Ankaa Ventures
Venture capitalParis · Seed–Late Stage · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Ankaa employs a threefold strategy combining early-stage venture capital, growth debt and asset-backed lending for non-dilutive growth financing, and project financing for infrastructure and energy transition investments. The firm leverages technical, operational, and financial expertise to support companies from early growth through global scale across multiple sectors and geographies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 17 of 18 portfolio companiesSaaS ×8AI & Machine Learning ×6Hardware ×4AgTech ×2Cleantech ×2Cloud Computing ×2Deep Tech ×2Enterprise Software ×2
HQs:France×2Switzerland×1Germany×1
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAlteia provides a visual intelligence software platform that uses artificial intelligence to turn visual data into actionable insights for organizations across sectors such as energy grids, mining, and landfill management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Auxivo builds wearable exoskeletons that support workers performing physically demanding tasks such as overhead work and lifting, reducing workload and fatigue.
HardwareRoboticsWellness & FitnessZurich, CH
Bastille designs and assembles electric folding bikes in France, featuring an all-in-one hub with integrated battery, belt drive, and hydraulic disc brakes, with a fast folding mechanism for urban commuting and leisure.
ConsumerHardwareMobility & Transportation
CloudExMachina (CxM) makes Dex, an AI agent that continuously maps cloud resources and monitors for cost and governance issues, then investigates findings and delivers review-ready remediation packages (PRs, scripts, CLI instructions) to engineers inside their existing tools.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Dipeeo provides GDPR and AI Act compliance services, handling regulatory compliance on behalf of its clients.
LegalTechSaaS
Dossier is a competency tracking platform for healthcare organizations, letting managers monitor employee progress in real time and notify those falling behind.
HealthtechHR TechSaaS
eleQtron develops and operates trapped-ion quantum computers using its MAGIC (Magnetic Gradient Induced Coupling) technology, which controls qubits with microwave technology rather than lasers.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Jan LeisseMichael Johanning
BoardKaoru Naganuma
Co-investorsEarlybird Venture Capital
Aria provides invoice financing and flexible payment term solutions for software companies, simplifying B2B payments that traditionally take weeks or months to process.
B2B MarketplacesFintechSaaS
Co-investorsKima VenturesSuper Capital VC13books Capital
Inarix provides AI-powered grain quality analysis that lets agricultural actors assess crop quality from a phone photo, replacing multiple analysis machines.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTech
Pierre Chapelle(Founder)in
Co-investorsAFI VenturesNewfund Capital
Klara is a SaaS platform, augmented by AI, for managing the skills, practices and performance of frontline teams.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsEndeit CapitalSIDE-CapitalFirstMark CapitalGradient Ventures
Co-investorsIsaiISAI GestionWind Venture
Oviva offers personalised dietary advice paired with a digital app to help people change eating habits and manage or prevent illness.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsAlbionVCF-Prime Capital PartnersKinnevikNorrsken VC
Partnify is a B2B collaboration platform that brings chat, tasks, file sharing, and contract handling into one workspace so companies can align and manage work with external partners.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Seederal develops an electric tractor designed natively for electric traction, targeting farmers and agricultural operations, with a focus on range, work capacity, and reduced maintenance.
AgTechCleantechHardware
Co-investorsSupernova Invest
Sepia Infrastructure develops, finances, and operates large industrial parks and associated low-carbon energy infrastructure to host hyperscale data centres and other energy-intensive operators.
CleantechCloud ComputingEnergy
Fabien Vieau(Founder & CEO)Andrew Metcalf(Market Development Director)Amandine Chaillous(Energy Director)Marcus Weyler(Chief Technology Officer)
Trace For Good is a configurable textile traceability platform that collects, validates and consolidates product, supplier and supply-chain data across all transformation stages.
Circular EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsSonorcap
Wizaly is a marketing analytics platform that uses graph identity resolution to unify data and provide multi-touch attribution insights across customer journeys.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaS
Xelera develops the Xelera Suite, software that accelerates data center, cloud, and edge computing workloads, including SmartNIC/DPU-based network acceleration for Layer-3 security in 100GbE networks and low-latency inference for XGBoost and LightGBM machine learning models.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep Tech
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKlara · finsmes.com · Apr 14, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ankaa Ventures made?
- Ankaa Ventures has 18 tracked investments.
- What stage does Ankaa Ventures invest at?
- Ankaa Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Ankaa Ventures's typical check size?
- Ankaa Ventures typically writes checks of $550K – $11M.
- What sectors does Ankaa Ventures focus on?
- Ankaa Ventures focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Energy, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Ankaa Ventures located?
- Ankaa Ventures is headquartered in Paris, FR.
- Who does Ankaa Ventures co-invest with?
- Ankaa Ventures most often shares deals with AlbionVC, Earlybird Venture Capital, F-Prime Capital Partners, among 15 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 6
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.
Newfund Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm operating from Silicon Valley and Paris, backing entrepreneurs and helping startups scale through networking and growth support.
Heartcore Capital is an early-stage venture firm backing European founders from inception through Series A, with a dedicated practice investing in Web3 protocols.
Voyager Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage entrepreneurs across the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada, focusing on the modern economy.
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.
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.
Firms observed investing alongside Ankaa Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Ankaa Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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