Starquest Capital
Impact investorParis · Seed–Growth · 14 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Starquest Capital invests in disruptive green technology to accelerate decarbonization and environmental resilience. It runs three strategies: a Biodiversity Fund (€3–15M) backing venture, growth, and buyout companies focused on ecosystem preservation and restoration; a CCR-Fund (€500K–5M) for seed-to-LBO companies developing climate adaptation and natural disaster prevention solutions; and a Protect fund (€3–20M) for Series A–C companies scaling technologies across energy, mobility, agriculture, industry, and advanced materials that cut greenhouse gas emissions and conserve natural resources. The firm positions itself as an active, operationally involved investor driving value creation alongside its portfolio.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 14 people
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What they invest in
from 23 of 31 portfolio companiesCleantech ×13Climate Tech ×7Circular Economy ×6Energy ×6Deep Tech ×5AgTech ×4Hardware ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3
HQs:France×18China×1United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×43 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
CentraleSupélec ×4Ecole normale supérieure ×2École Polytechnique ×2Pierre and Marie Curie University ×2
Investments · 31 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 12016 · 12 dated
Aldoria develops space surveillance technology for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Traffic Management (STM), serving governments, space agencies, institutions, and commercial satellite operators.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Romain Lucken(Co-founder)inDamien Giolito(Co-founder)
Co-investorsExpansion VenturesWind VentureBpifranceEICEuropean Innovation Council Fund
Atawey designs and builds configurable hydrogen refueling stations, including container/trailer-mounted units for temporary needs and larger stations for permanent infrastructure along urban hubs and major road corridors.
CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsUI Investissement
Beeldi is a platform that centralizes, manages, and enriches building and equipment data using AI to help real estate owners and managers make their properties more durable.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Kévin Le Port(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima Ventures
Next-generation energy-efficient, low-carbon air conditioners.
Co-investorsRise PropTechWind Venture
Cailabs designs and manufactures photonics products based on its proprietary Multi-Plane Light Conversion (MPLC) technology for laser applications, serving the industrial, telecommunications, and space and defense sectors.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechRennes, FR
Jean-François Morizur(Founder)inNicolas Treps(Co-inventor of MPLC technology)inGuillaume Labroille(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)inJeff Hugginsin
Co-investorsInnovacomKima VenturesSupernova Invest
Ecoat is a French chemical scale-up that develops and markets bio-based binders and resins for the paint, varnish, and coatings industry.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsGrasse, FR
Olivier Choulet(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsEuropean Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Effy provides energy-efficiency home renovation services in France, focusing on insulation work such as attic/roof insulation, and helps homeowners access government subsidies like MaPrimeRénov'.
CleantechEnergyMarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsFELIX CAPITAL
Heliup manufactures photovoltaic solar panels at scale through automated production lines in France.
CleantechEnergyHardwareAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FR
Co-investorsSupernova Invest
Hydroclimat develops climate solutions that convert climate data into actionable information, drawing on a team of scientists, data engineers, and climate and water resource specialists.
CleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechSaaS
Dr. Magali Troin(Co-founder)Dr. Adrien Lambert(Co-founder)
Kyotherm is an investment company that finances decarbonized heat and energy efficiency projects serving industrial, commercial, and public sector actors in Europe and North America.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Co-investorsAndera PartnersInfraVia Capital PartnersBpifrance
Leakmited offers Twin, a digital twin platform that unifies asset, technical, and budget data for local authorities managing drinking water and sanitation networks, letting them build and update multi-year investment plans (PPI), simulate renovation scenarios, and generate work and subsidy files.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechGovTechParis, FR
Hubert Baya Toda(CEO)inJuan Barragan(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur First
Les Nouvelles Fermes operates urban aquaponic farms that grow vegetables, herbs, and raise fish together, selling ultra-fresh local produce within about 30km of Bordeaux, France.
AgTechCircular EconomyFoodTechBordeaux, FR
OliKrom develops color-intelligence materials with programmed color-change properties for industrial applications, including detection of overheating, impacts, hydrogen leaks, corrosion, wear indicators, anti-counterfeiting solutions, and adaptive coatings against solar heat.
CleantechDeep TechNew Materials
Jean-François Létard(Founder)in
SUPERMONKEY operates a chain of self-service and group-class fitness studios, starting with a container-based gym in Shenzhen and offering pay-as-you-go group classes led by trained instructors.
ConsumerSports TechWellness & FitnessShenzhen, CN
Co-investorsPreAngel Fund
Tryon Environnement collects food biowaste and converts it into bioresources using its Modul'O units.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate Tech
Jimmy Colomies(Founder)in
Ubees provides smart pollination services for regenerative agriculture, deploying connected, monitored beehives on farms to improve crop yields, biodiversity, and climate resilience.
AgTechClimate TechIoTNew York, US
ARNAUD LACOURT(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJEAN-CHARLES MORISSEAU(Director)
Co-investorsEnduring Planet
Waga Energy develops and deploys the WAGABOX® technology to convert landfill gas into renewable natural gas for industrial customers in waste treatment, recycling, energy, and transport sectors.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechEnergy
Co-investorsEQTAir Liquide Venture Capital (ALIAD)
Phenix provides a platform and personalized support to food manufacturers, wholesalers, and producers for managing unsold food inventory through donation channels and other valorization circuits, while handling compliance, logistics, and environmental tracking.
Circular EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechImpact & Social GoodParis, FR
Co-investorsDanone Manifesto Venture
Yogosha operates an Offensive Security Testing Platform that helps organizations detect, manage, and fix vulnerabilities through VDP, penetration testing, and bug bounty programs, connecting CISOs, developers, security teams, and ethical hackers.
B2B MarketplacesCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaSParis, FR
Yassir Kazar(Co-Founder & CEO)inNicolas Kalmanovitzin
Co-investorsAxeleo CapitalOneRagtime
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
HeliupHeraklHeraklioPhenixSos AccessoireTryonWaga
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesYogosha · dawnliphardt.com · Jun 15, 2026
Olikrom · techtimes.com · Jun 10, 2026
Waga Energy · energynews.pro · Nov 28, 2025
Les Nouvelles Fermes · altairavocats.com · Sep 29, 2025
Atawey · hydrogen-worldexpo.com · Jul 27, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Starquest Capital made?
- Starquest Capital has 31 tracked investments.
- What stage does Starquest Capital invest at?
- Starquest Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Starquest Capital's typical check size?
- Starquest Capital typically writes checks of $530K – $21.2M.
- What sectors does Starquest Capital focus on?
- Starquest Capital focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, PropTech, SaaS.
- Where is Starquest Capital located?
- Starquest Capital is headquartered in Paris, FR.
- Who does Starquest Capital co-invest with?
- Starquest Capital most often shares deals with Kima Ventures, Supernova Invest, Wind Venture, among 13 tracked co-investors.
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