Daphni

Daphni is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that backs technology startups with European DNA and international growth ambitions. It targets companies across Europe and the United States and emphasizes user-oriented products. The firm operates a community called daphnipolis, a network of entrepreneurs, executives, academics, artists and advisors, plus a digital platform intended to enhance efficiency and transparency in the investment process.

Marie Ferri

Investor

Pierre-Eric Leibovici

General Partner

Paul Llagonne

Investor

Olivia Mark

Partner

Pierre-Yves Meerschman

Co-Founder and Partner

Past deals in Southwestern Europe

Stockly

Venture Round in 2025
Founded in 2017, Stockly operates from Paris, France. It develops software that connects brands’ and e-retailers’ inventories, enabling real-time restocking to prevent stock-outs and allowing e-commerce websites to continue selling even when they're out of stock.

Apiday

Venture Round in 2024
Apiday is a Paris-based company founded in 2021 that specializes in providing a data collection platform aimed at simplifying sustainability for businesses. The platform allows organizations to gather all environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data in a centralized location, facilitating the automation of ESG reporting and certification processes. Additionally, Apiday enables collaboration with third-party ESG consultants to enhance ESG scores and implement specific improvements. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the platform streamlines the management of extra-financial data and simplifies access to specialist advice, making sustainability efforts more measurable and affordable for companies.

hemea (ex-Travauxlib)

Venture Round in 2023
Home renovation is a dream for many, but often, the process turns out to be a nightmare. Today, the market lacks transparency and trust, which leaves 50% of homeowners dissatisfied with the result and the cost. Although renovations often represent a significant financial cost, homeowners are left in the dark in terms of budgeting, timing and quality. Only in France, the renovation market is worth €40B, but it is hugely fragmented with many small players being unable to negotiate discounts with their providers. Hemea tackles this market through its SaaS enabled platform, which connects homeowners wishing to renovate their homes, with carefully selected architects and qualified local contractors. The company has a winning strategy due to its customer oriented focus, where respect for the budget and the timing, as well as transparency in prices are at the core of the business. On top of this, the company generates immense value for contractors, as the service delivers high demand and seamless administrative tools, streamlining their work.

Stockly

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2017, Stockly operates from Paris, France. It develops software that connects brands’ and e-retailers’ inventories, enabling real-time restocking to prevent stock-outs and allowing e-commerce websites to continue selling even when they're out of stock.

Goshaba

Venture Round in 2022
Founded in Paris, France in 2014, Goshaba specializes in innovative recruitment solutions. It offers Smart Screening to identify suitable candidates, Cognitive Gaming to assess personality traits via gamified paths, and Talent Mapping to analyze skillsets within talent pools.

Modjo

Series A in 2021
Modjo is a conversation intelligence platform based in Paris, France, founded in 2019 by Matthieu de la Fournière, Paul Berloty, and Como Hug de Larauze. The company specializes in cloud-based software that captures and analyzes customer interactions, providing valuable insights that empower revenue teams to make informed decisions. By utilizing conversational analytics, Modjo enhances sales team performance, enabling them to convert opportunities more effectively. The platform focuses on optimizing the decision-making process through data-driven insights rather than reliance on opinions.

Back Market

Series D in 2021
Back Market is an online marketplace specializing in refurbished electronics, offering a wide range of certified devices and appliances to customers across 13 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and several others in Europe and Asia. Founded in 2014 by Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Quentin Le Brouster, and Vianney Vaute, the company is headquartered in Paris, France, and has expanded its operations to include offices in New York, Berlin, and Bordeaux, employing around 480 people. The platform connects consumers with professional sellers, making refurbished products accessible at reduced prices while promoting the sustainability of electronic goods.

Stockly

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2017, Stockly operates from Paris, France. It develops software that connects brands’ and e-retailers’ inventories, enabling real-time restocking to prevent stock-outs and allowing e-commerce websites to continue selling even when they're out of stock.

Stockly

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2017, Stockly operates from Paris, France. It develops software that connects brands’ and e-retailers’ inventories, enabling real-time restocking to prevent stock-outs and allowing e-commerce websites to continue selling even when they're out of stock.

Back Market

Venture Round in 2020
Back Market is an online marketplace specializing in refurbished electronics, offering a wide range of certified devices and appliances to customers across 13 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and several others in Europe and Asia. Founded in 2014 by Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Quentin Le Brouster, and Vianney Vaute, the company is headquartered in Paris, France, and has expanded its operations to include offices in New York, Berlin, and Bordeaux, employing around 480 people. The platform connects consumers with professional sellers, making refurbished products accessible at reduced prices while promoting the sustainability of electronic goods.

hemea (ex-Travauxlib)

Series A in 2019
Home renovation is a dream for many, but often, the process turns out to be a nightmare. Today, the market lacks transparency and trust, which leaves 50% of homeowners dissatisfied with the result and the cost. Although renovations often represent a significant financial cost, homeowners are left in the dark in terms of budgeting, timing and quality. Only in France, the renovation market is worth €40B, but it is hugely fragmented with many small players being unable to negotiate discounts with their providers. Hemea tackles this market through its SaaS enabled platform, which connects homeowners wishing to renovate their homes, with carefully selected architects and qualified local contractors. The company has a winning strategy due to its customer oriented focus, where respect for the budget and the timing, as well as transparency in prices are at the core of the business. On top of this, the company generates immense value for contractors, as the service delivers high demand and seamless administrative tools, streamlining their work.

Another Brain

Series A in 2019
Another Brain, SA is a Paris-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in the development and manufacturing of bio-inspired chipsets designed for artificial intelligence and robotics applications. These innovative chipsets facilitate autonomous and unsupervised data extraction, enabling embedded pattern recognition and processing without reliance on external databases. They can detect and store multiple patterns simultaneously and learn from previously encountered patterns. The company also offers software tools to assist users in integrating the chipsets and conducting simulations. Another Brain's technology has diverse applications across various industries, including smart sensors, Internet of Things (IoT), smart cars, smart homes, robotics, drones, security, biometrics, defense, and data center optimization. By enhancing the capabilities of AI beyond traditional deep learning approaches, Another Brain aims to revolutionize how information is processed and utilized in numerous sectors.

Lifen

Series B in 2019
Founded in Paris in 2015, Lifen is a leading provider of digital health solutions in France. With over 600 partner establishments, it facilitates secure sharing of medical data among hospitals, doctors, and patients. Lifen's platform sends around 2 million documents monthly to approximately 240,000 healthcare practitioners. Recognized for its expertise in interoperability, the company aims to simplify technical integration and deployment of digital solutions.

Antescofo

Seed Round in 2019
Antescofo SAS is a French company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based applications for musicians, singers, and music students. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Gentilly, the company offers a platform that functions as a virtual orchestra, enhancing the performance experience for its users. The technology behind Antescofo is the culmination of over seven years of research and development at IRCAM, the world's largest laboratory dedicated to the intersection of music and technology. By utilizing intelligent machine listening, the platform recognizes real-time musical performances, allowing for synchronization of content and creating an immersive experience for musicians and performers.

Swile

Series B in 2019
Founded in 2018 by Loïc Soubeyrand, Swile is a Paris-based company that specializes in employee benefit management. It began by disrupting the traditional meal voucher market in France and has since expanded to offer an all-in-one smartcard for various employee benefits. Swile's platform also includes features such as praises, event creation, collections, P2P payments between colleagues, employee engagement surveys, and insight analytics.

Agricool

Series B in 2018
Agricool, founded in 2015 by Guillaume Fourdinier and Gonzague Gru, specializes in urban farming by repurposing shipping containers to cultivate fruits and vegetables in a controlled environment. This innovative approach allows the company to grow produce such as strawberries in cities like Paris and Dubai while ensuring that all products are organic and pesticide-free. The technology employed by Agricool enhances productivity, making it up to 120 times more efficient than traditional farming methods, and significantly reduces water usage by over 90%. Additionally, the operations are powered entirely by renewable energy sources. With a vision to contribute to the urban farming movement, Agricool aims to expand its offerings to include a wider variety of fruits and vegetables, thereby enhancing local access to fresh produce.

Back Market

Series B in 2018
Back Market is an online marketplace specializing in refurbished electronics, offering a wide range of certified devices and appliances to customers across 13 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and several others in Europe and Asia. Founded in 2014 by Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Quentin Le Brouster, and Vianney Vaute, the company is headquartered in Paris, France, and has expanded its operations to include offices in New York, Berlin, and Bordeaux, employing around 480 people. The platform connects consumers with professional sellers, making refurbished products accessible at reduced prices while promoting the sustainability of electronic goods.

Swile

Series A in 2018
Founded in 2018 by Loïc Soubeyrand, Swile is a Paris-based company that specializes in employee benefit management. It began by disrupting the traditional meal voucher market in France and has since expanded to offer an all-in-one smartcard for various employee benefits. Swile's platform also includes features such as praises, event creation, collections, P2P payments between colleagues, employee engagement surveys, and insight analytics.

Lifen

Series A in 2018
Founded in Paris in 2015, Lifen is a leading provider of digital health solutions in France. With over 600 partner establishments, it facilitates secure sharing of medical data among hospitals, doctors, and patients. Lifen's platform sends around 2 million documents monthly to approximately 240,000 healthcare practitioners. Recognized for its expertise in interoperability, the company aims to simplify technical integration and deployment of digital solutions.

Another Brain

Venture Round in 2018
Another Brain, SA is a Paris-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in the development and manufacturing of bio-inspired chipsets designed for artificial intelligence and robotics applications. These innovative chipsets facilitate autonomous and unsupervised data extraction, enabling embedded pattern recognition and processing without reliance on external databases. They can detect and store multiple patterns simultaneously and learn from previously encountered patterns. The company also offers software tools to assist users in integrating the chipsets and conducting simulations. Another Brain's technology has diverse applications across various industries, including smart sensors, Internet of Things (IoT), smart cars, smart homes, robotics, drones, security, biometrics, defense, and data center optimization. By enhancing the capabilities of AI beyond traditional deep learning approaches, Another Brain aims to revolutionize how information is processed and utilized in numerous sectors.

Agricool

Series A in 2017
Agricool, founded in 2015 by Guillaume Fourdinier and Gonzague Gru, specializes in urban farming by repurposing shipping containers to cultivate fruits and vegetables in a controlled environment. This innovative approach allows the company to grow produce such as strawberries in cities like Paris and Dubai while ensuring that all products are organic and pesticide-free. The technology employed by Agricool enhances productivity, making it up to 120 times more efficient than traditional farming methods, and significantly reduces water usage by over 90%. Additionally, the operations are powered entirely by renewable energy sources. With a vision to contribute to the urban farming movement, Agricool aims to expand its offerings to include a wider variety of fruits and vegetables, thereby enhancing local access to fresh produce.

Keakr

Venture Round in 2017
Keakr is a Paris-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in developing software for urban music, specifically targeting rappers and beatmakers. The company operates a social media platform that allows users to create and share hip-hop music videos using an in-app recording studio. This platform provides various tools, including video filters and vocal effects, and automatically mixes and masters the videos. Users can engage with a community of artists, including singers, dancers, and disc jockeys, and participate in competitive challenges, enabling them to showcase their talent and explore diverse musical styles.

Back Market

Series A in 2017
Back Market is an online marketplace specializing in refurbished electronics, offering a wide range of certified devices and appliances to customers across 13 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and several others in Europe and Asia. Founded in 2014 by Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Quentin Le Brouster, and Vianney Vaute, the company is headquartered in Paris, France, and has expanded its operations to include offices in New York, Berlin, and Bordeaux, employing around 480 people. The platform connects consumers with professional sellers, making refurbished products accessible at reduced prices while promoting the sustainability of electronic goods.

Agricool

Seed Round in 2016
Agricool, founded in 2015 by Guillaume Fourdinier and Gonzague Gru, specializes in urban farming by repurposing shipping containers to cultivate fruits and vegetables in a controlled environment. This innovative approach allows the company to grow produce such as strawberries in cities like Paris and Dubai while ensuring that all products are organic and pesticide-free. The technology employed by Agricool enhances productivity, making it up to 120 times more efficient than traditional farming methods, and significantly reduces water usage by over 90%. Additionally, the operations are powered entirely by renewable energy sources. With a vision to contribute to the urban farming movement, Agricool aims to expand its offerings to include a wider variety of fruits and vegetables, thereby enhancing local access to fresh produce.

Hardware Club

Venture Round in 2015
Hardware Club is a Paris-headquartered venture capital firm that focuses on seed-stage investments in hardware and technology companies. It backs startups in areas such as digital health, artificial intelligence, new sensors, connected devices, smart transportation, and consumer hardware, with a geographically broad remit that includes the United States, Europe, and beyond. The firm operates a global community of hardware startups and provides capital alongside dedicated resources, partnerships, and events to help founders tackle hard problems. It maintains a presence in Paris with additional offices in Taipei, Tokyo, and San Francisco, enabling collaboration across regions.
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