Serena was founded by entrepreneurs on the belief that your VC should work for you and not the other 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 …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] Bringing out innovation Rise Partners is a firm that advises and finances companies by mobilizing a team of experts, partners and financiers, around a growth-oriented methodology. Our goal? Bringing out innovation. By relying on a very strong community of entrepreneurs and investors, we support startups and SMEs towards Hypergrowth.