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Investment thesis
Daphni positions itself as a venture capital firm that rejects rigid formulas and algorithms in favor of people, vision, and deep engagement. It emphasizes a human-driven, community-powered, and tech-augmented approach, building tools, conviction, and a community to keep learning quickly and to drive long-term, systemic change rather than chasing short-term trends.
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Team · 38 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 86 of 116 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×35SaaS ×27Enterprise Software ×14Deep Tech ×12E-commerce ×12Fintech ×12Climate Tech ×10Cleantech ×9
HQs:France×38United States×6United Kingdom×3European Union×2Austria×1Brazil×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 42 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×222 founders×123 founders×44+ founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 61 founders with education data
ESCP ×5CentraleSupélec ×4École Polytechnique ×4HEC Paris ×4Télécom Paris ×4KTH Royal Institute of Technology ×3Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro ×3RWTH Aachen University ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 61 founders with career history
DeepMind ×3Facebook ×3Liligo.com ×3Babyshop Group ×2Backtrace Capital ×2BNP Paribas ×2C3 AI ×2Engagedly Inc ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
8 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 59 with degree data)
Investments · 116 tracked
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KERYS Software develops a secure virtualization platform that enables multiple isolated environments on a single physical machine with near bare-metal performance, targeting organizations requiring digital resilience and DORA/NIS2 compliance.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsQuantum Computing
Pavlo Baron(Co-founder)inZachary Schneider(Co-founder)inCésar Rodríguez Rosario(Founder & CEO)inThomas BrethoméinSébastien DomergueinSylvain Cassierin
Co-investorsbacktrace capitalESSENCEQAI VenturesAspire11Peak
Pasqal is a quantum computing company that develops high-performance quantum systems using neutral atom technology and software for optimization, simulation, and artificial intelligence applications across industry, science, and government sectors.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingFrance, FR
Alain Aspect(Founder)
Co-investorsIsaiQuantonationRuna CapitalEni NextTemasekDunamu & Partners+3 more
Lithosquare is an AI platform for mineral discovery and exploration that uses geological expertise and machine learning to identify mineral deposits up to 10 times more efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechDeep TechHardwareCambridge, GB
Xavier Moya(Founder & CEO)Giles Rodway(CTO)Aymeric Préveral-Etcheverry(CEO)Simon Leclair(COO)
Co-investorsOVNI CapitalWorld FundKfW CapitalSaxoventEIFEuropean Investment Fund
Purple fund portfolio company.
EdTechSan Francisco, US
Julien Barbier(Executive Officer, Director)inSylvain Kalache(Former Director)in
BoardManoel Lemos(Director)inEustache Besancon(Director)Marc Verstaen(Director)
Board seatMarie Ekeland· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsRedpoint eventuresAME Cloud VenturesInsight PartnersOmidyar NetworkPartech VenturesReach Capital+1 more
Airthium manufactures high-temperature industrial heat pumps that reach up to 550°C and operate in hybrid mode, switching between electricity and gas to optimize cost and carbon emissions.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHardwareParis, FR
Andrei Klochko(Founder/CEO)inFranck Lahaye(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsPolytechnique VenturesY Combinator
Albatross builds AI "perception models" and real-time infrastructure that analyze live user interactions (views, clicks, searches, purchases) to infer intent and rank the best items to show next during a session.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRetail TechBaar, CH
Kevin Kahn(Founder)Matteo Ruffini(Founder)
Co-investorsMMC Venturesredalpine
AMI Labs develops advanced AI systems that understand the real world through world models and action-conditioned architectures, enabling intelligent agents with persistent memory, reasoning, and safety controls for industrial automation, robotics, and healthcare applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsParis, FR
Yann LeCun(Founder)Alex LeBrun(Founder)inLaurent Solly(Founder)inMichael Rabbat(Founder)inPascale Fung(Founder)inSaining Xie(Founder)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAlpha Intelligence CapitalAvenir Growth CapitalExpeditionsfirstminute capitalGreycroft+16 more
Animaj is a media company that creates and develops children's entertainment franchises using AI-powered production and digital-first distribution.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Gregory Dray(Founder)in
Co-investorsBootstrap EuropeDisney AcceleratorKima VenturesLeft Lane CapitalResonance VCXAnge
Ankar builds an operating system for innovation that helps R&D and patent teams accelerate their work through tools for idea generation, drafting, prosecution, and protection.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSLondon, GB
Tamar Gomez(Founder)inWiem Gharbi(Founder)
Co-investorsBOOOMIndex VenturesNorrsken VCAtomico
AnotherBrain develops a bio-inspired artificial intelligence, embedded on an ASIC chip, that learns autonomously, explains its decisions, and runs in real time without big data or cloud while using little energy.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors
Bruno Maisonnier(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpha Intelligence CapitalCathay Innovation
Antescofo uses machine listening technology to recognize real-time musical performance and synchronize content, providing an immersive experience for musicians practicing and performing.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechMedia & EntertainmentParis, FR
Co-investorsOneRagtime
Apiday provides ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) reporting and compliance solutions for portfolio companies, helping streamline sustainability reporting obligations and regulatory compliance such as CSRD and ESRS standards.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Co-investorsGalion.exeReventSpeedinvest
Astral Systems develops fusion technology to produce medical isotopes and power decentralised energy solutions for healthcare providers and researchers.
Climate TechDeep TechEnergyMedical Devices
Tom Wallace-Smith(Founder)inRam Mullur(Vice President Strategic Development)in
Co-investorsAvonmore DevelopmentsPlayfair Capital
Energy/health company (Blue fund), invested 2026.
Back Market is an online marketplace specializing in refurbished electronics.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesParis, FR
Thibaud Hug de Larauze(Founder)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesTeampact.ventures
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-investorsAgoranovOVNI Capital
Badge provides wallet infrastructure that platforms can embed to enable their users to issue and manage digital passes, loyalty cards, and rewards in mobile wallets.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsInfinity VenturesTTV Capital
Blue Fellowship is a 6-week hands-on program for PhDs, postdocs, and research engineers that teaches early company-building fundamentals such as cap table setup, legal, HR, and fundraising, and connects participants with founders, investors, and mentors.
Deep TechFuture of Work
Butterfly is a workplace feedback and employee engagement software designed to strengthen the manager-employee relationship and support frontline workers.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Carbon Maps provides a data ingestion platform for corporate carbon footprint measurement, enabling organizations to collect emissions data from multiple sources via native ERP and procurement connectors.
AgTechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Co-investorsSamaipata
Certo provides AI agents that automate regulatory compliance for consumer product companies, ingesting product and regulatory documents to extract structured data, validate ingredients and formulas against market rules with source citations, and generate regulator-grade documents such as SDS, PIF, and CPSR.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSParis, FR
Bastien Deliege-Coste(CEO)inJean Duquenne(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur First
Comet operates a marketplace platform connecting companies with vetted independent consultants and freelancers in technology fields such as AI, data, and cybersecurity, using a matching algorithm combined with human support.
B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkHR TechParis, FR
Laurent Potel(CEO & Chairman)
Co-investorsBridge to GrowthSalica Investments
cozycozy is a travel accommodation search engine that lets travelers compare all types of lodging — including hotels, apartments, houses, hostels, unusual stays, and home exchanges — from over 100 merchant sites in one search.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Pierre Bonelli(CEO & Co-founder)Jérémie Murat(Site Operations & Co-founder)inÖrs Szathmáry(Product & Co-founder)inTibor Pusztai(Development & Co-founder)Romain Claudel(Marketing & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsKaristaKima Ventures
Dema provides a commerce intelligence platform that analyzes e-commerce data to help brands make better business decisions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Marcus TagessonHenrik HoffmaninDavid Feldellin
Co-investorsJ12 Ventures
Dift is a fundraising platform that lets individuals set up charity fundraising pages ("cagnottes") in a few clicks to support verified nonprofit associations, with tax receipts and transparent donations.
Climate TechFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Frédéric Mazzella(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAFI VenturesOneRagtime
Lovable is an AI-powered platform that enables users to build web applications and websites through conversational chat interactions with artificial intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSDover, US
Fabian Hedin(Executive Officer, Director)inAnton Osika(Executive Officer, Director)inAndy Toung(Executive Officer)
BoardBenjamin Fletcher(Director)Matt Murphy(Director)
Co-investors83NorthAccelAIX VenturesAnthropy PartnersBalderton CapitalbyFounders+28 more
Edumapper is a free platform that catalogs French higher education programs and provides data-driven insights on admission chances and graduate career outcomes using official government data and LinkedIn analysis.
EdTech
Sébastien de Lafond(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima Ventures
Emperia offers a no-code platform for creators, studios and enterprises to build and deploy cross-device virtual worlds and 3D virtual stores from game-engine models, running on web and spatial computing devices.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Olga Dogadkina(Founder)in
Co-investorsRLC VenturesSony Ventures CorporationBase10 Partners
Epigene Labs develops AI-powered tools for analyzing genomic data and precision oncology research, serving biopharmaceutical companies and cancer researchers.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesBoston, US
Akpéli(CEO & Co-founder)
Co-investorsXAnge
Epyr develops thermal energy storage solutions for industrial heat electrification, enabling industries to decarbonize and adopt renewable energy.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergy
Bastien Oggeri(Founder)inLéa Dardenne(Founder)in
Co-investorsOVNI CapitalAENU
EverDye develops biobased dyeing pigments and a low-heat, low-energy dyeing process aimed at reducing the carbon emissions, energy use, and toxic chemicals of textile dyeing.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsParis, FR
Ilan Palacci(Founding CEO)inAmira Erokh(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur First
FAUME provides a turnkey resale solution for fashion and luxury brands, handling trade-in management, item authentication, reconditioning, pricing, and online and in-store secondhand sales.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsKima Ventures
Shine is an online business banking service offering pro accounts, Mastercard business cards, instant and international transfers, and sub-accounts, along with management tools like dashboards, URSSAF estimation, VAT tracking, compliant invoicing, and automated accounting.
FintechSaaS
Co-investors42CAP
Flow48 provides Revenue Based Financing and Invoice Financing to South African SMEs, letting businesses access working capital against future revenue or unpaid invoices without collateral or equity dilution.
FintechSaaS
Idriss Al Rifai(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvolution VenturesFirst Circle468 CapitalBlockchain Founders Fund
Co-investors3founders
Logistics operations platform serving 400 clients across 22 countries.
Co-investorsThe Family
Fretlink operates a Transport Operating System that connects carriers and shippers to optimize freight transportation logistics and execution.
Climate TechLogistics & Supply ChainParis, FR
Paul GuilleminAntoine Le SquerenDidier DuvalFrédéric Menou
Co-investorsEdenred VenturesYOBE Ventures
Purple fund portfolio company.
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-investorsAgoranovGalion.exeTeampact.venturesVIVES PartnersAlven
Graph Finance provides payment infrastructure for businesses in emerging markets to conduct international transactions with the same ease and security as local payments.
FintechToronto, CA
Abdul Akubo(Founder)inChris Mozie(Founder)in
Co-investorsMicrotractionTechstarsBessemer Venture PartnersMerantix CapitalSquareOne
GraphTx is an AI-driven platform for drug discovery that validates immunology and inflammation drug targets using live patient samples before clinical trials.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthVienna, AT
Co-investorsSquareOneTranspose Platform ManagementMerantix Capital
HoloTab is a browser extension that uses AI agents to automate repetitive tasks for individuals and enterprises, allowing users to create routines that automate manual work.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR
Julien Perolat(Founder)inLaurent Sifre(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelCreandumFirstMark CapitalPolytechnique VenturesSamsung NextElaia+4 more
hemea is a France-based brokerage and management service for home architecture and renovation projects, connecting clients with vetted contractors and over 100 dedicated experts who oversee work from design to final delivery.
Construction TechMarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsSonorcapXavier Niel
Holberton School is a technology school offering project-based training in software development, with programs including Bachelor's degrees in Agentic AI Software Engineering, AI & Machine Learning, and Cybersecurity, plus an app-building incubator.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEdTech
Hubcycle identifies and sources by-products from the agri-food industry, transforming them into high-quality, sustainable ingredients for food manufacturers at competitive prices.
AgTechCircular EconomyFoodTech
Co-investorsBleu Capital
Ida provides software that uses machine learning and predictive algorithms to optimize supply and procurement of ultra-fresh products, combining internal operational data with external inputs like weather, seasonality, and local trends.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsSonorcap
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-investorsAgoranovHCVCFirst Momentum
Purple fund portfolio company.
Kerys develops YS::Desktop, a workstation virtualization platform designed for field maintenance teams in industrial environments.
Advanced ManufacturingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Thomas Girard(Founder)inSébastien Domergue(Founder)in
Co-investorsbacktrace capital
Kleio is an AI platform for complex, high-value sales that uses AI agents to guide buyers through personalized product discovery, qualify leads, and augment sales advisors with a conversational copilot.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSales TechNew York City, US
Adrien Mathieu(Founder)inLouis Poirier(Founder)inPhilippe Wellens(Founder)in
Leocare offers home, auto, and motorcycle insurance managed through a mobile app, letting customers get quotes, declare claims, and track reimbursements.
FintechInsurTech
Noureddine BEKRAR(Founder)in
Co-investorsFELIX CAPITAL
Purple fund portfolio company.
Leviathan Dynamics develops a low-temperature evapo-concentrator system that treats industrial wastewater on-site, reducing water consumption and energy use while generating revenue from treated waste streams.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareLa Courneuve, FR
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-investorsLauxera Capital PartnersSerenaCreadevIdinvest Partners
Lithosquare develops an AI platform for mineral exploration that uses physics-based modeling of ore body formation rather than statistical pattern matching.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergy
Co-investorsKindred CapitalOVNI CapitalWorld FundOmnes Capital
Memo Bank is an API-first French bank authorized by the European Central Bank that enables high-volume transaction companies to process payments in real-time and at scale without internal recruitment through direct API, EBICS, or file integrations.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSFrance, FR
Clément Buffet(Co-founder)
Co-investorsKima VenturesSerena
Modjo is an AI-powered sales assistant that helps sales representatives reduce administrative work and improve execution throughout the sales cycle.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechParis, FR
Paul Berloty(Founder)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesBurda Principal Investments
Moonwatt develops energy optimization and management software for grid-scale operations, leveraging renewable energy storage systems.
CleantechCloud ComputingEnergyHardwareSaaSDiemen, NL
Co-investorsAFI VenturesLEA PartnersFounders FutureKima Ventures
NG Cash is a Brazilian payment institution authorized by the Central Bank that operates as an electronic money issuer and provides banking correspondent services for bill payments, utilities, taxes, and credit products.
Fintech
Mario Augusto Sá(Founder)inPetrus Ballhausen Arruda(Founder)inAntônio Nakad(Founder)inVictor Trindade(Founder)inLuis Sao Thiago de Carvalho(Director)Rodin Spielmann de Sa(Director)
Co-investors17Sigma4M HoldingAndreessen HorowitzLatitud VenturesMONASHEESNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+3 more
Piston provides AI agents that optimize production operations for manufacturing, distribution, and food & beverage companies by synchronizing production floors with back-office systems and automating coordination workflows.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Poolday.ai builds Creator-3, an AI video production agent that generates finished, fully editable video projects from existing footage or a text prompt using a multi-agent system that orchestrates over 100 generative models.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsGeek Ventures
Prediko provides demand forecasting and inventory management workflows for growing brands, helping them plan and execute purchase orders across omni-channel operations.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALTechstars
Pruna provides optimized AI models that are faster, cheaper, smaller, and more energy-efficient than standard models, available through API, self-hosted deployment, or open-source libraries for enterprises across industries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsEQT VenturesKima Ventures
Relief is an AI copilot for the quoting and cost-estimation process, letting teams standardize their pricing methods, centralize quotes in one tool, and automate a large share of estimation work by ingesting plans and specifications.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaSParis, FR
Mickael MAMOU(Founder)in
Rocapine is an app development company that builds consumer applications intended to improve users' wellbeing.
ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsEducapital
Save Market buys back companies' used IT hardware — smartphones, computers, and tablets — handling logistics, certified data erasure (including physical destruction) and audit reporting.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyCybersecurity
Co-investorsKima Ventures
Sereact builds an AI-powered robotic pick-and-place system for warehouse fulfillment, using a Vision Language Action Model to identify, grasp, and place mixed or unseen items without retraining.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Ralf Gulde(Founder)inMarc Tuscher(Founder)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalCreandumFELIX CAPITALHeadlineHeadline Growth Management, LLCPoint Nine
Purple fund portfolio company.
Co-investorsCathay Innovation
Stockly builds software to optimize inventory management and stock rotation for e-commerce and retail merchants competing against larger platforms.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesRetail TechSaaSVitry-sur-Seine, FR
Eliott Jabes(CEO)in
Co-investors83NorthTechstarsEurazeoPlug and Play Ventures
Subscribfy is a Shopify Plus-native retention platform that combines memberships, subscriptions, loyalty programs, and analytics to help DTC brands increase customer lifetime value and recurring revenue.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Swile is a French fintech company that provides a digital smart card solution consolidating employee benefits including meal vouchers, gift cards, and travel management into a single platform with a mobile app.
FintechHR TechSaaSParis, FR
Loïc Soubeyrand(Founder)in
Co-investorsIndex VenturesSoftbank Latin America FundBpifranceEurazeoHeadline
Energy company (Blue fund), invested 2026.
Co-investorsAlbum VCForefront VentureIndex VenturesKima Ventures
Tilt Energy provides a software platform that automatically orchestrates and optimizes energy consumption across buildings and facilities, without impacting occupant comfort or requiring capital investment.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaS
Co-investorsAFI Ventures
Underdog sells refurbished and second-hand household appliances to consumers, with reconditioning done in France and a 2-year warranty included.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceNantes, FR
Claire BRETTON(Founder)inLaura Chavigny(Founder)inLéa de Fierkowsky(Founder)
Co-investorsLeia CapitalSista
Voltfang integrates battery energy storage systems for industrial and commercial companies, combining commercial and large-scale batteries with an energy management system for load-peak shaving, self-consumption optimization, and intraday power trading.
CleantechEnergyHardwareAachen, DE
Afshin Doostdar(CTO)inDavid Oudsandji(CEO)inRoman Alberti(CEO)in
Co-investorsEviny VenturesPT1TechFoundersFORWARD.oneHelen Ventures
VorteX-io provides real-time hydrological monitoring services for water bodies using a network of measurement stations to track water height, velocity, and flow.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureIoT
Co-investorsAFI VenturesSeventure Partners
Wilgo is a free AI-powered educational platform that helps French middle and high school students with homework and exam preparation using official national curriculum materials, practice exams, interactive quizzes, and personalized learning paths.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
Witco offers a digital platform that gives employees a single point of access to workplace tools and services, including desk and meeting-room booking, visitor management, digital access control, incident reporting, and office communications.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkIoTPropTechSaaS
ZOE provides personalized nutrition advice and testing based on scientific research to help individuals improve their health and dietary habits.
HealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsCoefficient CapitalMosaic Ventures
Fifteen (Zoov by Fifteen) is a European company providing bike-sharing and long-term bike rental systems for towns and cities, including electric bikes, charging stations, user access apps, an operator control centre, and a data analysis platform.
HardwareIoTMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsRoad VenturesBNP Paribas DéveloppementC4 Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Daphni made?
- Daphni has 110 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Daphni invest at?
- Daphni invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Daphni's typical check size?
- Daphni typically writes checks of $540K – $6.5M.
- What sectors does Daphni focus on?
- Daphni focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, E-commerce, EdTech, Energy, Fintech, FoodTech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, Retail Tech, Robotics, SaaS, Travel & Hospitality.
- Where is Daphni located?
- Daphni is headquartered in Paris, FR.
- Does Daphni lead rounds?
- Daphni typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Daphni co-invest with?
- Daphni most often shares deals with Kima Ventures, AFI Ventures, Agoranov, among 128 tracked co-investors.
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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.
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.
Partech is a global investment firm that backs founders across multiple continents and at every stage through dedicated teams and funds.
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.
Elaia is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs from company inception through to market leadership, supporting them across their growth journey.
C4 Ventures is an operator-led venture firm that backs entrepreneurs building global companies with a European foundation.
Bleu Capital is a venture family office that funds climate-focused startups and venture funds globally, partnering closely with founders to support their growth.
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.
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.
Singular is a boutique European VC fund founded by former top-tier partners from Alven and Index Ventures who deliberately cap fund size and portfolio companies to maintain high partner-to-founder bandwidth, positioning themselves as performance-obsessed return-maximizers rather than thesis-driven generalists. The firm backs European founders with global ambitions across all sectors and stages using a single flexible fund, while maintaining an unusually low-profile, founder-centric reputation that relies on performance narratives and founder references rather than public marketing.
Newfund Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm operating out of Silicon Valley and Paris, backing entrepreneurs across technology sectors.
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