Financière Saint James
Private equityParis · 13 people tracked
Investment thesis
Financière Saint James is an investment firm combining technical, financial, legal and administrative expertise to support projects through their development. Founded by Michaël Benabou after his success with vente-privee.com, the firm invests in venture capital and real estate. It embraces an approach that blends observation and instinct, aiming to identify opportunities others might overlook and to give promising ideas a chance to grow.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 3 of 4 portfolio companiesSaaS ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Digital Health ×1Enterprise Software ×1FemTech ×1Healthtech ×1HR Tech ×1IoT ×1
HQs:United States×2France×1
Investments · 4 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathParis shopping center in which Financière Saint James took a 20% stake as its first significant investment.
Cleo is a global family care platform providing virtual coaching, concierge support, and navigation to health benefits and resources for individuals and caregivers across all life stages, including pregnancy, child-rearing, elder care, cancer care, and menopause.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chitra Akileswaran(Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer)Madhavi Vemireddy(CEO (as of 2025-2026); previously Chief Clinical Officer)Sarahjane Sacchetti(Former CEO)Tyler Hoersch(Chief Technology Officer)
BoardKarin Ajmani(Director / Board Member)
Co-investorsGreylock PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)TRANSFORMATION CAPITALFelicis VenturesForerunner VenturesGlynn Capital Management+5 more
Cleo provides software for compliance teams that automates regulatory monitoring and analysis while keeping human judgment central to decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSan Francisco, US
Shannon Spanhake(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSarah Guo(Director)Vanessa Larco(Director)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesAccelNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Premise Ventures
WeMaintain provides software and IoT solutions for building maintenance operations, enabling predictive maintenance and smart facility management for asset owners and facility managers.
IoTPropTechSaaS
Benoît Dupont(Co-founder)Jade Francine(Co-founder)Tristan Foureur(Co-founder)
Co-investorsCDP Venture CapitalOpera Tech VenturesRed River WestVerve VenturesBpifranceThe Family
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesWeMaintain · memoori.com · Aug 2, 2026
Cleo · investing.com · Jul 17, 2026
Cleo Labs · thesaasnews.com · Apr 30, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does Financière Saint James focus on?
- Financière Saint James focuses on Construction Tech, E-commerce, PropTech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Financière Saint James located?
- Financière Saint James is headquartered in Paris, FR.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team#252 - Michaël Benabou - Financière Saint James - L’autre fondateur de Veepee qui s’est émancipé ...
Matthieu Stefani · Michaël Benabou
Michaël Benabou, président de la Financière Saint James
Business Immo · Michaël Benabou
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