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 Wearables

Belledonne

Venture Round in 2024
Belledonne is a fashion brand that designs, makes, and develops sneakers that are well-designed and comfortable.

Metyos

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Metyos is a Paris-based company specializing in wearable biosensor technology that monitors the effects of daily activities on nutrition and metabolism. By analyzing individual data, such as fat levels and energy metabolism dynamics, Metyos provides users with personalized fitness and nutrition plans. Their aim is to help individuals understand how their bodies respond to various actions, enabling them to make informed choices and effectively work towards their weight goals. Through this innovative approach, Metyos empowers users to regain control over their health and wellness.

GRAPHEAL

Seed Round in 2021
Grapheal is a Medtech startup focused on developing embedded and wearable biosensors that leverage graphene transistors for enhanced functionality. Their devices are designed to be minimalistic and digital, enabling the dosing of biomarkers and detection of pathogens through a smartphone interface. By integrating advanced sensing nanomaterials with wireless connectivity and data analysis capabilities, Grapheal's biosensors facilitate field diagnostics and remote patient monitoring. This approach aims to make healthcare more accessible and accurate, allowing medical professionals to effectively monitor patient progress and healing.

GrAI Matter Labs

Venture Round in 2020
GrAI Matter Labs, based in Paris with additional offices in Eindhoven and Silicon Valley, specializes in developing ultra-low power, programmable neuromorphic computing technology. The company focuses on creating brain-inspired chips that utilize spiking neural networks to enhance sensor analytics and machine learning capabilities, particularly for devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT). These processors are designed to enable autonomous navigation for vehicles, robots, and drones, while also integrating intelligent AI into smart homes, smartphones, and wearable health monitoring devices. Founded in 2016, GrAI Matter Labs aims to optimize energy usage and improve efficiency in AI applications, providing solutions that allow machines to act and react in real time. The company seeks to redefine AI interactions, making them more intuitive and human-like.

Withings

Series B in 2020
Withings is a developer of digital health and wellness smart devices. The company makes a range of products that empower people to make the right decisions for their health. Its digital health and wellness smart devices include a fitness watch that enables users to measure their heart rate.

Neurallys

Seed Round in 2019
Neurallys is a Paris-based company specializing in the development and production of medical devices for neurology and neurosurgery. The company has created an intelligent sensor that communicates with a smartphone to monitor intracranial pressure in patients with hydrocephalus. This innovative device aims to enhance patient comfort and provide neurosurgeons with a valuable tool for more effective management and follow-up of the condition, ultimately improving the quality of care for those affected by hydrocephalus.

Dreem

Venture Round in 2018
Dreem is a neurotechnology company building consumer technology that stimulates the brain to enhance human potential. The company's product, Dreem is a wearable device that enhances the quality of deep sleep. The device monitors brainwaves, analyzes user's sleep and stimulates the brain with sound in order to extend the amount of deep sleep, improving human performance throughout the day.

FutBak

Venture Round in 2018
FutBak is to provide an innovative physical and technical tracking tool for the amateur athlete.

OnTracks

Seed Round in 2018
onTracks is a French company, established in 2016 and headquartered in Marseille, that specializes in designing and developing innovative navigational devices tailored for outdoor sports enthusiasts such as runners, mountain bikers, and hikers. The company's primary offering consists of two wrist-worn bracelets connected to a mobile application, which together facilitate navigation without the need for traditional maps or GPS systems. Once a user selects a route and begins their activity, the bracelets vibrate to provide directional cues, ensuring that users can remain focused on their performance while exploring new paths. The mobile application also features a community-driven platform that shares thousands of routes and offers suggestions, enhancing the overall outdoor experience. This intuitive guidance solution promises to enrich outdoor sports practices and urban exploration, while significantly reducing the chances of getting lost.

Seaver

Seed Round in 2017
Seaver is a technology startup founded in 2016 and headquartered in Ile-de-France, France. The company focuses on digitalizing the equestrian sports sector by developing innovative riding equipment that leverages the internet of things and performance monitoring. Its products enable riders and horse owners to access live streaming data on their horses' cardio, movement, and workout quality. By providing detailed insights into training and performance, Seaver supports riders in monitoring their horses' progress and health effectively.

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.

Equisense

Venture Round in 2016
Equisense SAS, founded in 2014 and based in Compiègne, France, specializes in developing wearable technology for equestrian sports. The company manufactures a motion tracker that allows riders to monitor and analyze their horse's training sessions, focusing on health and comfort. In addition to the motion tracker, Equisense offers a range of products, including tactile gloves, saddle pads, and arm bands, which can be purchased online. The Equisense sensor is the first connected device specifically designed for equestrian sports, capable of measuring a horse's movement during training and competition. Data collected by the sensor is relayed to the Equisense App, providing riders with immediate feedback on key performance parameters such as intensity, gait symmetry, and effort. This technology aims to enhance training effectiveness while prioritizing the well-being of the horse. Equisense operates as a subsidiary of Voltaire, reflecting its commitment to innovation in the equestrian field.

Withings

Series B in 2013
Withings is a developer of digital health and wellness smart devices. The company makes a range of products that empower people to make the right decisions for their health. Its digital health and wellness smart devices include a fitness watch that enables users to measure their heart rate.
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