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SIDE-Capital

Venture capital

Paris · Pre-Seed–Series A · 37 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Founded in 2016, SIDE Capital backs ambitious founders of French tech and digital startups at the earliest stage of their journey. It acts as the sole investor in seed rounds ranging from EUR 300K to EUR 600K, offering fair and equitable deals through a fast, agile process. Beyond capital, its 'SIDE by SIDE' approach emphasizes hands-on support: coaching founders through experienced entrepreneurs, helping structure teams, processes and governance, defining marketing acquisition strategy and KPIs, and preparing companies for their next fundraising round. A board of seasoned entrepreneur-investors participates in selecting and supporting portfolio companies.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$330K – $660K
HQ
Paris, FR
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Tracked investments
43
Acquisitions
1

Team · 37 people

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Alix de Sagazan

Board member associated with AB Tasty.

Anne-Flore Chapellier

Board member associated with My Little Paris.

Arnaud Laurenty

Board member associated with Regaind.

Benjamin Grumbach

Board member associated with Omnicon & Re-Mind.

Charles Egly

Board member associated with Younited Credit.

Christian Goaziou

Board member associated with Igraal.

Christophe Courtin

Board member associated with Santiane.

Clément Alteresco

Board member associated with Morning Coworking.

Clément Boulle

Board member associated with Local Media.

Clément Buyse

Board member associated with PeopleDoc.

Cyril Vermeulen

Board member associated with Au Feminin.

Didier Kuhn

Board member associated with Chais d'oeuvre.

Fabrice Couturier

Board member associated with Digital Insure.

Francis Nappez

Board member associated with BlaBlaCar.

Franck Farrugia

Board member associated with Re-Mind.

Frédéric Plais

Board member associated with Platform.sh.

Grégoire Briens

Board member associated with Vitalia.

Hervé Bloch

Board member associated with Les Big Boss.

James Blouzard

Board member associated with Wonderbox.

Jean-David Benichou

Board member associated with Via.io.

Marc Adamowicz

Board member associated with Happyview.

Matthieu Stefani

Board member associated with Cosa Vostra & GDIY.

Nicolas Brusson

Board member associated with BlaBlaCar.

Nicolas d'Audiffret

Board member associated with Ankorstore.

Nicolas Lagreze

Board member associated with Adactive.

Olivier Mathiot

Board member associated with PriceMinister.

Pierre Tremolière

Board member associated with Accenta.

Quentin Le Brouster

Board member associated with Back Market.

Rémi Aubert

Board member associated with AB Tasty.

Stéphane Boukris

Board member associated with Excelsior.

Stephen Leguillon

Board member associated with Gocater.

Tatiana Jama

Board member associated with Selectionist.

Vincent Klingbeil

Board member associated with European Digital Group.

Vincent Porquet

Board member associated with Fizzer.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through SIDE-Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 37 of 43 portfolio companies

SaaS ×25AI & Machine Learning ×8Marketing Tech ×7Marketplaces ×6Consumer ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Digital Health ×4Enterprise Software ×4

HQs:France×23United States×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 9 portfolio companies
56%
solo founders
5 of 9 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×33 founders×1

Investments · 43 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path
Weglotweglot.comin𝕏✓ verified

Weglot provides a website translation solution that makes sites compatible across all website technologies for multilingual audiences.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Rémy BerdaAugustin Protin

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Co-investorsPartech VenturesInsight Partners

ActivCorneractivcorner.com

ActivCorner presents itself as a digital-first brand offering modern products, tools, and platforms aimed at supporting productivity and digital transformation.

Sector Agnostic

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

ADRENALEADadrenalead.comin𝕏

Adrenalead offers a Web Push Notification platform that lets brands, agencies, and media publishers collect subscribers, run automated targeted campaigns, and monetize audiences through an ad network of over 60M profiles.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaS

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Agilitestagilitest.comin𝕏

Agilitest provides a test automation platform with a test editor designed to reduce test maintenance effort.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Christophe Cressend(Founder & CEO)inPierre Huber(Founder & CTO)in

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Archidvisorarchidvisor.comin𝕏

Archidvisor is a French online platform that connects individuals and businesses with vetted design professionals — architects, interior designers, decorators, landscapers, and project managers — as well as qualified building contractors for construction, renovation, and decoration projects.

Construction TechMarketplacesPropTech

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Azeooazeoo.comin

AZEOO provides a white-label platform that lets brands create their own customized mobile application with their logo, colors, and imagery to engage their community and customers.

Marketing TechSaaS

Samuel VERDIER(Founder)inAnthony Desbois(Founder)inLoris B.(Founder)in

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Bloom at Worklucca.frin𝕏

Lucca develops a modular suite of 15 interconnected HR software solutions (SIRH) covering employee data, leave and absence management, time tracking, performance reviews, training, payroll, expense reports, recruitment and employee benefits.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaS

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Captégetcapte.comin

Capte is an AI-powered video editing tool that automatically generates subtitles, translates them into dozens of languages, and creates multiple short clips from a single video for social media.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaS

Gabriel(Founder)

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Datacookdatacook.ioin

Datacook is a Customer Data Platform (CDP) that uses AI to automatically ingest, clean, reconcile, and classify customer data from multiple sources, building a 360° customer view without requiring an integrator.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech

Elodie VAILLANT(Founder)in

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Datakissdatakiss.frin

Datakiss provides a suite of software tools and expert consulting for planning and organizing sales forces, covering diagnosis, customer segmentation, team sizing, territory design, and action planning.

Data & InfrastructureSaaSSales Tech

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Demoozdemooz.comin

Demooz offers a digital activation platform with five programs — brand ambassadors, customer loyalty, retail store companion communities, social commerce, and influencer campaigns — aimed at driving brand growth.

Marketing TechRetail TechSaaS

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Doinsportdoinsport.comin

Doinsport provides all-in-one management software for padel and racket-sport clubs, covering online booking, a custom-branded mobile app, payments, member management, tournaments, point-of-sale, and automated court and lighting controls.

SaaSSports Tech

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Dropcontactdropcontact.comin𝕏

Dropcontact provides B2B contact data enrichment that detects when prospects or customers change companies and updates their records with new verified emails, phone numbers, job titles, and company details.

Data & InfrastructureSaaSSales Tech

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Elqanoelqano.comin

Elqano offers a platform of specialized AI agents that search, synthesize, and produce documents—from research to final deliverables—by connecting to a company's own document bases and models like Claude, GPT-5, Mistral, and Gemini.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Emprunte Mon Toutouempruntemontoutou.comin𝕏

Emprunte mon Toutou is a French online platform connecting pet owners with volunteer borrowers who walk or look after their dogs, cats and other animals for free, whether for short outings, a few hours, or weekend care.

ConsumerMarketplacesSocial

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Extracadabraextracadabra.com

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Feelifeeli.io𝕏

Feeli is a telemedicine platform where patients complete a medical questionnaire and consult with French-registered partner doctors via video or instant messaging to obtain a diagnosis and a prescription retrievable at pharmacies.

Digital HealthHealthtech

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Groupcornergroupcorner.com

Groupcorner is winding down its group accommodation search service and now focuses on Backyou, a cloud software for hotels to manage group and event (B2B) business including requests, sales proposals, contracts, invoicing, payment tracking, and PMS connectivity.

Cloud ComputingSaaSTravel & Hospitality

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Co-investorsIsaiISAI Gestion

Hop3Teamhop3team.comin

Hop3team develops management software for professional training organizations, built by a team of experienced trainers.

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Laurent Bocquet(Directeur Général – CMO)in

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Co-investorsBpifrance

Hubwarehubwa.re

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

InterStisinterstis.frin𝕏

Interstis Solutions is a French software publisher of Hexagone, a collaborative and office productivity suite hosted in France under the SecNumCloud framework, positioned as a sovereign alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

Cloud ComputingFuture of WorkSaaS

THOMAS BALLADURin

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Juliejuliecare.co

Julie sells an FDA-approved over-the-counter emergency contraceptive (levonorgestrel morning-after pill) that reduces pregnancy risk after unprotected sex, available without prescription, ID, or parental consent across all 50 U.S. states.

ConsumerDigital HealthDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFemTechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsCosmic Venture PartnersFourward VenturesGingerbread CapitalIngeborg InvestmentsWestern Technology InvestmentWorklife Ventures+1 more

Julie Deskjuliedesk.comin𝕏

Julie Desk offers AI virtual assistants that handle tasks by email and calendar, including scheduling meetings, answering incoming client and supplier emails, and identifying and contacting leads.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Co-investorsEntrepreneur Venture

Kazadenkazaden.comin

Kazaden is an online platform that connects users with vetted partner providers of sports activities and sports trips, letting users find and book outdoor/sports experiences and pay a deposit directly to the provider.

MarketplacesSports TechTravel & HospitalityParis, FR

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

KISgetkis.ioin𝕏

Kis is a no-code collaborative platform for building and sharing customized, secure micro-applications for uses such as project management, member or client tracking, event management, reporting, and grant monitoring.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Joachim Sebastia(Founder)in

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Klaraklara.com𝕏acquired by ModMed · Feb 2022

Klara is a patient communication and engagement platform for medical practices, acquired by ModMed in 2022.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsAtlanticCreathor VenturesFirstMark CapitalFrist Cressey VenturesGradient VenturesLerer Hippeau+6 more

Klaraklarahr.com

Klara is a SaaS platform, augmented by AI, for managing the skills, practices and performance of frontline teams.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Co-investorsAnkaa VenturesEndeit CapitalAtlantic LabsFirstMark CapitalGradient VenturesLerer Hippeau+1 more

Kobuskobusapp.comin𝕏

Maiia Bilan (formerly Kobus) is a web-based software for physiotherapists to create and manage patient assessments (bilans) and follow-up, with preset templates by specialty, integrated tests, scores and clinical resources.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Live Tonightlivetonight.frin

LiveTonight is an online platform to find, contact, and book independent musicians, bands, and DJs for events such as weddings, corporate parties, and birthdays, handling administrative tasks like secure payment, invoicing, and artist declarations.

ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment

Hugo How-Choong(Founder)in

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Message In A Windowmessageinawindow.comin𝕏

Message in a Window manages storefront window displays across France, handling stickers and window graphics (vitrophanie) including measurement, installation, and photography.

AdTechRetail Tech

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Mon Spécialiste Automonspecialisteauto.comin

Monspécialisteauto (MSA) operates a French platform connecting automotive workshops, garages, and dealerships with freelance automotive technicians (mechanics, body workers, painters, service advisors) to reinforce their teams.

HR TechMarketplacesMobility & Transportation

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

MonStockmonstock.net

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

My Express Drivermyexpressdriver.comin

MyExpressDriver operates a platform that connects professional drivers (convoyeurs) with individuals and businesses needing vehicles moved or repatriated, offering real-time tracking, a dedicated contact, and digitalized documentation.

Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & Transportation

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Nopillonopillo.comin

Nopillo provides French-language educational content, calculators and simulation tools about furnished rental property investment under the LMNP (non-professional furnished landlord) status, covering taxation, financing, and rental management.

FintechPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsKima VenturesNewfund Capital

PayLeadpaylead.frin

Paylead operates a platform that turns bank transaction data into shopping and loyalty services embedded in banking apps and payment experiences, connecting financial institutions and retailers.

Data & InfrastructureFintechMarketing Tech

Charles de Gastines(Chief Executive Officer)inCharles Maillet(Chief Operating Officer)inChristelle Yalap-Marcos(Chief Financial Officer)inGaspar Euvrard(Chief Product & Strategy Officer)inJérémy Cohen-Solal(Chief Technical Officer)inAlexis de Fontenay(Chief Revenue Officer)in

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Co-investorsBNP Paribas Développement

Potionsget-potions.com

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Prochaine Escaleprochaine-escale.comin

Prochaine Escale organizes and produces events, aiming to create engaging experiences for its clients.

Consumer

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

REGAINDregaind.io

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Superindepsuperindep.frin𝕏

Superindep offers accounting software for French auto-entrepreneurs (micro-entrepreneurs) and artist-authors, automating invoicing, URSSAF and VAT declarations, revenue tracking, and administrative formalities.

FintechSaaS

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

TeamBrainteambrain.fr

TeamBrain offers a no-code platform (TeamBrain Studio) for deploying AI chatbots, voice agents, autonomous agents, and internal assistants connected to a company's documents and knowledge bases.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Miguel Delgado(Founder)inAlexandre Colin(Founder)in

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Welybwelyb.frin𝕏

Welyb offers a collaborative document storage and exchange platform, allowing accounting firms and their clients to share documents such as payslips in a GDPR-compliant way.

FintechSaaS

Chloe Gojon-Lötterin

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Wenabiwenabi.comin𝕏

Wenabi operates a platform that connects companies with nonprofit associations to organize employee engagement programs such as skills-based mentoring, volunteering, donations, and awareness campaigns.

Future of WorkImpact & Social GoodSaaS

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Co-investorsKima Ventures

Zest HACCPzest-haccp.frin

Zest is a food safety management application that digitizes HACCP compliance and traceability (product origin, expiration dates, temperature logs) and helps manage a Sanitary Control Plan (PMS).

FoodTechRetail TechSaaS

PartnerRenaud Guillerm· solo GP

Exits · 1

1 acquisitions

Klaraacq. by ModMed

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies
Klara Raises £8.5M in Third Funding

Klara · finsmes.com · Apr 14, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has SIDE-Capital made?
SIDE-Capital has 43 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does SIDE-Capital invest at?
SIDE-Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is SIDE-Capital's typical check size?
SIDE-Capital typically writes checks of $330K – $660K.
What sectors does SIDE-Capital focus on?
SIDE-Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Digital Health, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, HR Tech, Marketplaces, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Sports Tech.
Where is SIDE-Capital located?
SIDE-Capital is headquartered in Paris, FR.
Does SIDE-Capital lead rounds?
Yes, SIDE-Capital leads investment rounds.
Who does SIDE-Capital co-invest with?
SIDE-Capital most often shares deals with Endeit Capital, Isai, ISAI Gestion, among 6 tracked co-investors.

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