List of the 95 largest Venture Capital Investors from France [2024]

List of 3 large venture capital investors from France

In the following, we are highlighting three major French Venture Capital Investors that are part of our list.

1. Sodexo Ventures

Established in 2016, Sodexo Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Molineux. It operates as a strategic fund dedicated to supporting innovative startups. The company’s primary objective is to assist businesses in the food and facilities management sectors. In 2016, Sodexo announced the creation of a €50 million venture capital fund. The fund aims to combine the agility and creativity of startups with Sodexo’s investment capacity, skills, and expertise in various sectors, including food tech, health and wellness, data, mobility, and smart buildings.

2. NextStage

NextStage is a Paris-based venture capital company that primarily invests in small and medium-sized enterprises and intermediate-sized businesses in France and Europe. As of March 2022, NextStage manages assets totaling €7.1 billion, both directly and indirectly. The investment company provides various investment programs to its clients. One of their noteworthy programs is the FPCI NextStage Capital Entrepreneur. This program enables entrepreneurs and large private investors to co-invest with major institutional investors.

3. Blackfin Capital Partners (Venture)

Blackfin Capital Partners is a French venture capital firm that invests in companies at various stages of growth, with a particular focus on early and growth stages. The investment firm focuses on investing in businesses within the financial services sector, including areas such as fintech, insurtech, regtech, and related fields. Blackfin has marked the fintech sector as one of the most important for the company. To this end, it has dedicated a fund of €180 million specifically for investments in this sector.

Columns included in our list

Through our list, you can get an overview of the largest French Venture Capital Investors. In detail, the list offers the most important data points to get in touch with the most important pension plan providers:

• Name of the VC fund
• Country of origin
• URL
• E-mail (general)
• Investment focus (if data available)
• Corporate VC (yes/no)

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