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

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

Jean-Marie Fougeray

Senior Investment Director, Brittany

Paul-Francois Fournier

Executive Director, Innovation Department

Pierre Gillet

Investment Director

Vanessa Giraud

Managing Director

Gwenaël Hamon

Senior Investment Director

Laurent Higueret Ph.D

Senior Investment Director

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

Elyssa Maufras du Châtellier

Investment Director

Quentin Mayolle

Senior Investment Officer

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

Claire Waché

Senior Investment Officer

Past deals in Image Recognition

Primaa

Seed Round in 2024
Primaa is a MedTech company that provides an AI-powered platform for automated cancer diagnosis. Through image analysis and deep learning, the software enhances the detection of cancer biomarkers and supports personalized treatment decisions. It offers digital histology capabilities that digitize tissue slides, aggregate images in a database, and enable digital identification of tissue anomalies. The platform aims to increase diagnostic accuracy and throughput while maintaining consistent reliability across histological assessments.

Aprex Solutions

Venture Round in 2024
Developer of image analysis algorithms and software for process control, quality inspection, measurement, and research. Its user-friendly platform enables interactive and automated video analysis across diverse fields.

Pixacare

Venture Round in 2024
Pixacare is a medical imaging platform that converts smartphones into secure documentation tools for wound care. The app enables healthcare professionals to capture, manage, and monitor wound images and associated data, integrating with patient administration systems and electronic health records to streamline workflows. It supports home-care staff, surgeons, and dermatologists in monitoring chronic and post-surgical wounds, predicting complications, and saving time on visual assessments. The solution is CE-marked as a Class I digital medical device and is hosted on certified health data infrastructure to ensure data security and interoperability with healthcare IT systems.

LeBigDay

Angel Round in 2023
LeBigDay has created an app that collects all of the images from an event and displays them on your smartphone. It automatically creates a free digital memento book with all of the photographs.

Alloccasions

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Alloccasions develop a mobile app to simplifies and optimizes the inspection process for car businesses, enabling them to efficiently and accurately evaluate second-hand cars. Our solution is a mobile application tailored to assist car dealerships in conducting efficient on-site or remote inspections and evaluating the value of used vehicles. With just a video of the vehicle's exterior and interior, the app can accurately detect any damages on the car's bodywork, calculate its price and the cost of repairs, identify engine issues based on sound analysis, scan and provide historical information, optimize car photos for improved marketing, and much more. Once the inspection is completed, our solution generates a detailed report that enables dealership to make informed decisions regarding the purchase.

Carviz

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Carviz develops a mobile app that streamlines vehicle inspections for car dealerships. Its solution enables efficient assessment of pre-owned vehicles through video analysis, identifying bodywork damage, calculating pricing and repair costs, detecting engine issues, providing historical data, enhancing photos, and generating comprehensive reports to aid informed purchase decisions.

Vinidaily

Seed Round in 2022
Vinidaily is a mobile application that helps users find the ideal wine in supermarkets based on their tastes. The app guides users to wines that match individual preferences and budgets, and it supports online shopping directly in the store or via supermarket platforms. It uses image recognition to identify bottles, enabling both novices and experts to discover wines with ease. By translating flavor preferences into recommendations, Vinidaily aims to simplify wine selection and enhance the shopping experience.

Nurea

Seed Round in 2022
Nurea develops AI-powered medical imaging software that transforms standard 2D scans into 3D reconstructions of arterial systems, enabling early detection of cardiovascular and neurovascular conditions such as aneurysms. The solution automates quantitative image analysis, providing accurate, operator-independent assessments that integrate seamlessly into hospital workflows. By allowing clinicians to monitor structural changes over time, the platform supports precise and reliable diagnoses for vascular surgeons and other healthcare professionals.

UnitySC

Venture Round in 2022
UnitySC is a globally recognized leader in inspection and metrology, specializing in advanced technologies such as automated optical inspection and 3D imaging. By offering customized solutions tailored to specific industrial requirements, UnitySC empowers customers to enhance yields and accelerate time to market. Through innovative techniques like high depth of focus line scanning and spectrometry, UnitySC enables a new era in process control, facilitating efficient and precise manufacturing operations.

Preligens

Series A in 2020
Preligens is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven solutions aimed at enhancing operational decision-making in defense and intelligence sectors. The company focuses on automating the analysis of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) workflows, employing advanced machine learning and computer vision techniques. By aggregating information from various multi-intelligence sources such as imagery, electromagnetic signals, and open-source data, Preligens provides its clients with strategic insights into mission-critical areas. This capability enables intelligence agencies to make informed decisions quickly and anticipate potential threats, ultimately contributing to a safer world.

TwicPics

Seed Round in 2020
TwicPics is a technology company founded in 2018 and based in Paris, France, specializing in URL-based image processing software. The company develops a platform that automates the optimization of images and videos for websites and applications, ensuring that content is tailored for various devices, screen sizes, and network conditions. By delivering resized and device-adapted images in real-time, TwicPics enhances visual quality and web performance while also reducing the carbon footprint associated with digital content. This innovative approach not only accelerates page loading times but also positively impacts key performance indicators such as conversion rates, user engagement, and search engine optimization. The company's services are utilized by both major brands and startups to streamline workflows and create eco-friendly websites.

ISORG

Series B in 2018
Isorg SA, founded in 2010 and based in Grenoble, France, specializes in the development and manufacturing of organic and printed electronic devices, particularly in the fields of photonics and image sensors. The company is noted for its innovative high-performance opto-electronic sensors, which can be integrated into various products, transforming surfaces made of plastic or glass into smart interfaces. Isorg offers a comprehensive range of services, from proof-of-concept to mass production, catering to diverse applications across consumer electronics, home appliances, smart buildings, industrial sectors, healthcare, and safety. Additionally, the company provides support for product development and integration. Its technology includes large-area image sensors and photodetectors, contributing to sectors such as medical imaging, non-destructive testing, and data security.

Qopius Technology

Seed Round in 2017
Qopius Technology is a Paris-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in developing an application programming interface for retailers, brands, and distributors to create and train artificial intelligence modules focused on image recognition. The company combines connected cameras with advanced AI to analyze in-store shelf compositions in hypermarkets and convenience stores. Its flagship product, the Qopius Retail Pulse platform, enables clients in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector to monitor product behavior on shelves, enhancing shelf performance and productivity while minimizing out-of-stock situations. By constructing a sophisticated AI-powered image recognition engine, Qopius aims to facilitate a fully connected shopping experience, ensuring products are placed correctly and improving overall customer satisfaction. As of February 2020, Qopius operates as a subsidiary of Trax Technology Solutions Pte Ltd.

Preligens

Seed Round in 2016
Preligens is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven solutions aimed at enhancing operational decision-making in defense and intelligence sectors. The company focuses on automating the analysis of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) workflows, employing advanced machine learning and computer vision techniques. By aggregating information from various multi-intelligence sources such as imagery, electromagnetic signals, and open-source data, Preligens provides its clients with strategic insights into mission-critical areas. This capability enables intelligence agencies to make informed decisions quickly and anticipate potential threats, ultimately contributing to a safer world.

ISORG

Venture Round in 2014
Isorg SA, founded in 2010 and based in Grenoble, France, specializes in the development and manufacturing of organic and printed electronic devices, particularly in the fields of photonics and image sensors. The company is noted for its innovative high-performance opto-electronic sensors, which can be integrated into various products, transforming surfaces made of plastic or glass into smart interfaces. Isorg offers a comprehensive range of services, from proof-of-concept to mass production, catering to diverse applications across consumer electronics, home appliances, smart buildings, industrial sectors, healthcare, and safety. Additionally, the company provides support for product development and integration. Its technology includes large-area image sensors and photodetectors, contributing to sectors such as medical imaging, non-destructive testing, and data security.
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