
Citizen Capital
7, Cour des Petites Écuries, Paris, Île-de-France, 75010, France
Overview
Citizen Capital is a leading French private equity fund dedicated to using an impact-driven investment approach to deliver both financial and social returns for investors and society at-large. Citizen Capital manages €60 million and provides growth capital to high growth small or medium companies (€1 to 50 million sales) with a strong social purpose targeting : - Inclusion : adress the needs of underserved populations (silver economy, health, education, Bottom of the Pyramid...) - Social mobility : enable excluded people to access employment and cross social barriers (job creation in underserved areas, integration of disabled or low-educated workers...) - Sustainable production and consumption : change consumption habits and give access to sustainable goods and services (local production and short distribution channels, environment-driven technologies...) - Social Innovation : introduce new organisation models with tangible positive impact upon employees and partners (employee shareholding schemes, collaborative management...) Our goal is to build wealth for all stakeholders in our portfolio companies. In addition to capital we offer a combination of strategic, financial, operational guidance to the companies in which we invest, as well as a pro-active support in building and driving impact strategy – Citizen Capital has implemented a methodology combining social impact and ESG approach. Citizen Capital has signed the Principles for Responsible Investment (United Nations, PRI) and is a member of the G8 Social Impact Investment Task Force.
- Total investments
- 19
- Lead investments
- 9
- Investments · 12mo
- 4
- Active investors
- 3
Investment portfolio
- Cuisinons nos Paysages
Led · Equity · Jun 2026
Cuisinons nos Paysages develops a national network of légumeries-conserveries that process local vegetables within a 150–200 km radius of metropolitan areas to achieve economic scale. The model emphasizes intermediate-sized, better-mechanized workshops and centralized shared services to lower overheads for each site. Founded from a 2023 initiative by Augustin Le Goaster, Clément Lefebvre and FoodBiome, the group already operates two sites: one at the MIN of Montpellier (acquired July 2022 via Agriviva) and one near Strasbourg. The company plans to grow to five sites by 2028 and aims for at least one acquisition by 2026. It benefits from support and incubation from FoodBiome and from a mix of private investment and public France 2030 financing to execute its expansion.
- Sêmeia
Participated · Equity · Jun 2026
Sêmeia develops MedicWise, a digital medical device and platform for remote monitoring of patients with chronic illnesses, aggregating data from lab analyses, connected medical devices and health reimbursement histories. Founded in 2017 in Toulouse, the company initially focused on nephrology and transplantation and has expanded into pneumology, rheumatology, oncology and mental health. MedicWise is used in more than 500 healthcare establishments to monitor about 35,000 patients. Sêmeia analyzes longitudinal clinical data to detect anomalies or deterioration between consultations and routes alerts to care teams. In 2022 the company raised €8 million and acquired competitor Optim’Care to strengthen its position in chronic kidney disease monitoring. With the new funding, Sêmeia plans to broaden specialty coverage, build AI-driven services to prioritize alerts and anticipate complications, and continue pursuing external growth.
- Vesto
Participated · Series A · Nov 2025
Vesto is a French circular-economy company that collects, repairs and resells professional kitchen appliances such as ovens, refrigerators and coffee machines. Working from its factory in Compans (Seine-et-Marne), the team fixes existing faults and pre-emptively addresses likely future issues, enabling it to market equipment at roughly 50 % of the cost of new items with a similar failure rate. The firm estimates that each refurbished machine avoids nearly ten tonnes of CO₂ compared with purchasing a new model. Commercial operations began in 2021, one year after the company’s 2020 founding, and its customers include kitchen designers, restaurateurs and public-sector buyers. Fresh funding will allow Vesto to apply its refurbishment expertise to coffee vending machines, construction tools and medical devices. Although no revenue or user figures have been released, the recent €6.4 million raise strengthens its balance sheet for this planned expansion.
- Phagos
Participated · Series A · Oct 2025
Founded in 2021 by Alexandros Pantalis and Adèle James, Phagos engineers bacteriophage (phage) treatments through a proprietary platform that combines microbiology with artificial intelligence. Its patented AI analyses complete phage and bacterial genomes to predict interactions and design precise, adaptable therapies as pathogens evolve. The company’s first commercial focus is veterinary medicine, where it has already secured regulatory authorisation to market personalised phage-based treatments aimed at reducing antibiotic use in livestock. Longer term, Phagos intends to expand these solutions to human health applications. With antimicrobial resistance driving millions of deaths and heavy economic costs, management positions the technology as a scalable global standard for bacterial infection control. The recent €25 million Series A financing provides capital to scale veterinary product deployment, advance the next generation of its AI, and grow the team to support market launches and international expansion. No operating metrics such as revenue or user counts were disclosed in the article.
- Didask
Led · Equity · May 2025
Didask builds an AI- and cognitive science-driven learning platform and LMS for corporate training, including an AI-guided authoring tool that creates personalized, evidence-based learning paths. The platform recommends content formats such as simulations, flashcards, and micro-challenges tailored to individual learners. Didask launched Didia, an intelligent teaching assistant, in 2022 and plans to expand that capability into a new Knowledge Assistant for informal, in‑flow workplace learning. The Knowledge Assistant will be integrated directly into workplace tools to support day-to-day upskilling. The company intends to use its recent funding to enhance its LMS, accelerate international expansion across Europe, and develop the new informal-learning tool. No operating metrics (revenue/users) are disclosed in the article.