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Polytechnique Ventures
Venture capitalParis · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
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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 · 4 people
from curated & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 20 of 23 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Biotech ×5Climate Tech ×5Cleantech ×4Deep Tech ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Digital Health ×3Hardware ×3
HQs:France×13United Kingdom×1Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 13 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data
École Polytechnique ×7HEC Paris ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×5Business & Management ×4Physics ×3Computer Science ×2Economics ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 15 founders with career history
École Polytechnique ×2The Galion Project ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 32023 · 36 dated
Qivia develops fleet management software for European businesses aiming to reduce fuel consumption and emissions through better fleet operations.
Climate TechEnergyLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Thibault Rossi(Founder)in
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)inFranck Lahaye(Founder)in
Co-investorsDaphniY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)
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
Helene Nguyen-Ban(Founder)Mathieu Rosenbaum(Founder)
Co-investorsPoint72 VenturesFlare Capital PartnersNorwest Venture Partners
Galam is a global company that develops and produces raw materials, flavors, and food additives for food and beverage manufacturers, pet food producers, and industrial applications.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotechFoodTechHealthtechNew MaterialsCenter of Israel, IL
Liad Cohen(CEO)inRami Grably(VP Operations & Deputy CEO)inVardit Dekel(VP Human Resources)inRonit Gastfreund(CFO)inItay Vilder(VP International Sales)inShai Zohar(VP Sales Israel)in
Co-investorsFIMI Opportunity FundsBpifrance Amorçage IndustrielSupernova Invest
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 InvestBpifranceBpifrance Amorçage Industriel
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 VenturesPrequel VenturesPlug and Play Ventures
Goodvest is an investment platform that helps individuals invest their savings in sustainable and climate-focused funds aligned with environmental, social, and governance criteria.
Circular EconomyClimate TechFintechImpact & Social GoodFrance, FR
Joseph Choueifaty(Founder)inAurore Pinon-Jacquesin
Co-investorsSerenaCrowdcubeGlobivestRing Capital
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)inCharles Kantor(Founder)inCharles Kantor Laurent Sifre(Founder)Daan Wierstra(Founder)Karl Tuyls(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelCreandumDaphniElaiaFirstMark CapitalMotier Ventures+10 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
jean-baptiste KOPECKY(Founder)in
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(Founder)inStéphane Béreux(Founder)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstJ12 VenturesBetter AngleBreegaEvolemGalion.exe
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
Co-investorsOmnes CapitalOtium Capital
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 FAuriga Partners
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
Raphaël Tomasi(Founder)in
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)in
Co-investorsBlast.ClubGalion.exeKima VenturesInvusREDMILESofinnova Partners
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-investorsCarbonDAO JonesEntrepreneur FirstHoxton VenturesHV CapitalKIN Group+2 more
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 CapitalTechstarsScala Patrimoine
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 CapitalKima Ventures
VSORA develops the Tyr family of programmable Edge AI processors that deliver data-center-class compute performance with low power consumption for on-device inference.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsMeudon-la-Forêt, FR
Khaled Maalej(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdelieArdianIsaiISAI GestionOtium CapitalPartech Ventures+2 more
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VSORA · finsmes.com · Jul 3, 2026
Goodvest · fintech.global · Sep 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Polytechnique Ventures made?
- Polytechnique Ventures has 23 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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 Kima Ventures, Daphni, Elaia, among 41 tracked co-investors.
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