Serena was founded by entrepreneurs on the belief that your VC should work for you and not the way around.
Serena is one of Europe's leading investment funds, with €750m under management.
Founded in 2008 by Xavier Lorphelin, Marc Fournier, and Philippe Hayat, Serena finances and supports innovative start-ups from pre-seed to Series A, with initial checks ranging from €500k to €15m. Focus sectors: AI, SaaS, Climate Tech, Impact.
The portfolio includes successful exits such as The Fork (acquired by Tripadvisor), Aramis Auto (acquired by Peugeot), Cheerz (acquired by Cewe), iBanFirst (acquired by the Marlin fund) and Dataiku. We have invested in nearly 100 companies, including Malt, Electra, Descartes Underwriting, Accenta, and Lifen.
Born of the profound conviction that a venture capital fund should be at the service of its portfolio companies, Serena has set up the largest operational support team in Europe, comprised of 7 former top-level entrepreneurs. Added to this is the Serena Squad®, a community of 600 C-levels who can be mobilized rapidly to meet the day-to-day challenges faced by entrepreneurs. Serena has contributed to the recruitment of 40% of the management of portfolio companies by 2023.
In 2023, Serena obtained the status "Société à Mission", paying particular attention to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion challenges. Protecting biodiversity and combating climate change is also part of our DNA: 25% of Serena's employees are facilitators of the Fresque du Climat.
Serena Capital
Entity | Type | Tweets | Articles | |
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![]() | Coorpacademy by Go1 Higher Education, edtech | Not capitalistic Partnership Not event 30 Jun 2022 | | |
![]() | PrestaShop IT Services, Technology, Information and Internet | Not capitalistic Partnership Event 12 Oct 2023 | | |
![]() | Mindee IT Services, Software Development | Not capitalistic Not partnership Event 25 Mar 2024 | | |
![]() | Evaneos traveltech, Travel Arrangements | Capitalistic Not partnership Event 30 May 2024 | | |
![]() | Finalcad constructiontech, proptech, transporttech, Software Development | Other 25 Jun 2023 | | |
![]() | CybelAngel IT Services, Computer and Network Security | Capitalistic Partnership Not event 25 Mar 2024 | | |
![]() | Descartes Underwriting greentech, insurtech, cleantech, Insurance, spacetech | Capitalistic Partnership Not event 28 Feb 2024 | | |
![]() | Launchmetrics fashtech, martech, IT Services, IT Services and IT Consulting | Other 9 Jan 2024 | | |
![]() | Wecasa consumer services, Individual and Family Services | Capitalistic Not partnership Not event 27 Jan 2024 | | |
![]() | SISTA fintech, Civic and Social Organizations | Other 23 May 2024 | |