Polytechnique Ventures
Venture capitalParis · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Polytechnique Ventures is an alumni-funded seed fund backing startups tied to the École polytechnique ecosystem. It invests at pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages in companies founded by one or more alumni, spun out of the school's laboratories, or incubated at the X. The fund focuses on the technology sectors where École polytechnique excels. Beyond capital, it offers founders proximity to the campus and its incubators, technical platforms, and Fab Lab, along with early-stage financing experience and access to a network of scientific, technological, industrial, strategic, and commercial experts and mentors.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from curatedWhat they invest in
from 19 of 22 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Climate Tech ×5Biotech ×4Cleantech ×4Deep Tech ×4Digital Health ×3Hardware ×3Logistics & Supply Chain ×3
HQs:France×13United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
École Polytechnique ×5University of California, Berkeley ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history
DeepMind ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathQivia develops fleet management software for European businesses aiming to reduce fuel consumption and emissions through better fleet operations.
Climate TechEnergyLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsAFI VenturesAxeleo CapitalSequoia Capital
Airthium manufactures high-temperature industrial heat pumps that reach up to 550°C and operate in hybrid mode, switching between electricity and gas to optimize cost and carbon emissions.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHardwareParis, FR
Andrei Klochko(Founder/CEO)inFranck Lahaye(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsDaphniY Combinator
Byorna develops a bioproduction platform that uses eukaryotic cell biofactories to manufacture high-quality messenger RNA (mRNA) at lower cost, isolating the mRNA in cellular subcompartments for extraction and GMP-grade production.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Pascal
SaaS 'Stratech' platform using AI to automate market analysis and strategic scenario planning for decision-making.
Co-investorsElaia
Docent is an art-tech company that runs a membership community connecting artists, collectors and brands, offering advisory services and curation drawing on a network of over 3,000 artists and 200+ galleries.
ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsPoint72 Ventures
Galam Robotics develops modular warehouse automation robots that integrate into existing fulfillment operations, enabling higher throughput, vertical storage utilization, and flexible order routing without requiring facility redesign.
Deep TechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsFrance, FR
Co-investorsSupernova Invest
Bano develops AI-based robotic models that automate complex, dexterous manual tasks such as soft manipulation, bin picking, packing, and assembly for industrial operations.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Ziad Khoury(Founder)in
Co-investorsAxeleo CapitalKima Ventures
HoloTab is a browser extension that uses AI agents to automate repetitive tasks for individuals and enterprises, allowing users to create routines that automate manual work.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareParis, FR
Julien Perolat(Founder)inLaurent Sifre(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelCreandumDaphniFirstMark CapitalSamsung NextElaia+4 more
Hyperplan provides field-level crop intelligence for enterprise agribusiness teams, enabling data-driven commercial decisions on market sizing, territory planning, and harvest timing.
AgTechData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsPeakBridge VCBNP ParibasDemeter
Jimini is an AI platform for legal professionals in France, using agentic systems to draft, analyze, and research legal documents across civil law tasks.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSParis, FR
Raphael Arroche(CEO)inStéphane Béreux(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstJ12 Ventures
Jimmy designs and operates thermal generators that supply decarbonized industrial heat to industrial clients, at a price lower than fossil-fuel heat and fixed over 20 years.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
mirSense develops laser spectroscopy and gas analysis solutions for monitoring and detecting industrial gases across chemical processing, oil and gas, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, water treatment, and power industries.
CleantechDeep TechDefense TechHardwareOrsay, FR
Co-investorsSupernova InvestXAnge
Mithril Security builds a secure supply chain for AI providers, offering provenance traceability, model protection, and data confidentiality.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep Tech
Co-investorsIT-Farm CorporationSTATION F
Co-investorsWind Venture
Okomera builds a platform combining miniaturized tumor-on-chip technology and AI imaging to analyze patient-derived biopsies and predict personalized drug response for cancer treatment.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health
Co-investorsResonance VC
OneBio Sciences provides clinical-grade single-cell RNA sequencing analysis of tumor samples to support cancer diagnostics and drug development.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesParis, FR
Céline Vallot(Co-founder & CSO)
Co-investorsGalion.exe
PACT develops earth-positive biomaterials for the fashion industry, scaling them up for supply to partner brands.
BiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechNew MaterialsLondon, GB
Yudi Ding(Founder & CEO)inNiels Ramay(Founder)in
Co-investorsCarbonEntrepreneur FirstHoxton Ventures
REEV develops intelligent wearable robotic systems, including a robotic knee orthosis and gait-analysis technology, to restore mobility for people with movement disorders.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social GoodMedical DevicesRoboticsToulouse, FR
Amaury Ciurana(CEO & Co-Founder)inRobin Temporelli(CTO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsNewfund CapitalTechstars
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-investorsIris Capital
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)in
Co-investorsAdelieArdianIsaiISAI GestionOtium CapitalXAnge+1 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesVSORA · evertiq.com · Aug 10, 2026
Pact · finsmes.com · Jul 14, 2026
Airthium · superpowers4good.com · Nov 26, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Polytechnique Ventures made?
- Polytechnique Ventures has 22 tracked investments.
- What stage does Polytechnique Ventures invest at?
- Polytechnique Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Polytechnique Ventures focus on?
- Polytechnique Ventures focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Energy, Fintech, LegalTech, Medical Devices, Robotics, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
- Where is Polytechnique Ventures located?
- Polytechnique Ventures is headquartered in Paris, FR.
- Does Polytechnique Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Polytechnique Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Polytechnique Ventures co-invest with?
- Polytechnique Ventures most often shares deals with Daphni, Entrepreneur First, Supernova Invest, among 31 tracked co-investors.
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