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Accor

82 rue Henri Farman, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Ile-de-France, 92130, France

Overview

Accor operates as a hospitality company. Accor offers a brand portfolio in the industry with 40 plus hotel brands across all segments, from luxury to economy, entertainment, restaurants and bars, coworking, and business services and solutions to boost performance.

Total investments
8
Lead investments
2
Investments · 12mo
1
Active investors
10

Sector focus

  • Food and Beverage
  • Hospitality
  • Location Based Services
  • Resorts
  • Tourism
  • Travel
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Investment portfolio

  • Evitado Technologies

    Participated · Seed · Sep 2025

    Founded in 2022, Alltheway has developed what it calls the first operating system dedicated to baggage logistics, allowing passengers’ luggage to be checked in and tracked from city centers through every transit point to final delivery in the destination city. The platform links airlines, airports, hotels, rail operators, and event venues through a shared API ecosystem, creating a more fluid and secure baggage journey that can reduce time spent in airports to mere minutes. The company already moves more than 1,200 bags per day and collaborates with high-profile partners such as Accor, Air France, RATP, Groupe ADP, Disneyland Paris, ViParis, and SNCF. With fresh funding, Alltheway plans to bolster its technology stack, expand its API suite, and accelerate international rollout—specifically eyeing the United States and establishing Morocco as a hub for wider African expansion. Management envisions the product becoming the standard operating system for luggage in the era of AI-enabled travel. Although revenue figures were not disclosed, the startup has twice attracted strategic investors from the travel and infrastructure sectors, underscoring strong commercial validation. The company expects the new capital to deepen integrations across mobility, hospitality, and event segments while scaling daily bag volume and geographic reach.

  • EODev

    Participated · Equity · Sep 2020

    EODev was created in 2019 as a subsidiary of Energy Observer. The group is linked to Energy Observer’s laboratory vessel, which is known for producing its own hydrogen. EODev is positioned to develop technologies to better compete with diesel powertrains. The company has just completed a significant fundraising to support that development. The raise will be deployed to finance EODev’s continued growth and product development. No operating metrics or revenue figures were disclosed in the article. EODev (Energy Observer Developments) develops zero-emission hydrogen energy systems, including the REXH2 maritime hydrogen power solution and the GEH2 stationary generator, integrating Toyota's modular fuel cell technology. The company positions itself to design, assemble and distribute these systems at industrial scale and to accelerate deployment of hydrogen applications. EODev validated its technology on the Energy Observer boat, the world's first hydrogen-powered vessel capable of producing hydrogen on board, with Toyota integration in early 2020. EODev and Toyota have collaborated since 2017, beginning with Toyota France sponsoring the Energy Observer and progressing to joint product development. Toyota Motor Europe's recent capital investment and shareholder status is presented as a strategic step to accelerate industrialization and wider deployment of EODev's hydrogen solutions. EODev develops and commercializes hydrogen-based energy systems for maritime, river and stationary applications. Its product portfolio includes medium-power hydrogen power generators (GEH2®), on-board hydrogen energy systems (REXH2®) for propulsion and hotel loads, and mobile floating hydrogen refueling stations (STSH2) for production and distribution of green hydrogen. The company also provides energy mix optimization services through its Energy Designer consulting department. EODev was created in March 2019 and is based in Saint-Malo; it grew out of R&D conducted aboard the Energy Observer vessel, which has covered some 30,000 nautical miles since 2017. A seed round in mid-2019 enabled the firm to set up operations, sign initial contracts and design prototypes. To accelerate industrialization and commercialization of its technologies, EODev closed a first funding round totaling €20 million, positioning itself among innovative players in France's hydrogen industry. The company says this financing and backing from partners will help it contribute to national hydrogen ambitions under the France Relance plan.

  • Groups360

    Participated · Equity · Aug 2019

    Groups360 provides real-time availability and instant booking capabilities for hotel room blocks and meeting space via its proprietary GroupSync bookings marketplace. GroupSync enables travel organizers and hoteliers to access enhanced global search, hotel group inventory and rates, and choice of purchasing via instant booking or a simplified proposal process; the company also offers private-label group booking engines for hotels. Over the last 12 months Groups360 launched instant booking for group stays at over 7,000 hotel properties and booking capabilities at 200,000 hotel properties worldwide. The company has commercial partnerships with Omni Hotels & Resorts, TFE Hotels, Premier Inn, Accor, Hilton, IHG Hotels & Resorts and Marriott International. Led by CEO Kemp Gallineau, Groups360 closed a $35M funding round and intends to use the funds to grow operations and expand further in EMEA and APAC. The company is based in Nashville and also has offices in London and Singapore. Groups360 operates GroupSync™, an online marketplace and search engine that uses proprietary matching algorithms and a price-predictor to help meeting planners source and book group rooms, meeting space, and ancillary services. The platform aggregates content from a wide variety of brands and independent properties and allows planners to search over 170,000 properties in 225 countries. Groups360 says its tools have placed thousands of events and aim to reduce friction and improve transparency by surfacing rates, fees, and market-price predictions. The company plans to add access to group rooms and space availability, pricing, and an “instant book” capability for less-complex meetings as part of its roadmap. With the new strategic investment, Groups360 will scale its sales, marketing and engineering teams to deliver enhanced GroupSync functionality globally. The company was founded in 2014 and is led by CEO Kemp Gallineau.

  • Mindsay

    Participated · Series A · May 2019

    Mindsay provides a SaaS suite of conversational artificial intelligence software (chatbots and voicebots) to automate large-scale, multi-channel customer relations. Its assistants are available on websites, mobile apps and social platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp, WeChat, Alexa and Google Assistant. Founded in 2016 and led by CEO Guillaume Laporte, the company serves major brands across five countries and has answered 12 million messages for customers. Notable customers include IAG (British Airways, Iberia, Vueling), Groupe ADP, SNCF, RATP, Keolis, Thalys, CWT and Disney. The company plans to use the funds to expand operations and grow headcount from 40 to 120 in Paris, Madrid and the US over the next 18 months. It also intends to extend its offering into the retail sector.

  • Onepark

    Led · Equity · Jan 2019

    Onepark operates a mobile app and online car-park booking platform that allows drivers to compare, reserve and pay for parking in advance via partnerships with parking managers, hotels and other businesses. Launched in 2014, the company lists spaces in over 1,500 parking lots across Europe (about 1,000 in France, 100 in Spain and 50 in Belgium, plus slots in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg). Onepark says it sells more than 100,000 hours of parking each day. It already works with partners such as AccorHotels (using the platform in nearly 250 establishments) and Groupe ADP (which offers 40,000 parking spaces at Paris airports). The startup faces competition from Zenpark, Yespark, OPnGO, Parclick and EasyPark. With the new funding it plans to accelerate deployment across existing countries, launch in Portugal in the coming weeks, and expand after having entered the Netherlands, Italy and Germany the prior year. By 2023 Onepark aims to list 5,000 parking lots (about 100,000 parking spaces) and to grow its headcount to more than 100 employees by the end of 2019. Onepark operates a site and app that lets users find and book car parking spaces in cities and airports through partnerships with parking managers, airports, and hotels. The company sells around 100,000 hours of parking a day and lists more than a thousand car parks across France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. It is Paris-based and also maintains an office in Barcelona. The new €12 million investment from Keolis will be used for product development, a redesign of its user experience, and continued European expansion. Onepark plans to open offices in Berlin and Milan. The company previously raised €2.5 million last year from Keolis. It faces competition from Sweden's EasyPark and various car rental firms that offer parking-booking services. OnePark operates a web and mobile platform that allows people to find and book parking spots in real time and sends a geo‑localized confirmation email with entry and exit information. The company was co‑founded in 2013 by David Vanden Born and Gilles Latouche and is based in Cergy, France. OnePark currently has 450 parking partnerships, manages 80,000 bookings a year and employs 20 people. It raised €2.5m in funding to support its growth. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate sales and product development and to expand its geographic reach.

Team

  • Gerard Pelisson

    Co-Founder

  • Paul Dubrule

    Co-Founder and Director

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  • Jean-Guilhem Lamberti

    Chief Creative Officer

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  • Bishnu Gaire

    Cluster Chief Engineer

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