Iris Capital
Venture capitalParis · Seed–Late Stage · 27 people tracked
Investment thesis
IRIS positions itself as a tech-first venture capital and growth investor, backing technology companies across their lifecycle from seed and Series A to late-stage and growth. The firm emphasizes adapted funding and hands-on support, drawing on its experience to help companies advance at each stage of their development.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 27 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 54 of 65 portfolio companiesSaaS ×29Enterprise Software ×21AI & Machine Learning ×20Marketing Tech ×12AdTech ×9Data & Infrastructure ×9Fintech ×7Cloud Computing ×6
HQs:France×11United States×8Germany×4United Arab Emirates×1Netherlands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×83 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
École Polytechnique ×2Harvard University ×2HEC Paris ×2Yale University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
Stanford University ×2
Investments · 65 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12017 · 12016 · 13 dated
Zeta Global is a marketing technology company providing data- and AI-driven products for marketing, CRM, and media activation.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
David A. Steinberg(Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO)John Sculley(Co-Founder, Vice Chairman Emeritus)Steven Gerber(President)Christopher Greiner(Chief Financial Officer)Christian Monberg(Chief Technology Officer and Head of Product)Neej Gore(Chief Data Officer)
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesSavano Capital Partners
Biarritz
Tristan Kalos(Executive Officer, Director)Antoine Carossio(Executive Officer, Director)Gabriel-James Safar(Director)
BoardSuranga Chandratillake(Director)in
Board seatJulien-David Nitlech· per SEC Form D · $18M raise · filed Jul 2026
Co-investorsBalderton Capital
Kyriba provides cloud SaaS treasury and finance solutions with a focus on data security, compliance, and financial controls for corporate treasury functions.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Diego, US
Dubois Remy(Executive Officer)Gene Lynes(Executive Officer)Fabrice Levy(Executive Officer)Jean-Luc Robert(Executive Officer, Director)Melissa Di Donato(Chair and CEO)
BoardYves Sisteron(Director)in
Board seatNicolas HerschtelCurt Gunsenheimer· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEscalate Capital PartnersGeneral AtlanticSixth StreetUpfront VenturesBpifranceHSBC+3 more
Adaptive builds adaptive generative AI systems tailored to individual company use cases, moving beyond generic models to incorporate specific organizational knowledge and requirements.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Co-investorsIndex Ventures
Co-investorsCapnamicHighland EuropeNexo
Arango provides a graph-native data platform that ingests fragmented enterprise data and builds a unified contextual layer combining graph, vector, document, key-value, and search models for AI agents, applications, and workloads to query directly.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareWilmington, US
Frank Celler(Executive Officer)Claudius Weinberger(Executive Officer)Lars Fink(Director)Donald C. Reinke(Director)Andreas Weinberger(Director)Bernhard Woebker(Director)
Co-investorsBow CapitalTarget Partners
ARMIS is an advertising platform that combines generative AI with connected TV (CTV) and other digital channels to produce geo-targeted, multilocal ad campaigns tailored to individual retail stores.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningRetail Tech
Dan Gomplewicz(Founder)in
Co-investorsSonorcapCapitalGEvolution Equity PartnersGoldman SachsInsight Partners
Braincube provides continuous process optimization software for manufacturing plants, helping operators keep key performance indicators at optimal levels as production conditions change.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Co-investorsScottish Equity Partners
Careem operates a super app offering ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery (Quik), and related everyday services to consumers.
ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationDubai, AE
Karl Magnus Olsson(Founder)in
Co-investorsCedar Mundi VenturesCoatue ManagementCOTU VenturesDCM VenturesLumia CapitalRakuten Capital+3 more
Escape provides an offensive security platform that continuously maps an organization's attack surface and identifies vulnerabilities the way attackers would, integrating directly into engineering workflows.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Tristan Kalos(Founder)inAntoine Carossio(Founder)in
BoardOlivier Pomel(Co-founder & CEO)Renaud Deraison(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investorsKima VenturesY CombinatorTiny Supercomputer Investment CompanyBalderton CapitalFrstFramework Ventures+1 more
Exotec provides warehouse automation systems, particularly its Skypod system, for order fulfillment and logistics operations used by large brands.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsLille, FR
Co-investors360 Capital83North
Forto is a freight forwarding and logistics platform that manages international cargo transportation for enterprise brands.
Logistics & Supply Chain
Michael Wax(Founder & CEO)inErik Muttersbach(Founder)
Co-investorsCavalry VenturesCherry VenturesG SquaredGeneral CatalystInven CapitalLa Famiglia+5 more
FortoLabs is Forto's AI-native SaaS platform offering agentic AI tools for the logistics industry, with solutions tested in high-volume logistics operations.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Tamer Cagatay(Director, Head of FortoLabs)
Co-investorsNAPCherry VenturesCiti VenturesDisruptiveG SquaredInven Capital+2 more
Getsafe is a fully digital insurance provider offering policies such as liability, legal protection, contents, income protection, travel and pet health, private/public health, term life, and pensions, all managed through an app.
ConsumerFintechInsurTech
Christian Wiens(Founder)in
Co-investorsActon CapitalCaesar VenturesCapnamicCommerzVenturesEarlybird Venture Capital468 Capital
Helu provides financial management and reporting software that integrates with DATEV to automate real-time financial reports, consolidation, and strategic planning.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsCommerzVentures
Hopia is an AI platform that automates staff scheduling for doctors and caregivers across all hospital departments, using a proprietary symbolic AI to model legal, collective, and individual rules.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthSaaS
Co-investorsKurma Partners
iAdvize offers a product tour page for its conversational platform, though the page itself only prompts visitors to view the tour on desktop or receive a link by email.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsKima VenturesBpifranceIdinvest PartnersQuadrille Capital
Jedox provides FP&A (financial planning and analysis) and performance management software with AI and no-code capabilities.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorseCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSInsight Partners
Co-investorsKfW Capital
Boston, US
James Burgess(Founder)inJim Dolcein
Co-investorsAccelAndreessen HorowitzCRESCENT COVE CAPITALIndex VenturesMillennium Technology Value PartnersPremji Invest+3 more
LumApps is an AI-powered employee hub that combines internal communication, workflow automation, microlearning, and integrations with tools like Microsoft 365, Google, ServiceNow, and Workday into one platform.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Elie Mélois(Founder)in
Co-investorsEmblemGoldman Sachs
Mailjet is an email platform providing a drag-and-drop marketing email editor, audience segmentation and automation, and a RESTful Email API and SMTP relay for transactional and marketing email at scale.
Developer ToolsMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsAlven CapitalSeventure Partners
MarcoVasco designs custom, tailor-made trips built by destination specialists who have lived in or extensively traveled to countries across Latin America, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Canada.
MarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsAlven
Monk provides an API-first platform that turns vehicle photos taken on standard smartphones into structured inspection outputs, using guided capture, image-quality checks, and damage analysis.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesBTVFootworkRPSG Capital VenturesSharrp Ventures
AdTechGamingMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Jim Payne(Founder)inNafis Jamal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAngelPadBreakpoint CapitalIcon Ventures
Nala provides crop risk intelligence for food and beverage procurement teams, combining satellite data, agronomic research, and weather modelling to deliver early warning of supply disruptions, price outlooks, and parametric insurance against weather-driven ingredient cost increases.
AgTechClimate TechInsurTechBerlin, DE
Nicolas Somogyi(Founder)
Co-investorsFounderfulKOMPAS VCPale Blue Dot
Neocase provides AI-powered HR service delivery software, including case management, an AI knowledge base, generative-AI document handling, and an employee portal.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Open-Xchange provides carrier-grade, self-hosted email, calendar, and collaboration software (OX App Suite) as an alternative to Gmail and Outlook, with an integrated AI agent and full control over data, deployment, and cost.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
OpsMill develops Infrahub, a graph-based data management platform with built-in version control and CI workflows designed for infrastructure automation at scale.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Damien Garros(Co-founder)inRaphael Maunier(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBenhamou Global VenturesOVNI CapitalSerena
PlaceIQ provides location intelligence data for the marketing and media industry, offering audience targeting and consumer visitation measurement based on real-world foot traffic.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Duncan McCall(Founder)in
Co-investorsHarmony PartnersRaptor GroupUS Venture PartnersAlibaba GroupIA VenturesValhalla Partners
Popsink provides real-time data replication and reverse-ETL using Change Data Capture, connecting to source systems to move data into warehouses, databases, streaming platforms, and business tools with minimal source load.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsKima VenturesXAnge
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsAndera PartnersEdenred Ventures
Pyck develops an open-source, AI-assisted warehouse management software (WMS) framework with a mobile-first interface, offering customizable workflows, a public API, and open-core licensing to avoid vendor lock-in.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsRethink VenturesXPRESS Ventures
Qovery provides a Kubernetes platform that runs in customers' own cloud environments, allowing engineering teams to manage infrastructure through policy-based controls rather than manual administration.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR
Romaric PhilogeneMorgan Perry(Founder)inRomaric Philogène(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersTechstarsSpeedinvest
Quantifind provides AI-powered enrichment and investigation tools for financial crime compliance, helping investigators reduce false positives and accelerate case reviews using entity resolution, risk scoring, and unified intelligence from sanctions lists, news articles, and corporate records.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechMenlo Park, US
Ari Tuchman(Founder)inJohn Stockton(Founder)in
Co-investorsCathay InnovationComcast VenturesDns CapitalIn-Q-TelSummit PartnersUS Venture Partners
RapidPipeline converts raw 3D and CAD data into optimized, render-ready 3D digital twins for use in CGI and XR, with a Twin Studio application plus on-premise and API automation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Red Points provides brand protection services including counterfeit removal, anti-piracy, domain management, and impersonation removal across digital channels like marketplaces, websites, and social media.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Laura Urquizuin
Co-investorsBootstrap EuropeBStartupMangrove Capital PartnersNorthzoneSummit Partners
SAP LeanIX provides enterprise architecture management software that gives organizations visibility into their software and IT landscape, including interdependencies, to plan transformations, manage risk, and support ERP transitions.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
André Christ(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapnamicGapMinderDawn CapitalGoldman Sachs
Scality builds software-defined S3 object storage with immutable, ransomware-resistant data protection and scale-out architecture for AI data pipelines, enterprise backup, and cloud infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureParis, FR
Jérôme Lecat(Founder · CEO, Chief Executive Officer)inGiorgio Regni(Founder · CTO, Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsMenlo VenturesWind Venture
Scibids (DV Scibids AI) provides AI that automates and optimizes programmatic advertising campaigns to meet brands' custom KPIs, incorporating first- and third-party data to adjust bidding strategies.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Co-investorsBlackSheep VenturesEUREKA! Venture
Shift Technology develops AI agents that automate and transform critical insurance workflows, including claims processing and fraud detection.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechParis, FR
David Durrleman(Founder)Jeremy Jawish(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelAvenir Growth CapitalAvid VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersHDS CapitalMundi Ventures+1 more
Spinergie provides a data platform that combines operational and maritime data sources into analytics for vessel selection, fleet operations management, fuel efficiency, and carbon footprint reduction.
CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSParis, FR
Jean Cristofari(Founder)Louis Jozon(Founder)
Co-investorsPolytechnique Ventures
Staffbase offers an AI-powered employee communications and experience platform that lets enterprises target and orchestrate internal communications, run an intranet and employee hub, support frontline workers, and deliver knowledge and services across channels.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Frank Wolf(Founder)in
Co-investorsBootstrap EuropeCapnamicHeadlineHeadline Growth Management, LLCInsight PartnersLEA Partners+1 more
SurePay provides an IBAN-Name Check (Confirmation/Verification of Payee) service delivered via API and an online portal, verifying that a bank account number matches the account holder's name to prevent payment fraud and errors.
CybersecurityFintechSaaS
Co-investorsRabo Investments
Qlik Talend provides data integration, quality, and governance solutions that support ETL, ELT, and real-time data operations for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Christal Bemontin
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalConvergeGolub GrowthKaristaSilver Lake PartnersSINEWAVE VENTURES+2 more
Talon.One provides a cloud-based incentives engine that enables businesses to design, manage, and execute loyalty programs and promotional campaigns in real-time across multiple channels and markets.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Square Peg CapitalHolly VenturesNotable Capital
AdTechMarketing TechRetail Tech
Weefin provides a platform for integrating ESG criteria and supports organizations in implementing their sustainability strategy and complying with relevant regulations.
Climate TechFintechSaaS
Workpath offers enterprise software for strategy execution and corporate performance management, using AI agents and analytics to help teams set goals (including OKRs), track progress, and align decisions with business outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsCapnamicStructure Capital
Yodo1 provides game growth, publishing, and IP collaboration services for mobile game studios, including ad monetization, app store optimization, user acquisition, and retention improvement.
AdTechGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsGGV CapitalSingTel Innov8 Pte Ltd.
Co-investorsAlven
Zeotap is a customer data platform (CDP) that uses its ZeoAI system to handle setup, onboarding, data mapping, and catalogue creation, and enriches customer profiles with verified, consented identifiers to improve ad match rates.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Co-investorsCapnamicNew Science VenturesSalica InvestmentsSommet AB
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 5
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioZeta GlobalNYSE: ZETAAdaptive MLacq. by DatadogMopubacq. by AppLovinProwebCEacq. by EdenredWe Are Adotacq. by Veepee
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Armis · fortune.com · Aug 19, 2026

Getsafe · insurance-edge.net · Aug 17, 2026

Careem · fwdstart.me · Aug 7, 2026
Scality · en.wikipedia.org · Aug 1, 2026
Surepay · philstar.com · Jul 24, 2026

Adaptive ML · go-with-us.de · Jul 17, 2026
Quantifind · securityweek.com · Jul 17, 2026

Talon · thesaasnews.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Iris Capital made?
- Iris Capital has 61 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Iris Capital invest at?
- Iris Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Iris Capital's typical check size?
- Iris Capital typically writes checks of $1.1M – $32.4M.
- What sectors does Iris Capital focus on?
- Iris Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Iris Capital located?
- Iris Capital is headquartered in Paris, FR.
- Who does Iris Capital co-invest with?
- Iris Capital most often shares deals with Capnamic, Accel, Kima Ventures, among 99 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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Co-investors · 25
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Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
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Elaia is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs from company inception through to market leadership, supporting them across their growth journey.
Sommet AB is a private equity and early-stage technology investor established in 2014 by Christer Andersson. The firm invests across multiple sectors and provides strategic guidance, mentorship, and capital to startups and businesses, with a focus on fostering innovation and creating positive impact.
Cavalry is an early-stage venture fund investing in software businesses across Europe, founded by former company builders and backed by 250+ well-connected individuals.
Target Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs across various stages and geographies. The firm emphasizes operational support and industry connections alongside capital deployment.
Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.
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Partech VenturesSignalFireDell Technologies CapitalCoelius CapitalProject A VenturesIrishAngelsHTGFEpisode1BreegaF2 Venture CapitalCusp CapitalSunfish PartnersRasmal Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Iris Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Iris Capital's recorded portfolio.
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