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, Internet Infrastructure, 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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Ring Capital Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 3 Jul 2024 | | ||
BSMART media, Broadcast Media Production and Distribution | Not capitalistic Partnership Not event 7 Dec 2023 | | ||
Evolem Financial Services, edtech | Other 20 May 2024 | | ||
Diversidays hrtech, Civic and Social Organizations | Other 9 Sep 2024 | | ||
PandaScore it services, IT Services and IT Consulting | Not capitalistic Not partnership Event 30 Jun 2022 | | ||
Pretto fintech, Financial Services | Capitalistic Not partnership Not event 3 Jul 2024 | | ||
OpenView Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 14 Nov 2023 | | ||
Kardinal delivery, it services, Software Development | Capitalistic Not partnership Not event 25 Jun 2023 | | ||
Partech Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 6 Dec 2022 | |