VC
France
New Fund 2025

Serena

Check Size
€1M – €15M

Investment Focus

Investment Stages

Geographic Focus

Europe
France

Investment Thesis

A Paris-based VC with €1B total raised across funds. Fund IV at €200M focuses on applied AI and energy transition. Has backed 100+ startups with portfolio companies collectively valued near €5 billion. Invests up to €15M per startup.

How to Pitch Serena

No Stated Policy
Serena hasn't published an outreach policy. A short, specific cold email is the safest default.

Who To Contact

Bertrand Diard
Partner
Charles Rousset
Partner

Portfolio Highlights

Descartes Underwriting - AI-powered climate risk insurance
Dataiku - data science and AI platform
Malt - freelancer marketplace
Electra - fast-charging network infrastructure for EVs
Pelico - AI-powered manufacturing operations platform
Electra - EV fast charging network

Team

Auto-detected from Serena's website.

Bertrand Diard
Partner
Checked Aug 2026
Charles Rousset
Partner
Checked Aug 2026
Eric Gossart
Partner - Racine²
Checked Sept 2026
Guillaume Decugis
Partner

Former CEO of Linkfluence, entrepreneur turned investor.

Checked Aug 2026
Léa Zaslavsky
Co-founder of makesense Fund, Partner at Racine²
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Marc Fournier
CEO & Co-founder
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Margaux Bussiere
Principal at makesense fund, Principal at Racine²
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Margaux Gregoir
Partner
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Matthieu Lavergne
Partner
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Maxime Furet
Principal
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Olivier Martret
Partner
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Paul Moriou
Partner
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Philippe Hayat
Managing Partner
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Sébastien Le Roy
Partner
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Stéphanie Nizard
Partner, Head of Strategic partnerships and Business Development
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Xavier Lorphelin
Managing partner
Checked Sept 2026

Focus and check size from the firm's website. Website reachable as of Aug 2026.

Ready to Reach Serena?

A fit check scores your pitch against their thesis, stage and ticket. An email draft uses their real deals and thesis, not a template.