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Innovacom
Venture capitalParis · Seed–Growth · 17 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Innovacom positions itself as a pioneer of Europe's industrial transitions, arguing that European industry must reinvent itself around areas of genuine technological excellence rather than simply relocating past activity. Acting as a 'catalyst-investor,' the firm finances disruptive innovation and supports major digital, industrial, environmental and societal transformations. It backs entrepreneurs from the creation stage through growth, contributing its expertise and a collaborative approach spanning the industrial, startup and academic ecosystems. As a long-term active investor, Innovacom seeks to build significant financial and strategic value, drawing on a track record of hundreds of financed startups, numerous exits and multiple managed funds.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 17 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesCo-founder of Olea Medical, contributing to advances in brain imaging; featured in a testimonial.
Founder and CEO of Cozy Cloud, a personal cloud data-control solution; featured in an entrepreneur testimonial.
Co-founder of Wingly, a flight-sharing platform for private pilots; featured in a testimonial.
Founder and CEO of MicroEJ, a leader in embedded software for IoT; featured in a testimonial.
Founder and CEO of portfolio company CAILabs; featured in an entrepreneur testimonial.
Founder and CEO of G²Mobility, focused on non-polluting electric vehicles; featured in a testimonial.
Partner at Innovacom with a background in environmental science and biotechnology, holding degrees from École Polytechnique, a bio-informatics master from Marseille-Luminy, and Engref. He was previously with Innoven, Supernova Invest, and Demeter, and is drawn to venture capital as a way to support science-driven transformation.
Telecommunications engineer who joined venture capital by vocation after his end-of-studies internship. He has been at Innovacom since 1999, following earlier roles at IndoSuez Asie and France Télécom, and emphasizes the human factor in building companies.
A former startup founder in 1990s Silicon Valley who moved through R&D, entrepreneurship and operational management before entering venture capital. He co-founded and led Algety and served as Managing Director of Corvis-Algety, and has been with Innovacom since 2011.
Clémence Le Thiec is an Investment Director at INNOVACOM with a background in business and university education. Since 2017, she has worked in strategy consulting and venture capital, including roles at Siparex and Turenne Groupe, focusing on supporting technology and innovation companies through various stages of development.
Alban Nénert has a multidisciplinary background and moved early into innovation capital, motivated by backing ambitious founders working on disruptive innovation. He previously worked at Oddo BHF and Turenne Groupe and studied at Université Paris-Dauphine, UPMC, Université Panthéon-Assas, and Université de Mannheim.
Investment director at Innovacom with a background in regional development capital, having worked at In Extenso Finance & Transmission, Smalt Capital, and Turenne Groupe. He believes the next tech gems will emerge from France's regions and that tech companies can address environmental and societal challenges.
Having held every accounting role within a company, she moved into venture capital to diversify her skills and deepen her expertise on high-stakes matters. She has been with Innovacom since 2003.
Investment director at Innovacom who began his career working on energy and transport infrastructure projects worldwide, then moved into corporate M&A at large industrial groups before returning to investing in 2018. He focuses on sustainable and responsible industrial solutions and serves as a board member at Retrofleet.
What they invest in
from 27 of 41 portfolio companiesHardware ×11Deep Tech ×10AI & Machine Learning ×8IoT ×5SaaS ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×4Digital Health ×4Cleantech ×3
HQs:France×15United States×2New Zealand×1
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 72025 · 12024 · 22023 · 32022 · 42021 · 22020 · 22016 · 12014 · 123 dated
Alice & Bob develops quantum computing hardware based on cat-qubit technology, building superconducting quantum chips and cryogenic systems aimed at error-corrected quantum computation.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Raphaël Lescanne(Founder)inThéau Peronnin(Founder)in
Co-investorsATEL VenturesC4 VenturesElaiaNVIDIAOpen Field CapitalSupernova Invest+3 more
Aryballe operates an ISO 7 cleanroom manufacturing facility for sensor production, enabling chemical functionalization and testing at scale with up to 1 million sensors per year capacity.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareIoTGrenoble, FR
Co-investorsAsahi Kasei Corporate Venture CapitalHCVCSamsung Venture Investment CorporationSEB Alliance
AURA AERO designs, industrializes, and produces next-generation civil and military aircraft.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechToulouse, FR
Co-investorsBlast.ClubFlorida Opportunity Fund
Cailabs designs and manufactures photonics products based on its proprietary Multi-Plane Light Conversion (MPLC) technology for laser applications, serving the industrial, telecommunications, and space and defense sectors.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechRennes, FR
Jean-François Morizur(Founder)inNicolas Treps(Co-inventor of MPLC technology)inGuillaume Labroille(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)inJeff Hugginsin
Co-investorsKima VenturesStarquest CapitalSupernova Invest
Provider of a secure, French-hosted cloud suite that lets individuals and teams automatically import and store documents (invoices, bank statements, payslips, health reimbursements), sync files across devices, take shared notes, and manage passwords.
Cloud ComputingConsumerSaaSSuresnes, FR
Benjamin André(Founder)in
Co-investorsSeed4Soft
Depot is a cloud-based build platform that accelerates software compilation and integration with container tools to reduce developer wait times.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Kyle Galbraith(Founder)inJacob Gillespie(Founder)inTori Elstrom(Head of Developer Marketing)Pedro Guerra(Enterprise Support Lead)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAviso VenturesFelicis VenturesKima VenturesPioneerAfore Capital+7 more
Elixir is a cloud-based practice management system for private medical specialists, covering patient communications, appointment scheduling, lab results, notes, and invoicing.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsStartup Dunedin DistillerMaelstromMysten LabsShima CapitalSQUARE ENIX
Elixir Aircraft designs and manufactures a certified single-engine general aviation aircraft aimed at flight training organizations (ATO/FTO), flying clubs, and private owners.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsAQUITI GestionODYSSEE VENTURE
Exotrail develops in-space mobility systems and services for satellite operators, including propulsion and orbital transfer to reposition satellites, avoid collisions, and deorbit at end of life.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Co-investors360 CapitalCapDecisif ManagementKaristaBNP ParibasBpifranceEurazeo+1 more
Intersec provides Agora, a metadata platform that processes and analyzes network signals from mobile devices to deliver real-time insights on location, movement, and mobility patterns for telecom operators and public authorities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureGovTechSaaSParis, FR
Yann Chevalier(Founder)Jean-Marc Coïc(Founder)Olivier Guillaumin(Founder)
Co-investorsRevaiaHighland EuropeOmnes Capital
Kolibree makes a smart toothbrush system for children that combines a connected brush with an augmented reality app featuring game worlds and brushing coaching, with a one-time purchase model alongside optional premium subscription content.
ConsumerDigital HealthGamingHardwareIoT
Co-investorsSOSVWind VentureSEB Alliance
MicroEJ provides software that runs on constrained microcontrollers, letting device manufacturers ship products that can be updated, integrate AI, and connect to a partner ecosystem.
Developer ToolsHardwareIoT
Mycophyto develops biological solutions that leverage mycorrhizal fungi symbiosis with plants to enhance water uptake, nutrient access, and stress resistance, promoting sustainable and resilient agricultural production.
AgTechBiotechClimate Tech
Co-investorsParis Business AngelsBNP ParibasBpifranceCDG Invest
Olea Medical is a French medical imaging company focused on software for the post-processing and analysis of MRI and CT scan data, intended for use by healthcare professionals.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Oso provides visibility and controls for AI agent adoption within enterprises, enabling discovery, monitoring, and enforcement of agent access and behavior.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Graham Neray(Founder)inNick Kucharski(CTO (Cofounder & CTO))Sam Scott(Founder)
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesHarpoon VenturesSequoia CapitalAlchemist AcceleratorEntrada VenturesJ-Ventures+1 more
Quobly develops silicon-based quantum computers built on standard semiconductor manufacturing (300 mm wafers), producing rack-scale, data center-ready systems aimed at fault-tolerant, million-qubit machines.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductors
Maud Vinet(Founder)inTristan Meunier(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlast.ClubQuantonationSupernova InvestAir Liquide Venture Capital (ALIAD)BpifranceEIC
Samp builds AI-powered software that generates an always-up-to-date 3D virtual replica of industrial sites from 3D scans, helping teams prepare and execute maintenance, modernisation, and modifications faster.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergySaaSParis, FR
Shivani Shah(Co-founder & CTO)inLaurent Bourgouin(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsENGIE New VenturesEntrepreneur FirstKvantedPromus Ventures
SCINTIL Photonics develops multi-wavelength laser sources built on its heterogeneous integrated photonics circuit technology, generating optical carriers for scale-up compute networks.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Sylvie Menezo(Founder)in
Co-investorsBosch VenturesNGP CapitalNVIDIASupernova Invest
Soitec designs and manufactures engineered semiconductor substrates using silicon-on-insulator and related technologies for use in smartphones, connected devices, automotive systems, and computing infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSemiconductorsBernin, FR
Co-investorsSupernova Invest
SustainCERT is an ISO-accredited validation and verification body that provides independent, technology-supported assurance for carbon credits, corporate greenhouse gas reporting, and value chain decarbonization.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good
Marion Verles(Founder)
Co-investorsPartech VenturesCitizen Capital
Turbotech is a French company that designs regenerative turbine engines using microtube heat exchanger technology to lower fuel consumption for aviation propulsion.
CleantechDeep TechMobility & Transportation
Damien Fauvet(Founder & CEO)Jean-Michel Guimbard(Cofounder & COO)Sylvain Canard(Industrial Director)Guillaume Malet(Technical Director)
Verse provides a faster path to grid power for data centers, helping AI infrastructure companies and large energy users bypass interconnection queue delays to come online sooner.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergySan Francisco, US
Seyed H. Madaeni, Ph.D.(Founder)inAmit Mukherjee(Director)Andy Wheeler(Director)
BoardAndy Chen(Director)Matthew Penfold(Director)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCIVCoatue ManagementCollaborative FundTwine VenturesGV (Google Ventures)+1 more
Wingly operates an online marketplace that connects passengers with verified private pilots and commercial operators for sightseeing flights, day trips, and flight experiences.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsAgoranovHOWZAT Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AlgetyAlpSemiAntaiosEurodiaG²MobilityGreenWaves TechnologiesKelkooKynogonMatrixxSpark CleantechSteerlightUpcitiVideoplazaXcalia
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsVideoplazaacq. by Ooyala
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Quobly · tech.eu · Aug 20, 2026
Verse · finsmes.com · Jun 18, 2026
Depot · trysignalbase.com · Mar 11, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Innovacom made?
- Innovacom has 41 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Innovacom invest at?
- Innovacom invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Innovacom's typical check size?
- Innovacom typically writes checks of $540K – $10.8M.
- What sectors does Innovacom focus on?
- Innovacom focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Deep Tech, Hardware, IoT, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Innovacom located?
- Innovacom is headquartered in Paris, FR.
- Does Innovacom lead rounds?
- Innovacom has led 4 of the 11 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Innovacom co-invest with?
- Innovacom most often shares deals with Blast.Club, Karista, Supernova Invest, among 13 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamJérôme Faul Pdt du Directoire INNOVACOM : "On a eu pas mal de bonnes opportunités d'investissement"
LABOURSEETLAVIE · Jérôme Faul
Deeptech Connect 2023 | Interview de Jérôme Faul, Innovacom
Réseau SATT · Jérôme Faul
SMART TECH - L'interview : Benjamin Wainstain (Innovacom)
B SMART · Benjamin Wainstain
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Co-investors · 2
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Firms observed investing alongside Innovacom, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Innovacom's recorded portfolio.
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