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Agoranov

Accelerator

Paris · Pre-Seed–Seed · 17 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Agoranov runs an incubation program for innovative science and technology startups organized around three verticals: Industry & Greentech, Digital, and Health. It offers personalized support from an experienced team, with a dedicated account manager for each project, plus 2,300 m2 of infrastructure including private offices, open space, dry and wet labs, a climate-controlled cold room, fume hoods and meeting rooms. Startups access an acceleration program of workshops, office hours and networking events led by external experts, industry players and alumni, and join a community of over 1,000 former Agoranov entrepreneurs. The incubator is embedded in a dense ecosystem connecting public research institutions and French and European investors.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
Paris, FR
Founded
2000
Portfolio companies
122
Unicorns
2
Acquisitions
3

Team · 17 people

from the firm's website
Jean-Michel Dalle· Directeur

Director of Agoranov.

Arthur Rozan· Jeune Entrepreneur en Résidence

Young Entrepreneur in Residence.

Aurore Deligny· Chargée d'affaires Industrie & Greentech

Account manager for the Industry & Greentech vertical.

Benjamin Leroy· Ingénieur R&D

R&D engineer.

Céline Debled· Chargée d'affaires Numérique

Account manager for the Digital vertical.

Edgar Metz· Jeune Entrepreneur en Résidence

Young Entrepreneur in Residence.

Elise Gilles· Responsable administrative et comptable

Head of administration and accounting.

Emile Durand· Jeune Entrepreneur en Résidence

Young Entrepreneur in Residence.

Emmanuel Vincent· Senior Entrepreneur en Résidence

Senior Entrepreneur in Residence.

Félix Mériaux· Chargé du programme d'accélération

Manages the acceleration program.

Hadrien Bienvenu Lalot· Chargé du programme d'accélération

Manages the acceleration program.

Léa Mekies· Chargée d'affaires Santé

Account manager for the Health vertical.

Lisa Setyon· Programme Startups à l'École

Works on the Startups at School program.

Mathilde Ruby· Chargée d'affaires Santé

Account manager for the Health vertical.

Matthieu Rousserie· Facility Manager

Facility manager.

Maxime Traoré· Chargé d'affaires Industrie & Energie

Account manager for the Industry & Energy vertical.

Sabine Violette· Directrice adjointe

Deputy director of Agoranov.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Agoranov went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 92 of 122 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×35Deep Tech ×19Biotech ×17Healthtech ×16Medical Devices ×15Enterprise Software ×14SaaS ×14Digital Health ×13

HQs:France×51United States×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 30 portfolio companies
40%
solo founders
12 of 30 mapped founding teams
48%
repeat founders
of 44 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×122 founders×113 founders×64+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 44 founders with education data

HEC Paris ×8ISAE-SUPAERO ×5École Polytechnique ×4Centrale Lyon ×3Collège Stanislas Paris ×3ENS Paris-Saclay ×3Mines Paris - PSL ×3Pierre and Marie Curie University ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 41 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×8Engineering ×8Mathematics & Statistics ×6Computer Science ×4Economics ×4Life Sciences ×4Physics ×4Chemistry ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 44 founders with career history

École Polytechnique ×3AP-HP ×2ArianeGroup ×2Engie ×2Gide Loyrette Nouel ×2Innovafeed ×2Inria ×2Jumia Group ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Entrepreneur First ×5Y Combinator ×2

9 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 44 with degree data)

Portfolio companies · 122 tracked

alumni founders can tell you what the program is really like
360 Learning360learning.comin

360Learning offers a collaborative learning platform used by companies to build and deliver employee training, and runs a partner program for content and technology partners serving shared customers.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Sebastien Mignot(Founder)in

Co-investorsEducapitalIsaiISAI GestionSoftBank Vision FundXAngeHi Inov

Acticor Biotechacticor-biotech.comin𝕏

Acticor Biotech develops Glenzocimab, a therapeutic candidate targeting GPVI for treating acute ischemic stroke and STEMI.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices

Gilles AVENARD(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsKaristaNewton BiocapitalAnaxagoGO Capital

Alanalan.comin𝕏

Alan provides health insurance, provident insurance (prévoyance) and prevention services for self-employed individuals, companies of all sizes, retirees, and public-sector workers, combining coverage with a digital app for reimbursements, telehealth consultations (Clinique Alan), and wellness features.

Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechInsurTech

Charles Gorintin(Founder)inJean-Charles Samuelian-Werve(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Index VenturesKima VenturesOriginsPartech Ventures+11 more

Alassioalassio.frin
Alphabrainalphabrain.frin

Physight develops Panorama, a platform that transforms clinical care data into structured, research-ready datasets for healthcare organizations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthParis, FR

Alsidalsid.comAcquired

Alsid (now part of Tenable) provides identity security for Active Directory and Entra ID environments, offering continuous, agentless monitoring that maps attack paths and detects threats like DCSync, Kerberoasting, and Golden Ticket attacks in real time.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investors360 CapitalAxeleo CapitalIdinvest Partners

Amphitriteamphitrite.fr

Amphitrite uses satellite data and artificial intelligence to provide ocean intelligence and forecasting services for maritime operators.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & Infrastructure

Alexandre Stegner(CEO)inEvangelos Moschos(CTO)in

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Aneviaanevia.com

Ateme provides video compression, processing, delivery, and streaming technology for operators, broadcasters, and media companies, supporting workflows across OTT, IPTV, satellite, terrestrial, and CDN networks.

Cloud ComputingMedia & EntertainmentSaaSParis, FR

Auguraspaceauguraspace.comin

Augura provides space weather intelligence and monitoring services for aerospace, energy, and telecommunications organizations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSpace Tech

baCtabacta.bio

BACTA is an AI-powered bioproduction company that uses microorganisms to produce industrial ingredients such as astaxanthin for cosmetics, human nutrition, and animal nutrition markets.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Co-investorsDaphniOVNI Capital

Biophytisbiophytis.com

Biophytis is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing drug candidates for age-related diseases and metabolic conditions, with a phase 2 trial in obesity.

BiotechHealthtechLongevityParis

Stanislas Veillet(Executive Officer, Director)Edouard Bieth(Executive Officer)Jean Mariani(Executive Officer, Director)Waly Dioh(Executive Officer)Chiara Baccelli(Executive Officer)Nadine Coulm(Director)

Co-investorsKreos Capital

Cardiawavecardiawave.com

Cardiawave develops a non-invasive ultrasound therapy (NIUT) that softens calcified aortic valves without surgery to treat calcific aortic stenosis.

HealthtechMedical Devices

Cardiologscardiologs.comin𝕏

Cardiologs develops software that uses clinically validated AI and cloud technology to analyze ECGs and support cardiology diagnostics.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices

Co-investorsIsaiISAI GestionKurma PartnersParis-Saclay Seed Fund

Cartheracarthera.euin

Carthera develops SonoCloud®, an implantable ultrasound device that temporarily disrupts the blood-brain barrier to improve drug delivery to the brain for treatment of brain diseases including glioblastoma, brain metastases, and Alzheimer's Disease.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesLyon, FR

Alexandre Carpentier(Founder)in

Co-investorsSupernovaSupernova InvestUnorthodox Ventures

Celestcelest.science

Celest.Science develops AI-based climate risk and adaptation tools, applying data science and climate modeling to assess and inform on risks from extreme weather events such as floods, heat, and wildfires.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechInsurTech

Léo Lemordant(Co-founder & CEO)inPierre Gentine(Co-founder & CSO)in

Condor Energycondor.energyin

Condor provides an operating system for enterprise energy management, helping organizations monitor, forecast, and optimize energy procurement and consumption using AI-driven strategies.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR

Jean Costa de Beauregard(Founder)inClément Grivel(Founder)inFlorian Pérocheau(Founder)in

Co-investorsFrstKima VenturesY Combinator

Cormacorma.ioin𝕏

Corma provides IT teams with a platform to automate software license management, identity lifecycle, and SaaS access governance.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSParis, FR

SamuelNikolaiHéloïse Rozès(Founder)in

Co-investorsKima VenturesCoatue ManagementKhosla VenturesSequoia CapitalTuesday Capital

Coros Spacecoros-space.comin

Coros Space builds integrated compute platforms that process data onboard spacecraft in orbit, addressing the downlink bottleneck where satellites generate more data than they can transmit to Earth.

Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech

Sanath(CEO)inIvan(CTO)inSafouane(Head of Operations)inLydia(Head of Hardware Design & Integration)in

Criteocriteo.comin𝕏

Criteo operates a commerce media platform that connects advertisers, retailers, and media owners to enable targeted advertising and retail media capabilities across the open internet.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechParis, FR

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersElaiaMosaic VenturesRaptor GroupSapphire VenturesAdams Street Partners+1 more

Dataikudataiku.comin𝕏

Dataiku provides an enterprise platform for building, deploying, and governing AI, machine learning, LLMs, and agents across an organization's data and infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

Marc Batty(Dataiku Co-Founder)Florian Douetteau(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inThomas Cabrol(Founder)inClément Stenac(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inDaniel Sun(Executive Officer, Promoter)in

BoardMatt Turck(Director)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesFirstMark CapitalAglae VenturesCapitalGDawn CapitalICONIQ+12 more

Deepkideepki.com

ESG solution monitoring 1.7 million assets.

Vincent BRYANT(Founder)in

Co-investorsHighland EuropeOne PeakHi Inov

Doctolibdoctolib.fr

#1 European healthcare startup connecting 500k doctors to 90M patients; Kerala co-founding investment in 2013.

Levallois-Perret, FR

Stanislas Niox-Chateau(Founder)inIvan Schneider(Founder)inSteve Abou Rjeily(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelKerala VenturesSalica Investments

Dolinnovdolinnov.com

Dolinnov is a pharmaceutical company developing next-generation painkillers based on a Precision Pump Modulator that targets the ion pump driving neuronal hyperexcitability rather than blocking ion channels.

BiotechMedical Devices

Grégoire Serra(Founder)in

Duoverseduoverse.aiin𝕏

Duoverse develops AI-powered simulation software to accelerate physics-based modeling and design processes.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software

Victor Champaney(Founder)in

Echoprojectechoproject.fr

Echo builds an AI triage system that analyzes real-time conversations between patients and emergency operators, evaluating both spoken content and voice signals to assess emergency levels, detect critical conditions, and automate data entry.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechParis, FR

Eclipseeclipse-flow.com

Eclipse develops and optimizes battery energy storage systems (BESS), handling project development (site identification, permits, grid connection, installation) and real-time optimization of batteries on electricity markets.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Co-investorsKima VenturesWind VentureEclipseG2 Venture Partners

Ecrivorecrivor.comin
Edoniaedonia.euin

Edonia produces plant-based protein ingredients from microalgae using proprietary technology that creates clean, textured products for food companies to use in plant-based meat alternatives.

AgTechFoodTech

Co-investorsBpifranceBreega

Eligo Bioscienceeligo.bioin𝕏

Eligo Bioscience is a genetic engineering company pioneering synthetic biology approaches using CRISPR and phage biology to develop therapeutics.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

David Bikard(Scientific Founder)Benoit Barteau(Scientific Cofounder)Nessan Bermingham(Scientific Cofounder)Laia Crespo-Martin(Scientific Cofounder)Xavier Duportet(CEO)

Co-investorsNSG VenturesSanofi VenturesSeventure PartnersVIVES Partners

Epicsbiotechepicsbiotech.com

EPICS is a biotech company developing plant biology and protein engineering technology to produce agricultural inputs such as crop protection products and biostimulants.

AgTechBiotechDeep Tech

Dr. Chouaib Meziadi(Founder & Chief Scientific Officer)Dr. Cory Nykiforuk(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsGalion.exe

Ewakeewake.aiin

Ewake 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-investors50 PartnersNotion CapitalConnect VenturesConnect Ventures2100 Ventures

Exeliom Biosciencesexeliombio.comin

Exeliom Biosciences is a biotechnology company developing biotherapies, with work in areas such as inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's and colitis).

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthMedical DevicesParis, FR

Harry Sokol(Scientific Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBpifranceForepont Capital PartnersAuriga PartnersUI Investissement

Expliseatexpliseat.comin𝕏

Expliseat manufactures aircraft seating products, including the TiSeat line designed for commercial aircraft.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareMobility & TransportationNew Materials

Co-investorsSupernova Invest

Extralabsextralabs.xyz

Extra Labs develops affordable 3D map data acquisition technology for cities and territories using collaborative sensors and deep learning.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

FairMoneyfairmoney.ai

FairMoney is a digital banking provider offering personal loans, asset finance, savings products, and banking services to individuals and businesses.

Fintech

Formelformel.aiin

Formel.ai combines generative AI with formal methods (mathematical verification) to build large language models that provide logical consistency guarantees, enforceable constraints, and full traceability for enterprise use cases including document auditing and compliance verification.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software

Sylvain(Co-founder)inAntoine(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsCherry VenturesHeal CapitalHeartcore CapitalHetz VenturesSingularVorwerk Ventures

Fourierinstrumentsfourierinstruments.com

Fourier Instruments builds reconfigurable FPGA SoC hardware platforms that enable real-time signal processing and instrumentation with sub-microsecond latency, allowing researchers and instrument developers to focus on their applications rather than low-level hardware engineering.

Deep TechHardware

Fuzedfuzed.frin

Co-investorsKima Ventures

Gamagamaspace.comin

Gamaspace develops drag sails and solar sails for spacecraft deorbiting and deep space exploration, enabling efficient orbital decay and propulsion using solar energy.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechParis, FR

Andrew Nutter(CEO)inThibaud Elziere(Founder)inDaniel Chapman(CTO)in

Co-investorsBlue Wire CapitalInovexusKima VenturesManta Ray Ventures

Generaregenerare.bioin

Generare is building a library of naturally evolved molecules by reading and analyzing biological chemistry that has not been previously studied.

AI & Machine LearningBiotech

Co-investorsDaphniGalion.exeTeampact.venturesVIVES PartnersAlven

Gensight Biologics S.Agensight-biologics.comin𝕏

GenSight Biologics develops clinical-stage gene therapy treatments, with a lead candidate (GS010/LUMEVOQ) in development for rare genetic diseases.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesParis, FR

Bernard Gilly(Executive Officer, Director)Jean-Philippe Combal(Executive Officer)Thomas Gidoin(Executive Officer)Didier Pruneau(Executive Officer)inNitza Thomasson(Executive Officer)

BoardFlorent Gros(Director)

Co-investorsSofinnova PartnersAbingworth

Gleefgleef.euin

Gleef builds a localization and translation platform for product teams, starting with a Figma plugin, that uses an AI engine to translate product copy while preserving brand voice and product context.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSParis, FR

Jehan Oré(Founder)in

Gripgrip.dental

Dental Grip manufactures a precision tool for dentists to safely handle dental prostheses with improved ergonomics and control during clinical procedures.

Medical Devices

Co-investorsIntel CapitalYL Ventures

guepard.run 🡭guepard.runin𝕏

Guepard builds database collaboration infrastructure for engineering teams and AI agents, using copy-on-write storage to speed up database workflows.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsSchematic Ventures

Hyrevealhyreveal.comin

HyReveal explores subsurface resources such as natural gases, natural hydrogen, and helium to support energy transition and sovereignty goals.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergy

Iconemiconem.com

Iconem digitizes endangered cultural heritage sites in 3D, producing site-specific architectural models, large-scale urban and rural models, museum exhibitions, and training for local professionals.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedia & EntertainmentParis, FR

Yves Ubelmann(Founder)Jonathan(CTO)Titien Bartette(CSO (Chief Scientific Officer))

Iris Labirislab.ioin

Iris Lab builds eye-safe laser transmitters that beam power to drones and mobile robots while they operate, reducing dependence on onboard battery capacity.

Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply ChainParis, FR

Nicolas Bourliatoux(CEO)inLakshman Srinivasan(CTO)inBastien Fabre(COO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstTranspose Platform Management

Isentroniqisentroniq.comin

iSentroniq develops dense, near-heatless cryogenic wiring aimed at overcoming scalability limits in quantum computing hardware.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Co-investorsHeartcore CapitalHEC Paris IncubatorKima VenturesOVNI CapitalBetter Angle

Karavelakaravela.aiin

Karavela builds a foundation model of the human brain using magnetic resonance imaging and develops AI tools to enhance clinical trials in psychiatry and neurology.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices

Alexis Thual(CEO)inBertrand Thirion(CSO)in

Co-investorsDaphniHCVCFirst Momentum

Klima Consultingklima-consulting.frin

Klima Consulting provides expertise to the aviation sector on reducing climate impact, including CO₂ emissions and atmospheric effects like contrails.

Climate TechEnergyParis, FR

Grégoire Dannet(CEO)inOlivier Boucher(CPO)inAudran Borella(CTO)in

Koncilekoncile.aiin𝕏

Koncile is a French SaaS platform that automates data extraction from unstructured business documents using OCR technology combined with large language models.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSFrance, FR

Jules Ratier(Cofounder)inTristan Thommen(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur First

legalstartlegalstart.frin

Legalstart is an online platform that helps entrepreneurs create, modify, and manage their companies, handling legal formalities, registration (Kbis), accounting through its LS Compta firm, business bank accounts, and trademark protection.

FintechLegalTechSaaS

Co-investorsIsaiISAI Gestion

Lemnalabslemnalabs.comin

Lemna Labs develops natural active and functional ingredients derived from duckweed for use in cosmetic and personal care formulations.

BiotechNew Materials

Bastien Hermen(Founder)in

Lemrocklemrock.comin

Lemrock provides e-commerce integrations that deploy across the open web and search LLMs, connecting a network of onboarded merchants.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechParis, FR

Roxane Laigle(CEO)inClément Nguyen(CTO)inSasha Collin(CPO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstSie VenturesSonorcapTranspose Platform ManagementFinancière Saint JamesGalion.exe

Lexio Roboticslexio-robotics.comin

Lexio develops software that enables operators to program and run industrial robots for sheet metal bending without robotics expertise or extensive coding.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsParis, FR

Lifenlifen.frin

Lifen provides digital tools for accessing and managing medical documents, serving patients and healthcare providers in France.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSParis, FR

Alexandre Huckert(Founder)inFranck Le Ouay(Founder)in

Co-investorsDaphniKickstart InnovationLauxera Capital PartnersSerenaCreadevIdinvest Partners

Lightpandalightpanda.ioin𝕏

Lightpanda is a headless browser engine written in Zig designed for web automation, crawling, and AI agents, offering significantly lower memory usage and faster execution than Chrome.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools

Francis Bouvierin

Co-investorsAtomicoFactorial CapitalIsaiKima VenturesPrototype Capital

Logbooklogbook.educationin

Logbook is a platform for teachers to record and organize oral feedback for students.

EdTech

Marco Biotechmarco-biotech.frin

Marco transforms discarded coffee grounds from Parisian offices into cosmetic ingredients and biomaterials using supercritical CO2 extraction and green chemistry processes.

BiotechCircular EconomyNew MaterialsParis, FR

Miregamirega.com

Mirega develops miniaturized gas analyzers for measuring low concentrations of greenhouse gases in open spaces, and produces tunable fiber filters for photonics and telecommunications applications.

CleantechDeep TechHardware

Other

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

AdeliaBimeaBiomodexDnascriptDolkEleyaExpliqGetskelterHadomarkHalf MobileLessMedivietechModereringMywayNeokNovaquarkOutsightPlume LabsSefiraSkitesolar

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Agoranov made?
Agoranov has 122 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
What stage does Agoranov invest at?
Agoranov invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does Agoranov focus on?
Agoranov focuses on Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Energy, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Agoranov located?
Agoranov is headquartered in Paris, FR.
Who does Agoranov co-invest with?
Agoranov most often shares deals with Entrepreneur First, Kima Ventures, Daphni, among 34 tracked co-investors.

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