Karista
Venture capitalParis · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 12 people tracked
Investment thesis
Karista is one of the more active French VCs backing tech and early-stage companies, frequently leading seed and Series A rounds. The firm emphasizes hands-on partnership beyond capital, supporting founders with strategic guidance, recruitment of CEOs and board members, syndicate organization, and connections to other investors including international funds. Its approach centers on trust, alignment with founders' vision, and long-term involvement across a company's growth, spanning sectors such as deeptech, healthcare, and space technology.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 56 of 76 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×16AI & Machine Learning ×13Medical Devices ×13SaaS ×12Biotech ×10Deep Tech ×9Digital Health ×8Advanced Manufacturing ×7
HQs:France×21United States×6Belgium×1Germany×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×22 founders×63 founders×14+ founders×1
Investments · 76 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 22023 · 12021 · 12015 · 17 dated
Miratlas builds Sky Monitor instruments and provides data for the collection, processing, and forecasting of optical atmospheric data, measuring atmospheric turbulence for space and astronomical organizations such as ESA, NASA, DLR, ONERA, and CNES.
Climate TechDeep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Jean-Edouard CommunalFrédéric JabetKarine Chevalier
Co-investorsExpansion Ventures
Rebrain provides an AI-driven SaaS platform for planning patient-specific neuromodulation and neurosurgery, aiming to make treatment of neurological and neurodegenerative diseases faster and safer for doctors and patients.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBordeaux, FR
Emmanuel Cuny(Co-founder, CMO & Board President)Nejib Zemzemi(Co-founder, CSO & CTO)David Caumartin(CEO)
Co-investorsButterfly VenturesTera Ventures
Acticor Biotech is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for stroke and other cardiovascular emergencies, focused on the acute phase of these conditions.
BiotechDigital Health
Co-investorsNewton Biocapital
AppScho builds branded mobile applications for higher education institutions, integrating with their existing tools (ERP, scheduling, authentication) to give students, staff, and visitors access to campus services, news, messaging, and navigation.
EdTechSaaS
Co-investorsEducapital
Autodesk is a publicly traded developer of design, engineering, and entertainment software, best known for AutoCAD.
San Rafael, US
Andrew Anagnost(Executive Officer, Director)inBetsy Rafael(Director)Mary T. McDowell(Director)Crawford Beveridge(Director)Reid French(Director)Richard Scott Herren(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersAutodesk FoundationBaseline VenturesBuilding VenturesDesignXHomebrew+9 more
Beev helps companies electrify their vehicle fleets by providing multi-brand electric vehicle leasing, installation of charging stations at company sites and employees' homes, and a fleet management tool that centralizes costs, contracts, vehicles and charging along with tax and car-policy guidance.
CleantechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsEIT Urban Mobility AcceleratorKima VenturesSuper Capital VCFounders Future
BforeAI develops AI-powered predictive cybersecurity technology designed to prevent cyber attacks before they occur rather than detect them after the fact.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity
Luigi Lenguito(Chief Executive Officer)inLuciano Allegro(Chief Automation Officer)inSebastian Cesario(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsKarma VenturesSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcTheVentureCityTitanium VenturesSYN Ventures
Constellr builds and operates custom thermal-imaging satellites and an end-to-end system that measures surface temperature globally to deliver thermal intelligence on human activity, infrastructure load, and environmental stress.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Co-investorsAlpine Space Ventureskineo financeSaxoventSemapa NextSeraphim SpaceVsquared Ventures
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)Örs Szathmáry(Product & Co-founder)Tibor Pusztai(Development & Co-founder)Romain Claudel(Marketing & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsDaphniKima Ventures
Co-investors4see VenturesBlockchain Valley Ventures, LlcKickstart Innovation
DBV Technologies is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing epicutaneous immunotherapy treatments, primarily the VIASKIN patch, for food allergies and immunological diseases.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Pharis Mohideen(Executive Officer)Daniel Tasse(Executive Officer, Director)Virginie Boucinha(Executive Officer)
BoardMailys Ferrere(Director)Michael Goller(Director)Ravi Madduri Rao(Director)
Deemea provides an AI-powered platform for clinical imaging data management and analysis.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
DEO.care builds an AI-backed digital twin of the operating room, collecting OR activity data to provide analytics, benchmarking, and predictive workflow modeling for hospitals, surgeons, and healthcare industry leaders.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechBelgium, BE
Jeroen Dille(CEO)Tim Clijmans(CFO)
Co-investorsAndera Partners
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 CapitalInnovacom
HealthtechParis
Ronald Buggage(Executive Officer)Thierry Bordet(Executive Officer)Francine Behar Cohen(Executive Officer, Promoter)Patricia Zilliox(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsPontifax Venture Capital
Fuzzy Logic builds a modular, no-code robotics automation platform that provides universal real-time robot control, tool path generation, trajectory generation, collision detection, and kinematics solving for any robot brand.
Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsSaaS
Co-investors42CAP
Heex Technologies offers a data management platform that automatically extracts the most relevant data at the edge, helping engineering teams move from Big Data to Smart-Data for AI development.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureRoboticsSaaSWellness & FitnessParis, FR
Bruno Mendes Da Silva(Founder)in
Co-investorsSHIFT InvestTechstars
Humanlinker is a sales software company that helps sales teams reach and engage prospects.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Healthcare startup backed by Karista since 2019.
Austin, US
Adam Rogers(Director)Scott Miller(Executive Officer, Director)
Incepto provides an AI-powered medical imaging platform that orchestrates multiple AI tools for radiology reporting and clinical imaging workflows.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsAtlantic Vantage Point
Munich, DE
Jens Noertershaeuser(Founder)Nikolay Dimolarov(Founder)
Co-investorsFuture Positive CapitalCAP HORN VC
Lookup Space is a space company whose team page lists its leadership across operations, engineering, product, and commercial functions.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechParis, FR
Michel Friedling(Co-Founder & CEO)inJuan Carlos Dolado(Co-founder)Juan Carlos Dolado Pérez(Co-Founder & Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer (CSIO))Alban de Crémiers(General Manager)inGilles Tétin(VP Operations)inFrançois-Xavier Fenet(VP Engineering)in
Co-investorsETF PartnersExpansion Ventures
moveUP provides digital platforms for healthcare delivery, offering patient engagement programs, healthcare professional collaboration tools, and real-world data collection across specialties including orthopedics, bariatrics, oncology, and cardiology.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsNina CapitalNovaCapitalQbic Fund
Nanobiotix develops physics-based nanotherapeutics for cancer treatment, applying nanotechnology to expand therapeutic options for oncology patients.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Co-investorsHEALTHCARE ROYALTY PARTNERS
Nanoe manufactures high-performance ceramic powders and composites, including alumina and zirconia, serving demanding industries such as biomedical and semiconductors.
Advanced ManufacturingMedical DevicesNew Materials
Navya develops autonomous mobility solutions for transporting people and goods, combining proprietary hardware, software, and operational tools.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRobotics
Co-investors360 Capital
Nexdot develops quantum dots and quantum plates—fluorescent nanocrystals—for industrial applications in displays, lighting, energy storage, and infrared detection.
Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsRomainville, FR
Benoit DubertretPeter Reiss
PlasmaBiotics develops endoscope reprocessing equipment including pre-cleaning, drying, and active storage systems for medical facilities.
Advanced ManufacturingHealthtechMedical DevicesParis, FR
Precogs provides software for electronic component supply chain management, offering transparency, efficiency, and quality assurance for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
RED Technologies provides cloud-based spectrum access and sharing solutions for telecommunications operators, enabling dynamic spectrum sharing for CBRS and 5G networks.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareLittleton, US
Revers.io provides a platform for managing after-sales operations, returns, repairs, and reverse logistics.
Logistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsCAP HORN VC
Safran is an aerospace and defense manufacturer supplying aircraft equipment such as landing gear, nacelles, wiring, avionics and navigation systems, along with aircraft interiors, engines for airplanes and helicopters, defense systems, and space technologies.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechSpace Tech
Jetendra (JS) GavankarinKelly Svihlain
Co-investorsClean Energy Ventures
SamanTree develops the Histolog Scanner, a real-time tissue imaging system that scans specimen surfaces at high resolution without slicing or slides, and supports remote physician collaboration.
Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsBOMXAngeEuropean Investment Bank
SetKeeper is a platform for script management and distribution in film and television production, offering watermarking, access control, and automated sides creation to coordinate teams and streamline document workflows.
Media & Entertainment
Sevenhugs developed the Smart Remote, a universal smart remote control (Smart Remote, Smart Remote X, and Smart Remote U) for controlling infrared, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi connected home devices.
ConsumerHardwareIoT
Co-investorsAxeleo Capital
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 BemontinSaugata Saha(President & Chief Executive Officer of Qlik)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalConvergeGolub GrowthIris CapitalSilver Lake PartnersSINEWAVE VENTURES+2 more
Tallano Technologies develops TAMIC, a braking-particle capture system that captures over 70% of the fine particles emitted by road and rail vehicle braking systems.
CleantechClimate TechMobility & Transportation
Theraclion develops robotic ultrasound-based medical devices for non-invasive treatment of vascular and endocrine conditions, including systems for varicose veins, thyroid nodules, and breast fibroadenomas.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics
Michel Nuta(Executive Officer)Sarah Ankri(Executive Officer)Sylvain Yon(Executive Officer)Anja Kleber(Executive Officer)David Caumartin(Executive Officer)
BoardPhillippe Pouletty(Director)
TiHive develops industrial quality-monitoring and resource-optimization solutions using Terahertz sensing and imaging technology combined with AI.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Co-investorsWind Venture
TISSIUM develops biomorphic polymer technology, including proprietary polymers, activation technologies, and delivery devices, to reconstruct damaged tissue and restore its function across multiple therapeutic areas.
BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesNew Materials
Christophe Bancel(Co-founder & CEO)inMaria Pereira(Co-inventor of the technology; leads the Innovation Hub)in
Co-investorsCathay HealthSofinnova Partners
TRiCares develops the Topaz Transfemoral Tricuspid Heart Valve Replacement (TTVR) System, a minimally invasive device for treating tricuspid regurgitation.
BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesFrance, FR
Ahmed Elmouelhi(President & CEO)Esther Gerteis(Senior VP Medical & Regulatory Affairs)Michael Litzenburger(VP R&D)
Co-investorsEuropean Investment Bank415 CapitalAndera PartnersBayern KapitalBioMedPartners
Voluntis provides a regulated digital health platform for pharmaceutical and medtech companies to build and manage patient-facing solutions across the patient journey, including symptom management, adherence and dosage support.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsEisai Innovation, Inc.Sanofi VenturesVesalius Biocapital Partners
Watchfrog is an independent laboratory specializing in testing for endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
BiotechCleantechHealthtechUnknown city, FR
Waiv, a spin-out of Owkin, develops AI-based diagnostic tests for precision oncology, using medical machine learning and foundation models to support biomarker discovery and multimodal diagnostic workflows.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsAlpha Intelligence CapitalOTB VenturesSista
Web Geo Services builds custom geospatial AI agents and decision engines for insurance, travel, retail, logistics, and utilities by combining Google AI, Maps, business data, and specialized geospatial expertise.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Provider of customer relationship solutions.
Co-investorsAltur InvestissementAstorgCharterhouse Capital Partners
Worldcrunch is an online news publication that translates and republishes international journalism from sources around the world, covering geopolitics, world affairs, and global current events.
Media & Entertainment
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioLinkfluenceacq. by Meltwater
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAutodesk · investing.com · Aug 28, 2026
Safran · ad-hoc-news.de · Aug 17, 2026
Constellr · universemagazine.com · Feb 17, 2026
SamanTree · finance.yahoo.com · Jan 27, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Karista made?
- Karista has 76 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Karista invest at?
- Karista invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage stages.
- What is Karista's typical check size?
- Karista typically writes checks of $324K – $5.4M.
- What sectors does Karista focus on?
- Karista focuses on Biotech, Cleantech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Digital Health, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Retail Tech, SaaS, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
- Where is Karista located?
- Karista is headquartered in Paris, FR.
- Does Karista lead rounds?
- Yes, Karista leads investment rounds.
- Who does Karista co-invest with?
- Karista most often shares deals with 360 Capital, 42CAP, Andera Partners, among 76 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamSANTÉ FUTURE - Interview de Catherine Boule (Karista)
B SMART · Catherine Boule
SMART BOURSE - MARCHÉS À THÈME(S) : Olivier Dubuisson (Karista)
B SMART · Olivier Dubuisson
DeepTech Connnect 2021 - Catherine Boule, Karista
Réseau SATT · Catherine Boule
Extrait Conférences investissement santé numérique : Catherine Boule, Managing Partner chez Karista
Biotech Finances · Catherine Boule
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Co-investors · 14
Axeleo Capital (AXC) is a European venture capital firm that backs founders and works alongside them operationally, with a focus on cybersecurity and urban/deep tech sectors.
Vsquared Ventures is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs companies tackling significant technological challenges, focusing on conviction-driven investments rather than trends.
Educapital is a European venture capital firm focused on edtech and future of work, backing entrepreneurs building innovative education and workforce solutions.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Qualcomm Ventures is the corporate venture investment arm associated with Qualcomm, backing technology companies from early to growth stage across multiple sectors.
Target Global is a technology investment firm focused on empowering growth by backing transformational technology and ambitious entrepreneurs.
83North is a global venture capital firm that invests in and helps entrepreneurs build large, category-defining companies, backing startups across multiple stages and sectors.
Alven is an independent early-stage venture capital firm that has been investing for 25 years, positioning itself as a straightforward, hands-on partner to entrepreneurs.
Walden Catalyst is a venture capital firm backing founders at the frontier of scientific discovery and engineering innovation, with a focus on deep technology.
Aster is a venture capital firm that positions itself as an ecosystem builder, supporting portfolio startups by connecting them with corporates and industry experts to accelerate industrialization and market adoption.
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