Kima Ventures

Kima Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments across various sectors, with a particular emphasis on technology. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Paris, France, the firm also operates an office in London, United Kingdom. Kima Ventures is recognized as one of the most active early-stage investors globally, typically investing in two to three startups each week. The firm aims to support ambitious founders by providing not only financial backing but also a network and resources to facilitate growth. Kima Ventures often acts as a lead investor, making quick decisions to streamline the fundraising process, allowing entrepreneurs to concentrate on building their businesses. Over the past five years, Kima has invested in more than 400 startups in 24 countries, reinforcing its commitment to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.

Alexis Robert

Partner

Past deals in API

Linkup

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Linkup connects large language models (LLMs) and AI agents to the internet. The platform enables AI systems to access, search, and interact with web content efficiently, enhancing their capabilities and reducing inaccuracies. By providing APIs, Linkup allows developers to integrate web content into AI applications seamlessly.

Composable Prompts

Seed Round in 2024
We aim to revolutionize the way applications interact with content. While Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT have fundamentally changed our interaction with textual data, we believe in taking a step further. Composable Prompts ensures that every business, regardless of its scale or domain, can leverage the native data processing capabilities of LLMs in the most efficient way possible. We've built the API Studio for LLMs, a comprehensive toolkit for designing, deploying, and operating business-specific APIs. Our suite offers a structured, domain-specific approach, shifting from rudimentary, text-based interactions to a world of structured, efficient, and integrated content processing. Our Core Offerings: Interaction Designer: Crafting intuitive prompt templates and robust data schemas. Prompt Assistance: Using LLMs to enhance prompt design and offer improvement suggestions. API Service: Seamlessly integrating LLMs into your applications and business processes. Cache Service: Ensuring optimal performance by intelligently storing and reusing Interaction Results. Collaboration & Optimization Tools: From sharing prompt segments to monitoring performance, we have developers covered.

Rollstack

Seed Round in 2023
Rollstack is a developer of a data visualization platform that automates the creation and updating of slide decks and documents by integrating data from various sources, including business intelligence tools, customer relationship management systems, and data warehouses. This software simplifies the process of generating data-driven presentations for applications such as business reviews, financial reporting, and client presentations. By utilizing preset calculations and annotations for chart formatting, Rollstack enables users to significantly reduce the time spent on preparation, allowing for more efficient communication of insights and information.

Escape

Seed Round in 2023
Escape offers a testing tool designed to enhance API security for Application Security teams by automating API discovery, inventory, and security testing without the need for agents or proxies. Utilizing generative AI, it identifies and secures exposed APIs, allowing for comprehensive testing of vulnerabilities, including those outlined in the OWASP Top 10, as well as complex logic flaws. The platform is particularly effective in securing GraphQL APIs, simulating cyber attacks, and visualizing network vulnerabilities in real-time. By providing continuous reporting and insights, Escape enables developers to prioritize security during the development process, allowing them to address potential flaws proactively before they can be exploited by malicious actors.

Original

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Original is a developer infrastructure company that provides a robust API platform for integrating digital collectibles, such as NFTs, into applications and games. The platform simplifies the minting and management of assets across various blockchains, ensuring a user-friendly experience for developers. It supports frictionless wallets and offers real-time notifications to manage large transaction volumes securely. Additionally, Original equips product and marketing teams with advanced analytics tools that deliver insights into blockchain activity and sales performance, enabling effective strategies for enhancing offerings. The company also fosters user engagement by educating individuals about the value of digital collectibles and promoting participation in primary and secondary markets. With a focus on growth, compliance, and strategic flexibility, Original positions itself as a key partner for businesses navigating the evolving landscape of digital assets.

Kiln

Venture Round in 2022
Kiln creates an enterprise-level pledge platform and provides one-click pledge services for encrypted assets. It develops validator-independent APIs and services to enable multi-provider staking. Digital assets can be staked wherever they are held, including wallets, custodians, and exchanges. As the industry evolves and the need to integrate multiple stakeholder players becomes apparent, Kiln is in an excellent position to act as an aggregator and accelerate it. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Paris, France.

Palenca

Seed Round in 2022
Palenca is a company that specializes in a payroll application programming interface (API) designed to simplify the sharing of employment data between consumers and financial institutions. Its technology allows for the validation of income and employment information, providing clients with access to workers' personal profiles and earnings. This capability not only streamlines the background verification process but also facilitates automated collections directly from borrowers' paychecks, enhancing the overall efficiency of financial transactions related to employment verification and loan repayments.

Numeral

Seed Round in 2021
Numeral is a payment automation API tailored for modern financial institutions, digital firms, and various businesses. The company's technology facilitates seamless money transfers between users and their banks, allowing for the sending, receiving, and reconciling of funds. It supports a range of payment methods, including SEPA transfers, direct debits, and instant payments. This enables technology companies, financial institutions, and corporations to efficiently scale their payment operations, streamlining financial transactions and enhancing overall operational efficiency.

Abyssale

Seed Round in 2021
Abyssale is a company that specializes in banner creation, offering a platform designed to automate the production of digital banners in a matter of minutes. Their services encompass a wide range of features, including creative automation, hyper-personalization, workflow automation, and a library of scalable design templates. Abyssale enables clients to create various types of banners efficiently, facilitating collaboration through easy sharing options. Additionally, the platform supports advanced functionalities such as A/B testing, analytics, and integration with APIs, allowing users to optimize their advertising efforts and enhance engagement with their target audience.

NessPay

Pre Seed Round in 2021
NessPay is an innovative employee benefit platform that allows employees to access a portion of their earned salary on demand with a single click. The platform streamlines the payment process by integrating seamlessly with various payroll and HRIS systems, either through flat file or API connections. By facilitating direct payments between companies and their employees, NessPay simplifies the process of salary access and reimbursement, eliminating the need for HR department intervention. This solution not only enhances financial flexibility for employees but also improves overall HR management efficiency.

WeWeb

Seed Round in 2021
WeWeb is a low-code front-end builder that facilitates the rapid development of web applications for businesses. The platform offers a visual interface similar to Webflow, allowing users to integrate their existing data and authentication systems seamlessly. It supports connections to various back-end services, including REST APIs and SQL databases, enabling users to fetch and send data to other systems like CRMs and applicant tracking systems. By simplifying the website-building process, WeWeb empowers developers to create customized web solutions that are accessible to non-technical users, enhancing efficiency in the delivery of web products.

Blobr

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Blobr is helping non-technical people to manage their APIs as products and drive forward the API economy.

Koyeb

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Koyeb is a developer-focused company that offers a serverless platform designed for the rapid deployment and management of applications on a global scale. Founded in 2019 and based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, Koyeb enables users to process and store data across various cloud environments while simplifying the operational complexities typically associated with server management. The platform supports a range of workloads, including AI applications, web applications, and APIs, emphasizing performance and efficiency. By leveraging advanced infrastructure, Koyeb aims to provide a seamless experience for developers, allowing them to focus on building applications without the burden of infrastructure management.

Meilisearch

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Meilisearch is a developer of an open-source search engine API platform that offers a fast and customizable solution for users seeking an efficient search experience. The platform leverages advanced algorithms and natural language processing capabilities to deliver relevant search results, effectively managing challenges such as typos, synonyms, and n-grams. Its language-agnostic design ensures that clients can cater to diverse user needs, ultimately enhancing conversion rates and overall user experience. By providing a readily deployable alternative for businesses, Meilisearch positions itself as a valuable tool for those aiming to improve their search functionalities.

Api.video

Seed Round in 2020
Api.video is an API-first platform that facilitates on-demand and live video streaming for developers, enabling them to integrate video capabilities into their applications with minimal coding. The platform manages the entire workflow, from video ingestion to global delivery, ensuring secure communication through video. It offers features for hosting, encoding, and streaming live video content across various devices, allowing organizations to personalize and control their video publications for targeted distribution. By simplifying the complexities of video technology, Api.video empowers users to effectively share and exchange knowledge through video.

Impala

Series B in 2020
Our vision is to make every trip perfect. By building a future in which travel is seamless. Impala connects room sellers and hotels, instantly. We empower you to build, innovate and sell. We are the infrastructure that enables sellers to build better products, faster. Unlike bed-banks or affiliate schemes, you can get started in 30 seconds. Our Booking API is a mega-channel that attracts more bookings for hotels without having to pay integration fees or police rate parity.

Api.video

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Api.video is an API-first platform that facilitates on-demand and live video streaming for developers, enabling them to integrate video capabilities into their applications with minimal coding. The platform manages the entire workflow, from video ingestion to global delivery, ensuring secure communication through video. It offers features for hosting, encoding, and streaming live video content across various devices, allowing organizations to personalize and control their video publications for targeted distribution. By simplifying the complexities of video technology, Api.video empowers users to effectively share and exchange knowledge through video.

Duffel

Series B in 2019
Duffel is an online platform designed to facilitate flight booking for businesses of all sizes. It enables users to search for flights across multiple airlines, offering real-time pricing and availability. The platform enhances the booking experience by allowing users to access additional services such as baggage and lounge access, manage customer refunds and cancellations, and integrate with its application programming interface (API) or agent booking tools. By providing these capabilities, Duffel helps travel agencies connect directly to airlines' reservation systems, streamlining the booking process and supporting revenue growth through ancillary services.

Impala

Series A in 2019
Our vision is to make every trip perfect. By building a future in which travel is seamless. Impala connects room sellers and hotels, instantly. We empower you to build, innovate and sell. We are the infrastructure that enables sellers to build better products, faster. Unlike bed-banks or affiliate schemes, you can get started in 30 seconds. Our Booking API is a mega-channel that attracts more bookings for hotels without having to pay integration fees or police rate parity.

Upflow

Seed Round in 2019
Upflow is the software company revolutionizing how B2B businesses get paid. The platform help companies manage their unpaid invoices and improve their cash collection by using the company's SaaS-based payment platform. Alexandre Louisy and Barnaby Malet started the company in 2018.

HostnFly

Series A in 2019
HostnFly is a rental management services company based in Paris, France, founded in 2016. The firm specializes in optimizing revenue for property owners renting out their apartments on platforms like Airbnb. HostnFly provides a comprehensive suite of services that includes creating advertisements, selecting guests, managing housekeeping, and maintaining properties. By utilizing algorithms designed to enhance income from rentals, the company guarantees stable rental income for owners, ensuring a seamless and convenient renting process.

Duffel

Seed Round in 2018
Duffel is an online platform designed to facilitate flight booking for businesses of all sizes. It enables users to search for flights across multiple airlines, offering real-time pricing and availability. The platform enhances the booking experience by allowing users to access additional services such as baggage and lounge access, manage customer refunds and cancellations, and integrate with its application programming interface (API) or agent booking tools. By providing these capabilities, Duffel helps travel agencies connect directly to airlines' reservation systems, streamlining the booking process and supporting revenue growth through ancillary services.

Impala

Seed Round in 2018
Our vision is to make every trip perfect. By building a future in which travel is seamless. Impala connects room sellers and hotels, instantly. We empower you to build, innovate and sell. We are the infrastructure that enables sellers to build better products, faster. Unlike bed-banks or affiliate schemes, you can get started in 30 seconds. Our Booking API is a mega-channel that attracts more bookings for hotels without having to pay integration fees or police rate parity.

Railsr

Seed Round in 2017
Railsr is a financial services company that focuses on enhancing digital transactions for banks and corporate clients. The company offers a platform that simplifies the onboarding process and provides various services, including the creation of digital ledgers, linking these ledgers to bank accounts, and facilitating the sending, receiving, and converting of money. Additionally, Railsr enables the issuance of cards and management of credit through its API, ensuring that financial transactions are conducted efficiently and in compliance with regulations. By making financial services more accessible, Railsr aims to improve the global finance experience for its users.

HostnFly

Seed Round in 2017
HostnFly is a rental management services company based in Paris, France, founded in 2016. The firm specializes in optimizing revenue for property owners renting out their apartments on platforms like Airbnb. HostnFly provides a comprehensive suite of services that includes creating advertisements, selecting guests, managing housekeeping, and maintaining properties. By utilizing algorithms designed to enhance income from rentals, the company guarantees stable rental income for owners, ensuring a seamless and convenient renting process.

Upcall

Seed Round in 2017
Upcall, Inc. is a company that offers an outbound calling platform designed for business professionals, non-profits, and individuals globally. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Brussels, Upcall helps organizations acquire, qualify, engage, and retain customers through effective phone outreach. The platform provides 24/7 access to thousands of vetted callers in the U.S. and includes various tools for managing call campaigns, such as script templates, call analytics, and recording features. Additionally, Upcall integrates seamlessly with existing workflows, including popular applications like Slack, Salesforce, Google Calendar, and Outlook. The company has gained recognition for its innovative approach and was a participant in Y Combinator.

Traefik Labs

Seed Round in 2017
Traefik Labs specializes in cloud-native application networking software aimed at simplifying the development, deployment, and management of microservices applications. The company is best known for its open-source product, Traefik Proxy, which streamlines traffic management for dynamic, containerized applications. Traefik Labs offers a comprehensive solution with Traefik Enterprise, which integrates API management, ingress control, and service mesh capabilities, ensuring high availability, advanced security, and autoscaling features. Additionally, Traefik Mesh provides a user-friendly service mesh for improved control and observability of east-west traffic. Traefik Pilot is a SaaS-based control plane designed for managing various Traefik instances, further enhancing operational efficiency for developers and operations teams across diverse business environments.

PredictionIO

Seed Round in 2014
PredictionIO is an open-source machine learning server designed for software developers and data engineers to create predictive features, including personalization, recommendations, and content discovery. The platform simplifies the integration of these features into web and mobile applications through a straightforward set of APIs. This allows developers to implement functionalities similar to product recommendations seen on platforms like Amazon or news recommendations akin to those on Flipboard with minimal coding effort. By providing these capabilities, PredictionIO enables the development of more intelligent applications that enhance user experience through tailored content.

Voz.io

Seed Round in 2014
Built on the latest VOIP technologies, Voz.io enables companies to deploy a robust phone-support solution with zero infrastructure aside from access to an internet enabled computer. Voz.io leverages HTML5 WebRTC technology to deliver peer-to- peer, encrypted, high definition audio/video from within the Web browser - eliminating the need for third-party application downloads (such as required by Skype) or browser-plugins. Companies can purchase multiple numbers from different countries and phone support agents can be located anywhere in the world, making it possible for companies to offer support globally and in various languages. An in-built CRM solution tracks and records all phone calls and voicemails as a “ticket”, allowing companies to keep a close eye on the types of customer calls and the quality of the team’s support. We can be integrated with 3rd party CRM solutions such as Zendesk, Freshdesk, Base, Google, Magento, Salesforce, Shopify, Prestashop, and more.

Aniways

Venture Round in 2014
Aniways Ltd. is a technology company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2012. It specializes in developing a cross-platform software development kit (SDK) that enhances chat applications by adding interactive emoticons and other functionalities. This SDK enables users to enrich their communication experience while providing developers and advertisers with new opportunities for monetization. By analyzing user text in real time, Aniways' platform can recommend contextually relevant content, facilitating the conversion of chat interactions into sales. The company's solutions aim to maintain the native chat experience while embedding branded emoticons, thus increasing revenue potential for messaging services.

Cloud 66

Seed Round in 2014
Cloud 66 Ltd. is a technology company that provides a DevOps-as-a-Service platform aimed at assisting developers in building, deploying, and managing applications across various cloud providers. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in San Francisco, the company offers several specialized tools, including Cloud 66 for Docker, which facilitates the deployment of containers; Cloud 66 for Rails, which simplifies database scaling; and Cloud 66 for Node, designed for application deployment. Additionally, Cloud 66 Enterprise delivers an on-premises solution for managing containers in production. The platform automates many aspects of the application lifecycle, providing developers, startups, non-profits, and digital agencies with integrated management tools that streamline operations and enhance productivity.

Aniways

Seed Round in 2013
Aniways Ltd. is a technology company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2012. It specializes in developing a cross-platform software development kit (SDK) that enhances chat applications by adding interactive emoticons and other functionalities. This SDK enables users to enrich their communication experience while providing developers and advertisers with new opportunities for monetization. By analyzing user text in real time, Aniways' platform can recommend contextually relevant content, facilitating the conversion of chat interactions into sales. The company's solutions aim to maintain the native chat experience while embedding branded emoticons, thus increasing revenue potential for messaging services.

PredictionIO

Seed Round in 2013
PredictionIO is an open-source machine learning server designed for software developers and data engineers to create predictive features, including personalization, recommendations, and content discovery. The platform simplifies the integration of these features into web and mobile applications through a straightforward set of APIs. This allows developers to implement functionalities similar to product recommendations seen on platforms like Amazon or news recommendations akin to those on Flipboard with minimal coding effort. By providing these capabilities, PredictionIO enables the development of more intelligent applications that enhance user experience through tailored content.

BetterDoctor

Seed Round in 2013
BetterDoctor helps validate and deliver accurate provider data to health plans, health systems, and hundreds of other companies via its API — from startups to publicly traded ones. This ultimately helps achieve the mission of helping consumers find the healthcare they need. Today, BetterDoctor's data platform and APIs power 9 health plans, 350 companies, 1,500 developers, helping millions of people find the right doctor each month. Health Plans BetterDoctor uses multi-modal outreach to drive providers to attest their information on BetterDoctor's online portal. API Partners BetterDoctor brings transparency to doctor data. Their real-time platform, master database and API services enable everyone to add doctor data to their systems, websites and applications. Today, BetterDoctor API and data tools power health insurance companies, healthcare startups and doctor search tools. https://betterdoctor.com/developers

Cloud 66

Seed Round in 2013
Cloud 66 Ltd. is a technology company that provides a DevOps-as-a-Service platform aimed at assisting developers in building, deploying, and managing applications across various cloud providers. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in San Francisco, the company offers several specialized tools, including Cloud 66 for Docker, which facilitates the deployment of containers; Cloud 66 for Rails, which simplifies database scaling; and Cloud 66 for Node, designed for application deployment. Additionally, Cloud 66 Enterprise delivers an on-premises solution for managing containers in production. The platform automates many aspects of the application lifecycle, providing developers, startups, non-profits, and digital agencies with integrated management tools that streamline operations and enhance productivity.

Joshfire

Seed Round in 2011
Joshfire is an innovation consulting agency that specializes in simplifying the app development process for content publishers and service providers navigating the complexities of mobile, tablet, and connected TV environments. With the rise of various connected devices, these businesses often face challenges in adapting their services. Joshfire addresses this issue through its software service platform, which enables the creation of consistent brand and content experiences across all connected objects. By streamlining and industrializing the development of applications, Joshfire helps customers efficiently manage their marketing, communication, and innovation efforts across multiple devices and platforms.

Chartio

Seed Round in 2011
Chartio is a cloud-based data exploration platform aimed at democratizing data access and analysis. Founded in June 2010 and based in San Francisco, the company provides an intuitive solution that enables users to connect various data sources and create dynamic dashboards without requiring SQL knowledge. With its drag-and-drop interface and robust data pipeline, Chartio facilitates real-time querying, analysis, and tracking of key metrics, allowing businesses to easily identify trends, patterns, and anomalies in their data. By bypassing the need for data warehousing, Chartio helps organizations optimize decision-making and leverage complex data to drive growth while addressing security concerns.

Ifeelgoods

Seed Round in 2010
Ifeelgoods is a developer of a digital promotions platform that helps brands incentivize, convert, and reward their audiences through personalized offers and digital gifts. The company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform and an application programming interface (API) that provides a comprehensive catalog of digital rewards tailored to various customer activities. By integrating services such as commerce, customer relationship management, social media, and loyalty programs, Ifeelgoods enables marketers to effectively engage their customers and enhance their overall experience. The platform is designed to facilitate instant rewards, making it easier for brands to connect with their audiences and drive customer loyalty.
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