# Top 30 Art VC (Venture Capital) Funds in France in May 2026

## Fonds Ambition Amorçage Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Art

is a fund launched by the Investments for the Future Program (PIA) and managed by Bpifrance

## Premier Janvier Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Art

Premier Janvier Capital is an investment firm.

## Aglaé Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Aglaé Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Paris, New York and San Francisco backed by Groupe Arnault, the controlling shareholder of LVMH, global leader in luxury goods. Aglaé invests from € 100k up to € 100m in asset light tech businesses at all stages.
Groupe Arnault-backed companies include Netflix, Spotify, Backmarket, Betfair, Airbnb,Slack, Algolia, Lyft and others.

## Daedalus Angel Syndicate
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

Daedalus Angel Syndicate is a blockchain-focused angel collective.

## Everyrealm
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, Gaming

Everyrealm is an immersive media company, specializing in technology and infrastructure that drives social, community-driven gaming experiences and platforms.

## KIMPA - Impact Investing
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Retail, Food and Beverage, Software

KIMPA - Impact Family Office aims to deploy the capital of its clients towards investment that offers a positive environmental and social impact on our planet.

## Punk DAO
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Social Network, Financial Services

Punk DAO offers community stewardship of CryptoPunks, an iconic collectible. Punk DAO's mission is to support, collect, invest in, and interact with various artists and entrepreneurs in the crypto ecosystem.

## Ventech
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Biotechnology

On-the-ground expert investors in early-stage digital. Ready to meet you, wherever you are.

## NextStage
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Post-IPO Equity
- Focus: Software, Advertising, Manufacturing

NextStage is a private equity fund manager (venture capital funds (“FCPR”), local investment funds (“FIP”) and innovation investment funds (“FCPI”)) certified by the AutoritÃ:copyright: des MarchÃ:copyright:s Financiers. As committed investors, they provide private equity capital to support the growth of Champion SMEs in France andelsewhere in Europe.

## Breega
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services

VCs use all sorts of tricks to attract the best companies. We do too. But as founders, we know that the main reason you choose an investor to be a part of your journey is because you like them. You trust them. Their values align with yours.

## Alven
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS

Alven is an independent early-stage venture capital firm that backs European category-defining startups with global reach starting at Series A or Seed stage

## Artnova
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Art

Artnova is a museum guides and art historians agency focusing on high-end, tailormade services for corporations and institutions.

## Kima Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

Kima Ventures is one of the world's most active early-stage investors, investing in 2 to 3 startups per week all over the world; providing founders with funding, network, and support for them to reach the next steps of their journey.The firm invests from seed to Series A, mostly as lead investor but also working alongside other investors;backing ambitious founders who work hard to build awesome things that more and more people use everyday. The company helps them to build a great team, to learn very quickly, to keep the right focus and execute towards growth.Kima takes pride of itself in working side-by-side with entrepreneurs. They claim to understand that fundraising is only one step in the company’s journey, that’s why they take quick decisions and make the fundraising process as smooth as possible so the founders can get back to the work of building their business. Kima considers itself not only an investor, but a network of founders and experts sharing a pay it forward mindset.Headquartered in Paris with an office in London, the company was founded and backed by Xavier Niel, founder of Iliad and supporter of entrepreneurs through such projects as 42, Station F and 101projets. Over the last 5 years Kima has invested in over 400 startups in 24 different countries.

## AXA Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

AVP invests in enterprise software, fintech/insurtech, digital health, and consumer tech, as well as other relevant technologies.

## Motier Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Information Technology, Financial Services

Motier Ventures is the Family Office managing the investments in Tech start-ups made by the Moulin-Houzés, owners of the Galeries Lafayette Group.We back founders who use technology to unlock creativity at scale.We provide agile and patient capital, investing up to €300k as Business Angel in your early days and following with up to €3m on nextrounds. Our favorite investment themes include Future of Commerce, FinTech, Web3 Picks & Shovels, and Creative Technologies.We bring for your business 125 years of experience in entrepreneurship and a wide network within our brands (Galeries Lafayette, La Redoute, BHV, Citynove...) and across many industries.If you are aiming at changing the game in your industry, we would be happy to connect.

## Fabric Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Initial Coin Offering
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software

Fabric backs the founders of the Open Economy. Investing in builders, businesses, and networks from inception to scaling since 2012.

## Tané
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1

Crypto builders incubator. Nurture the soil for Web3.

## Tezos Foundation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Blockchain

We believe that Tezos will drive social, political and economic innovation on a global scale.

## Union Square Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech

Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City.

## Finovam Gestion
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Villeneuve, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Medical Device

Finovam Gestion is an investment company approved by the AMF which takes minority stakes in innovative SMEs with high growth potential.The company, which manages €50M, invests in companies that have developed innovative offers in the following target sectors: Information and Communication Technology, Health and Biotechnologies, Agro-resources andEcotechnologies.Finovam Gestion has built solid relationships with the ecosystem of entrepreneurship (Industrials, Poles of Competitiveness, Incubators, Accelerators, Universities, and Research Centers) in all the sectors that we target in order to be able to source and do emerge the best companies.Among our investors (LPs), we can count BPI France, manufacturers (ADEO, LESAFFRE, TEREOS), banks (BNP Paribas, Caisse d´Epargne, Crédit Agricole) and the Haut de France and Grand-Est regions.

## 1kx
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

1kx is an early-stage investment firm focused on ecosystem growth.

## Siparex Groupe
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Seed
- Focus: Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology

Siparex, France,s first multi-sectoral private equity investment company, is founded in Lyon.It was a start-up at a time when the spirit of enterprise was flagging. It emerged in one of France's regions, listed the shares of the original company one of its main vehicles on the stock market, grew internationally, and has become one of theindependent groups in its line of business in the space of 30 years.

## Ardian
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing

We are an employee controlled company managing and/or advising more than $125 bn of assets. Our mission is to generate sustainable, long-term returns for our clients, alongside positive social impact that benefits all our stakeholders and society at large.

## FJ Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services

FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.

## PIA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Higashi, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Art, Internet

PIA sells tickets for concerts, sporting contests, and other events.

## Turenne Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Private Equity
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Turenne Capital is an independant private equity management company, with 4 offices in France :
- Paris
- Lyon
- Marseilles
- Lille (joint-venture). Since 1999, Turenne Capital has been taking significant minority or majority equity stakes alongside entrepreneurs who operate SMEs with revenues ranging from €5 million to € 100 million.
Itinvests between €1 million and €10 million per transaction. Turenne Capital manages/advises more than € 500 million.
32 people, among which 21 investors work in the Group. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Turenne Capital est une Société de gestion indépendante spécialisée en capital investissement.
Turenne Capital accompagne depuis 1999 des entrepreneurs dans leur développement et la transmission de leur société et est implantée à :
- Paris
- Lyon
- Marseille
- Lille (filiale) Les tickets d'investissement vont de '1 à 10 millions d'euros en minoritaire et majoritaire dans des PME de 5 à 100 M€ de Chiffre d'affaires. Le Groupe Turenne Capital compte 32 professionnels dont 21 investisseurs, et gère/conseille plus de 500 M€ confiés par des institutionnels et des particuliers.

## Educapital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Education, E-Learning, EdTech

The first European Edtech & Future of Work fund.

## Cygni Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software

Investing in the future of trust (Blockchain, Privacy, AI)

## WeLikeStartup
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Food and Beverage, Augmented Reality

WeLikeStartup is a crowdfunding platform. WeLikeStartup brings startups their initial financing by the pre-sale or fundraising capital and provides investors to support entrepreneurship and job creation in France while providing services tailored to their security concerns and liquidity. Created by a recognized entrepreneurs and financeprofessionals team is WeLikeStartup Financial Investment Adviser, registered with ORIAS ( Unique Register of Insurance Intermediaries, Banking and Finance ), Member of the CNCIF ( National Chamber of Investment Advisers financial ) and Associate Partner of the first Business Angels network in France ( Investessor ).

## Angelsquare
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence

AngelSquare is a venture capital firm that prefers to provide seed and series A investments to companies operating in the fintech, SaaS, artificial intelligence and software sectors.

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