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Adelie

Venture capital

Paris · Seed–Growth · 8 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Adelie is a multi-stage technology investment firm operating out of Paris and London that has backed fast-growing European technology companies led by ambitious teams since 2008. Its investor base comprises over 300 experienced tech entrepreneurs, private equity partners, C-level executives at CAC 40 companies and large family offices. The firm works in partnership with Clipperton, a technology investment bank that has advised more than 350 high-growth businesses on financing and M&A transactions since 2003.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
Check
$2.2M – $10.8M
HQ
Paris, FR
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2008
Tracked investments
40
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
1

Team · 8 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 26 of 40 portfolio companies

SaaS ×15AI & Machine Learning ×11Enterprise Software ×8Fintech ×7Marketing Tech ×6AdTech ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5Digital Health ×3

HQs:France×8United States×2United Kingdom×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 19 portfolio companies
42%
solo founders
8 of 19 mapped founding teams
20%
repeat founders
of 15 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×82 founders×23 founders×74+ founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data

Carnegie Mellon University ×2École Polytechnique ×2ESCP ×2HEC Paris ×2Télécom Paris ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×5Computer Science ×4Engineering ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2

Investments · 40 tracked

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By year:2025 · 12022 · 12021 · 13 dated

Teadsteads.tvinNASDAQ: TEAD

Teads operates an AI-powered omnichannel advertising platform that connects brands with audiences across screens, serving advertisers and publishers on the open internet.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US

Yaron Galai(Co-Founder and Chair of the Board)Emmanuel FischmeisterinDavid Kostman(Chief Executive Officer and Director)in

Co-investorsElaiaJazzya InvestmentsLightspeed Venture PartnersStratim CapitalTempoCapWind Venture+4 more

Landytechlandytech.comin𝕏✓ verified

Landytech offers Sesame, an investment management platform that aggregates investment and asset data to provide portfolio monitoring, analytics, risk, and reporting tools.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSLondon, GB

Benjamin(CEO)inThomas(CTO)

Co-investorsAquiline Technology Growth

Advensadvens.frin

Advens is a cybersecurity company that protects the digital systems and data of businesses and institutions against threats.

Cybersecurity

Co-investorsIsaiISAI Gestion

Bizaobizao.com𝕏Jul 2022 · $8.2M

Fintech platform that aggregates payment services to accelerate digital payment adoption across Western and Central Africa.

Co-investorsSeedstars Africa VenturesAfricInvest

Botifybotify.comin𝕏

Botify provides an AI-powered platform that helps brands improve their visibility in organic search and across AI search engines through technical SEO, automation, and agentic workflows.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS

AdrienStanThomas

Co-investorsVentechInfraVia Capital PartnersVentech ChinaBpifranceEurazeoIdinvest Partners

Brevobrevo.com

Armand Thiberge(Founder)in

Co-investorsAxeleo CapitalGeneral AtlanticPartech Ventures

Clareolightingclareolighting.comin

Clareo is a lighting company that designs and supplies lighting products and solutions for professional projects, with a stated focus on more sustainable, responsible lighting.

CleantechHardware

Dailymotiondailymotion.com

Prior investment by the Adelie management team (exited).

Dental Monitoringdentalmonitoring.comin𝕏

DentalMonitoring offers an AI platform that analyzes smartphone-captured intraoral images to detect and report on 130 oral events, assisting dental professionals with remote observation and monitoring of orthodontic treatments.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices

Philippe Salah(Founder)in

Co-investorsKreos CapitalMérieux Equity PartnersVitruvian Partners

Didomididomi.ioin𝕏

Didomi provides consent and preference management software that helps companies handle multi-regulation consent, privacy governance, and user privacy journeys across web, mobile, and CTV.

CybersecurityMarketing TechSaaS

Romain Gauthier(Founder)in

Co-investorsArrowroot CapitalMarlin Equity PartnersBreegaElephant Partners

Equativequativ.comin𝕏

Equativ is a vertically integrated advertising platform that provides ad serving and related technology for advertisers, publishers, broadcasters, and rights owners.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Fenergofenergo.comin𝕏

Fenergo provides an Investor Portal and Digital Subscriptions platform that manages the investor lifecycle from onboarding through document exchange to subscription execution, with unified investor data, workflows and compliance controls.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Marc Murphy(Founder)in

Co-investorsAstorgBridgepointAquiline Technology GrowthInsight PartnersACE & Company

FOODLESfoodles.coinSep 2021

Foodles provides corporate catering for companies through connected fridges available 24/7 and modular in-office food counters staffed by its own team, offering seasonal meals prepared in its internal kitchen.

FoodTechFuture of WorkIoT

Michael Ormancey(Founder)inClement Bonhommein

Co-investorsDN CapitalInfraVia Capital PartnersCreadev

Genesisgenesis.aiin𝕏

Genesis AI develops general-purpose humanoid robots powered by its own foundation model, aimed at performing physical tasks across factories, laboratories, hospitals, and homes.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsParis, FR

Yi-Ling Qiao(Founder)inZhou Xian(Founder)in

Co-investorsHongShan Capital GroupKhosla VenturesNorthzoneAlvenBpifranceEclipse+2 more

Happydemicshappydemics.comin

Happydemics measures advertising effectiveness by capturing real human responses at scale and combining them with AI to produce a single metric brands, agencies, and platforms can use.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

Tarek O.(Founder)in

Co-investorsAxeleo CapitalKima Ventures

Hublohublo.cominAcquired

Hublo provides HR and staffing management software for healthcare and social care facilities.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechSaaSParis, FR

Cyril Gantzer(Founder)inLéo-Paul Goffic(Founder)inEtienne Le Scaon(Founder)in

Co-investorsActon CapitalY CombinatorRevaia

Hyperlinehyperline.coin

Hyperline offers a CPQ (configure, price, quote) product that connects with its billing engine, letting sales teams create quotes, capture signatures, and move signed deals into billing from within their CRM.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsEmblemIndex VenturesKima Ventures

iPaidThatipaidthat.ioin

iPaidThat is a DGFiP-certified platform for managing invoicing, expense reports, payments, and cash flow from a single tool, with automated bank reconciliation, document collection, and real-time cash forecasting.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Sebastien Claeysin

Mediarithmicsmediarithmics.ioin𝕏

mediarithmics provides a customer data platform (CDP) that consolidates known and anonymous audience data, resolves identities deterministically, and lets marketing teams segment, analyze, and activate audiences across media partners in real time.

AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech

Co-investorsBleu CapitalSpring InvestVentech

Nexthinknexthink.com

Nexthink is a software company that provides IT departments with real-time analytics, automations, and employee feedback tools to improve digital workplace experiences.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsDaniel GutenbergForestay CapitalGaldana VenturesHighland EuropeIndex VenturesTOP-Direct IV+4 more

Odooodoo.sh

Odoo.sh is the official Odoo hosting platform, a PaaS/IaaS offering tightly integrated with GitHub for deploying and managing Odoo applications.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsBlackRockCapitalGHarbourVest Partners (Canada)Sequoia CapitalSummit PartnersWallonie Entreprendre

Rydoorydoo.comin

Rydoo provides an expense management platform that digitizes and automates expensing, reimbursement, and reporting processes for businesses.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Sebastien Marchon(CEO)inAidana Zhakupbekova(CFO)inFernando Amaral(CRO)inDelphine Callens(CCO)inSebastian Vanhecke(CPO)

Co-investorsEurazeo

Skelloskello.ioin𝕏

Skello is an HR management and staff scheduling software that handles complex work schedules, centralized planning, and workforce analytics.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsAglae VenturesAgoranovPartech VenturesXAngeBridgepointCAP HORN VC

supervizorsupervizor.comin

Supervizor provides continuous monitoring and anomaly detection for financial data using AI and machine learning to help organizations identify fraud risks and maintain compliance across multiple data sources and entities.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsIsaiISAI Gestion

Third Bridgethirdbridge.comin

Third Bridge operates a global expert network connecting clients with domain specialists to access insights on companies, sectors, and regions.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsAstorgBeringea

Tilak Healthcaretilakhealthcare.comin

Tilak Healthcare develops OdySight®, a prescription-based medical mobile app that combines clinically validated vision tests with video game elements to remotely monitor visual parameters in patients with chronic retinal and macular diseases.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesParis, FR

Edouard GasserinJosé-Alain Sahel(Co-founder)Jean-François GIRMENS(Founder)in

Co-investorsCAP HORN VCElaiaiBionext

Tomorrotomorro.comin𝕏Mar 2025

Tomorro provides an AI-based contract management and negotiation platform used by in-house legal, sales, finance, and purchasing teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSParis, FR

Sébastien Decrême(Co-founder & CTO)inThibaut Caoudal(Co-founder & CRO)inAntoine Fabre(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsKima VenturesMotier VenturesAccelResonanceActon CapitalFounders Future+3 more

VSORAvsora.comin

VSORA develops the Tyr family of programmable Edge AI processors that deliver data-center-class compute performance with low power consumption for on-device inference.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsMeudon-la-Forêt, FR

Khaled Maalej(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsArdianIsaiISAI GestionOtium CapitalPartech VenturesPolytechnique Ventures+2 more

Withingswithings.comin𝕏

Withings makes connected health devices and an accompanying app ecosystem that lets consumers track and improve health metrics.

ConsumerDigital HealthHardware

Co-investors2050360 CapitalBpifranceGilde HealthcareIdinvest Partners

YesWeHackyeswehack.com

Cybersecurity platform offering bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure, penetration testing, and attack surface management services.

Co-investorsSeventure PartnersAndreessen Horowitz

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Aramis autoBelieveClareoClaréoErcomGlovoLeetchiLiligoMcPhyTilak

Exits · 2

1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1

TeadsNASDAQ: TEAD

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Adelie made?
Adelie has 40 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Adelie invest at?
Adelie invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is Adelie's typical check size?
Adelie typically writes checks of $2.2M – $10.8M.
What sectors does Adelie focus on?
Adelie focuses on AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Cybersecurity, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, HR Tech, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
Where is Adelie located?
Adelie is headquartered in Paris, FR.
Who does Adelie co-invest with?
Adelie most often shares deals with Isai, ISAI Gestion, Kima Ventures, among 62 tracked co-investors.

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