Alven
also invests · investor profileFounded 2000 · 32 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
Alven is an independent early-stage venture capital firm that invests in and supports entrepreneurs, with a portfolio that includes companies such as Qonto, Typology, Gorgias, and Yubo.
Investors · 8
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Alven is an early-stage venture capital investor that partners with founders and builders in Europe. The firm positions its support model around direct, straightforward communication with entrepreneurs, framing candid feedback as a way to help portfolio companies react and execute faster.
The firm maintains a portfolio page listing its companies and publishes news about portfolio milestones, including financing rounds and acquisitions. Founders featured in testimonials on the firm's site include Steve Anavi (Qonto), Ning Li (Typology), Romain Lapeyre (Gorgias) and Sacha Lazimi (Yubo).
Business model
Alven operates as a venture capital firm, investing in early-stage companies and providing ongoing support to their founding teams.
Traction
Portfolio companies announced a series of financings and transactions reported on the firm's news feed, including Neural Concept's $100M Series C led by Goldman Sachs (December 2025), Stoïk's €20m Series C (January 2026), Cryptio's $45M Series B (March 2026), Kestra's $25M Series A and a majority investment in TheGuarantors (April 2026), Generare's €20M raise (April 2026), Carbonfact's acquisition of Vaayu (May 2026), and Attention's $30M Series B (July 2026).
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Market position
Alven presents itself as an early-stage venture partner to European founders, with a portfolio spanning fintech, developer infrastructure, cybersecurity, digital assets, consumer, sustainability and life sciences software.
The firm emphasizes candid, honest counsel to founders as its core form of value-add rather than a purely capital-provision relationship.
Go-to-market
Early-stage technology company founders and builders based in Europe.
Geography
Investment focus on Europe, with portfolio companies also expanding into the United States.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 8
launches, deals, and filingsAlven portfolio company Attention raised a $30M Series B to build an action layer for revenue teams.
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Alven portfolio company Carbonfact acquired Vaayu, combining two fashion environmental sustainability platforms.
Alven portfolio company Kestra raised a $25 million Series A positioning itself as an orchestration standard for enterprises.
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Alven portfolio company TheGuarantors secured a majority investment to accelerate U.S. growth.
Alven portfolio company Generare announced a €20M raise.
Alven portfolio company Cryptio raised a $45 million Series B to scale financial infrastructure for digital assets.
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Alven portfolio company Stoïk raised a €20m Series C to strengthen its European position in cyber risk.
Alven portfolio company Neural Concept announced a $100M Series C led by Goldman Sachs.
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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
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primary sources listed
- Alvenalven.co · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Alven do?
- Alven is an early-stage venture capital firm backing European founders, with portfolio companies including Qonto, Gorgias and Yubo.
- Who are Alven's investors?
- Alven's investors include Peak, Accel, Amplify Partners CV, Dag Ventures, Forestay Capital, SaaStr Fund, Salesforce Ventures, World Innovation Lab.