Paris · Seed–Series B · 15 people tracked
Investment thesis
Alven is an independent early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2000, committed to supporting European founders over the long term. It typically backs companies for five years or more and works closely with management teams to promote responsible growth. The firm integrates ESG considerations across its investment lifecycle, with a particular focus on gender equality and climate action, while avoiding sectors such as weapons, pornography, and tobacco. Over 25 years it has scaled from an €8m first fund to a €350m fund raised in 2022, backing more than 250 startups across Europe.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Alven went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 46 of 48 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×21SaaS ×17Enterprise Software ×12Data & Infrastructure ×6Developer Tools ×6E-commerce ×6Fintech ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×4
HQs:France×14United States×10Germany×1United Kingdom×1Singapore×1
Investments · 48 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 22024 · 22021 · 12019 · 18 dated
Cryptio provides cryptocurrency transaction tracking and analytics across multiple blockchains.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureBrooklyn, US
Antoine Scalia(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBartosz Jacubowski(Director)Louis Coppey(Director)in
Board seatBartosz Jakubowski· per SEC Form D · $44.5M raise · filed Mar 2026
Co-investors1k(x)1kxBlockrocketBlueYard CapitalCathay InnovationDraper Associates+2 more
Akeneo is a SaaS platform that unifies product data and pricing to help brands, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers govern and orchestrate product information across ecommerce, mobile, and other channels.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaS
Frédéric de Gombert(Founder)inBenoit Jacquemont(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesPartech VenturesSummit PartnersAlven Capital
Algolia provides an API platform that enables developers to integrate search and discovery functionality into websites and mobile applications, serving thousands of companies across e-commerce, media, and SaaS.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nicolas Dessaigne(Founder/Board Member)inJulien Lemoine(Founder/CTO)in
BoardPhilippe Botteri(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAccelAcequia Capital (AceCap)Aglae VenturesCollective LiquidityFounders Circle Capital+14 more
Altrove uses physics-based AI and lab automation to design and manufacture substitutes for critical inorganic materials, aiming to develop alternatives faster than conventional R&D.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareNew MaterialsParis, FR
Thibaud Martin(CEO)inJoonatan Laulainen(CTO)in
Co-investorsContrarian VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)EmblemEntrepreneur FirstBpifrance
Paris-based social app company founded by ex-Zenly leaders, building friend-focused iOS apps including ID, Bump and Sugar.
Co-investors359 CapitalAbstract VenturesCoatue ManagementBanana Capital
Attention provides AI-driven meeting analytics and coaching for sales teams, with direct integration into Microsoft Teams for recording, transcription, and performance analysis of sales conversations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Anis Bennaceur(Founder)inMatthias Wickenburg(Founder)in
Co-investorsFrstMGV.VCAglae VenturesRTP Global
Attention provides AI-powered sales tools for revenue teams, automating CRM data entry and providing real-time sales coaching to improve call outcomes and rep productivity.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Anis Bennaceur(Founder)inMatthias Wickenburg(Founder)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesEniac VenturesRTP Global645 VenturesFrstLiquid Ventures
Carbonfact is an environmental intelligence platform that helps apparel and footwear brands and their suppliers measure, understand, and reduce carbon emissions.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaSParis, FR
Marc Laurent(Founder)inRomain Champourlier(Founder)Martin Daniel(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorHeadline
Cycode provides an application security and product security platform focused on securing the software development lifecycle, including risks from AI-generated code and shadow AI.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Lior Levy(Co-Founder & CEO)inRonen Slavin(Co-Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsInsight PartnersYL VenturesForgePoint CapitalLiquidity Capital
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)
BoardMatt Turck(Director)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesFirstMark CapitalAglae VenturesCapitalGDawn CapitalICONIQ+8 more
Fabrica is a robotics company developing technology for the robotics industry, drawing on expertise in robotics, engineering, and business development.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechHardwareRoboticsSingapore, SG
Keefe Wayne Teo(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsHoxton VenturesCredo VenturesFELIX CAPITALFJ LabsLionTree
A marketplace platform for buying, selling, and borrowing against land properties across the United States.
Crypto & Web3MarketplacesPropTechSan Francisco, US
Federico Pomi(Founder)in
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCTechstarsUrban InnovationHoxton VenturesLombardstreet Ventures
Finegrain provides an on-device SDK that automatically produces listing-ready product photos at the moment of capture, without manual editing or cloud inference.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsE-commerce
Co-investorsFirstMark Capital
Freeda AI reviews construction project drawings and documents against applicable compliance requirements, using AI to flag issues and generate tailored compliance reports.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesFrst
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-investorsAgoranovDaphniGalion.exeTeampact.venturesVIVES Partners
Genesis AI develops Eno, a general-purpose humanoid-capability robot with twenty degrees of freedom designed to operate across factories, laboratories, hospitals, and homes.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Co-investorsAdelie
Gorgias provides a helpdesk platform for customer support agents, serving e-commerce merchants and brands.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
BoardAlex PlugaruRomain Lapeyre(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersConvergeCRV (Charles River Ventures)Forerunner VenturesGreycroftKortschak Investments L.P.+7 more
Gorgias offers a voice/phone support product that centralizes calls, emails, and SMS into one helpdesk, with features like interactive voice response, call routing, and transfers.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Romain Lapeyre(Founder)in
Co-investorsShopifyKima VenturesAmplify Partners CVCRV (Charles River Ventures)GreycroftSapphire Ventures+1 more
Heetch operates a ride-hailing app connecting passengers with drivers, positioning itself on low commission rates for drivers.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsAfricInvestAster CapitalKima VenturesCathay InnovationFELIX CAPITALIdinvest Partners+1 more
Indy is an online accounting platform for French independent professionals and small businesses (sole proprietors, freelancers, micro-entrepreneurs, and small companies subject to corporate tax) that automates bookkeeping, invoicing, e-invoicing, tax filings, and offers a pro banking account.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsSingular
JobTeaser operates a career center platform integrated into the student portals of over 800 European schools and universities, listing internships, apprenticeships, and entry-level jobs.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR Tech
Co-investorsHighland EuropeKorelya CapitalIdinvest PartnersSeventure Partners
Kestra is an orchestration platform for automating infrastructure and operational workflows, standardizing tools like Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD across hybrid and air-gapped environments.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAxeleo CapitalIsaiISAI GestionRTP GlobalTranspose Platform Management
Kosmik was a spatial canvas application built around a desktop-metaphor interface, letting users collect, organize, and think visually with research boards, visual libraries, a built-in multiplayer web browser, auto-tagging, and AI search.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyParis, FR
Paul
Co-investorsKima VenturesStart CapitalBetaworksCreandum
MarcoVasco designs custom, tailor-made trips built by destination specialists who have lived in or extensively traveled to countries across Latin America, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Canada.
MarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsIris Capital
Marveri is an AI tool for corporate legal deal teams that organizes and analyzes data rooms, generates diligence memos, request lists, and schedules, and compares or redlines multiple documents at once.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSCambridge, US
Emily Mu(Founder)Connor Acle(Founder)in
Co-investorsThe MBA Fund
Mindee provides an AI-powered OCR API that extracts structured data from documents including invoices, receipts, passports, and other formats, converting unstructured documents into JSON with high accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSParis, FR
Jonathan Grandperrin(Founder)in
Co-investorsNotable CapitalSerenaSwift VenturesY Combinator
Neural Concept offers an AI platform for engineering teams that embeds AI into product design workflows, from generative CAD to multi-physics decision-making, to speed up design iteration and product development.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAnais VenturesAster CapitalForestay Capital
Omnidoc provides a medical collaboration platform for healthcare professionals and organizations, offering telexpertise (remote specialist advice), e-RCP (multidisciplinary team meetings), and assisted teleconsultation.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSParis, FR
Baptiste Truchot(Founder)in
Co-investorsKurma PartnersNewfund Capital
Planity is an online appointment booking platform for beauty services in France, connecting customers with salons, spas, barbershops, and other beauty professionals.
MarketplacesSaaSParis, FR
Jeremy Queroy(Founder)
Co-investorsEvli Growth PartnersInfraVia Capital Partners
Qonto provides an all-in-one business account combining banking, invoicing, bookkeeping, spend management, and cash flow tools for businesses of all sizes.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSParis, FR
Alexandre Prot(Co-founder & CEO)inSteve Anavi(Co-founder & President)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationFlucas VenturesInsight PartnersRTP GlobalRuna CapitalTCV+1 more
Shone retrofits existing cargo ships with autonomous systems to enable unmanned operation.
Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Antoine de Maleprade(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Skarlett is a French platform for people over 60 that compares and matches insurance, financing, and real estate offers, including viager solutions that let homeowners sell their property while continuing to live in it and receive capital or monthly income.
FintechInsurTechPropTechParis, FR
Co-investors115K
Skynopy operates an end-to-end ground station service that connects satellites to the cloud, using a hybrid network of timeshared antennas and its own proprietary ground stations orchestrated through a platform with virtualized modem technology.
Cloud ComputingDeep TechSpace Tech
Pierre Bertrand(CEO)Antonin Hirsch(CTO)
Co-investorsExpansion VenturesHeartcore CapitalKima VenturesBetter Angle
SlashID provides an identity security platform that detects, governs, and manages human, machine, and AI identities across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsTq Ventures Llc
StratifAI develops Polaris, an AI platform that links histology, RNA-seq, and patient outcomes to analyze spatial biology for cancer research.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesBerlin, DE
Daniel Truhn(Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer)inFiras Khader(Co-Founder & CTO)inJakob Nikolas Kather(Co-Founder & CSO)inOmar El Nahhas(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsDebiopharm Innovation FundPICUS CAPITAL
Stripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Collison(Co-founder & President)inPatrick Collison(Co-founder & CEO)inWilliam Gaybrick(Executive Officer)Greg Brockman(Founding Engineer, then first CTO)inDaniela Amodei(Early employee — Risk Manager)inBelen Rodriguez
Co-investors500 GlobalAglae VenturesAir Street CapitalAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzBase Partners+58 more
Supercede provides intelligence software for the reinsurance industry that helps brokers, cedents, and reinsurers make better decisions by providing timely visibility into deal structures and renewal processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechLondon, GB
Ben Rose(Founder)inJerad Leigh(Founder)in
Co-investorsEpisode1MMC VenturesMundi VenturesOutward VCPortfolio VenturesAFG Partners
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 Ventures50 Partners+1 more
Swarmia provides a software engineering intelligence platform that measures and improves developer productivity and experience for engineering teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Otto Hilska(Founder)in
Co-investorsDig Ventures Management LimitedKarma VenturesLifeline Ventures
TheGuarantors provides AI-powered lease guarantee products and renters insurance, helping renters get approved for housing while giving property owner-operators coverage against defaults, damages, and vacancy.
FintechInsurTechPropTech
Julien Bonneville(Founder)in
Co-investors50 PartnersK20 FundKensington Capital Partners LimitedRoosh VenturesWarburg PincusWhite Star Capital+1 more
Typology sells skincare products, including formulations designed for sensitive and reactive skin.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsfirstminute capitalSingular
Verley is a biotech company using precision fermentation to produce dairy protein ingredients that replicate the proteins found in cow's milk with a lower environmental footprint.
BiotechClimate TechFoodTechLyon, FR
Co-investorsAFI Ventures
Co-investorsIris Capital
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Amo · quiverquant.com · Aug 19, 2026
Kestra · wealthmanagement.com · Aug 19, 2026
Attention · peakprosperity.com · Aug 16, 2026
Dataiku · en.wikipedia.org · Aug 14, 2026
Qonto · analyticsinsight.net · Aug 8, 2026
Stripe · techcrunch.com · Jul 20, 2026
Gorgias · dragapp.com · Jul 7, 2026
Attention · markets.businessinsider.com · Jun 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Alven invest at?
- Alven invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Alven focus on?
- Alven focuses on Crypto & Web3, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Alven located?
- Alven is headquartered in Paris, FR.
- Does Alven lead rounds?
- Alven typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Alven co-invest with?
- Alven most often shares deals with Amplify Partners, CRV (Charles River Ventures), Greycroft, among 13 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamAlven: s'inscrire dans la durée pour Scaler | Rodolphe Menegaux | Partner @Alven Capital
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Co-investors · 64
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.
Point Nine is an early-stage venture capital firm that has operated for nearly 15 years, emphasizing focus over scale.
Felix Capital is a venture capital firm operating at the intersection of technology and creativity, focusing on the evolution of the human experience at home, at work, and in-between.
50 Partners is a French startup accelerator and investor run by entrepreneurs, operating multiple acceleration programs across tech, impact, health, and Web3, alongside dedicated funds.
Aster is a venture capital firm that positions itself as an ecosystem builder, supporting portfolio startups by connecting them with corporates and industry experts to accelerate industrialization and market adoption.
Serena is a France-based venture capital firm founded in 2008 by entrepreneurs to support founders, with more than half of its team being operators who have founded or led companies.
Frst is a Day One venture capital investor that backs entrepreneurs at the earliest stage, often before a company is incorporated, providing a meaningful first check and a long-term partnership.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
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.
Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City that invests at the edge of large markets undergoing transformation from technological and societal pressures.
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Tiger Global ManagementSapphire VenturesEniac VenturesPartech VenturesPICUS CAPITALAmplify PartnersBanana CapitalEntrepreneur FirstHeartcore CapitalWhite Star CapitalIsaiKurma PartnersAxeleo CapitalLifeline VenturesPrime VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Index VenturesBain Capital VenturesSpark CapitalStellar CapitalBond Capital ManagementStride VCLerer HippeauGlobal Founders CapitalTarget Global83North2xNFreigeist CapitalAnthemis VentureLa FamigliaMotier VenturesVoyager CapitalConvictionHTGFGriffin Gaming PartnersUnderscore VCCrane Venture PartnersPortage VenturesXAngeEight Roads VenturesBlackhorn VenturesAdvance Venture PartnersFounders FutureScript CapitalBlossom CapitalVerve Venturesbacktrace capitalCelonis10x GroupKaristaChausson FinanceHi Inov
Firms observed investing alongside Alven, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Alven's recorded portfolio.
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