Top Venture Capital Firms in Paris

Between them, the 88 venture capital firms on this page cover partners (16), seed stage (8), private equity (7) and series a (7). They also list work in London, New York City, San Francisco and Munich. 88 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

1. 1

   

   Polaris Private Equity

   Also in Copenhagen and Stockholm

   Polaris is an investment house that supports mid-sized companies in the Nordic countries. It has invested there since 1998.

   Write a review

   Why #1: Founded 1998 · Team of 50+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

2. 2

   

   Cheyne Capital

   Also in Berlin and Dublin

   Cheyne Capital is an alternative investment manager founded in 2000 by Jonathan Lourie and Stuart Fiertz.

   Write a review

   Why #2: Founded 2000 · Team of 160+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

3. 3

   

   Sophia Business Angels

   Networking · Also in Sophia Antipolis

   Sophia Business Angels is a group of individuals who put their own money into early-stage start-ups.

   Write a review

   Why #3: Founded 2002 · Team of 40+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

4. =4

   

   Intermediate Capital Group

   Also in Warsaw and Seoul

   Intermediate Capital Group is an alternative asset manager that partners with ambitious businesses. It has a track record of more than 30 years.

   Write a review

   Why #4 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

5. =4

   

   Kreaxi

   Seed Stage

   Kreaxi is a French investment management firm that provides equity funding to technology and innovation startups.

   Write a review

   Why #4 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

6. 6

   

   Weber Investissement

   Weber Investissement, referred to by the firm as Weber Investissements, is a French investment holding company.

   Write a review

   Why #6: Founded 1997, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

7. 7

   

   Auriga Partners

   Partners · Also in France

   Auriga Partners is a French venture capital management company that has been operating since 1998.

   Write a review

   Why #7: Founded 1998, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

8. 8

   

   Odyssée Venture

   Private Equity · Also in France

   Odyssée Venture is an independent management company for private equity funds in France, approved by the financial markets regulator, the AMF.

   Write a review

   Why #8: Founded 1999, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

9. 9

   

   Access2net

   Cloud · SaaS · Also in Londres and Calgary

   Access2net is a French venture capital company that puts money into software and digital businesses at an early stage.

   Write a review

   Why #9: Founded 2000, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

10. =10

    

    Karista

    Seed Stage · Series A · Early Stage

    Karista is a European venture capital firm created in 2001. It backs early-stage companies from seed up to Series B and beyond, with the belief that small teams can become large…

    Write a review

    Why #10 (shared): Founded 2001, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

11. =10

    

    Francisco Partners

    Private Equity · Partners · Partnership · Also in San Francisco and New York City

    Francisco Partners is an investment firm that concentrates on technology and technology-enabled businesses.

    Write a review

    Why #10 (shared): In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

12. =12

    

    Investisseurs & Partenaires - I&P

    Partners · Partnership · Queries · Also in Africa

    Investisseurs & Partenaires, known as I&P, is an impact investment group that funds and supports small and medium-sized enterprises and startups in Sub-Saharan Africa.

    Write a review

    Why #12 (shared): Founded 2002, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

13. =12

    

    I&P

    Also in Africa

    I&P is an impact investment group that finances and coaches start-ups and small and medium-sized businesses in Africa. It describes itself as a pioneer in impact investing.

    Write a review

    Why #12 (shared): Founded 2002, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

14. 14

    

    Helios Investment Partners

    Also in Lagos and Nairobi

    Helios Investment Partners is a private investment firm that puts capital only into Africa.

    Write a review

    Why #14: Founded 2004, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

15. =15

    

    Scientipole Ile-de-France Capital

    Partners · Energy · Industrial · Also in Malakoff

    Scientipole Ile-de-France Capital, known as Scientipôle Capital, is an early-stage investor built on about ten years of experience in the Paris-Saclay area.

    Write a review

    Why #15 (shared): Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

16. =15

    

    Initiative Capital

    Initiative Capital, written on its site as Capital Initiative, is a fund in France that provides alternative financing to small and medium-sized firms.

    Write a review

    Why #15 (shared): In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

17. =15

    VC

    Vendis Capital

    Consumer · Also in Frankfurt and Diegem

    European investment firm putting capital into consumer companies, with offices in Brussels, Hilversum, Stockholm and Frankfurt

    Write a review

    Why #15 (shared): In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

18. =18

    

    Sunstone Technology Ventures

    Crypto and Web3 · Series A · Also in Copenhagen

    Sunstone Technology Ventures is a European venture capital firm investing in consumer technology, active since 2007.

    Write a review

    Why #18 (shared): Founded 2007, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

19. =18

    

    Ambienta

    Private Equity · Environmental · Industrial · Also in Europe and Stockholm

    Ambienta is an asset manager whose investments are all tied to environmental sustainability. The firm was founded in 2007 and has offices in Milan, Munich, London and Paris.

    Write a review

    Why #18 (shared): Founded 2007, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

20. 20

    

    Merieux Equity Partners

    Seed Stage · Series A · Private Equity · Also in North America and Europe

    Merieux Equity Partners is an investment firm that specialises in healthcare, life science and nutrition.

    Write a review

    Why #20: Founded 2009, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

21. 21

    

    InnovaFonds

    Private Equity · Legal · Accelerator · Also in France

    InnovaFonds is an independent private equity management company founded in 2011.

    Write a review

    Why #21: Founded 2011, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

22. 22

    

    You & Mr Jones

    Artificial Intelligence · Environmental · Video · Also in New York and New York City

    You & Mr Jones was the original name of what is now The Brandtech Group, a marketing technology group founded in June 2015.

    Write a review

    Why #22: Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

23. 23

    

    Founders Future

    Retail · Also in Europe and San Francisco

    Founders Future is a French investment company set up in 2018 by the entrepreneur Marc Menasé.

    Write a review

    Why #23: Founded 2018, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

24. 24

    NF

    New Forests

    Agritech · Also in Nairobi and Melbourne

    New Forests is an investment manager specialising in nature-based real assets and natural capital.

    Write a review

    Why #24: professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

    Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Build the team

The talent, and the money behind it

Once a startup is funded, it has to hire. TrustList ranks the offshore firms that add developers and dedicated teams to a startup's own, by country and city.

• Top offshore staff augmentation companies, by country726 firms
• Post a free request for a development teamMatching firms can respond on the open requests board

Staff augmentation in:IndiaPakistanUkraine

Articles

Related reading

Articles on this subject first, then the newest.

All articles

France

7 Oct 2026 · TrustList Editorial

Fleuret raises €4m pre-seed for AI-run penetration testing

The Paris startup runs two AI agents named Emile and Champollion, has about ten staff and counts Brevo, Stoïk and Yogosha as customers.…

France

7 Oct 2026 · TrustList Editorial

Vocca raises $20m Series A for AI that answers patient calls

The Paris and New York company says practitioners on its platform grew from 2,000 to 15,000 in a year and that it now handles over a…

Ireland

8 Oct 2026 · TrustList Editorial

Ireland lifts PRSI by 0.15 points for payrolls from 1 October

The employee Class A rate moves from 4.2% to 4.35% and the employer rate above EUR 552 a week from 11.25% to 11.4%. Self-employed Class S…