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 Networking
Firecell
Seed Round in 2024
Firecell operates in the telecommunications industry, focusing on the development of open-source platforms for 4G and 5G networks. The company specializes in providing private network solutions tailored for enterprises, offering both 4G and 5G core networks alongside an open-RAN compatible radio access network software suite. This approach allows businesses to establish affordable, reliable, and flexible communication networks, catering to their specific operational needs.
Greenerwave
Series A in 2024
We are aiming to change the world by helping every customer to always have a good wireless indoor connection
Actility
Venture Round in 2023
Actility S.A., founded in 2010 and headquartered in Lannion, France, is a leader in Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) and specializes in machine-to-machine communication solutions. The company's flagship platform, ThingPark, provides a carrier-grade Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure that supports scalable deployments of mission-critical applications. ThingPark facilitates the connection between sensors and cloud applications, accommodating a wide range of use cases from global networks to secure enterprise solutions. Actility features a growing ecosystem of partners and offers middleware that enables seamless integration of data from various sensors. Additionally, the company operates a B2B e-commerce marketplace that connects businesses with vetted IoT device, connectivity, and application providers. As a founding member of the LoRa Alliance™, Actility is committed to advancing IoT technologies and fostering collaboration within the industry.
Frenchfounders
Venture Round in 2023
FrenchFounders, Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in New York, specializes in serving the needs of French-speaking entrepreneurs and executives through a comprehensive networking platform. The organization facilitates business intermediation, investment opportunities, and career coaching, connecting a community of over 7,000 founders, including 4,000 club members, across four continents and 15 cities. FrenchFounders hosts more than 450 events annually, providing a physical and digital meeting space for individuals and companies. By fostering collaboration among startups, large corporations, investment firms, and other businesses, FrenchFounders enables its members to exchange ideas, forge valuable connections, and enhance their business growth.
Refer
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Refer enables startups and investors to leverage their networks through intros.
Saphelec
Venture Round in 2021
Saphelec is an IT firm specializing in telecommunications and information technology services for businesses and professionals. The company offers a range of solutions, including mobile services, telephony, internet connectivity, video conferencing, and network support. It focuses on mobile solutions that encompass mobile telephony, mobile internet, device management, smartphone rentals, and recycling of refurbished equipment. Additionally, Saphelec provides outsourcing services related to IT and telecommunications, assisting clients with the installation and management of their telecommunications infrastructure. Through its diverse offerings, Saphelec aims to enhance communication and collaboration for organizations while ensuring secure and efficient network operations.
Amédia Solutions
Venture Round in 2021
Amédia Solutions is an IT service provider and telecom operator. It is a local player specializing in B to B IT and telecoms. It has thus been able to forge various strong partnerships with publishers, manufacturers, infrastructure operators, security specialists to offer the best of IT and telecommunications.
InterCloud
Series C in 2019
InterCloud is a European leader in Software-Defined Interconnectivity, focused on transforming how organizations connect to the cloud. By offering Connectivity as Code, InterCloud provides businesses with enhanced visibility and control over their cloud resources, addressing their security and compliance requirements in an increasingly hybrid environment. The company has gained the trust of global multinationals such as SNCF, Schneider Electric, and Veolia, who rely on its solutions to meet their connectivity needs. InterCloud's platform facilitates digital transformation and private connectivity, allowing organizations to seamlessly integrate cloud resources with their internal infrastructure while tackling issues related to security, performance, and flexibility. Major cloud vendors have also chosen InterCloud to enhance their service offerings, underscoring its pivotal role in modern cloud connectivity solutions.
Wifirst
Private Equity Round in 2019
Wifirst is a telecom operator based in Paris, France, that specializes in providing high-performance wireless internet and connectivity services for various enterprises across Europe and Africa. Founded in 2002, the company focuses on meeting the increasing demand for internet usage through its robust network infrastructure. Wifirst offers a diverse array of services, including wireless internet, fiber optic installations, managed LAN solutions, and firewall services, as well as internet protocol television and voice-over-internet protocol offerings. With a commitment to enhancing digital transformation, Wifirst operates hundreds of thousands of secure and intuitive connected spaces, ensuring that its clients remain connected in an evolving digital landscape.
Whyse
Seed Round in 2019
Whyse has created an online platform designed to facilitate feedback and knowledge sharing among professionals within the same industry. This platform enables businesses to connect employees from various companies, enhancing their ability to exchange insights and experiences. By fostering collaboration and building a trust network, Whyse aims to empower communities to provide and receive peer feedback, ultimately increasing the likelihood of success for participating organizations.
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.
Jollyclick
Seed Round in 2018
jollyclick is a social network for entrepreneurs, freelancers and innovative projects. All talents and projects have their profile and are connected by a smart chatbot. The human relationships they create are at the base of the companies, non-profits, events and initiatives that make tomorrow's economy. They develop #B2B cutting-edge technologies in #ProjectManagement #Networking #Marketing #OpenInnovation #Recruitment and they conduct research programs in #Psychology #Sociology #DataScience to automate HR.
Actility
Series D in 2017
Actility S.A., founded in 2010 and headquartered in Lannion, France, is a leader in Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) and specializes in machine-to-machine communication solutions. The company's flagship platform, ThingPark, provides a carrier-grade Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure that supports scalable deployments of mission-critical applications. ThingPark facilitates the connection between sensors and cloud applications, accommodating a wide range of use cases from global networks to secure enterprise solutions. Actility features a growing ecosystem of partners and offers middleware that enables seamless integration of data from various sensors. Additionally, the company operates a B2B e-commerce marketplace that connects businesses with vetted IoT device, connectivity, and application providers. As a founding member of the LoRa Alliance™, Actility is committed to advancing IoT technologies and fostering collaboration within the industry.
InterCloud
Series B in 2017
InterCloud is a European leader in Software-Defined Interconnectivity, focused on transforming how organizations connect to the cloud. By offering Connectivity as Code, InterCloud provides businesses with enhanced visibility and control over their cloud resources, addressing their security and compliance requirements in an increasingly hybrid environment. The company has gained the trust of global multinationals such as SNCF, Schneider Electric, and Veolia, who rely on its solutions to meet their connectivity needs. InterCloud's platform facilitates digital transformation and private connectivity, allowing organizations to seamlessly integrate cloud resources with their internal infrastructure while tackling issues related to security, performance, and flexibility. Major cloud vendors have also chosen InterCloud to enhance their service offerings, underscoring its pivotal role in modern cloud connectivity solutions.
Jollyclick
Angel Round in 2017
jollyclick is a social network for entrepreneurs, freelancers and innovative projects. All talents and projects have their profile and are connected by a smart chatbot. The human relationships they create are at the base of the companies, non-profits, events and initiatives that make tomorrow's economy. They develop #B2B cutting-edge technologies in #ProjectManagement #Networking #Marketing #OpenInnovation #Recruitment and they conduct research programs in #Psychology #Sociology #DataScience to automate HR.
SIGFOX
Series E in 2016
Sigfox is the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has built a global network to connect billions of devices to the Internet while consuming as little energy as possible, as simply as possible. Sigfox’s unique approach to device-to-cloud communications addresses the three greatest barriers to global IoT adoption: cost, energy consumption, and global scalability. Today, the network is present in 26 countries and on track to cover 60 by 2018 – covering a population of 397 million people. With millions of objects connected and a rapidly growing partner ecosystem, Sigfox empowers companies to create new innovations on the IoT. Founded in 2010 by Ludovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet, the company is headquartered in Labège near Toulouse, France’s “IoT Valley”. Sigfox also has offices in Paris, Madrid, Munich, Boston, San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore.
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.
Streamroot
Seed Round in 2015
Streamroot, Inc. develops innovative peer-to-peer video streaming technology aimed at optimizing content delivery for various applications, including live sporting events, concerts, video conferences, and video-on-demand services. Founded in 2013 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Streamroot operates as a subsidiary of CenturyLink, Inc. The company's flagship product, Streamroot DNA™, utilizes a distributed delivery network to enhance video quality and reduce delivery costs by 55% to 85%. This Infrastructure as a Service solution creates a secure mesh network that allows for dynamic and intelligent streaming from the fastest available sources, whether from user devices or traditional content delivery networks. Streamroot serves prominent media clients such as DailyMotion, Canal+, and Eurosport, facilitating a high-quality viewing experience for over 5 million users daily. With additional offices in New York and Paris, Streamroot is backed by both European and U.S. venture capital funding, contributing to its mission of improving internet architecture and video delivery efficiency.
Actility
Series C in 2015
Actility S.A., founded in 2010 and headquartered in Lannion, France, is a leader in Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) and specializes in machine-to-machine communication solutions. The company's flagship platform, ThingPark, provides a carrier-grade Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure that supports scalable deployments of mission-critical applications. ThingPark facilitates the connection between sensors and cloud applications, accommodating a wide range of use cases from global networks to secure enterprise solutions. Actility features a growing ecosystem of partners and offers middleware that enables seamless integration of data from various sensors. Additionally, the company operates a B2B e-commerce marketplace that connects businesses with vetted IoT device, connectivity, and application providers. As a founding member of the LoRa Alliance™, Actility is committed to advancing IoT technologies and fostering collaboration within the industry.
SIGFOX
Series D in 2015
Sigfox is the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has built a global network to connect billions of devices to the Internet while consuming as little energy as possible, as simply as possible. Sigfox’s unique approach to device-to-cloud communications addresses the three greatest barriers to global IoT adoption: cost, energy consumption, and global scalability. Today, the network is present in 26 countries and on track to cover 60 by 2018 – covering a population of 397 million people. With millions of objects connected and a rapidly growing partner ecosystem, Sigfox empowers companies to create new innovations on the IoT. Founded in 2010 by Ludovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet, the company is headquartered in Labège near Toulouse, France’s “IoT Valley”. Sigfox also has offices in Paris, Madrid, Munich, Boston, San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore.
SIGFOX
Series C in 2014
Sigfox is the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has built a global network to connect billions of devices to the Internet while consuming as little energy as possible, as simply as possible. Sigfox’s unique approach to device-to-cloud communications addresses the three greatest barriers to global IoT adoption: cost, energy consumption, and global scalability. Today, the network is present in 26 countries and on track to cover 60 by 2018 – covering a population of 397 million people. With millions of objects connected and a rapidly growing partner ecosystem, Sigfox empowers companies to create new innovations on the IoT. Founded in 2010 by Ludovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet, the company is headquartered in Labège near Toulouse, France’s “IoT Valley”. Sigfox also has offices in Paris, Madrid, Munich, Boston, San Francisco, Dubai and Singapore.
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