blisce/

blisce/ – based in Paris and New-York - is a technology investment firm committed to investing differently. Pragmatically optimistic that entrepreneurship, innovation, and purposeful capital can improve our world, we empower people to take real action. We work to be genuinely aligned with all our stakeholders because we believe there is no acceptable financial performance without responsibility. Since 2014, blisce/ has invested in leading U.S. and European companies - including Spotify, Pinterest, Headspace, & Too Good To Go - with 8 exits. blisce/ was the first transatlantic fund to be certified as a B Corp.

citizen capital

Citizen Capital is a pioneering impact investing fund in France. Since 2008, we have been financing and supporting entrepreneurs who use business to meet the social and environmental challenges facing our societies. With 275 million euros under management, we invest in mission-driven companies, start-ups and growing SMEs, from early stage (Series A) to growth, in sectors as diverse as education, healthcare, inclusion, mobility and the sustainable economy. We support farmers in their diversification projects: renewable energies, primary processing and short food circuits. We also finance Social Impact Contracts. We are interested in technology as a lever for social innovation and for scaling up impact.

Hivest Capital Partners

Hivest Capital Partners, established in November 2016, is a European-American private equity firm approved by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). The firm specializes in investing in companies with an annual turnover ranging between €50 million and €500 million. Hivest Capital focuses on unlocking the full potential of its portfolio companies by driving growth and implementing operational improvements.

Starquest

Created in 2008 and AMF-certified in 2014, Starquest has been investing ever since into disruptive companies. 70% of the capital invested has been towards companies falling into its “PROTECT” thesis. The “PROTECT” thesis: financing companies whose goals are to protect society against negative externalities of progress: > Protecting climate against global warming > Protecting Humans against sanitary and digital risks > Protecting resources against overconsumption Our favorite sectors: Clean energy, energy efficiency, food security, digital security, circular economy, process and material traceability, education...

Ventech

Founded on the core principle that the next wave of tech is born in the startup streets - the natural environment of tomorrow’s innovation superstars - Ventech has been a pioneer on the European venture capital scene for over two decades. We believe in being with founders early, not just in terms of capital but in ideas and dreams. Based out of Paris, Munich, Berlin, Helsinki, Stockholm, Shanghai and Hong Kong with €1bn raised to fuel globally ambitious entrepreneurs and their visions. Since our inception in 1998, we have realized 320+ investments such as Vestiaire Collective, Botify, Prewave, Ogury, Reveal, Veo Technology, The Customization Group, Speexx;, Keep; and 180+ exits including Believe, Webedia, MeuilleursTaux.com, Curse, StickyADS.tv and Withings). Key Investment Sectors: B2B Software Botify – Chattermill – Crossbeam – Intercloud - Prewave - Speexx – 365 Talents Consumer & Marketplaces Meilleurtaux.com – Mindler – Keep - Singulart - Vestiaire Collective – The Customization Group – Withings Deeptech & Hardware Arteris – ATEME – ekinops– Microoled – Treon – Volant - Veo Technology Media & Marketing Believe – mediarithmics – Ogury - StickyAds – Webedia – xpln.ai Fintech & Insurtech Leocare – Fintechsystems – Jumio - Korint Climate Actions & Impact Cellife – Fairecraft - Morfo – GreenPraxis – Kor - Nova Carbon Responsible Economy Faircraft –– Bon Vivant – Bohr Energie – Resortecs Newsletter: https://admin.typeform.com/form/LQk75Mmz/create?block=a02e7f81-e5cc-4da2-932f-c5275bf6ba4c Looking for funding? Send your pitch here: https://form.typeform.com/to/Qbrmu4mh?typeform-source=ventech.typeform.com