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 Search Engine

Muzzo

Seed Round in 2021
Muzzo is an AI-powered recruitment marketplace that focuses on enhancing the talent acquisition process. It offers an intelligent platform designed to match employers with suitable headhunters. Utilizing a sophisticated matching algorithm, Muzzo scans job offers and generates a list of top-performing recruiters tailored to specific job categories, considering factors such as location, experience level, and proven success rates. This approach aims to streamline the recruitment process, allowing businesses to identify and engage qualified candidates more efficiently.

Botify

Series C in 2021
Botify SAS is a company that specializes in providing data, tools, and diagnostics for search engine optimization (SEO) stakeholders. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Paris, France, with additional offices in New York, London, and Seattle, Botify offers a comprehensive suite of applications designed to support various phases of the organic search process. Its products include Botify Analytics, a cloud-based crawler; Botify Log Analyzer, which analyzes web server logs; Botify Keywords for keyword research; Botify Studio for report generation; and Botify Data Station for data management. These tools enable SEO managers, content teams, and marketing executives to enhance digital assets for search engines and voice assistants. Botify serves a diverse clientele across sectors such as retail, travel, publishing, and digital agencies, providing actionable insights to improve SEO performance and drive traffic and revenue growth. The platform is often considered an advanced alternative to Google Search Console, offering a new standard in organic search analytics for enterprises.

Edflex

Series A in 2021
Online learning resources search engine

Babbar

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a data analytics platform intended to better understand the positioning performance of each web page. The company's platform leverages technology to simulate the algorithmic behavior of a search engine when it browses the web and makes it possible to predict and measure the ability of a site to position itself at the highest point in the search engine results in pages, enabling advertisers to better understand their web page performance.

JVWEB

Debt Financing in 2021
To generate more performance, facilitate the autonomy of marketing departments and increase the frequency and accuracy of optimizations, they built an internal R & D center. They are the only agency to have developed a script management interface that controls the Google Ads API, as well as a battery of custom scripts for their customers. On a daily basis, engineers work with account managers to personalize and develop their tools.

JVWEB

Venture Round in 2021
To generate more performance, facilitate the autonomy of marketing departments and increase the frequency and accuracy of optimizations, they built an internal R & D center. They are the only agency to have developed a script management interface that controls the Google Ads API, as well as a battery of custom scripts for their customers. On a daily basis, engineers work with account managers to personalize and develop their tools.

Outmind

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Outmind is a company based in Palaiseau, France, that specializes in developing a search engine designed to enhance data retrieval within organizations. Incorporated in 2019, Outmind's software as a service (SaaS) solution enables users to perform text searches across various internal tools, facilitating the discovery of relevant information such as emails and documents. Additionally, the platform helps users identify colleagues who may assist with specific inquiries, streamlining internal communication and improving overall efficiency in data management.

Cherche mon nid

Venture Round in 2019
Cherche mon nid is a real estate platform founded by Antoine Huvé, aimed at streamlining the property search process for clients and professionals alike. Recognizing the challenges faced by individuals in navigating multiple websites and the difficulties professionals encounter in advertising their listings, the platform offers a solution that allows users to submit personalized search criteria. This enables them to receive tailored property proposals from a wide range of real estate professionals in a single step. By simplifying the interaction between buyers and agents, Cherche mon nid facilitates a more efficient and effective real estate experience, ensuring that users can find suitable properties promptly while allowing agents to showcase their expertise without the burden of managing numerous listings across various platforms.

SeqOne

Seed Round in 2019
SeqOne S.A.S. is a company based in Montpellier, France, that specializes in developing genomic data analysis software for the healthcare industry. Founded in 2017, SeqOne's platform offers end-to-end management of next-generation sequencing (NGS) and bioinformatics data, providing advanced tools for analyzing complex genomic information. The software is designed to deliver medically actionable results across various areas, including oncology, hematological diseases, rare diseases, genetic screening, and hereditary conditions. By addressing the challenges associated with analyzing rich genomic data, SeqOne aims to enhance the accessibility and effectiveness of genomic medicine, thereby facilitating improved treatment options for patients. The company serves both private and public healthcare sectors, contributing to the ongoing transformation of healthcare through the integration of genomic insights.

Visiperf

Venture Round in 2018
Visiperf is the unique association of a proven expertise in digital marketing (Google Adwords & Display, Facebook, Waze, Snapchat, YouTube, Bing, Yahoo ...), with innovative technologies adapted for network companies: franchises, brands and brands distributed in physical points of sale. Visiperf helps networks easily manage the digital marketing transformation of their outlets. Visiperf provides tools for the sales, coordination and piloting of personalized drive-to-store digital campaigns according to the needs of each establishment, in accordance with the national brand strategy. French technology leader in the digital transition of point-of-sale marketing, VISIPERF already works with several major players such as Carglass and Coca-Cola.

Adrenaline Hunter

Venture Round in 2017
Adrenaline Hunter operates an online marketplace designed to facilitate the search, comparison, and booking of adrenaline sports and unique adventure travel experiences worldwide. The platform connects adventurers with expert providers in extreme sports and adventure travel, ensuring users can easily find and secure thrilling activities tailored to their interests. By streamlining the process, Adrenaline Hunter enhances the accessibility of exciting experiences for adventure enthusiasts globally.

Seaver

Seed Round in 2017
Seaver SAS is a technology startup based in Caen, France, focused on developing connected girth products for monitoring horse health and performance. Founded in 2016, the company offers innovative devices that track vital metrics such as heart and respiratory rates, calories burned, gait, and jump performance. These connected girths provide real-time data to horse owners and coaches, enhancing their ability to monitor training and overall equine health. Additionally, Seaver has developed a mobile application that complements its hardware by allowing users to access and analyze the data collected from the girth. Through these advancements, Seaver aims to digitalize the equestrian experience, enabling better training outcomes and health management for horses.

Archive Valley

Seed Round in 2017
Archive Valley is a provider of an online platform designed to connect audiovisual content creators with archive hunters by offering a matching between applicants and image holders in more than 40 countries. The company's online platform has a searchable database of archive hunters and archive vendors that makes it possible to access unpublished illustrations via 10,0000 archives, search and book audiovisual and digital contents recorded on all the continents through search filters, enabling audiovisual content managers to find buyers, raise funds and create awareness among interested archivists who are in search of digital contents.

Cherche mon nid

Seed Round in 2016
Cherche mon nid is a real estate platform founded by Antoine Huvé, aimed at streamlining the property search process for clients and professionals alike. Recognizing the challenges faced by individuals in navigating multiple websites and the difficulties professionals encounter in advertising their listings, the platform offers a solution that allows users to submit personalized search criteria. This enables them to receive tailored property proposals from a wide range of real estate professionals in a single step. By simplifying the interaction between buyers and agents, Cherche mon nid facilitates a more efficient and effective real estate experience, ensuring that users can find suitable properties promptly while allowing agents to showcase their expertise without the burden of managing numerous listings across various platforms.

360&1

Seed Round in 2016
360&1 develops smart interfaces and solutions for web analytics and advertizing automation. The company has developed an e-travel focused solution: FindThePax and is already distributed toward Europe through leading booking engine

Sociallymap

Venture Round in 2016
Sociallymap is a social media software for automation marketing. It enables agencies, major accounts, SMEs, and TPEs to feed their social networks automatically, relay content already on the web, streamline publications between different networks, and more. Sociallymap was launched in February 2013.

Qwant

Venture Round in 2015
Qwant is an internet company based in Paris, France, established in 2011, that operates a search engine focusing on user privacy. The platform is designed to respect users' data by avoiding tracking and profiling, which distinguishes it from many traditional search engines. Qwant utilizes its own indexing algorithm to deliver search results tailored to individual users, taking into account their search queries, location, and language preferences. Additionally, it offers features such as instant answers, autocomplete suggestions, and search result filtering to enhance user experience and ensure accurate information retrieval. By prioritizing privacy and user-centric functionality, Qwant aims to provide a reliable alternative in the digital search landscape.

AlloMedia

Angel Round in 2015
Allo-Media, founded in 2011, is a French technology company focused on enhancing customer engagement and loyalty through its innovative solutions. The company specializes in connecting businesses with potential clients via various online directories, such as Allo-Médecins.fr and Allo-Réparateurs.fr. After two years of research and development, Allo-Media launched a performance-based solution that integrates online visibility with phone call tracking to generate qualified leads for local professionals. Utilizing proprietary AI Vocal Cookie technology, Allo-Media transforms customer calls into actionable marketing insights, classifying conversations to extract valuable customer data related to profiles, needs, and complaints. Through continuous technological advancements, Allo-Media provides intelligent call-tracking solutions that leverage voice recognition and semantic analysis, tailored to various business sectors, thereby facilitating better connections between prospects and businesses.

Geolid

Series C in 2015
Geolid is a web advertising platform aimed at supporting local businesses in France by enhancing their communication practices. The company provides tools for geolocalized advertising and search optimization, allowing major brands to digitize their networks and maintain a consistent online presence. This approach enables franchisees and small businesses to efficiently engage with their customers through a unified platform, ultimately boosting local business visibility and effectiveness. Geolid focuses on transforming how businesses communicate with consumers, ensuring that they can effectively reach their target audience in a competitive digital landscape.

Webmecanik

Seed Round in 2015
Webmecanik SAS is a marketing automation software provider based in Annecy, France. Originally founded as Eureos in 2013, the company rebranded in 2014 to focus on delivering innovative solutions powered by Mautic. Webmecanik specializes in offering an agency dashboard, myWebmecanik, which simplifies the deployment of new instances and management of client accounts for marketing agencies. With a growing presence that includes offices in Paris, Berlin, and Geneva, Webmecanik ensures that all client data and automation instances are securely hosted within Europe, allowing clients to choose hosting options in France, Switzerland, or Germany.

Lengow

Series B in 2015
Lengow is an e-commerce automation software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider that assists brands and distributors in managing their product distribution across various online channels. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Nantes, France, the company enables online retailers to centralize, optimize, and track their product catalogs across marketplaces, comparison shopping engines, affiliate networks, and social media platforms. Since its international expansion began in 2012, Lengow has established dedicated teams in Paris and operates in over 40 countries, supporting more than 38,000 websites. The platform facilitates the efficient delivery of product information across more than 1,800 marketing channels, helping merchants improve their online visibility and sales performance.

Search'XPR

Venture Round in 2015
Search’XPR was founded in 2011 by Jean-Luc Marini, a renowned professor and inventor of the Oorace technology, and Olivier Figon, also a professor, and veteran of the business systems consulting industry. Prior to forming the company, Mr. Marini spent six years researching and developing an algorithm which integrates “psycho-cognitive” principles into traditional software applications. Search’XPR created and developed Oorace, a revolutionary API for data search and recommendation. The foundation of Oorace is a proprietary algorithm that explodes the results of traditional keyword and semantic tools. Search’XPR’s headquarters and research center are in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Additionally, Search’XPR has a wholly-owned subsidiary based in New York City, and shareholders in Shanghai, China. In 2012, Search’XPR was recognized as a “Young Innovative Enterprise” and received a grant from OSEO, a French Government agency.

Shogunmoto

Venture Round in 2014
Shogunmoto.com SAS is an online retailer specializing in motorcycle parts and accessories. Established in 2010 and based in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, the company offers a wide range of products including hand tools, electrical tools, tire tools, engine tools, and various cycle parts. Their inventory features essential items such as helmets, tires, lubricants, batteries, and exhausts, allowing customers to conveniently purchase these products from the comfort of their homes. Shogunmoto is committed to providing an extensive selection of motorcycle-related products, ensuring that enthusiasts have access to everything they need for maintenance and enhancement of their two-wheelers.

JVWEB

Venture Round in 2014
To generate more performance, facilitate the autonomy of marketing departments and increase the frequency and accuracy of optimizations, they built an internal R & D center. They are the only agency to have developed a script management interface that controls the Google Ads API, as well as a battery of custom scripts for their customers. On a daily basis, engineers work with account managers to personalize and develop their tools.

DOZ

Seed Round in 2014
DOZ Marketing Software helps create an organic marketing campaign and to launch a customized timeline of tasks needed to achieve marketing goals.DOZ has vetted marketing professionals from around the world. DOZ automatically assigns the right experts to every task on custom, marketing campaign.DOZ helps websites to run more effective online marketing campaigns by managing natives industry experts and marketing professionals.

Groupe SEGNERE

Venture Round in 2014
Groupe SEGNERE has proven its ability to accompany the developments of modern industry in the areas of general precision engineering, thin sheet metal and structural assembly. Groupe SEGNERE offers with the support of its subsidiaries, assembly solutions "best cost", a speed shop" dedicated organization and means mechanical welding.

Mister-Auto

Series C in 2013
Mister Auto sells automobile parts and accessories online to buyers in France.

Sparkow

Series B in 2013
Sparkow is a provider of expert SaaS solutions that enables merchants to boost their performance by designing a streamlined buying journey. Sparkow solutions answer three objectives: improve customer’s buying experience, boost commercial performance and improve sales teams’ productivity. Sparkow solutions optimize more than 150 sales dispositive (websites, mobile apps, call centers, digital in store…) in more than 20 countries and in all retail-linked activities. In 2014, Compario changes brand identity and becomes Sparkow. Fully aligned with product strategy, this new brand is less tied to a functional universe and better represents the width of solutions: Sparkow Personalisation Suite, Sparkow Merchandising, Sparkow Recommendation and Sparkow Digital Store. Stating values of flexibility and accessibility of the solution, the Sparkow brand will benefit from a clearer understanding on global markets.

Geolid

Series B in 2013
Geolid is a web advertising platform aimed at supporting local businesses in France by enhancing their communication practices. The company provides tools for geolocalized advertising and search optimization, allowing major brands to digitize their networks and maintain a consistent online presence. This approach enables franchisees and small businesses to efficiently engage with their customers through a unified platform, ultimately boosting local business visibility and effectiveness. Geolid focuses on transforming how businesses communicate with consumers, ensuring that they can effectively reach their target audience in a competitive digital landscape.

Sparkow

Series A in 2010
Sparkow is a provider of expert SaaS solutions that enables merchants to boost their performance by designing a streamlined buying journey. Sparkow solutions answer three objectives: improve customer’s buying experience, boost commercial performance and improve sales teams’ productivity. Sparkow solutions optimize more than 150 sales dispositive (websites, mobile apps, call centers, digital in store…) in more than 20 countries and in all retail-linked activities. In 2014, Compario changes brand identity and becomes Sparkow. Fully aligned with product strategy, this new brand is less tied to a functional universe and better represents the width of solutions: Sparkow Personalisation Suite, Sparkow Merchandising, Sparkow Recommendation and Sparkow Digital Store. Stating values of flexibility and accessibility of the solution, the Sparkow brand will benefit from a clearer understanding on global markets.
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