OVNI Capital
Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Early-stage (first-check) backer that supports European-built startups scaling in the US, holds investments until IPO, and supplies hands-on resources via a 200+ LP network of founders and CEOs.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's websiteArnaud Laurent is an entrepreneur-turned-investor who co-founded and led startup accelerator WeSprint, focusing on deep tech—AI, cybersecurity and quantum—and bringing a political science background from Sciences Po Aix.
Augustin Sayer, a banker who angel-invested in nearly 20 startups, left to start a retail business in Mexico and co-founded a deep‑tech VC promoting continuous fundraising and investor relationships.
Emily Eisenblatter leads expansion from France into Germany and Europe, bringing a Franco‑German perspective, AWS Cloud Practitioner technical literacy and thought leadership on computing for founders scaling across markets.
Marie Outtier, an exited AI founder whose Aiden was acquired by Twitter in 2019, brings deep AI operator experience and, as a woman immigrant France-based GP, backs underrepresented, non-obvious founders.
Thomas Renaudin, a founding partner who built it from scratch, focuses on deeptech—quantum computing, industrial software and biomanufacturing—and translates complex engineering into investment narratives while engaging in sovereignty and defense.
What they invest in
from 11 of 12 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5Enterprise Software ×5Deep Tech ×4Cloud Computing ×2Cybersecurity ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Energy ×2Healthtech ×2
HQs:France×3
Investments · 12 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAxeptio develops a consent management platform (CMP) that allows businesses to create customizable, branded consent experiences while ensuring compliance with international data protection regulations like GDPR, CCPA, and others.
AdTechCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSParis, FR
Romain Bessuges-Meusy(CEO & Co-founder)Delphine Dorseuil(Chief Financial Officer & Co-founder)Christophe Landat(Chief Legal Officer & Co-founder)
BACTA is an AI-powered bioproduction company that uses microorganisms to produce industrial ingredients such as astaxanthin for cosmetics, human nutrition, and animal nutrition markets.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Blue Morpho is a data integration and AI platform that unifies fragmented data across enterprise systems and encodes business logic into a knowledge base, enabling AI agents to provide reliable, explainable answers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Lithosquare develops an AI platform for mineral exploration that uses physics-based modeling of ore body formation rather than statistical pattern matching.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergy
Resolve Stroke develops software-driven ultrasound technology for medical imaging and diagnosis.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesParis, FR
Using quantum light for reagent-free molecular analysis
Trout Software builds cybersecurity tools for industrial and critical infrastructure systems including factories, utilities, transport, and defense networks.
Advanced ManufacturingCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechIoTStockholm
Michael A. Oporto(Executive Officer)Matthew A. Walter(Director)Jeffrey A. Prestel(Director)Michael A. Frazzette(Director)Jeffrey A. Jochims(Director)Yuriy A. Prilutskiy(Director)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does OVNI Capital invest at?
- OVNI Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is OVNI Capital's typical check size?
- OVNI Capital typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What sectors does OVNI Capital focus on?
- OVNI Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Hardware, Medical Devices, SaaS.
- Does OVNI Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, OVNI Capital leads investment rounds.
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