What sectors does Alven invest in?

Early-stage investor backing European founders with global ambitions, particularly in productivity software, developer tooling, and vertical AI. Leads or co-leads seed and Series A rounds.

Typical check size

€200k – €15M

Fund size: €2B+ AUM (Fund VI €350M, 2022)

Browse similar check sizes →

Portfolio highlights

Qonto - B2B neobank (unicorn, €4.4B valuation, raised €486M Series D)

Algolia - search-as-a-service API (unicorn, raised $150M Series D at $2.25B)

Dataiku - AI/ML data science platform (unicorn, raised $400M Series E at $4.6B)

Contact

alven.co

France

Research with AI

Learn more about Alven using AI:

Ask ChatGPT Ask Perplexity

Pitch guides

Learn what Alven and similar investors look for:

SaaS pitch guide AI pitch guide Fintech pitch guide

More investors in France

360 Capital Andera Partners BlackFin Capital Partners Bpifrance View all in France

Related resources

Seed fundraising guide Seed pitch deck guide Series A fundraising guide Series A pitch deck guide SaaS pitch deck by model Fintech pitch deck by model

Fundraising in France

Tips, programs, and cultural notes

More SaaS investors

10x Founders 10x Group 212 3TS Capital Partners View all SaaS investors

Venture capital

France

Alven

Investment focus

Sectors

Investment stages

Seed

Series A

Geographic focus

Europe

Investment thesis

Early-stage investor backing European founders with global ambitions, particularly in productivity software, developer tooling, and vertical AI. Leads or co-leads seed and Series A rounds.