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

## Bpifrance
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Maisons-alfort, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Bpifrance provides financial solutions for companies that are booting up the listing on the stock exchange and credit equity. It includes OSEO, CDC Entreprises, FSI, and FSI Regions to offer in your area of financial solutions at every stage of the life of your business.Bpifrance was founded in 2012 and is based in Maisons-alfort, Ile-de-France,France.

## IT-Translation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence

IT-Translation: investor and co-founder of digital technology start-ups developed from research

## XAnge
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

For 20 years, XAnge has been a key venture capital fund in Europe. With 70 startups in its portfolio, XAnge invests early in innovative tech companies.

## ODYSSEE VENTURE
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet

ODYSSEE VENTURE is a private equity firm. The Company provides independent financial advisory services to management companies, family office, and major institutional networks. It was founded by Mathieu Boillet and Sébastien Sassolas in 1999 and is based in Paris, France.

## Kima Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Rural Development Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Forest City, Iowa, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Non Profit, Social, Charity

RDP is an innovative Community Development Entity (CDE) specializing in New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) financing that builds manufacturing and food bank infrastructure in underserved areas. Rural Development Partners (RDP) forges public-private partnerships for catalytic, quality job growth and community development in rural America.

## CIB Développement
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Content, Security

CIB Développement provides recruitment and management training.

## Alps Capital innovation
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Computer

Alps Capital innovation

## Fonds Innovation Défense
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: SaaS, Content, Security

Fonds Innovation Défense co-invest with other private or public funds.

## Groupe Duval
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boulogne-billancourt, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1

Groupe Duval is a real estate firm that involve in real estate development and investment, project management, and consulting.

## Engie
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar

ENGIE is a global energy player and an expert operator in the three key sectors of electricity, natural gas and energy services. The Group supports changes in society that are based as much on economic growth as on, social progress and the preservation of natural resources. ENGIE employs 152,900 people worldwide and achieved revenues of €74.7billion in 2014. The Group is listed on the Paris and Brussels stock exchanges (ENGI) and is represented in the main international indices: CAC 40, BEL 20, DJ Euro Stoxx 50, Euronext 100, FTSE Eurotop 100, MSCI Europe and Euronext Vigeo (World 120, Eurozone 120, Europe 120 and France 20). As a global energy player, ENGIE operates in close to 70 countries on 5 continents. While the Group still intends to maintain its position as a key player in Europe and a leader on the energy transition, it is now a benchmark energy provider in the emerging world.

## MAIF Avenir
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, FinTech

MAIF Avenir is a French VC firm investing in post-seed to series B startups founded by French entrepreneurs.

## BNP Paribas
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt
- Focus: Financial Services, Information Technology, Software

BNP Paribas provides banking, financing, investment, savings, and protection solutions. Their investment services include businesses that provide savings, investment, and protection services. They provide financing and investment services to retail customers, associations, businesses, and corporations.

## The Carlyle Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

The Carlyle Group is a company involved in the private equity industry primarily. The firm operates four fund families, focusing on leveraged buyouts, venture & growth capital, real estate, and leveraged finance investments.

## Rothschild & Co.
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Medical, Health Care

Rothschild has been at the centre of the world's financial markets for over 200 years. Today, it provides Investment Banking, Corporate Banking and Private Banking & Trust services to governments, corporations and individuals worldwide.

## The Whittemore Collection
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Port Chester, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Bitcoin, Blockchain, FinTech

The Whittemore Collection is a single family office managing a portfolio of public and private investments in a diverse range of industries and stages of development.

## Credit Agricole Entreprises
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chartres, Centre, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Therapeutics, Biotechnology, Medical

Credit Agricole Entreprises is an investment firm focused on the agricultural sector.

## Techmind
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Information Technology

Venture Capital investors

## Partech
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services

Partech is a global venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and Dakar. Partech invests in Internet and information technology startups at seed, venture and growth stages.

## Holnest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lyon, Rhone-Alpes, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

Holnest is a venture capital firm.

## Sofimac Investment Managers
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Clermont-ferrand, Auvergne, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing

Acteur incontournable du capital risque de proximité, SOFIMAC PARTNERS accompagne depuis maintenant plus de 30 ans les PME régionales dans le financement de leur développement à moyen / long terme. Répondant à la problématique de sous capitalisation des PME françaises, SOFIMAC PARTNERS intervient en fonds propres aux côtés des chefsd’entreprises quelle que soit leur problématique : Création, Développement, Transmission. Gérant 200 M€ d’actifs au travers de 16 fonds (FCPR, FCPI, SCR, FIP,…), notre groupe réalise ses investissements sur une grande variété de secteurs, couvrant aussi bien les activités traditionnelles que technologiques (chimie verte, éolien, chaudronnerie aéronautique, e-commerce, édition de logiciel, médecine nucléaire etc…)

## Rhone-Alpes Creation
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Environmental Engineering, Software, Biotechnology

Rhone-Alpes Creation is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments in software and biotechnology.

## 574 Invest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Saint-denis, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, SaaS, B2B

574 Invest is SNCF group's corporate venture capital fund. It was launched in May 2019 and will enable SNCF group to invest 60M€ over 4 years in startups reinventing mobility, at Series A and B stages. 574 Invest also manages SNCF group's fund of fund activities.

## Samsung Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing

The primary responsibilities of the group are to source, qualify, and invest in technology related companies. Our major investment areas include semiconductors, materials, mobile service, internet, software, security, enterprise solutions, bio engineering & medical, while potential investment subjects range from early-stage startups to pre-IPOcompanies. Currently, the group has over $1.8B under management and invests $250M annually.Samsung Ventures was founded on October 8, 1999, and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

## 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.

## Intel Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software

Intel Capital is uniquely positioned to help build the companies of tomorrow. Our investment team is backed with deep domain knowledge and the resources of Intel to assist companies in their paths to success.

## Banque Populaire RhÃ'ne Alpes
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Computer, Security, Software

Banque Populaire RhÃ'ne Alpes

## Crédit Agricole Alpes Development
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Computer, Information Technology, Retail

Crédit Agricole Alpes Development

## CLAM Private Equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Software, Infrastructure, Network Security

CLAM Private Equity is an investment firm specializing in private equity investments.

## CapHorn Invest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence

CapHorn Invest is an independent Venture Capital Firm launched in 2010. The company invests in B2B digital companies. CapHorn Invest currently manages 180 million euros across two funds and has a portfolio of more than 20 companies. They invest in B2B startups that drive digital transformation. They mainly focus on Series A & B in roundsranging from 2 to 20M€.

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