Access2net

Access2net is a French venture capital company that puts money into software and digital businesses at an early stage. It takes part in first financing rounds for enterprise software publishers and, as a second priority, digital services companies.

What Access2net offers

• Direct investment — takes stakes in companies that match its investment criteria.
• Portfolio acquisition — brings in existing portfolios that fit alongside its own strategy.
• Software publisher focus — targets providers of business applications that meet a specific functional need such as customer, HR or finance management.
• Digital services focus — backs engineering-led firms offering systems integration, IT support, managed services and information system development.

Who it works with

Early-stage software-as-a-service publishers are its main target, followed by digital services companies. It typically holds minority but meaningful stakes at first financing rounds, and a subsidiary called ADC handles seed-stage investments in digital services firms.

Key facts

• Structure: a venture capital company (SCR) set up by individual shareholders from the technology world
• Founded: February 2000
• Ownership: majority held by the Fondinvest funds since December 2007