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 Digital Media

Crealo

Seed Round in 2024
Crealo is a copyright management platform that enables clients to control access to documents and digital content effectively. The platform offers a range of services, including copyright management, a right owner portal, business support, process audits, legal support, and social support. It features a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface, along with prebuilt UI kits and a component library. Additionally, Crealo's technology automates the retrieval of sales figures for distribution channels, calculates various royalty types per beneficiary in compliance with legal obligations, and generates detailed statements. This functionality allows clients to save time and resources, enabling them to concentrate on value-added tasks.

Flagcat

Seed Round in 2023
Flagcat is a webtoon studio dedicated to producing high-quality original series. Originating from the traditional manga genre, the company employs comparable art styles and storytelling techniques to create engaging content. Flagcat is also developing its own proprietary webtoon engine, which aims to revolutionize content production workflows through the integration of technology and artificial intelligence. This innovative approach enables the studio to deliver original animated web series, enhancing the creative experience for both creators and audiences.

Vioo

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Vioo is a professional visual content creation marketplace designed to meet the on-demand needs of companies seeking high-quality visual content for their projects. The platform automates the process of content creation by connecting businesses with specialized professionals in various fields, including photography, video production, virtual reality, drone services, and rendering. By matching project requirements with the appropriate talent, Vioo enables organizations to streamline their workflows, reduce manhours and costs, and focus on their core functions, ultimately enhancing efficiency in visual content production.

Crealo

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Crealo is a copyright management platform that enables clients to control access to documents and digital content effectively. The platform offers a range of services, including copyright management, a right owner portal, business support, process audits, legal support, and social support. It features a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface, along with prebuilt UI kits and a component library. Additionally, Crealo's technology automates the retrieval of sales figures for distribution channels, calculates various royalty types per beneficiary in compliance with legal obligations, and generates detailed statements. This functionality allows clients to save time and resources, enabling them to concentrate on value-added tasks.

MeltingSpot

Seed Round in 2022
MeltingSpot develops a video-first community platform that enables businesses to start, grow, and engage communities. Its key feature is an in-app Learning Management System (LMS) designed to enhance software adoption by providing contextual learning and process alignment.

Holly Health

Seed Round in 2022
Holly Health is a digital platform that translates health intentions into daily actions to support mental and physical wellbeing. The service delivers personalized habit coaching, chronic-condition support, and mental health resources through an AI-powered system designed to emulate a human health coach. It has been recognized by ORCHA as a top health app for weight management, stress reduction, wellness, and sleep. Since its international launch in summer 2021, Holly Health has pursued broad adoption and partnerships with primary care practices in the UK, numbering over 100 to date, with a mission to reach millions of users. The platform operates directly with individuals and through integration into primary care settings to help users sustain healthier behaviours and improve overall wellbeing.

LaCollection

Seed Round in 2022
LaCollection is a pioneering platform that allows collectors to own certified digital versions of renowned physical artworks by collaborating with cultural institutions. By providing a unique marketplace for crypto art, the company connects audiences with masterpieces from esteemed museums, galleries, and artists. Each piece offered is backed by the prior authorization of the rights holders and is certified through non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to ensure authenticity. LaCollection enhances the art ownership experience by enabling users to acquire digital twins of significant artworks, thereby redefining how art can be experienced and appreciated in the digital age.

Happydemics

Venture Round in 2018
Happydemics offers a unified Brand Lift solution measuring the impact of diverse media investments (DOOH, CTV, display, etc.) on marketing indicators. With access to benchmarks from over 25k measurements and a trusted third-party position, it empowers over 300 global adtech partners and agencies to optimize campaigns.

Inmemori

Seed Round in 2018
Inmemori is a digital platform that helps families and friends connect, celebrate, and remember loved ones after death. It provides a centralized online tribute page where communities can share funeral information, post condolences, memories, and photos, and communicate seamlessly. The service is offered at no cost to users, with capabilities to share funeral details by email or text, enabling relatives and friends to pay respects and contribute memories in a simple, accessible way. The platform is widely adopted, with about one million people worldwide using it to celebrate the life of their loved one.

Magic Makers

Venture Round in 2018
Magic Makers S.A., founded in June 2014 by Claude Terosier and based in Paris, France, specializes in providing creative programming workshops for children aged 6 to 15. The company focuses on teaching coding through engaging activities that allow children to create video games, projects, and robots. With a unique teaching method designed to make learning enjoyable, Magic Makers has successfully welcomed over 5,000 children in their weekly workshops and events. They operate in six centers and collaborate with 15 partner locations across Paris and Bordeaux, offering a variety of services including holiday workshops and coding courses, all facilitated by trained instructors using advanced educational tools.

Brut

Series A in 2018
Brut is an international digital media company specializing in short-form video content. It covers a wide range of topics including politics, technology, culture, and social justice, reaching over 150 million viewers worldwide monthly.

Artzstudio

Seed Round in 2017
OMG Digital creates digital editorial brands for African millennials. It has been hailed as the "Buzzfeed of Africa" for its millenial-targeted content. Like BuzzFeed and other similar companies, OMG Digital monetizes through digital marketing. Currently 80 percent of its ad sales are from banner ads, but as in other markets, its advertisers are seeing a smaller return on investment and looking for alternatives that are more suited to mobile screens (about 90 percent of OMG Digital’s users access its content through mobile devices, in particular Android smartphones). About 60 percent of OMG Digital users are between 18 to 24 years old and one of its value propositions is helping overseas companies figure out how to reach young African consumers in different markets (for example, in some countries Twitter is more popular than Facebook, so localized strategies need to take that into account). OMG Digital has already partnered with Coca Cola, Huawei, KFC, Philips, Pringles, and several of Africa’s largest telecoms, including MTN, on marketing campaigns and sponsored content.

Chefclub

Seed Round in 2016
Chefclub is a Paris-based media company that operates a cooking channel featuring food videos for television and online platforms. Founded in 2016, it employs a multicultural team of culinary talent and curates a wide range of recipes and cooking styles from around the world. The channel broadcasts creative and recreational recipes, providing viewers with accessible content and easy alternatives through its website and social platforms.

Daylighted

Seed Round in 2016
Daylighted is a technology company that specializes in an art streaming platform, designed to create and manage digital exhibitions showcasing contemporary art by emerging and mid-career artists. The platform allows for the display of a diverse range of artistic works, including paintings and 3D graphics, while also providing specially designed gallery decor. Additionally, Daylighted offers viewers the opportunity to interact with artists through a mobile app, enhancing the engagement between creators and audiences. This innovative approach enables artists to promote their work and market their talents in a curated digital environment.

Schoolmouv

Seed Round in 2016
SchoolMouv is an online educational platform that provides video courses and tutoring services aimed at high school students. The platform offers a comprehensive range of resources, including video tutorials, course review sheets, quizzes, and exercises, which assist students in enhancing their understanding of various subjects. By delivering these educational tools online, SchoolMouv offers a convenient alternative to traditional private lessons, making quality education more accessible to a wider audience.

Visage

Seed Round in 2015
Visage is a developer of a content creation platform designed to assist creators in producing effective and on-brand graphics that engage audiences of any size. Established in 2014 and based in Irvine, California, the company provides tools that enable marketers to create branded visual content tailored for various distribution channels critical to their business. This functionality helps businesses maintain brand consistency while enhancing operational efficiency.

VidCoin

Venture Round in 2014
VidCoin is a technology company founded in January 2013 by a team of former app developers, specializing in mobile video ad delivery. The company addresses the significant challenge of ad latency, which often leads to user attrition and the adoption of ad-blocking software. VidCoin has developed a unique asynchronous ad serving technology that ensures zero-latency video ad delivery for both in-app and mobile web environments. This innovative approach allows premium publishers to optimize ad revenue while providing a seamless user experience. By integrating its proprietary pre-cached video services into existing ad stacks, VidCoin enables advertisers to easily access and manage mobile in-app inventory through real-time bidding exchanges. The company's technology is currently utilized by global brands in over 35 countries, effectively transforming the landscape of programmatic video advertising.

3DShook

Funding Round in 2014
3DShook is an online platform that specializes in providing a wide range of 3D-printable designs and objects for home printing. With an extensive collection that spans over 40 categories and nearly 1,000 exclusive designs available at launch, the company adds around 40 new designs each month, ensuring a diverse and continually updated catalog. All designs are rigorously curated and tested for compatibility with consumer-grade FDM printers. In addition to its design offerings, 3DShook features a proprietary print tool that allows users to customize their products by wrapping images and text on 3D objects. This user-friendly interface enables consumers to easily create and purchase personalized 3D-printed items, ranging from mobile cases to decorative lamps, enhancing the accessibility of 3D printing technology.

Instaread

Seed Round in 2014
Instaread develops a mobile application that summarizes bestselling nonfiction books into readable and audible formats. Launched in 2016, it's headquartered in San Francisco.

Admedo

Series A in 2014
Admedo is a self-serve online advertising platform that focuses on providing transparency and control in programmatic advertising. Founded in 2013 in the UK by Nick Moutter and Laura Bowen, Admedo has grown into a global company with offices in the US and Europe, and its headquarters in London. The platform automates various aspects of advertisement creation, sales, and management, allowing advertisers to handle their programmatic advertising in-house. Admedo aims to streamline the advertising process by offering all the necessary tools within a single user interface at a fixed cost, promoting a straightforward and inclusive approach to programmatic advertising.

Ingrain Media

Angel Round in 2014
Ingrain Media is a technology company focused on advancing augmented reality through innovative machine vision solutions. The company specializes in eliminating the need for infrared depth sensors, which are traditionally limited in range and often render augmented reality devices ineffective in outdoor environments. By leveraging the existing sensors found in typical smartphones, Ingrain Media has developed technology that enables long-distance augmented reality experiences. This approach allows for a more versatile and accessible use of augmented reality across various applications, enhancing the capabilities of devices like Hololens, Magic Leap, and Meta. Through its cutting-edge research and development, Ingrain Media aims to facilitate digital transformation and broaden the scope of augmented reality technology.

Curiyo

Seed Round in 2014
Curiyo is a content discovery platform that enhances publishers' content by providing related information to users, thereby increasing engagement and retention. The platform enriches articles by allowing readers to explore key topics within a story, enabling them to access additional relevant content without navigating away from the original site or application. By keeping users informed and entertained, Curiyo aims to enhance the overall reading experience and encourage longer site visits.

FanBread

Convertible Note in 2014
FanBread is a technology company that transforms the way media brands are developed by offering solutions for content creation, distribution, and monetization. Founded in 2014 and based in Santa Monica, California, the company leverages data and predictive analytics to connect emerging media brands with suitable freelance content creators. This platform streamlines collaboration, enabling the production of high-quality original content tailored to specific audience needs. Through its innovative approach, FanBread aims to enhance the efficiency of media brand management in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Limk

Seed Round in 2014
Limk Inc., established in 2013 and based in Mountain View, California, operates a content distribution and discovery platform. This platform helps websites grow traffic by connecting them with engaged audiences. Limk's key offering is responsive, touch-enabled content recommendation widgets, which publishers can use to keep visitors engaged and on their sites longer. Additionally, Limk's 'Shuffle' network allows publishers, brands, and businesses to expand their reach by syndicating content to other relevant sites.

7 Elements Studios

Seed Round in 2013
7 Elements Studios, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, specializes in the development and sale of mobile and computer games, focusing on cross-platform strategy titles. The studio aims to engage mid-core professional gamers by offering a dynamic gaming environment where players can personalize their experiences, explore diverse game worlds, and socialize with others. Through its innovative platform, 7 Elements Studios creates games that are seamlessly integrated into players' lives, allowing them to experience the excitement of battle, share victories, and forge genuine friendships while participating in strategic gameplay.

Admedo

Seed Round in 2013
Admedo is a self-serve online advertising platform that focuses on providing transparency and control in programmatic advertising. Founded in 2013 in the UK by Nick Moutter and Laura Bowen, Admedo has grown into a global company with offices in the US and Europe, and its headquarters in London. The platform automates various aspects of advertisement creation, sales, and management, allowing advertisers to handle their programmatic advertising in-house. Admedo aims to streamline the advertising process by offering all the necessary tools within a single user interface at a fixed cost, promoting a straightforward and inclusive approach to programmatic advertising.

TVShow Time

Seed Round in 2013
TVShow Time is a mobile application designed for television show enthusiasts, allowing them to stay updated on upcoming episodes. Available on both iPhone and Android, the app notifies users about the release of new episodes and enables them to engage with the community by creating and sharing memes related to their favorite shows. This platform fosters an active and engaged community of fans who can comment and interact with each other through content generated within the app. TVShow Time positions itself as a leading resource for TV show fans seeking to enhance their viewing experience through social interaction and timely notifications.

Fanzy

Seed Round in 2013
Fanzy is the world's most proven social loyalty and referral platform. Fanzy enables brands to attract and reward top social fans who create buzz and share links to website revenue events. Fanzy gamifies the experience of being a fan by rewarding fans for their social activity around brands, TV shows, films, celebrities, sports teams, athletes and more. As Fanzy fans generate buzz for brands, they unlock real life rewards, social achievements and are ranked for each Fanzy they join based on Fanzy's proprietary FanScore. Fanzy currently drives amplification of marketing messages on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. Over 25,000 Facebook Pages are using Fanzy, including MTV shows like Pimp my Ride and Awkward, musicians including Nicki Minaj, LMFAO and Janis Joplin, sports teams the Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings, movies including Drive and brands including Smirnoff's, Spotify, Ford, Microsoft, Dairylea, Living Social, Hotels.com, APB Reloaded, TF1 and the NRJ Awards. Fanzy offers several tiers of service including fully white-labeled applications. White-labeled applications enable brands to reward fans for any online or offline action.

Blottr

Venture Round in 2013
Blottr is a people powered news service that enables anyone to capture, report and collaborate on news as it happens around them, from mobile to web instantly. Having many people contribute to the same story is a powerful way of reporting and consuming news.

Blottr

Seed Round in 2013
Blottr is a people powered news service that enables anyone to capture, report and collaborate on news as it happens around them, from mobile to web instantly. Having many people contribute to the same story is a powerful way of reporting and consuming news.

VidCoin

Seed Round in 2013
VidCoin is a technology company founded in January 2013 by a team of former app developers, specializing in mobile video ad delivery. The company addresses the significant challenge of ad latency, which often leads to user attrition and the adoption of ad-blocking software. VidCoin has developed a unique asynchronous ad serving technology that ensures zero-latency video ad delivery for both in-app and mobile web environments. This innovative approach allows premium publishers to optimize ad revenue while providing a seamless user experience. By integrating its proprietary pre-cached video services into existing ad stacks, VidCoin enables advertisers to easily access and manage mobile in-app inventory through real-time bidding exchanges. The company's technology is currently utilized by global brands in over 35 countries, effectively transforming the landscape of programmatic video advertising.

Pixowl

Seed Round in 2012
Pixowl Inc. is a mobile game development company founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional development studios in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company focuses on creating engaging games for casual gamers, children, and families, offering titles under various brands including Pixowl, Greedy Grub, Doodle Grub, Safari Party, and The Sandbox. One of its standout games, "The Sandbox," has gained significant acclaim, being recognized by Apple as one of the Best Games of 2012. This game allows players to create and share pixelated worlds, positioning it alongside popular titles like Minecraft in the world-building genre. Pixowl aims to enhance player experiences through character-driven storylines and comic book art, catering to a diverse audience with its family-friendly gaming offerings. As of 2018, Pixowl operates as a subsidiary of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited.

12Bis

Seed Round in 2012
12Bis is a French publishing company established in 2008 by Dominique Burdot, a former professional at Glénat. Specializing in bande dessinée comic books and manga, 12Bis has gained recognition for its quality publications in the French market. The company focuses on reprinting successful works such as François Bourgeon's "Les Passagers du vent" and "Le Cycle de Cyann." In addition to these classic titles, 12Bis also publishes original works, including a satirical comic about American wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr., titled "Robert Parker: Les Sept Pêchés capiteux." Through its diverse catalog, 12Bis caters to a wide audience, offering a blend of adventure and thriller stories alongside its core focus on comic art.

Pixowl

Seed Round in 2012
Pixowl Inc. is a mobile game development company founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional development studios in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company focuses on creating engaging games for casual gamers, children, and families, offering titles under various brands including Pixowl, Greedy Grub, Doodle Grub, Safari Party, and The Sandbox. One of its standout games, "The Sandbox," has gained significant acclaim, being recognized by Apple as one of the Best Games of 2012. This game allows players to create and share pixelated worlds, positioning it alongside popular titles like Minecraft in the world-building genre. Pixowl aims to enhance player experiences through character-driven storylines and comic book art, catering to a diverse audience with its family-friendly gaming offerings. As of 2018, Pixowl operates as a subsidiary of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited.

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.

Kwarter

Seed Round in 2011
Kwarter is an interactive entertainment company that specializes in developing and publishing social mobile games. Its portfolio includes popular titles such as Cards, Fancake, Fan Zone, and Game On Football. The company focuses on creating innovative gaming experiences that foster engagement and interaction among users. Additionally, Kwarter offers a mobile gamification platform designed to help brands and broadcasters connect with TV audiences. This platform enables the creation, management, and monetization of second-screen applications that allow viewers to participate in real-time activities while watching their favorite shows, rewarding them for their engagement. Kwarter's team is characterized by a diverse range of talents, united by a commitment to teamwork and creativity in game development.

Adility

Series A in 2011
Adility LLC is a technology company that specializes in digital promotion infrastructure, facilitating online-to-offline commerce transactions for retailers, brands, publishers, and developers. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with an additional office in San Francisco, Adility offers a suite of products including Adility Connect, which enables the creation, management, and distribution of digital promotions; Adility Cloud, which serves as a storage solution for brand and retailer promotions; and Adility Gateway, an interface for redeeming prepaid codes or coupons at points of sale. The company's web-based applications and development tools empower brands and retailers to enhance store traffic through their own and third-party mobile and web platforms. As of December 2012, Adility operates as a subsidiary of InComm, Inc.

State.it

Seed Round in 2011
State.it is an opinion network that captures, interconnects, and organizes people's opinions and conversations based on shared tastes, no matter where they originate. They connect content and communities around shared interests in a simple and engaging interface.

Visual Revenue

Seed Round in 2011
Founded in 2010, Visual Revenue, Inc. is a company that develops a real-time predictive analytics platform aimed at enhancing editorial decision-making in data-driven newsrooms. The platform provides tools that support human editors by delivering real-time recommendations and measuring social media success, thereby facilitating content discovery for media organizations. By reducing the complexity of content management, Visual Revenue enables publishers to engage their audiences more effectively while preserving their unique editorial voice. The company's focus is on empowering editors rather than replacing them, ensuring that editorial judgment remains central to the content creation process. In 2013, Visual Revenue was acquired by Outbrain.

Movable Ink

Series A in 2011
Movable Ink is a digital marketing service headquartered in New York City that specializes in transforming data into real-time, personalized content for customer engagements. Recognized as one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the United States, Movable Ink has received accolades from various organizations, including Inc. Magazine and Built In NYC, for its workplace culture and growth. With a workforce of over 600 employees, the company serves a global client base across North America, Central America, Europe, Australia, and Japan. Movable Ink's platform integrates seamlessly with existing marketing technologies, allowing clients to activate any relevant data and generate tailored content based on customer interactions. This capability enhances marketing performance by streamlining workflows and improving agility in campaign execution.

Adility

Seed Round in 2011
Adility LLC is a technology company that specializes in digital promotion infrastructure, facilitating online-to-offline commerce transactions for retailers, brands, publishers, and developers. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with an additional office in San Francisco, Adility offers a suite of products including Adility Connect, which enables the creation, management, and distribution of digital promotions; Adility Cloud, which serves as a storage solution for brand and retailer promotions; and Adility Gateway, an interface for redeeming prepaid codes or coupons at points of sale. The company's web-based applications and development tools empower brands and retailers to enhance store traffic through their own and third-party mobile and web platforms. As of December 2012, Adility operates as a subsidiary of InComm, Inc.

Tap2print

Seed Round in 2011
Tap2print is a mobile-based platform that allows developers to monetize their applications through personalized merchandise. The company enables users to print photos and images directly from their mobile apps while managing the entire process of product production, payment, and delivery to any location worldwide. By providing an easy integration for developers, Tap2print facilitates the sale of custom merchandise, offering a revenue-sharing model that incentivizes developers to connect their applications to the service. This streamlined approach positions Tap2print as a valuable partner for app developers looking to enhance user engagement and generate additional revenue.

24PageBooks

Seed Round in 2011
24PageBooks, Inc. is a digital publishing company based in Rochester, New York, that specializes in eBooks focused on emerging trends, innovative business strategies, and personal growth. Established in 2011, the company offers a diverse range of content categories, including start-up stories, book reviews, and insights into creativity and entrepreneurship. Its digital platform allows users to access instant business and self-improvement resources. 24PageBooks distributes its titles through various channels, including its catalog, as well as popular platforms such as Amazon and Apple iBooks, ensuring a wide reach for its offerings.
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