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Description
  • Value proposition

    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.

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Evolem Evolem
Financial Services, edtech
Other

20 May 2024


Diversidays Diversidays
HRtech, Civic and Social Organizations
Other

30 Oct 2023


PandaScore PandaScore
IT Services, IT Services and IT Consulting
Not capitalistic
Not partnership
Event

30 Jun 2022


Pretto Pretto
fintech, Financial Services
Capitalistic
Not partnership
Not event

3 Feb 2024


OpenView OpenView
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Other

14 Nov 2023


Kardinal Kardinal
delivery, IT Services, Software Development
Capitalistic
Not partnership
Not event

25 Jun 2023


Partech Partech
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Other

6 Dec 2022


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