Otium Capital
Venture studioParis · Seed–Growth
Investment thesis
Otium Capital is guided by conviction and its four founding values (freedom, ambition, benevolence, and the individual as the foundation of its action). The firm believes bold entrepreneurs drive progress, and it both creates and invests alongside them over the long term to develop tomorrow's leaders. Otium also runs an integrated in-house incubator with a distinctive model, reflecting a builder-oriented approach to backing founders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Otium Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 7 of 8 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×3Enterprise Software ×3Hardware ×2SaaS ×2Semiconductors ×2Consumer ×1Crypto & Web3 ×1Developer Tools ×1
HQs:United States×3Belgium×1Spain×1France×1
Investments · 8 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12022 · 12 dated
Adevinta operates a portfolio of online classifieds and digital marketplaces spanning consumer goods, mobility, real estate, holiday rentals, and jobs.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticTCV13books CapitalAnkaa VenturesEQT
Amenitiz is a cloud-based property management system (PMS) and all-in-one hotel operations platform for independent hotels, bed & breakfasts, guesthouses, and vacation rentals across Europe.
PropTechSaaSTravel & HospitalityBarcelona, ES
Frédéric Cadet(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackedEight Roads VenturesKfundChalfen VenturesColumbia Lake PartnersThayer Ventures
Spanish dental franchise network transformed into an integrated leader; divested by Otium.
Dialect provides infrastructure for Web3 user experiences, offering Blinks (embedded blockchain transactions) and Alerts (onchain notifications) that integrate directly into digital platforms without redirects.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Chris Osborn(Founder)in
Co-investorsElectric CapitalMulticoin CapitalProtagonistY Combinator500 GlobalAsymmetric+4 more
Dialect builds AI software that generates automated responses to forms, RFPs, and questionnaires by leveraging a company's internal knowledge base.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
James Thomas(Founder)inTony Ginart(Founder)inTejas Sundaresan(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator500 GlobalHearstLabWa'ed Ventures
e-peas develops energy harvesting power management ICs (ambient energy managers) and low-power microcontrollers that improve the autonomy of intelligent devices for markets including smart home, consumer electronics, and industrial IoT.
EnergyHardwareIoTSemiconductorsLouvain-la-Neuve, BE
Geoffroy Gosset(CEO & Co-founder)Julien De Vos(CTO & Co-founder)Christian Ferrier(CMO - Chief Marketing Officer)Coralie Brancart(CFO - Chief Financial Officer)Abdelali Lotfi(Sr VP Operations and Global Supply)
Co-investorsNivelinvestAirbus VenturesCrédit Mutuel EquityWallonie EntreprendreVIVES PartnersWING by Digital Wallonia
Fintool provides a conversational AI tool that analyzes financial documents for institutional investors to surface insights that would be difficult to find through manual research or traditional search methods.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Nicolas Bustamante(Founder)inEdouard Godfrey(Founder)in
Co-investorsMenlo VenturesY Combinator
VSORA is a fabless semiconductor company designing AI inference chips, including the Jotunn8 data-center chip and the Tyr edge-AI chip, aimed at lowering the cost and energy use of running trained AI models.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsMeudon-la-Forêt, FR
Khaled Maalej(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAdelieArdianIsaiISAI GestionPolytechnique VenturesXAnge+1 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesVSORA · evertiq.com · Aug 10, 2026
Fintool · fintool.com · Feb 19, 2026
Amenitiz · skift.com · Nov 11, 2025
Adevinta · onlinemarketplaces.com · Oct 3, 2025
Dialect · weetracker.com · Sep 10, 2025
Dialect · weetracker.com · Sep 10, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Otium Capital invest at?
- Otium Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Otium Capital focus on?
- Otium Capital focuses on Consumer.
- Where is Otium Capital located?
- Otium Capital is headquartered in Paris, FR.
- Who does Otium Capital co-invest with?
- Otium Capital most often shares deals with Adelie, Isai, Nivelinvest, among 9 tracked co-investors.
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