[ Independent VC ]
Paris · Since 2000
We back builders. We buy stakes.
Early-stage capital for founders building the real economy. Liquidity for those who need to sell.
25+
Years in early-stage VC
60,000+
Startups scouted
100+
Companies backed
~30
Companies via secondaries
[ Founders on Aster ]
We love working with Aster – they are smart, humble and like to tackle problems with us.
(04) Commitments
A commitment to take action.
We are immensely proud to be part of the initiatives below.
European Innovation Council
The European Innovation Council (EIC) is an EU initiative launched under Horizon Europe to identify, develop, and scale up breakthrough technologies and disruptive innovations across Europe. It offers a mix of grants and equity funding (via the EIC Fund) to support high-risk, high-impact startups, SMEs, and researchers from idea to market.
Partner with Beyond the Billion
To help close the funding gap between male and female entrepreneurs.
Cleantech for Europe
The Cleantech for Europe initiative, launched in 2021, is a Brussels-based nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the European Union's transition to a net-zero economy by fostering clean technology innovation and scaling. It serves as a bridge between cleantech innovators, investors, and EU policymakers, aiming to place clean technology at the forefront of public policy discussions.
France Deeptech
The France Deeptech initiative, launched by Bpifrance in 2019, aims to support the emergence and scaling of startups based on breakthrough scientific innovations, by providing funding, incubation, and connections with industrial and academic ecosystems. It targets technologies with high societal impact and long development cycles, bridging the gap between research and market.
Member of Climate Dividends Association
This initiative wants to promote a new ambitious paradigm putting climate value at the same level as economic value and reshaping the way the value is created, measured and valued by our economic and financial system.
Signatory of the SISTA pledge
To help close the funding gap between male and female entrepreneurs.
Signatory of the France Invest Charter of Commitments for Investors in Growth
To apply ESG factors in the investment decision-making process.