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.

Past deals in Marketplace

Origami Marketplace

Seed Round in 2023
Origami Marketplace is a SaaS platform that supports businesses in creating or transforming their e-commerce projects. With a focus on flexibility and user-friendliness, it caters to various marketplace models, including circular, linear, and hybrid approaches. The platform is designed for diverse sectors such as B2C, B2B, C2C, and C2B2C, enabling companies to develop second-hand marketplaces that promote eco-responsibility, implement multi-vendor strategies for enhanced e-commerce, and leverage the circular economy to increase revenue. Origami Marketplace offers a range of advanced features, including user profile creation, transaction facilitation, and performance monitoring through analytics tools. Additionally, the company provides valuable resources like whitepapers and case studies to help users maximize the benefits of their platform. The team is available for consultations to discuss specific project requirements and provide tailored support.

Faume

Seed Round in 2021
Faume operates a technology and logistics platform designed to support businesses in establishing a circular economy. The platform provides a comprehensive white label solution that includes site design, communication, product photography, and customer service. This integrated operational framework allows brands to effectively manage their secondhand business, helping them to engage new customers while retaining existing ones. By adopting sustainable practices, Faume enables clients to enhance their market presence and increase long-term revenue for both physical and online stores.

Purchasely

Seed Round in 2021
Purchasely is a software platform designed to enhance mobile revenue by facilitating in-app purchases and subscriptions. It offers a comprehensive solution that allows marketers to efficiently build, manage, and optimize subscription services in compliance with mobile and app store guidelines. By providing plug-and-play modules and pre-approved product presentation templates, Purchasely streamlines the integration process, enabling businesses to increase and retain subscribers swiftly. The platform includes unified analytics and customizable client retention tools, which help app developers reduce churn rates and enhance user engagement. Overall, Purchasely supports mobile app businesses in maximizing their revenue potential through effective monetization strategies.

Essor

Venture Round in 2021
Essor operates a global digital consumer product platform that focuses on transforming successful marketplace sellers into recognized international brands. The company specializes in various business functions, including acquisitions, investments, sourcing, and marketing. By partnering with top-performing Amazon sellers and brands, Essor enables third-party seller brands from diverse marketplaces to achieve significant growth and expand their global presence.

Peeba

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Peeba is a curated online wholesale marketplace designed to enhance the shopping experience for local retailers in Asia. By connecting independent retailers with a carefully selected catalog of brands, Peeba provides a platform that features a wide range of consumer products, including home accessories, beauty items, and kitchen goods. The marketplace utilizes artificial intelligence to streamline the shopping process and improve product discovery, allowing retailers to efficiently source products from both local and global brands. This innovative approach aims to support retailers in expanding their sales and optimizing their inventory choices.

Vibely

Seed Round in 2020
Vibely is a social networking platform that focuses on empowering creators to foster vibrant communities. It facilitates the organization of self-directed local events, casual meetups, and engaging discussions, allowing influencers to deepen connections with their followers. By monetizing these activities through participation fees and membership dues, Vibely not only enhances community interaction but also provides creators with a means to generate revenue. The platform is designed to encourage collaboration and resource sharing among users, thereby enriching the overall experience of community building.

MetaMap

Seed Round in 2020
MetaMap is a customer identity platform that specializes in identity verification, utilizing comprehensive and unique data from emerging markets. The platform offers a suite of tools designed to transform unknown users into trusted individuals online, enabling businesses to enhance their trust-based services. By leveraging regional data sources, including local government checks and global watchlists, MetaMap provides merchants with a clearer view of their users. This empowers them to extend more opportunities to a wider audience, facilitating partnerships with developers and enterprises to scale and differentiate their services effectively.

Colizey

Seed Round in 2020
Colizey operates an online sports marketplace aimed at connecting brands and specialized retailers with passionate athletes. Starting in France, the platform offers a diverse selection of technical products across over 20 sports disciplines, catering to men, women, and children. By centralizing and simplifying the shopping experience for sports equipment, Colizey enhances accessibility for consumers while promoting inspiring brands and innovative retailers in the sports industry.

The Good Trends

Pre Seed Round in 2020
The Good Trends operates a specialty food marketplace that connects local and healthier food brands with neighborhood stores, aiming to enhance access to nutritious food options for consumers. The platform addresses the growing demand for local food products while providing an opportunity for retailers to utilize underused shelf space. By facilitating this connection, The Good Trends assists consumers in making healthier choices, supports entrepreneurs in expanding their brands, and helps retail owners increase their revenue streams. The company is focused on making the wholesale food process more transparent and efficient, ultimately fostering a win-win environment for all stakeholders involved.

Skew

Seed Round in 2019
Skew Ltd operates an online marketplace that offers market intelligence for crypto derivatives markets, focusing primarily on bitcoin and ether. Founded in 2018 and based in London, the company provides real-time data analytics and customized services tailored to the needs of traders, investors, and researchers. Its platform includes features such as market dashboards and custom data analytics, enabling users to gain a comprehensive overview of the cryptocurrency landscape. Through its innovative financial infrastructure, Skew supports market participants in making informed decisions within the evolving digital assets space.

La Belle Vie

Venture Round in 2018
La Belle Vie is an online grocery store based in Paris, France, specializing in the delivery of a wide range of supermarket goods directly to consumers' doorsteps. The company offers an assortment of products, including fresh and organic items, artisan goods, and basic groceries such as meat, fish, and vegetables. La Belle Vie prides itself on the development of its own tools, which include an ERP system, warehouse management service, and delivery management service. This infrastructure allows the company to facilitate prompt deliveries within a couple of hours, providing convenience and affordability for shoppers seeking daily groceries.

CapCar

Seed Round in 2017
CapCar is an online platform designed to streamline the buying and selling of used vehicles between individuals. It provides a solution for sellers to receive up to 20% more for their cars compared to traditional dealerships, facilitating sales within approximately two to three weeks. For buyers, CapCar guarantees quality vehicles that have passed a rigorous 200-point inspection, all while offering prices that are typically 5% lower than those of conventional dealers. By eliminating the commissions that professionals usually charge, CapCar aims to create a more equitable marketplace for both parties involved in the transaction.

The Essential

Pre Seed Round in 2017
The Essential, formerly known as Move, operates as an innovative e-commerce platform focused on delivering high-quality groceries in a convenient box format. The company aims to enhance the food value chain by providing affordable and ethical options for consumers. Each box includes a week's worth of essentials, such as fresh milk, farm-raised meat, frozen seafood, organic butter, eggs, cheese, and seasonal vegetables, catering to various dietary restrictions. By prioritizing quality and value, The Essential strives to offer the best possible products at competitive prices, making it easier for customers to access their daily necessities.

Lofty

Seed Round in 2014
Lofty operates as an AI-powered platform that provides lead generation, marketing, and advertising services specifically for the real estate sector. In addition, Lofty features an online marketplace for fine art, antiques, and collectibles, where each item is meticulously reviewed and valued by a network of qualified experts, including appraisers and auction house specialists. The platform emphasizes buyer confidence by offering a five-year authenticity guarantee and a 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee within seven days of delivery. Lofty prioritizes building sustainable and trusting relationships with its clients, ensuring that the experience of purchasing art and antiques is both secure and satisfying.

CarPrice.ru

Seed Round in 2014
CarPrice Ltd Moscow-based technological start-up launched in 2014. CarPrice develops technology, infrastructure and services for used cars transactions between private sellers and professional buyers. The major part of the business is an online auction. For private sellers CarPrice is a transparent, convenient and safe way to sell the car. For professional buyers CarPrice is a stable and reliable buying channel. To sell his car, the seller comes to a CarPrice representative, the car goes through legal check and standardized technical inspection. Technical report and legal data are then uploaded to CarPrice online auction platform available for authorized buyers only. Buyers bid for the cars, maximum bid wins. The winning bid is offered to the seller as purchasing price. The seller can accept or reject the offer. All the services are free for the seller. Buyers pay for the access to the platform and CarPrice fees for each transaction. CarPrice also offers logistics, warehousing, corporate services and financial solutions for used cars market players in Russia. In 2013 Oskar Hartmann approached a group of investors with an idea to adopt for Russia a business model which successfully deployed in UK and Germany. In 2014 CarPrice online auction was launched. The company's Round B was adjudged as "Deal of the Year" by Venture Awards Russia 2015 (investors included Baring Vostok Capital Partners & Almaz Capital). In 2015 CarPrice was named one of the 100 most talked-about startups in Europe by the American magazine Wired. In 2016 CarPrice Japan opens. In June 2017 Mitsui acquired a 25% stake in CarPrice Japan. March 2018, Tech Tour Growth 50 experts ranked CarPrice among the most promising European growth companies. In 2020 CarPrice was one of the first in the market who launched distant buying. In 2022 CarPrice entered Forbes' top 30 digital companies in Russia as #22. In 2023 CarPrice gets #13 position in the rating. As of the end of 2023 CarPrice operates more than 100 buying offices in 55 cities in Russia and 5 logistic hubs.

Roadster

Seed Round in 2014
Roadster is a developer of an automotive e-commerce platform that simplifies the car buying process for consumers and dealerships alike. Its proprietary technology enables dealerships to create digital storefronts on their websites, facilitating a seamless experience whether customers are shopping in-store, online, or on the go. The platform integrates essential features such as car pricing, trade-in values, and financing options, allowing dealers to adopt a multichannel sales approach. This innovation enhances customer satisfaction, increases sales close rates, and reduces the time required for the sales process, ultimately lowering sales costs for dealerships.

Stor.ai

Seed Round in 2014
Stor.ai is a digital commerce platform designed specifically for grocery retailers, enabling them to create omnichannel shopping experiences. The company offers a range of services, including mobile ordering, order fulfillment, brand identification, personalized customer engagement, and marketing automation. By focusing on these solutions, Stor.ai helps retailers increase transactions, enhance customer loyalty, and drive sales growth. The platform emphasizes the importance of retailers owning their customer relationships, brand identity, and data, which underpins its commitment to continuous innovation and development in the e-commerce space.

SalesFloor.it

Seed Round in 2014
SalesFloor.it offers an online platform that enables associates to create a personalized version of retailers’ e-commerce sites. SalesFloor.it was founded by Yoel Feldman in 2013. It is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Wooop

Seed Round in 2014
Wooop operates an online art shopping platform that showcases and sells products resulting from various artistic collaborations. The platform focuses on retailing clothing designed by artists, offering unique apparel for men, women, and children. By promoting artistic talent in Europe, Wooop provides a space for users to discover and purchase distinctive clothing that features embedded art. The company is committed to efficient service, aiming to dispatch orders within 48 hours, ensuring a swift and enjoyable shopping experience for art enthusiasts and fashion lovers alike.

Shelf

Seed Round in 2014
Shelf is a place to catalog your favorite things and discover great products from people who actually use them. Our vision is to build a constantly updating catalog of the world's best products, curated by the people who love and use them regularly.

Shopistan

Seed Round in 2013
Shopistan Omni-channel Engine (OE) is a cloud based, omni-channel enablement product - seamlessly integrating your offline, online and mobile channels. It enables *real time* inventory and sales sync between multiple physical locations and the ecommerce channel (web and mobile). Innovative commerce use cases become easy with OE - click & collect, click & ship, location based deals etc. OE is ERP/POS agnostic and works with *any* technology - MSFT Dynamics AX, Retail Pro, Oracle RMS, home grown, you name it. It takes all integration complexity away from merchants and puts it onto the cloud - merchants don't have to build any integrations, they just need to configure inventory feed exports from and order feed imports into their systems based on file formats the systems already work with. OE uses a distributed agent technology that lives on the merchants system as a background service - OE can sync a 100K SKUs in a few seconds. Whitepaper available here: www.shopistan.pk/products/

Mango

Seed Round in 2013
Mango Payments Inc. is an online payment solutions provider based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, catering to developers and businesses in Latin America. The company offers a user-friendly platform designed to facilitate mobile, internet, and credit card payments, addressing the challenges associated with online and mobile payment integration. By streamlining the payment process, Mango aims to support the growth of e-commerce in the region, enabling clients to effectively manage their payment needs. As of February 2016, Mango operates as a subsidiary of MercadoLibre S.R.L.

Afrimarket

Seed Round in 2013
Afrimarket is a digital platform designed to facilitate money transfers and the delivery of goods for African migrants sending support to their families in Africa. By enabling migrants to remit dedicated funds at specific points of sale, Afrimarket addresses two critical challenges: the high costs of traditional money transfers and the misallocation of sent funds. The platform allows users to send money that can only be redeemed for essential items such as food, medicine, or tuition fees, ensuring that the funds serve their intended purpose. This approach significantly reduces remittance costs by eliminating intermediaries, as transactions are conducted through mobile phones. Additionally, Afrimarket operates an online marketplace that includes various products, from food and beauty items to building materials and mainstream brands, catering to users who may lack access to local delivery services. By providing a streamlined, cost-effective solution, Afrimarket enhances the financial support that African migrants can offer to their families back home.

SixDoors

Seed Round in 2013
SixDoors allows consumers to discover and buy products from the best independent retailers in their city and get them delivered, same day, starting in San Francisco. SixDoors vision is to power the commerce platform of the 21st for independent retailers worldwide.

MartMania

Seed Round in 2013
MartMania is a marketplace which connects producers and consumers of “interesting and unusual things” that can’t be bought in regular stores. The project’s founders, Evgeni Ivanov and Sofia Goldberg, have already achieved success in e-commerce and high load web services. They are products of the business accelerator TexDrive, which became part of the Genezis Capital venture fund, and which facilitated connections with Western investors. At the beginning of March 2013 more than 600 stores were using the MartMania platform to offer over 8500 different products. From each sale, MartMania receives a 10% commission. The average cost of an item on the site is around 2000 roubles ($65). Since 2012, when Genezis Capital began to direct the project, the value of shares in MartMania has increased tenfold. In March 2013 Martmania completed a successful investment round, attracting funding from Jeremie Berrebi (Kima Ventures), Fabrice Grinda and Jose Marin. The money will be used to develop and market the project in Russia and other former CIS states.

WiziShop

Seed Round in 2013
WiziShop is an e-commerce solution that enables users to create and manage their own online stores. The platform offers a comprehensive set of tools designed for online retailers, including shopping guides and opportunities for sharing best practices. WiziShop aims to facilitate entry into the online sales market, helping retailers to enhance their activities and promote customer loyalty. Through its innovative approach, the company positions itself as a partner for businesses looking to establish and grow their e-commerce presence.

Modria

Seed Round in 2012
Modria, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based online dispute resolution platform that automates the resolution of customer disputes related to eCommerce. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with an additional office in Chennai, India, the company serves a diverse clientele, including tangible goods and service marketplaces, payment networks, medium and large online merchants, government agencies, and classified sites. The platform seamlessly integrates with both the back-end architecture and front-end user experience of eCommerce sites, enabling businesses to efficiently resolve customer issues without the need for human intervention. As of May 30, 2017, Modria operates as a subsidiary of Tyler Technologies, Inc.

iSale

Seed Round in 2012
iSale is a Mobile Guided Selling Solution for businesses (B2B & B2C) to transform their basic salespeople into experts on company products, with access to knowledge and information in the palm of their hand. iSale redefines the sales experience both for the customer and the salesperson, making the transaction smooth, enjoyable and successful. Our customers have demonstrated 10%-20% increase in new models revenue, 5% increase in profitability and savings of $10,000's of dollars in demo inventory and logistical errors. The iSale SaaS server is securely integrated with the Corporate ERP/CRM. Hence, the catalogue, prices, inventory, promotions, comparison datasheets, context-sensitive marketing materials, and hot-selling items in the market are always up-to-date. Additionally, iSale Guided Selling provides well-targeted sales information in real-time. iSale’s leadership is made up of a team of professionals at the forefront of industry innovation who possess domain expertise, extensive technical knowledge and vital business experience.

Shopping Mail

Seed Round in 2012
Shopping Mail, a company based in Paris, France, specializes in internet advertising campaigns and operates an online coupon exchange platform. Founded in 2010, it enables e-merchants to exchange discount coupons through transactional emails, fostering a network of online retailers. This platform supports online retailers in enhancing their promotional strategies by facilitating the distribution of coupons directly to customers, thereby driving engagement and sales.

Mall Street

Series A in 2012
Mall Street is an online retail store based in Moscow, Russia, that began by specializing in home appliances and electronics. Over time, it has expanded its product range to include a variety of items such as portable electronics, home equipment, gardening supplies, computers, cosmetics, fitness products, and children's goods. This diversification allows Mall Street to cater to a wide array of consumer needs, positioning it as a versatile player in the online retail market.

Storific

Angel Round in 2012
Now Closed!. Storific is an iPhone app that enables customers to place orders at restaurants, cafes and bars.

DeckDAQ

Seed Round in 2011
DeckDAQ enables fans to collect and trade virtual goods of their favorite brands. By gamifying the world of ‘collectibles’, fans spend more time on the brand’s properties, collecting, trading and socializing with other fans who share the same passion for the brand. At the same time DeckDAQ helps brands monetize virtual goods by turning the brand’s existing digital assets (such as images) into valuable, collectable and tradable branded virtual goods.

App Side

Seed Round in 2011
appside is the world’s first motion-controlled apps and games marketplace. We provide consumer electronics hardware manufactures a private-labeled, marketplace-as-a-service, featuring an intuitive and fun motion-controlled Ux, exciting games and apps catalog and an advanced appstore platform. Pre-installed on motion-controlled devices as SmartTVs , Set-top-boxes, our on-device appstore provides cross-device monetization opportunities for motion controlled application developers. Our SaaS based marketplace is both motion-technology and device agnostic and among others, powers Asus’s WAVI Xtion store.

LOOKK

Seed Round in 2011
LOOKK (formerly Garmz) is a curated social platform, connecting the best of today's contemporary fashion brands directly with the customers that matter. A new way to DISCOVER and SHOP the best and newest fashion brands. Fashion is changing. Join in.

Storific

Seed Round in 2011
Now Closed!. Storific is an iPhone app that enables customers to place orders at restaurants, cafes and bars.

La Ruche qui dit Oui

Seed Round in 2010
La Ruche qui dit Oui is an e-commerce platform that facilitates direct purchasing from local farmers by allowing users to form groups or "hives." This online food co-op cuts out intermediaries in the supply chain, enabling consumers to collaborate on food orders. Once a specified order size is achieved, the collective purchase is processed, and participants receive their goods directly from producers. With 467 hives across France, La Ruche qui dit Oui promotes local agriculture and fosters community connections through this innovative approach to sourcing food.

DaWanda

Seed Round in 2010
DaWanda GmbH operates an online marketplace based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in unique and handmade items. Founded in December 2006, the platform connects professional artisans, artists, and designers with consumers seeking distinctive products. Its extensive portfolio includes clothing, footwear, accessories, furniture, toys, homeware, and decorative materials. Users can easily navigate the site by filtering searches based on various criteria, including product category, price, and occasion. DaWanda also offers a section for gift ideas tailored to specific recipients and interests, enhancing the shopping experience. In addition to its retail offerings, the platform features DIY tutorials, further engaging its community. DaWanda serves as a vibrant hub for creativity and craftsmanship, promoting both individual sellers and unique products.

Lengow

Series A in 2010
Lengow is a SaaS company that provides an e-commerce automation platform designed to assist online retailers in centralizing, optimizing, and tracking the distribution of their product catalogs across various marketing channels. Founded in July 2009 and originally based in Nantes, France, Lengow expanded internationally in 2012 and now operates teams in Paris. As of 2015, the company supports over 38,000 e-commerce sites in 40 countries, enabling merchants to optimize their product listings across more than 1,800 distribution channels, including comparison shopping sites, marketplaces, affiliate networks, and social media. Lengow's platform enhances product visibility and automates business activities, ultimately helping clients improve their performance and increase online sales.
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