Fundraising Fox
Starquest Capital
Impact investorParis · Seed–Growth · 13 people tracked
Find your way into Starquest Capital
1,709 people in our graph share verified history with the Starquest Capital team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Investment thesis
Starquest Capital backs disruptive green technology aimed at decarbonization and environmental resilience. It operates several funds: a Biodiversity Fund investing €3–15M in venture, growth, and buyout-stage companies focused on ecosystem restoration and MRV solutions; a CCR-Fund investing €500K–5M across all maturity stages in climate-adaptation and natural-disaster-prevention technologies; and a Protect fund investing €3–20M in Series A, B, and C companies developing breakthrough technologies across energy, mobility, agriculture, industry, and advanced materials to cut greenhouse gas emissions and preserve natural resources. The firm positions itself as operationally hands-on, driving value creation alongside portfolio companies.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 24 of 33 portfolio companiesCleantech ×13Climate Tech ×7Circular Economy ×6Energy ×6Deep Tech ×5Hardware ×5AgTech ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3
HQs:France×18China×1United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 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
What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Mathematics & Statistics ×3Physics ×3
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 12019 · 12018 · 12016 · 14 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(CEO & Co-founder)inDamien Giolito(Co-founder)in
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
DNA Gensee runs a DNA analysis laboratory and R&D consultancy that identifies plant and algae species in raw materials, ingredients, and finished products using molecular biology techniques.
AgTechBiotechFoodTech
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
Elistair builds tethered drone systems that provide continuous aerial surveillance and intelligence for defense, public safety, and infrastructure protection.
Defense TechHardwareRobotics
Co-investorsBoundary HoldingOmnes 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 FundVentech ChinaFosun RZ Capital
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-investorsCapagroEnduring 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.
Effy MobileHeliupHeraklHeraklioPhenixSos AccessoireTryonWaga
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAtawey · atawey.com · Jun 27, 2025
Waga Energy · waga-energy.com · Apr 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Starquest Capital made?
- Starquest Capital has 33 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 $550K – $22M.
- 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.
Images
Similar investors
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that writes pre-seed checks and is backed by a community of founder and operator LPs.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.
Norrsken VC is a European early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology addressing major global challenges across energy, industry and healthcare, born out of the Norrsken ecosystem for impact-focused founders.
This page is the analysis and research library of BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada), listing studies, surveys and reports on issues affecting Canadian small and medium-sized businesses and the venture capital landscape.
VenturEast is one of India's longest-standing venture capital fund managers, investing since 1997 and managing over $325 million across more than 100 investments in technology, healthcare, and clean environment.