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 …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Dia & Co is the only retail service dedicated to meeting the plus size community’s full range of style needs. The Challenge: 67% of American women wear sizes 14+—that’s 100 million women. Yet this majority is systematically underserved by the retail industry. The plus size community faces paltry options, unwelcoming environments, and a lack of representation—all adding up to a disappointing experience with style. Our Vision: Style freedom through a life well-lived The Dia & Co Solution: Dia & Co is the only retail service dedicated to meeting the plus size community’s full range of style needs. We’re applying the …

Sectors: Semiconductors

1st French Tech & Digital Investment Fund investing in Venture Capital, Growth & Buyout, and Private Debt. ISAI is the 1st French Tech & Digital Investment Fund co-founded in 2009 by successful Tech entrepreneurs (Pierre Kosciusko Morizet, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, Stéphane Treppoz, etc) and backed by 300+ Entrepreneurs’ LP and major institutional investors. Holding close its core values of Entrepreneurship, Honesty and Caring, ISAI is a team of 22 professionals based in Paris and NYC who all share the same guiding values of entrepreneurial success. The company is majority-owned by its employees. It keeps entrepreneurship at its heart and …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC