VC
France
Last Deal Oct 2026

IRIS

Check Size
€1M – €30M
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Investment Thesis

One of Europe longest-running VCs, founded 1986 within Caisse des Depots. Invested over EUR 1B across 230+ digital economy companies from seed to growth. Offices in Paris, Berlin, Munich, San Francisco, and Tel Aviv.

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Who To Contact

Angus Paterson
Venture Partner
MENA investments
Curt Gunsenheimer
Managing Partner
Late-stage
Growth
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Portfolio Highlights

Implicity
Adaptive ML
Datadog
OpsMill

Team

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Anaïs Monlong
Principal - Venture

Venture Principal identifying and investing in ambitious French start-ups with focus on developer and data tools.

Developer tools
Data tools
Automation
Industry
Proptech
Checked Oct 2026
Angus Paterson
Venture Partner

Venture Partner in Dubai supporting companies across the Middle East.

MENA investments
Checked Oct 2026
Curt Gunsenheimer
Managing Partner

Managing Partner responsible for late-stage and growth investments across Europe and beyond.

Late-stage
Growth
Checked Oct 2026
Erik de la Rivière
Managing Partner

Managing Partner mainly in charge of late-stage and growth investments in France.

Late-stage
Growth
Checked Oct 2026
François Kergaravat
Senior Associate - Venture

Senior Associate sourcing and executing investments in French market focusing on fintech, entertainment and SaaS.

Fintech
Entertainment
SaaS
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Itziar Estevez
Partner - Growth

Partner focusing on late-stage and growth capital investments in DACH region and across Europe.

B2B software
Supply-chain
Logistics
Deeptech
Industry 4.0
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Jakob Banhardt
Principal - Venture

Principal on early-stage team in Berlin specialised in B2B tech startups across DACH region.

AI
SaaS
Energy
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Julien-David Nitlech
Managing Partner

Managing Partner responsible for early-stage investments in France and Germany with focus on AI and deep tech.

Early-stage
AI
Deep tech
Industry 4.0
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Nicolas Herschtel
Partner - Growth

Partner covering late-stage and growth investments in Europe with expertise in enterprise software and fintech.

Enterprise software
Analytics
Fintech
Insurtech
Digital platforms
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Pauline Ancona
Senior Associate - Venture

Senior Associate sourcing and executing investments in French market focusing on deep tech and industrial technologies.

Deep tech
Space tech
Health tech
Industrial technologies
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Thorben Rothe
Partner - Venture

Partner based in Berlin investing in early-stage companies in DACH region with focus on software and B2B networks.

Software applications
Marketplaces
B2B networks
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Viktor Stoll
Investment Manager

Investment Manager in Munich-based growth team driving deal sourcing across Europe with focus on B2B software.

B2B software
Cybersecurity
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