How many investments has C4 Ventures made?

C4 Ventures has 10 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.

What stage does C4 Ventures invest at?

C4 Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.

What is C4 Ventures's typical check size?

C4 Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.

Where is C4 Ventures located?

C4 Ventures is headquartered in Paris, FR.

Does C4 Ventures lead rounds?

Yes, C4 Ventures leads investment rounds.

Who does C4 Ventures co-invest with?

C4 Ventures most often shares deals with DCVC (Data Collective), Founder Collective, 8VC, among 66 tracked co-investors.

C4 Ventures

Venture capital

Paris · Pre-Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked

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Investment thesis

C4 Ventures positions itself as operators backing entrepreneurs, aiming to craft global companies with a European soul. The firm emphasizes real outcomes driven by strong founding teams, world-class products, and cutting-edge technology, backing companies with conviction and measuring success by performance. Its track record spans companies across technology sectors including robotics and space, with a portfolio that has produced multiple unicorns, exits, and IPOs.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Deep Tech Enterprise Software Hardware Quantum Computing Robotics SaaSSector AgnosticSemiconductors Space Tech Europe Global Paris

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Series A

Check

$500K – $10M

Paris, FR

Leads rounds

Leads

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2014

Last 12 months

1 investment

AUM

$302.4M

Tracked investments

Team · 13 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories

Pascal Cagni· Founder & CEO· Paris, Francein 𝕏

Pascal Cagni, personally recruited by Steve Jobs and a former Apple executive, combines VC work with his appointment as France's ambassador to connect founders to public policy and private networks.

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Boris Bakech· Partner & Managing Director· Paris, Francein 𝕏

Boris Bakech co-founded with Pascal Cagni after working together at Apple; he's an operator-led, product-focused investor who backed hardware like Nest and shares late-stage/buyout insights on podcasts and Medium.

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Eric Boustouller· Partner· Paris, Francein 𝕏

Eric Boustouller is a Partner at C4 Ventures, where he focuses on the future of work with an emphasis on AI. He has invested in VC funds and startups for over a decade, both directly and through the Seed4Soft business angel club that he joined at its 2011 inception. Earlier in his career he spent time in the tech industry at Compaq and Microsoft, where he served as President of Microsoft France and later President of Western Europe, and was CEO of the listed French company Solocal from 2017 to 2020. He graduated from Sciences Po in 1986.

Mathieu Bourdié· Partner, Chief Financial Officer & Head of Investor Relations· Paris, Île-de-France, Francein

Mathieu Bourdié is Partner, CFO and Head of Investor Relations at C4 Ventures, with over 20 years of experience in the private asset industry across France and abroad. He previously served as COO of ODDO BHF Private Equity (2012-2022), and held roles including Global Head of Portfolio Management at Altamar CAM Partners and CFO at Mercapital in Madrid, as well as financial and board observer work at VPSA (formerly Viventures Partners). He holds an Executive MBA from IE Business School and a MiM in Technology & Innovation from Paris Dauphine University, and began his career at Arthur Andersen (later Ernst & Young Paris).

Michel Sassano· Partner· Francein 𝕏

Michel Sassano is a Partner and Tech Lead at C4 Ventures, where he handles technology assessment on the investment team and oversees the firm's sourcing platform and internal IT stack. He previously worked as an Associate at Kima Ventures, where he built proprietary investing tools, and completed the Orange Graduate Program as an IaaS Architect after earlier roles publishing iPhone apps and working as an associate product manager at Berlin social gaming company Wooga. He graduated from IMT Atlantique in Brest.

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Valère Rames· Investment Partner· Parisin

Valère Rames is an Investment Partner at C4 Ventures, where he focuses on European early-stage investing in AI and deep tech. He previously spent over a decade in early-stage venture capital, including as Partner at Hi Inov–Dentressangle, where he took part in 25 investments and led about a dozen. His board work included companies in real estate sustainability, banking/insurance AI, and procurement software.

Eric Boustoller· Partner

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Michel Taride· Operating Partner· Francein 𝕏

Former Group President of Hertz International and a strategic advisor to Idate Digiworld, a European digital economy think tank focused on smart cities.

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Olivier Le Goff· Principal· Parisin

Olivier Le Goff is a Principal on the investment team, where he handles legal and tax affairs. He previously worked as a lawyer at CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats, a French business law firm, with a focus on international tax law, tax audits, and litigation. He holds a Certificat d'Aptitude à la Profession d'Avocat, a Master's in Corporate Taxation from Paris Dauphine University, and a Master's in Corporate Finance from Audencia Business School.

Jean Weill· Associate· Paris, Île-de-France, Francein

Jean Weill is an Associate at C4 Ventures, where he evaluates investment opportunities and supports portfolio companies after starting as an Analyst. He holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Northwestern University, with published research on neutrino physics, and an MBA from HEC Paris specializing in finance, where he led the Venture Capital branch of the MBA Finance Club.

Leda Interlandi· Financial and Administrative Manager· Parisin

Leda Interlandi is a financial and administrative manager at C4 Ventures, based in Paris, where she handles accounting, the holding companies' financial matters, and administrative tasks including insurance and taxes. Before C4, she spent 22 years as an accountant at Eca Nexia Paris, gaining experience across financial, legal, and administrative areas. She studied Literature and Philosophy at the University of Rome and completed professional training in accounting.

Lidia Sutormina· Chief Communications Officer· Paris, Île-de-France, Francein

Lidia Sutormina is Chief Communications Officer at C4 Industries, where she oversees communication, PR, marketing strategy, social media, and press relations for the C4 platform. She previously founded a PR and events consulting company and worked as Press Officer at Hermès International in Paris and as Events Director at the Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She holds degrees from ENA, Paris Panthéon-Assas University, and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

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What they invest in

from 17 of 22 portfolio companies

E-commerce ×6Hardware ×6AI & Machine Learning ×4Deep Tech ×4Circular Economy ×3Marketplaces ×3SaaS ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2

HQs:United States×4Germany×3Australia×1France×1United Kingdom×1Ireland×1

Investments · 22 tracked

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By year:2026 · 1 2021 · 12 dated

Riskifiedriskified.com inNYSE: RSKDMar 2021

Riskified provides AI and machine-learning fraud prevention that protects the ecommerce customer journey from login and checkout to refunds and returns.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechTel Aviv

Assaf Feldman(Executive Officer, Director)Eido Gal(Executive Officer, Director)Naama Ofek Arad(Executive Officer)Aglika Dotcheva(Executive Officer)

BoardTanzeen Syed(Director)Aaron Mankovski(Director)

Co-investorsAglae Ventures Bright Pixel Capital Converge Entrée Capital Founder Collective NTT DOCOMO Ventures +3 more

Alice Bobalice-bob.com in 𝕏

Alice & Bob develops quantum computing hardware based on the cat qubit, a qubit design with built-in error correction, and offers Helium, a testbed for error correction.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Raphaël Lescanne(Founder)in

Co-investorsElaia Open Field Capital Supernova Invest Atlantic Vantage Point

AMI Labs

AI research company led by Yann LeCun, backed by C4 Ventures in a $1B round.

Applicasterapplicaster.com in 𝕏

Applicaster offers a no/low-code platform (Zapp) for creating, operating, and optimizing over-the-top (OTT) streaming apps.

AdTechDeveloper ToolsMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investors83North Planven Entrepreneur Ventures Saban Ventures Viola Ventures

Bedrock Roboticsbedrockrobotics.com in 𝕏

Bedrock Robotics develops autonomous robotic systems for construction sites, applying self-driving vehicle technology to address skilled labor shortages in building, energy, data centers, and factories.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechRobotics

Boris Sofman(Founder & CEO)inKevin Peterson(Founder)inAjay Gummalla(Founder)Tom Eliaz(Founder)in

PartnerBoris Bakech· led

Co-investors8VC CapitalG Deviation Capital Eclipse Ventures Emergence Capital Partners Kearny Jackson +6 more

DriveNetsdrivenets.comApr 2026

Raanana

Ido Susan(Executive Officer, Director)in

PartnerMichel Sassano· led

Co-investors10D Bessemer Venture Partners Red Dot Capital Partners

Graphcoregraphcore.ai in 𝕏acquired by SoftBank Corp. Website

Graphcore develops processor technology and hardware for artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads, aimed at AI innovators and researchers.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors

Nigel Toon(Founder)in

Co-investorsAhren Innovation Capital Air Street Capital Balderton Capital BMW i Ventures Bosch Ventures DCVC (Data Collective)+9 more

Impulse Spaceimpulsespace.com in 𝕏

Impulse Space develops in-space mobility infrastructure and spacecraft, enabling transportation and logistics between Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars.

Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechRedondo Beach, US

Tom Mueller(Founder & CEO)inThomas Mueller(Founder)inEric Romo(Executive Officer, Director)Margaret Abernathy(Executive Officer)

BoardMichael Linse(Director)inJohn William Raymond(Director)

PartnerBoris Bakech· led

Co-investors137 Ventures Alumni Ventures Arctic Digital Balerion Space Ventures Banner VC Basecamp Fund +12 more

Jus Mundijusmundi.com

Thomas Latterner(Founder)

Co-investorsActon Capital True Global Ventures

Mixtilesmixtiles.com

Mixtiles creates magnetic picture frames and wall art products that can be easily repositioned without damaging walls, featuring museum-quality printing and customizable sizes and materials.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech

Eytan Levit(Founder)in

PartnerBoris Bakech· led

Co-investors83North Greenfield Partners Kreos Capital

Nestnest.com 𝕏

Google Nest manufactures smart home devices including cameras, doorbells, speakers, and thermostats that integrate with Google Home for security, entertainment, and energy management.

ConsumerHardwareIoTMountain View, US

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)GV (Google Ventures)Impact America Fund Kleiner Perkins PJC S32 +8 more

Neura

German humanoid robot company that raised $1.4bn

NEURA Roboticsneura-robotics.com in 𝕏

NEURA Robotics develops cognitive robots equipped with AI and perception capabilities that learn and collaborate with humans in physical environments.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsMetzingen, DE

David Reger(CEO and Founder)in

Co-investorsGrazia Equity GmbH Holtzbrinck Ventures HV Capital PRIMEPULSE SE Qualcomm Ventures Sound Media Ventures +4 more

PsiQuantumpsiquantum.com in 𝕏

PsiQuantum builds fault-tolerant quantum computers using photonic qubits and semiconductor manufacturing processes.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMoreton Bay, AU

Prof. Jeremy O'Brien(Co-founder & Executive Chairman)Prof. Terry Rudolph(Co-founder & Chief Architect)Dr. Pete Shadbolt(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)Prof. Mark Thompson(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Jeremy O'Brien(Founder)inPete Shadbolt(Director)

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Cold Start Ventures Founders Fund FPV HARPER COURT VENTURES Integra Groupe +23 more

Refurbedrefurbed.ie in 𝕏

Refurbed operates an online marketplace for refurbished consumer electronics such as phones and other devices, reconditioned through a multi-step process and sold with warranty and trial periods.

Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces

Kilian Kaminski(Founder)inPeter Windischhofer(Founder)in

Co-investorsTarget Global Expon Capital Speedinvest

Refurbedrefurbed.com in 𝕏

Refurbed operates an online marketplace for professionally refurbished electronics such as phones and other devices, sold with warranty and return options.

Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces

Peter Windischhofer(Founder)inKilian Kaminski(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcurio Ventures DIP Capital Isomer Capital Expon Capital Speedinvest

Refurbedrefurbed.de in 𝕏

Refurbed operates a marketplace for refurbished electronics, where devices are reconditioned through a multi-step process and sold to consumers as more environmentally sustainable alternatives to new products.

Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces

Co-investorsEvli Growth Partners Expon Capital SevenVentures Almaz Capital

Remedee Labsremedeelabs.com in

Remedee Labs is a French company that developed a medical device using neuromodulation to act on the central nervous system, aiming to reduce pain and improve associated symptoms such as those linked to fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, sleep, and fatigue.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsHCVC Supernova Invest

Somerville, MAformlabs.com in 𝕏

Formlabs designs and manufactures professional desktop 3D printers using stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sintering (SLS) technologies, along with proprietary materials and software.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSomerville, US

Natan Linder(Director)Maxim Lobovsky(Founder)inMax Lobovsky(Co-founder & CEO)Shirley Paley(Executive Officer)Dávid Lakatos(Chief Product Officer)Nick Graham(Chief Revenue Officer)

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Founder Collective Foundry Kapor Capital Kima Ventures New Enterprise Associates (NEA)+5 more

Unmadeunmade.com inAcquired

Unmade provides digital infrastructure and automation software for apparel and sportswear brands to manage customization, small-batch production, and demand-driven manufacturing.

Advanced ManufacturingDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB

Co-investorsBacked Ballpark Ventures FELIX CAPITAL Techstars Connect Ventures LocalGlobe +2 more

Via

The digital infrastructure for public mobility

Co-investors83North Arkin Capital Concord Venture Capital Group Expansion Venture Capital Hanaco Venture Capital RiverPark Ventures

Via Transportationridewithvia.com in 𝕏

Via operates a microtransit service platform that helps cities improve public transportation by providing flexible routing and on-demand services.

GovTechMobility & TransportationSaaSNew York, US

Daniel Ramot(Executive Officer, Director)inOren Shoval(Director)

BoardArnon Dinur(Director)

Co-investors83North Bosch Ventures Broadscale Evolution VC Partners Expansion Venture Capital Fraser McCombs Capital +9 more

Exits · 2

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

RiskifiedNYSE: RSKDGraphcoreacq. by SoftBank Corp. Website

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Riskified (RSKD) - Markets Daily

Riskified · themarketsdaily.com · Aug 20, 2026

Concord AM Capital announces itself as a strategic investor in Formlabs

Somerville, MA · 3dprintingjournal.com · Aug 18, 2026

Graphcore Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Nigel Toon, steps down

Graphcore · graphcore.ai · Jul 31, 2026

Almost 90 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are | TechCrunch

Bedrock Robotics · techcrunch.com · Jul 5, 2026

RQ Bio raises $115M to fight flu. Astral Systems banks €26M for medical isotopes. TRIMTECH tops up its seed to $47M.

Remedee Labs · cambridgebiocapital.substack.com · Jun 30, 2026

Sector Snapshot: Robotics Startups On Fire As Venture Funding Surges To Record Numbers In 2026

NEURA Robotics · news.crunchbase.com · Jun 22, 2026

Impulse Space Secures $500M in Series D Funding for Orbital Mobility Fleet

Impulse Space · govconwire.com · Jun 5, 2026

Nest Health Raises $22.5M in Series A Funding

Nest · finsmes.com · Nov 24, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has C4 Ventures made?: C4 Ventures has 10 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does C4 Ventures invest at?: C4 Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is C4 Ventures's typical check size?: C4 Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
What sectors does C4 Ventures focus on?: C4 Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Quantum Computing, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
Where is C4 Ventures located?: C4 Ventures is headquartered in Paris, FR.
Does C4 Ventures lead rounds?: Yes, C4 Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does C4 Ventures co-invest with?: C4 Ventures most often shares deals with DCVC (Data Collective), Founder Collective, 8VC, among 66 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

L'Entretien HEC avec Pascal Cagni, PCA de Business France et Fondateur de C4 Ventures

HEC Alumni · Pascal Cagni

Penser et Agir par Pascal CAGNI, Fondateur & CEO C4 Ventures

Forbes France · Pascal Cagni

Pourquoi Eric Boustouller, ancien président de Microsoft Europe de l’Ouest, rejoint C4 Ventures

Eric Boustouller · vimeo.com

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Co-investors · 14

Octopus Ventures

Octopus Ventures is a founder-focused European venture capital firm that backs mission-driven startups across seven core sectors, investing from idea stage through growth with a focus on pre-seed to Series A.

Both backed · 1

Unmade

$130K – $1.3M

Acurio Ventures

Acurio Ventures is a European venture capital firm investing primarily in seed and Series A rounds, drawing on its team's operating and VC experience to back founders.

Both backed · 1

Refurbed

$810K – $3.2M

Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$1.6M – $70M

Index Ventures

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.

$540K – $10.8M

FJ Labs

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.

$100K – $3M

SOSV

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.

$30K – $550K

Partech Ventures

Partech is a global investment firm that backs founders across multiple continents and at every stage through dedicated teams and funds.

$200K – $50M

Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)

IrishAngels

Led by investors including Gale Wilkinson, IrishAngels is an angel investing network affiliated with the University of Notre Dame that invests in B2B, consumer, and medical companies.

$250K – $350K

14W

14W is a venture capital firm that invests in consumer internet, marketplace, ecommerce, consumer packaged goods, and media companies.

Molten Ventures

Molten Ventures is a European venture capital firm that backs technology founders from Series A onward, providing capital along with expertise and networks to help companies scale globally.

$2.5M – $63M

Crane Venture Partners

Crane Venture Partners is an early-stage venture firm that backs founders from inception through seed, focusing on foundational technology companies with global ambitions.

$750K – $3M

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