What stage does RAISE invest at?

RAISE invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.

What sectors does RAISE focus on?

RAISE focuses on Climate Tech, Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.

Where is RAISE located?

RAISE is headquartered in Paris, FR.

RAISE

Venture capital

Paris · Seed–Growth · 4 people tracked

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Investment thesis

RAISE is a French investment group built around a collaborative ecosystem linking large companies, institutional investors, mid-sized enterprises (ETI), startups and nonprofits, using collective intelligence and strategic alliances to drive performance. The firm pursues value creation through operating and sparring partners, targeted business introductions and dedicated acceleration programs for portfolio companies. An in-house innovation team supports holdings on technology and data and automates the investment process. RAISE is distinguished by a philanthropic financing model in which investment teams share up to 50% of their carried interest to fund the RAISE Sherpas endowment supporting entrepreneurs and projects at various development stages.

Invests inClimate Tech Impact & Social GoodSector AgnosticEurope France Germany Paris Spain United Kingdom

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Growth

Paris, FR

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2013

AUM

$2.2B

Tracked investments

Team · 4 people

from the firm's website & curated

Clara Gaymard· Co-fondatrice, Vice-présidente du Conseil de surveillance· Greater Paris Metropolitan Regionin

Co-founder of RAISE.

Gonzague de Blignières· Co-fondateur, Président du Conseil de surveillance et de RAISE Sherpas· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Co-founder of RAISE.

Kim Ståhl· Co-founder· Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Areain

CFO at VEF with experience across finance functions in fintech, marketing and legal services, including Head of Accounting at Lendify. Holds an MSc in Business and Economics from Stockholm Business School.

Måns Alfvén· Co-fondateur· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Swedenin

What they invest in

from 3 of 3 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×2AgTech ×1Climate Tech ×1Digital Health ×1FoodTech ×1Hardware ×1Healthtech ×1InsurTech ×1

HQs:France×2Vietnam×1

Investments · 3 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

nextProteinnextprotein.co in 𝕏

nextProtein breeds Black Soldier Fly larvae on unconsumed food to produce insect-based protein, oil and fertilizer used as ingredients in animal feed for aquaculture, poultry, pork and pet food.

AgTechClimate TechFoodTechParis, FR

Syrine Chaalala(Co-founder)inMohamed Gastli(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsKima Ventures Anaxago Angelor British International Investment Mirova

QantEvqantev.com in

Qantev builds AI software that helps large insurers manage and optimize their health and life claims operations.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthInsurTechParis, FR

Tarik Dadi(CEO)inHadrien De March(CTO)in

Co-investorsBlossom Capital Omnes Capital Elaia Entrepreneur First PSL Innovation Fund

Vulcan Augmeticswearevulcan.com in 𝕏

Vulcan Augmetics develops upper-limb prosthetic solutions and smart sensor systems for rehabilitation and patient care.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechIoTMedical DevicesRoboticsHo Chi Minh City, VN

Rafael MastersinElla Trinhin

Co-investorsQuest Ventures Techstars

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

nextProtein secures €18M for insect protein production - Feed & Additive Magazine

nextProtein · feedandadditive.com · Nov 7, 2025

QANTEV OPTS FOR AI AND DATA TO TRANSFORM THE HEALTH INSURANCE SECTOR - Omnes Capital

QantEv · omnescapital.com · Jul 15, 2025

Frequently asked questions

What stage does RAISE invest at?: RAISE invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
What sectors does RAISE focus on?: RAISE focuses on Climate Tech, Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.
Where is RAISE located?: RAISE is headquartered in Paris, FR.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Portrait d'administrateur #1 - Gonzague de Blignières, Co-fondateur de RAISE.

Institut français des administrateurs (IFA) · Gonzague de Blignières

Saison 02 Épisode 03 - Clara Gaymard, cofondatrice de RAISE

CDI Médias · Clara Gaymard · youtube.com

[EXTRAIT] #239 - Clara Gaymard et Gonzague de Blignières (Raise) - Rétrospective et prospective d...

Finscale · Clara Gaymard

S2E2 - Clara Gaymard (General Electric, Raise LVMH) - La femme d'affaires, Franço-Danoise, 9 enfants

Les Sages - Le Podcast · Clara Gaymard

L'interview de... Clara Gaymard, cofondatrice du groupe RAISE

Les entreprises s'engagent · Clara Gaymard

#65 Clara Gaymard - RAISE - gérer 10 000 personnes, 9 enfants, puis un fonds d '1 milliard d'Euros

Matthieu Stefani · Clara Gaymard

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