Kima Ventures

Kima Ventures is a Paris-based venture capital firm that funds seed and early-stage technology startups globally, with a strong focus on Europe and France. The firm typically participates in rounds from seed to Series A, often as a lead investor, and aims to be a significant minority shareholder while co-investing with angels and other funds. It supports portfolio companies with a network of founders and experts to accelerate growth, speed fundraising, and help teams scale. Kima emphasizes rapid decision-making and founder-aligned support, viewing fundraising as one step in a broader journey. Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Paris and maintains an office in London, reflecting its European reach and global activity, and it has backed hundreds of startups across multiple countries.

Jeanne Cluset

Associate

Xavier Niel

Investor

Alexis Robert

Partner

Jean de La Rochebrochard

Managing Partner

Past deals in API

Linkup

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Linkup is a technology company that develops an AI platform enabling large language models and AI agents to efficiently access, search, and interact with web content. This is achieved through APIs, allowing developers to seamlessly integrate web content into AI applications. The platform aims to create a digital infrastructure where AI agents can act as primary users, processing and interacting with the web in optimized ways, and providing clients with a specialized search engine that delivers content from premium sources, minimizing inaccuracies and hallucinations.

Agnostic

Seed Round in 2024
Agnostic develops a blockchain data cloud platform designed to simplify smart contract data access. Its application development and analytics technology enables businesses to bring relevant blockchain data to customers, DevOps teams, and executives at scale.

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 automates report generation and updates using data from BI tools, CRMs, and data warehouses. It serves Fortune 500 companies and mid-sized businesses, streamlining leadership reporting, business reviews, financial reporting, and client presentations.

Escape

Seed Round in 2023
Escape is a company that specializes in automating API security for Application Security teams. By utilizing agentless scanning, Escape enables the discovery, inventory, and testing of APIs without the need for complex configurations or additional tools. The company’s innovative approach leverages generative AI to identify and secure exposed APIs, allowing for extensive testing against common vulnerabilities such as those outlined in the OWASP Top 10. Escape's technology is particularly effective for securing GraphQL APIs, providing developers with the ability to adopt security measures seamlessly within their continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes. Additionally, the platform simulates potential attacks, visualizes network structures in real-time, and continuously reports on security measures, empowering developers to address vulnerabilities proactively before they can be exploited by malicious actors.

Original

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Original empowers developers with a user-friendly API platform for integrating digital collectibles into games and applications. It supports frictionless wallets and seamless minting across various blockchains. Additionally, Original offers analytics tools for product teams to strategize effectively based on blockchain activity insights.

Kiln

Venture Round in 2022
Kiln is a Paris-based company established in 2018 that offers a platform for enterprise-level pledge services focused on encrypted assets. The company provides validator-independent APIs that facilitate multi-provider staking, allowing digital assets to be staked across various environments, including wallets, custodians, and exchanges. By streamlining the staking process, Kiln aims to enhance accessibility and efficiency in the rapidly evolving web3 industry. Its innovative platform enables clients to deploy, manage, and monitor blockchain validators programmatically, making it easier for businesses to integrate and operate within the blockchain ecosystem. As the demand for collaboration among multiple stakeholders grows, Kiln is well-positioned to serve as an aggregator, driving forward the integration of diverse players in the digital asset space.

Liveblocks

Seed Round in 2022
Liveblocks operates an API platform that enables real-time, collaborative experiences within software applications. It provides live presence features, such as avatars that show when a user joins a page, project, or document, and real-time sharing of cursor position, text selection, and content selection. The solution offers customizable pre-built components that allow developers to add multiplayer and AI-ready capabilities without derailing roadmaps, helping teams build collaborative products and keep participants focused on the core product.

Popsink

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Founded in Paris, France in 2021, Popsink develops real-time data processing tools. These tools automate data movement across warehouses, enabling businesses to streamline workflows and enhance decision-making.

Palenca

Seed Round in 2022
Palenca is a technology company that specializes in payroll application programming interfaces (APIs) designed to facilitate the sharing of employment and income data. The company's platform enables consumers to easily share their employment information with financial institutions, enhancing the efficiency of background verification processes. By providing access to an individual's personal profile and earnings, Palenca's tools streamline the validation of income and employment, making it simpler for clients to assess potential borrowers. Additionally, the platform supports automated collections directly from borrowers' paychecks, further optimizing the financial transaction process.

Numeral

Seed Round in 2021
Numeral develops payment automation technology for modern financial institutions, digital firms, and businesses. Its platform enables these entities to send, receive, reconcile money, and handle various payment types such as SEPA transfers and direct debits, facilitating efficient scaling of payment operations.

Abyssale

Seed Round in 2021
Abyssale is a banner creation and creative automation platform that helps marketing teams streamline visual content production. It uses AI-driven automation, scalable design capabilities, and on-brand templates with a template library, along with easy integrations and banner sharing for collaboration. The platform enables rapid creation, personalization, and scaling of visual content across platforms while maintaining brand consistency, and supports video, HTML5, personalized images, editing, APIs, QR codes, A/B testing, and analytics to improve campaign effectiveness.

NessPay

Pre Seed Round in 2021
NessPay is an employee benefit platform that enables employees to access a portion of their earned wages on demand. The solution integrates with payroll and HRIS systems via flat-file or API connections to simplify HR administration. It supports salary-on-demand by allowing the employer to set payment rules and to pay or reimburse employees with a single click, reducing the need for HR intervention.

WeWeb

Seed Round in 2021
WeWeb is a low-code front-end builder that enables companies to develop web applications faster. It offers a visual interface similar to Webflow but with the unique ability to integrate data from existing systems, such as authentication services, back-end databases, and third-party platforms like CRMs.

Blobr

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Blobr is a company that enables non-technical individuals to manage and monetize their application programming interfaces (APIs) through a no-code platform. By providing an accessible solution, Blobr allows product and business professionals to leverage APIs as commercial assets, eliminating the need for extensive technical expertise or reliance on internal engineering resources. This approach supports the growing API economy and empowers organizations to utilize their APIs effectively for business growth.

Koyeb

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Koyeb is a developer-focused serverless platform provider that enables organizations to deploy, run, and scale web applications, APIs, and AI workloads across multiple cloud environments. The platform eliminates server and infrastructure management by automating deployment and orchestration on high-performance hardware, including GPUs, accelerators, and CPUs. It supports data processing and storage across clouds, enabling global delivery with a developer-friendly experience and rapid deployment. Founded in 2019 and based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, Koyeb positions itself as a third-generation cloud platform that optimizes cross-cloud performance and simplifies event-driven workloads.

Meilisearch

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Meilisearch develops an open-source search engine API platform. It offers fast, customizable searching and indexing capabilities, utilizing algorithms and natural language processing for relevant results.

api.video

Seed Round in 2020
api.video is a platform that enables developers to integrate live and on-demand video streaming into their applications swiftly. It manages the entire workflow, from video ingestion to global delivery.

Impala

Series B in 2020
Impala Enterprise Ltd, founded in 2016 and based in London, United Kingdom, specializes in developing cloud-based software tailored for the management of small and medium-sized hotels. Its platform streamlines various operational aspects, including bookings, staff management, finance, and task coordination. Additionally, Impala offers a secure and user-friendly universal REST API that allows for seamless integration with multiple hotel systems, ensuring bank-grade security and full compliance with GDPR regulations. The company's infrastructure is designed to be robust, utilizing geographically diverse hosting to enhance reliability and performance.

api.video

Pre Seed Round in 2020
api.video is a platform that enables developers to integrate live and on-demand video streaming into their applications swiftly. It manages the entire workflow, from video ingestion to global delivery.

Primer

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Primer API Limited operates an online platform that consolidates fragmented payment ecosystems for e-commerce merchants and online payment facilitators. Founded in 2019 and based in London, the company provides solutions to optimize both front and backend payment flows, aiming to enhance authorization rates, minimize costs, and facilitate market expansion. Primer enables users to seamlessly connect with various third-party services, including payment service providers, fraud detection systems, and subscription billing engines. Its platform allows merchants to easily integrate new payment methods, streamline fraud mitigation, and implement sophisticated transaction routing without requiring coding skills. Through these capabilities, Primer enhances the overall commerce experience for customers and empowers businesses to improve their operational efficiency.

Duffel

Series B in 2019
Duffel Technology Ltd., established in 2018 and headquartered in Sheffield, UK, operates an online platform that facilitates travel bookings. It specializes in flight booking solutions for businesses of all sizes, enabling them to offer flight search, booking, and management services to their customers. The platform provides real-time pricing and availability, ancillary services like baggage and lounge access, and tools for managing refunds and cancellations. Additionally, Duffel offers API integration and a ready-to-go agent booking tool to streamline the booking process.

Impala

Series A in 2019
Impala Enterprise Ltd, founded in 2016 and based in London, United Kingdom, specializes in developing cloud-based software tailored for the management of small and medium-sized hotels. Its platform streamlines various operational aspects, including bookings, staff management, finance, and task coordination. Additionally, Impala offers a secure and user-friendly universal REST API that allows for seamless integration with multiple hotel systems, ensuring bank-grade security and full compliance with GDPR regulations. The company's infrastructure is designed to be robust, utilizing geographically diverse hosting to enhance reliability and performance.

Upflow

Seed Round in 2019
Upflow is a software company based in Paris, France, that provides an online platform tailored for B2B businesses to enhance their cash collection processes. Founded in 2018 by Alexandre Louisy, Barnaby Malet, and Thibaud Elziere, Upflow's platform offers a range of features to help companies manage unpaid invoices effectively. It facilitates systematic follow-up on overdue accounts by automatically sending customized reminders and notifications to relevant team members when payment statuses change. Additionally, the platform allows businesses to track customer purchasing trends, manage credit exposure, and collaborate with colleagues, thereby streamlining the accounts receivable process and improving overall financial management.

HostnFly

Series A in 2019
HostnFly is a Paris-based company that provides rental-management services and technology to optimize income from urban short-term rentals, notably on Airbnb. The company offers turnkey management of seasonal rentals by handling end-to-end logistics, including creating advertisements, selecting guests, cleaning, and property maintenance, and it uses income-optimization algorithms to maximize rental yield across multiple platforms, with a focus on delivering stable revenue for property owners, particularly in Paris.

Duffel

Seed Round in 2018
Duffel Technology Ltd., established in 2018 and headquartered in Sheffield, UK, operates an online platform that facilitates travel bookings. It specializes in flight booking solutions for businesses of all sizes, enabling them to offer flight search, booking, and management services to their customers. The platform provides real-time pricing and availability, ancillary services like baggage and lounge access, and tools for managing refunds and cancellations. Additionally, Duffel offers API integration and a ready-to-go agent booking tool to streamline the booking process.

Impala

Seed Round in 2018
Impala Enterprise Ltd, founded in 2016 and based in London, United Kingdom, specializes in developing cloud-based software tailored for the management of small and medium-sized hotels. Its platform streamlines various operational aspects, including bookings, staff management, finance, and task coordination. Additionally, Impala offers a secure and user-friendly universal REST API that allows for seamless integration with multiple hotel systems, ensuring bank-grade security and full compliance with GDPR regulations. The company's infrastructure is designed to be robust, utilizing geographically diverse hosting to enhance reliability and performance.

Railsr

Seed Round in 2017
Railsr is a financial services company that enables digital transactions through its platform. It offers APIs for creating digital ledgers, connecting them to bank accounts, processing money transfers and conversions, issuing cards, and managing credit.

HostnFly

Seed Round in 2017
HostnFly is a Paris-based company that provides rental-management services and technology to optimize income from urban short-term rentals, notably on Airbnb. The company offers turnkey management of seasonal rentals by handling end-to-end logistics, including creating advertisements, selecting guests, cleaning, and property maintenance, and it uses income-optimization algorithms to maximize rental yield across multiple platforms, with a focus on delivering stable revenue for property owners, particularly in Paris.

Upcall

Seed Round in 2017
Upcall, Inc. is a technology company that offers an outbound calling platform designed to help businesses, non-profits, and individuals enhance customer engagement and retention. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Brussels, Upcall provides access to a network of thousands of vetted U.S.-based callers. Its platform includes features such as script templates, call analytics, and recording capabilities, along with integrations for popular tools like Slack, Salesforce, Google Calendar, and Outlook. By enabling users to manage call campaigns efficiently, Upcall supports organizations in acquiring, qualifying, and converting leads through effective communication strategies. The company has gained recognition as a participant in the Y Combinator startup accelerator.

Traefik Labs

Seed Round in 2017
Traefik Labs develops cloud-native application networking software for building, deploying, and running modern microservices. The company offers an open-source proxy that simplifies traffic management for dynamic, containerized apps, and a commercial platform that combines API management, ingress control, and service mesh with high availability, security, autoscaling, and dedicated support. Its Traefik Mesh provides a lightweight service mesh for controlling, securing, and observing east-west traffic across services, while Traefik Pilot is a SaaS-based control plane for managing Traefik instances globally. The platform supports multiple backends and features such as hot-reloading configurations, circuit breakers, round-robin load balancing, and rebalancing to ease cloud deployments. Traefik Labs focuses on enabling developers and operations teams to build and operate microservices ecosystems efficiently.

Avocode

Seed Round in 2016
Avocode is a software company that develops collaboration tools for designers and developers. Its platform enables teams to import designs from major tools and automatically generate specifications, assets, colors, fonts, and CSS for hand-off. It offers design review, design copywriting, and cloud access to design data via API. The software acts as a bridge between designers and developers, helping to synchronize design and development workflows for web and mobile projects. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, Avocode focuses on streamlining the transition from design to implementation and improving consistency across products.

TrafficAvenue

Seed Round in 2015
Traffic Avenue is a real-time advertising trading platform that utilizes Real-Time Bidding (RTB) standards, allowing advertisers and publishers to automate the buying and selling of traffic with precise targeting. The platform offers high-quality advertisements from various global brands and networks, enabling publishers to enhance their revenue by up to 80% by directing only the most valuable traffic through Traffic Avenue. Its proprietary algorithm evaluates each visitor in real time, providing publishers with the ability to fine-tune their offerings. For advertisers, Traffic Avenue delivers extensive audience engagement through innovative retargeting technology, which is currently patent pending. Overall, the platform facilitates a programmatic advertising exchange, empowering users to create and manage their campaigns effectively without the need to adjust their budgets.

PredictionIO

Seed Round in 2014
PredictionIO is a developer-focused company that specializes in an open-source machine learning server designed to facilitate the creation of predictive features for software applications. By providing a comprehensive machine learning platform, PredictionIO enables developers and data engineers to easily integrate functionalities such as personalization, recommendations, and content discovery into their web and mobile applications. The platform allows for the seamless addition of predictive features through a straightforward set of APIs, enabling developers to implement capabilities similar to those used by major companies like Amazon for product recommendations and Flipboard for news suggestions, all with minimal coding effort.

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 introducing dynamic and interactive emoticons. This SDK enables users to enrich their messaging experience while providing developers and advertisers with new revenue opportunities. By analyzing real-time text input, Aniways’ platform can suggest contextually relevant content and branded emoticons, allowing chat services to effectively monetize their traffic without compromising the native user experience. The company caters to a diverse range of clients, including end users, developers, and advertisers, helping to transform traditional messaging into a more engaging and profitable medium.

Cloud 66

Seed Round in 2014
Cloud 66 is a technology company based in London and San Francisco. It offers a DevOps-as-a-Service platform enabling developers to build, deploy, and manage applications on various cloud providers. The company provides tools for Docker, Rails, Node.js apps, and an enterprise solution for on-premises container management.

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 introducing dynamic and interactive emoticons. This SDK enables users to enrich their messaging experience while providing developers and advertisers with new revenue opportunities. By analyzing real-time text input, Aniways’ platform can suggest contextually relevant content and branded emoticons, allowing chat services to effectively monetize their traffic without compromising the native user experience. The company caters to a diverse range of clients, including end users, developers, and advertisers, helping to transform traditional messaging into a more engaging and profitable medium.

PredictionIO

Seed Round in 2013
PredictionIO is a developer-focused company that specializes in an open-source machine learning server designed to facilitate the creation of predictive features for software applications. By providing a comprehensive machine learning platform, PredictionIO enables developers and data engineers to easily integrate functionalities such as personalization, recommendations, and content discovery into their web and mobile applications. The platform allows for the seamless addition of predictive features through a straightforward set of APIs, enabling developers to implement capabilities similar to those used by major companies like Amazon for product recommendations and Flipboard for news suggestions, all with minimal coding effort.

BetterDoctor

Seed Round in 2013
BetterDoctor, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, founded in 2011, that focuses on improving healthcare access by providing web and mobile applications for users to find doctors. Its platform allows individuals to search for healthcare providers based on their specific needs and insurance plans, offering a directory of verified doctors. BetterDoctor also serves health plans and systems by validating and delivering accurate provider data through its API, supporting numerous companies and developers in enhancing their healthcare offerings. By enabling real-time appointment scheduling and ensuring the accuracy of doctor information, BetterDoctor aims to simplify the process of finding qualified healthcare professionals, thereby improving patient outcomes. As of June 2018, BetterDoctor operates as a subsidiary of Quest Analytics, L.L.C.

Cloud 66

Seed Round in 2013
Cloud 66 is a technology company based in London and San Francisco. It offers a DevOps-as-a-Service platform enabling developers to build, deploy, and manage applications on various cloud providers. The company provides tools for Docker, Rails, Node.js apps, and an enterprise solution for on-premises container management.

NimbusBase

Seed Round in 2013
NimbusBase Inc. is a cloud storage solution provider that enables users to transform their personal cloud storage into personal databases for application data. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, the company serves application developers and personal cloud storage providers by offering an alternative to traditional cloud services. Its platform allows seamless synchronization of data across various devices and operating systems, including iOS, Android, and desktop environments. By integrating with existing personal cloud services like Dropbox and Google Drive, NimbusBase facilitates data accessibility and management, significantly reducing scaling costs for developers while enhancing user experience.

Quandora

Seed Round in 2013
Founded in 2012, Quandora is a platform that facilitates learning and employee engagement by enabling users to ask questions and share knowledge. Its features include question-and-answer format, social integrations, search functionality, insights for managers, gamification, email integration, access control, mobile support, and open API. Headquartered in Brooklyn, New York with an additional office in Paris, France.

Joshfire

Seed Round in 2011
Joshfire is an innovation consulting agency that specializes in simplifying app development processes for various electronic devices. The company addresses the challenges faced by content publishers and service providers in adapting their services to new devices such as mobiles, tablets, and connected TVs. Joshfire's platform streamlines and industrializes the creation of brand and content experiences across all connected objects, enabling customers to maintain consistent marketing, communication, and innovation applications on every device and platform available.

Wibbitz

Seed Round in 2011
Wibbitz, Inc. is a developer of an AI-powered video creation platform that allows teams to produce professional short-form videos efficiently. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, Wibbitz offers an online platform that simplifies video creation for various purposes, including social media, news coverage, marketing, and events. Users can leverage customizable video templates, drag-and-drop editing tools, and access to millions of licensed photos, videos, and soundtracks. The platform also features a Lightbox API solution, enabling integration of video creation capabilities into websites and applications to enhance user engagement. Wibbitz has established strategic partnerships with several prominent media organizations, including Hearst and NBC Universal, and operates additional offices in Tel Aviv, Israel, and London, United Kingdom.

Chartio

Seed Round in 2011
Chartio is a business intelligence platform focused on democratizing data access and analysis for users without technical expertise. Founded in June 2010 by Dave Fowler and Daniel Levine, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Chartio offers a cloud-based solution that enables users to connect various data sources, create interactive dashboards, and visualize data in real-time with a simple drag-and-drop interface. This approach eliminates the need for extensive SQL knowledge and data warehousing, allowing businesses to efficiently query and analyze their data. By facilitating the exploration of trends, patterns, and outliers, Chartio empowers organizations to make informed decisions and drive growth.
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