50 Partners
AcceleratorParis · Pre-Seed–Seed · 27 people tracked
Investment thesis
50 Partners selects a small number of the most promising founding teams each year, reviewing over 2,000 projects annually and accepting fewer than 1% (about 6-8 projects). It focuses on ambitious teams addressing large markets with innovative solutions across technology, impact, Web3, and health sectors, evaluating candidates on the strength of their ambition, market opportunity, and team.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 27 people
from curated & public directoriesFounder mafia
The 50 Partners mafia →6 people who came through 50 Partners went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 59 of 69 portfolio companiesSaaS ×20AI & Machine Learning ×14Enterprise Software ×11Fintech ×9E-commerce ×8Healthtech ×7Developer Tools ×6Marketing Tech ×6
HQs:France×39United States×2Côte d’Ivoire×1Estonia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 14 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×53 founders×14+ founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Portfolio companies · 69 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeEwake builds AI SRE (site reliability engineering) agents that reason through production incidents like a senior engineer, turning systems into a live, traversable map to guide actions in production.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR
Pooné Mokari(Co-Founder & CEO)inOmid Chehrehgosha(Co-Founder & CTO)inOmid Gosha(Founder)inPoone Mokari(Founder)in
Co-investorsNotion CapitalAgoranovConnect VenturesConnect Ventures
Aktio offers consultants and a software platform to help private equity and institutional investors measure the carbon footprint (including scope 3) of their portfolio companies and build transition plans.
CleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaSParis, FR
Thibault Faninger(Founder)inAlex Huyn(Founder)in
BioHive develops skin organoid technology derived from iPSCs, offering customizable organoids with multiple cell types for toxicity, efficacy, and inflammatory analysis.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Giulia(Co-founder)Cesare(Co-founder)
Co-investorsKima VenturesTeampact.ventures
Brigad is a marketplace platform connecting hospitality, restaurant, and care sector establishments with verified independent professionals for temporary staffing assignments.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplacesParis, FR
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalSerena
Choose operates a mobile shopping app that presents a daily drop of emerging and creative brands for consumers, built around product discovery and ephemeral sales.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesParis, FR
ThibautVincent
Co-investorsKima VenturesOneRagtime
Cleany provides office cleaning services with real-time tracking of interventions via on-site Taqt terminals, a dedicated single point of contact, and guaranteed response times.
Enterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodParis, FR
Co-investorsKima Ventures
Clear Surgery develops immersive visualization and data platform technology for surgical applications.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
A Single Sign-On (SSO) platform that provides integration with multiple identity providers using SAML and OpenID protocols.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsInfraVia Capital PartnersIsaiISAI Gestion
Co-investorsSGH Capital
Dowgo is a European marketplace for tokenized securities that enables issuance, trading, and administration of bonds, equities, and fund shares with 24/7 settlement in euros under the EU DLT Pilot Regime.
B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3Fintech
Eden AI provides a single API gateway that lets developers and companies access, compare, and switch between multiple AI models and providers, with features like fallback, monitoring, and cost visibility to reduce vendor lock-in.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Samy Melaine(Founder & CPTO)
Co-investorsGalion.exe
Energiency provides energy management software that uses data science and AI to help industrial manufacturers analyze their production data, reduce energy consumption, and lower CO₂ emissions.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergy
Co-investorsIsaiISAI Gestion
Evina provides anti-fraud and cybersecurity solutions for digital payment methods, particularly direct carrier billing (DCB) and mobile money services.
CybersecurityFintechParis, FR
Explora organizes guided hiking and outdoor adventure trips led by mountain guides for small groups.
Travel & Hospitality
Stanislas Gruau(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesCAP HORN VC
Holivia provides an AI-powered mental health platform for enterprise employees, combining self-care content, personalized care pathways, and access to a network of psychologists.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechMental Health
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, Llc
Julaya offers a professional account and platform for African businesses and public institutions to manage their finances, enabling transfers to mobile money, mobile banking and bank accounts, instant bill payments, and cash collection via mobile money networks.
FintechSaaSAbidjan, CI
Co-investorsEQ2 VenturesSaviu VenturesVKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)
La Marque En Moins manufactures and sells eco-friendly disposable baby diapers made in France with natural materials, through a direct-to-consumer subscription model.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNord, FR
Little Worker helps individuals invest in rental real estate by sourcing renovation-ready properties, including off-market ones, and matching each investor with projects fitting their criteria via a matching algorithm.
Climate TechImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesPropTechLille, FR
Lixo develops AI-powered sensors and computer vision technology for waste collection vehicles to detect contamination and analyze waste composition in real-time, serving municipalities and private waste collection companies in France to improve sorting quality and optimize operations.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyCleantech
Lokki Solutions provides software for equipment rental management, allowing rental businesses to manage inventory, bookings, payments, contracts, and online marketplaces.
B2B MarketplacesSaaS
Co-investorsSonorcapWind Venture
MerciYanis provides a platform with IoT sensors that digitizes facility management and general services for enterprises, enabling centralized incident tracking, real-time building monitoring, and data-driven decision-making.
Enterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSLabège, FR
Guillaume Blanc(Founder)in
Minah connects global investors and the African diaspora to real-world-asset-backed investment strategies, channeling capital into African financial institutions, real estate developers, and SMEs.
FintechImpact & Social GoodParis, FR
Criteo provides a commerce media platform and advertising software that enables retailers, brands, and agencies to reach shoppers across the open internet using AI-driven performance advertising and retail media solutions.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechParis, FR
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFlying Fish VenturesMosaic VenturesOmega Venture PartnersRaptor GroupSapphire Ventures+2 more
PandaScore provides esports betting odds and statistics powered by AI and expert trading teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSports Tech
Flavien Guillocheau(Founder)in
Co-investorsFf Venture CapitalRoosh VenturesSerena
Pixacare provides AI-powered wound documentation and tracking software that captures medical photography, performs automated wound measurements, and enables remote monitoring of healing for hospitals and clinics.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesStrasbourg, FR
Vincent Marceddu(Founder)in
Primaa develops AI services for computational pathology, building deep learning models that support pathologists in cancer diagnosis.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Fanny Sockeel(Chief Executive Officer)inMarie Sockeel(Chief Medical Officer, MD)inStéphane Sockeel(Chief Scientific Officer, PhD)in
Co-investorsElaia
Rain.fi is a decentralized lending and borrowing protocol on Solana that enables users to borrow tokens with leverage without liquidation risk and purchase NFTs with flexible payment terms.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Seald provides an end-to-end encryption SDK for web and mobile applications, enabling developers to encrypt sensitive data client-to-client so that only authorized parties hold decryption keys.
CybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsWind Venture
SimpliField (now part of YOOBIC) offers a mobile platform for retail operations that connects headquarters with in-store frontline teams through employee communication, task management, store visit workflows, onboarding/microlearning, and reporting analytics.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkRetail TechSaaS
Georgeta Dumont(General Manager)in
Co-investorsRuna Capital
Sqreen provides runtime application security monitoring for enterprises, analyzing code execution in real time to protect applications, APIs, and microservices from attacks while maintaining performance.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Pierre Betouin(Founder/CEO)inJean-Baptiste Aviat(CTO & Co-Founder)inFabrice de Gaudemar(Co-Founder)David Chao(VP & Head of Marketing)
Co-investorsGreylock PartnersScript CapitalY CombinatorAlven CapitalBlossom CapitalKima Ventures+1 more
Supermood provides employee listening and engagement software for large enterprises, with historical clients including Fnac-Darty, BPCE, and Boulanger.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Kevin Bourgeois(Founder)
Co-investorsEducapitalCitizen CapitalGO CapitalReflexion CapitalBrighteye VenturesAlven+1 more
Supertripper is a business travel management platform combining proprietary software and France-based travel experts to handle corporate bookings, expense tracking, and 24/7 traveler support for SMEs and large enterprises.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityFrance, FR
Symaps offers a SaaS location intelligence platform that turns location data into business insights, using AI models to deliver predictions and simulations covering population, foot and vehicle traffic, competitor presence, and retail environments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Mickaël(Co-founder & CEO)Cerise(Co-founder & CSM)Julien(Co-founder & CTO)Pascal(Co-founder, Product & Finance)
TheGuarantors offers lease guarantee and security deposit alternative products for the single-family rental market, covering missed rent and certain property damages, utilities, and fees for landlords.
FintechInsurTechPropTechNew York City, US
Julien Bonneville(Founder)in
Co-investorsK20 FundKensington Capital Partners LimitedRoosh VenturesWarburg PincusWhite Star CapitalYolo Investments+1 more
Tom&Josette operates an intergenerational childcare facility that pairs children with elderly residents through structured activities and shared daily experiences.
EdTech
Co-investorsWind Venture
TwicPics provides image and video optimization and delivery tools for developers and web professionals, handling server-side compression, caching, and responsive media processing.
AdTechCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSParis, FR
Florent Bourgeois(CEO)Julian Aubourg(CPO)Xavier Baldacci(CTO)
Wakeo provides supply chain visibility and optimization software using data science and machine learning to transform international logistics from reactive to predictive operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureIoTLogistics & Supply ChainParis, FR
Julien CoteinLoïc Marzinin
Co-investors360 CapitalTechstarsPromus VenturesStatkraft Ventures
Wax enables businesses to create WhatsApp communities for customer engagement, offering features for exclusive access programs, customer rewards, direct messaging, product co-creation, and marketing automation to drive ROI.
Marketing TechSaaS
Woleet offers a blockchain-based platform for timestamping documents, verifying file integrity, and generating legally valid electronic signature proofs while keeping documents fully confidential.
Crypto & Web3CybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsOneRagtime
Co-investorsLeia Capital
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioSqreenacq. by Datadog
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHull · insidermedia.com · Aug 12, 2026
Monsieur Drive · simplywall.st · Jul 13, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has 50 Partners made?
- 50 Partners has 67 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does 50 Partners invest at?
- 50 Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does 50 Partners focus on?
- 50 Partners focuses on Crypto & Web3, Digital Health, E-commerce, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Marketplaces, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is 50 Partners located?
- 50 Partners is headquartered in Paris, FR.
- Who does 50 Partners co-invest with?
- 50 Partners most often shares deals with Kima Ventures, Wind Venture, Isai, among 35 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 32
Kima Ventures operates as a "high-frequency business angel" that backs roughly 2 startups per week with standardized €150k checks, using a single-LP evergreen structure funded by French telecom billionaire Xavier Niel rather than behaving like a traditional VC fund. The fund applies a radical diversification strategy across hundreds of global investments with same-amount, same-terms deals and very fast decisions, focusing on backing founders first over traditional traction metrics.
Alven is an independent early-stage venture capital firm that has been investing for 25 years, positioning itself as a straightforward, hands-on partner to entrepreneurs.
ISAI is a French investment firm founded and backed by tech entrepreneurs, offering multiple strategies including early-stage VC, corporate VC, growth & buyout, and growth lending.
Elaia is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs from company inception through to market leadership, supporting them across their growth journey.
Balderton Capital is a European venture capital firm that backs technology startups.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.
FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, taking an angel-style co-investment approach alongside institutional venture funds worldwide.
Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.
SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes first-check pre-seed investments and follow-on rounds in startups focused on human and planetary health, providing lab space and hands-on support at its US locations.
Partech is a global investment firm that backs founders across multiple continents and at every stage through dedicated teams and funds.
▶20 more co-investors
Pareto HoldingsEntrepreneur FirstEntrée CapitalReach CapitalMotier VenturesVoyager CapitalBreegaSingularOriginsKurma PartnersBeyond CapitalFounders FutureDaphniPi LabsEmblemChausson FinanceAnkaa VenturesInovexusSupermoon Capitalv3ntures
Firms observed investing alongside 50 Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with 50 Partners's recorded portfolio.
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