4.0, E-Mobility, Health & Care, Army, Sportech. KAPTREK is an all in one electronic product, allowing customized devs.

Presto Engineering

Venture Round in 2018
Presto Engineering, Inc. is a provider of outsourced development operations for semiconductor and Internet of Things (IoT) device companies. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company specializes in turn-key solutions that encompass radio-frequency (RF), mixed-signal devices, and comprehensive semiconductor testing and analysis services. Its offerings include wafer fabrication, back-end processing, and various backend packaging services. Additionally, Presto Engineering provides extensive product engineering, debugging, and release acceleration services, which cover testing, reliability assessments, and yield enhancement. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including medical, automotive, industrial, and communications. With additional offices in France, Thailand, and Taiwan, Presto Engineering aims to help clients minimize overhead, reduce risk, and expedite their time-to-market.

ISORG

Series B in 2018
ISORG is the pioneer company in organic and printed electronics for large area photo-detectors and image sensors.ISORG offers complete services from proof-of-concept to mass production for innovative opto-electronics systems (hardware and software).

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.

Kalray

Venture Round in 2018
Kalray S.A. is a French company that specializes in low-power and time-critical processor solutions, focusing on high-performance, data-centric computing markets. The company is known for its patented manycore array processors, particularly the MPPA processor family, which enables real-time processing and server acceleration. Kalray's product offerings include a range of data center solutions such as the Kalray Target Controller for optimized NVMe storage, TurboBoost for secure communications, and various software development kits that facilitate programming with standard languages. Additionally, the company provides PCIe acceleration boards for applications in storage, networking, and cryptography. Kalray serves diverse industries including autonomous vehicles, aerospace, artificial intelligence, and data networking. Founded in 2008 as a spin-off from the French CEA research lab, Kalray is headquartered in Montbonnot Saint Martin, France.

Funky Sound Studio

Seed Round in 2017
Funky Sound Studio is an international startup based in Haute Savoie, France and San Francisco, California. Fueled by the passion for beautiful Sound and innovative technologies, Funky Sound Studio's mission is to "serve the music" by creating beautiful, and even smarter, listening objects designed for the modern world. This disruptive audio-focused startup has launched the first intelligent luxury headphone brand at CES in Las Vegas in 2018. Prepare for Funky Sound Studio’s "Debussy", Intelligent Sound Art.

Famoco

Series B in 2017
Famoco specializes in providing secure, Android-based devices designed to support businesses in their digital transformation. The company creates corporate-owned devices with zero-street-value, emphasizing privacy and security. These devices are remotely manageable from a single SaaS platform, allowing organizations to deploy business applications efficiently. Famoco's offerings facilitate secure data capture for various applications, including mobile payments, public transport, identity verification, and workforce management. Organizations can configure device profiles, push applications, track device locations, and customize branding through Famoco's mobile device management system. With over 250,000 devices deployed across more than 35 countries, Famoco is expanding its global presence while enabling seamless application deployment and enhanced data security for its clients.

Conscious Labs

Grant in 2016
Conscious Labs specializes in developing brain-computer interface (BCI) technology that allows for the collection of research-grade EEG data in real-world settings. The company creates advanced head-wearable devices designed to integrate seamlessly into headphones, earbuds, and VR and AR headsets. This technology enables electronics manufacturers and startups to embed BCI capabilities into their products, facilitating out-of-lab research and enhancing user experiences. Additionally, Conscious Labs offers expertise in sensor development and provides an innovative ionic polymer suitable for biosensors in wearable devices, thereby advancing the capabilities of biosensing technologies.

Seamless Waves

Grant in 2016
Seamless Waves is a company specialized in the design and implementation of reconfigurable RF transceivers. These transceivers are capable of sweeping the frequency spectrum, identifying the least occupied frequency band and then establishing a communication using the wireless standard adapted to this band. Thanks to their highly efficient RF Analog-to-Digital converters, these transceivers achieve a very low power consumption that is well suited for portable devices. Seamless Waves is also a provider of silicon-proven Analog/RF Physical IPs and their virtual component models that can be used for early system integration.

PKparis

Venture Round in 2016
PKparis is a company based in Paris, France, that specializes in creating innovative storage solutions for a variety of devices, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Founded in 2013, the company offers a range of products designed for ease of use and portability. Its product lineup includes the K’Ring, a smart keychain; the K’lip, a USB key; the K’2, a dual-key microSD; and several USB 3.0 devices. Additionally, PKparis provides the K’Save, a versatile 3-in-1 kit compatible with both iOS and Android devices. The company aims to enhance user experience by developing connected objects that facilitate data storage and access.

Actual Systemes

Venture Round in 2016
Actual Systemes operates in the field of indirect B to B distribution of IT hardware and software at national level. The company strength lies in our value strategy through their ability to support their clients in project mode to provide them with advice and services. Strategy increased by the acquisition of a host allowing to propose a CLOUD By ACTUAL offer in phase with our ecosystem. In a world where competition is fierce, the development strategy of ACTUAL Systèmes since its recovery in 2007, confers it in a spirit of a start-up with the advantage of a reputation gained and recognized by world leaders in the field. IT. Actual Systemes was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Merignac, France.

Parrot

Post in 2015
Parrot, a global leader in wireless devices for mobile phones, stands on the cutting edge of innovation. The company was founded in 1994 by Henri Seydoux as part of his determination to drive the inevitable breakthrough of mobile phones into everyday life by creating high-quality, user-friendly wireless devices for easy living. Parrot has developed the most extensive range of hands-free systems on the market for cars. Its globally recognised expertise in the fields of mobile connectivity and multimedia around Smartphones has positioned Parrot as a key player of in-car infotainment. Additionally, Parrot designs and markets a prestigious line of high-end wireless multimedia products in collaboration with some of the world’s most well-renowned designers. Finally, Parrot is expanding on the UAV market with the Parrot AR.Drone, the first quadricopter piloted via Wi-Fi and using augmented reality and so with new solutions to address the UAV market for professional use. Parrot, headquartered in Paris, currently employs more than 750 people worldwide and generates the majority of its sales overseas. Parrot is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris since 2006.

Maugin

Private Equity Round in 2015
Maugin is a manufacturer based in Saint-Brevin-Les-Pins, France, specializing in building products. The company produces a range of items including aluminum joinery, custom woodwork, PVC windows, roller shutters, entrance doors, and various decorative accessories. Maugin focuses on the polymerization of vinyl chloride and the manufacturing of plastic materials, ensuring that its products are designed to meet specific configurations for home fittings. The company's offerings aim to provide optimal thermal and acoustic comfort, while also adapting seamlessly to diverse architectural styles.

Ledger

Grant in 2015
Ledger is a company that specializes in security and infrastructure solutions for cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications, catering to both individuals and businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Paris, Ledger has gained recognition for its innovative line of hardware security devices, having sold over one million units across more than 165 countries. The company's offerings include hardware wallets and a fully managed SaaS solution called Vault, designed to protect large volumes of cryptocurrencies while addressing cybersecurity threats. Additionally, Ledger is involved in the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) sector, applying its secure hardware technology to connect sensors and machines with blockchain-based assets. The company also operates a production facility in Vierzon, France, and maintains offices in San Francisco.

Famoco

Series A in 2015
Famoco specializes in providing secure, Android-based devices designed to support businesses in their digital transformation. The company creates corporate-owned devices with zero-street-value, emphasizing privacy and security. These devices are remotely manageable from a single SaaS platform, allowing organizations to deploy business applications efficiently. Famoco's offerings facilitate secure data capture for various applications, including mobile payments, public transport, identity verification, and workforce management. Organizations can configure device profiles, push applications, track device locations, and customize branding through Famoco's mobile device management system. With over 250,000 devices deployed across more than 35 countries, Famoco is expanding its global presence while enabling seamless application deployment and enhanced data security for its clients.

ISORG

Venture Round in 2014
ISORG is the pioneer company in organic and printed electronics for large area photo-detectors and image sensors.ISORG offers complete services from proof-of-concept to mass production for innovative opto-electronics systems (hardware and software).

Delfmems

Series C in 2014
Delfmems SAS, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, specializes in the development, manufacturing, and licensing of radio-frequency micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) switching technology. The company focuses on small-signal switching applications, providing stand-alone single pole double throw switches suitable for automatic test equipment, instrumentation, mobile telecommunications infrastructure, as well as military and space applications. Delfmems' technology supports the creation of digital and variable capacitors, aiming to enhance connectivity and meet the growing data demands of next-generation 4G and 5G handsets. Their RF MEMS switching solutions deliver low voltage operation, high performance, and hot switching capabilities, enabling clients to achieve increased bandwidth and bit rates for handling substantial data volumes.

Groupe Ermic Developpement

Private Equity Round in 2014
Groupe Ermic Developpement has design and manufacture of microcomputer, electronic, electrical, and mechanical equipment.

Delfmems

Series B in 2013
Delfmems SAS, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, specializes in the development, manufacturing, and licensing of radio-frequency micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) switching technology. The company focuses on small-signal switching applications, providing stand-alone single pole double throw switches suitable for automatic test equipment, instrumentation, mobile telecommunications infrastructure, as well as military and space applications. Delfmems' technology supports the creation of digital and variable capacitors, aiming to enhance connectivity and meet the growing data demands of next-generation 4G and 5G handsets. Their RF MEMS switching solutions deliver low voltage operation, high performance, and hot switching capabilities, enabling clients to achieve increased bandwidth and bit rates for handling substantial data volumes.
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