• Dr. Jonquille & Mr. Ail

  Participated · Equity · Jul 2024

  Dr. Jonquille & Mr. Ail offers seeds, themed gardening kits, biostimulants, tools and services to help individuals of all skill levels start and maintain gardens. The company also launched a free mobile app in 2020 (over 140,000 downloads) and a gardening board game called Teropaïpaï. Founded in 2019 and based in Nantes, the team comprises 11 employees. Five years after launch the company aims to reach new development objectives and expand its product and service range. Using the recent financing it plans to reinforce its team, develop new kits and continue improving the mobile app. The company positions itself around ecology, sustainable development and biodiversity preservation.

• Anotherway

  Participated · Equity · Oct 2023

  Anotherway, founded in 2018 by Samuel Olichon and based in Marseille, develops zero-waste household and personal-care products. The company launched with a Bee Wrap and now offers a catalogue of 25 products across hygiene, kitchen and home-care categories, selling about 300,000 units over four years. Production is positioned in Europe (100%), with 75% made in France and 36% made locally in Marseille, and the company holds B Corp certification. Anotherway is already distributed in roughly 1,000 retail points including Biocoop, Marcel & Fils, Bio c’bon and So bio, and plans to enter the grande distribution via the Ya.qa brand in November. The team comprises 24 employees; the recent financing is intended to fund product development, expand retail distribution and continue commercialization. Future plans include moving textile production fully to France and switching to glass containers for its packaging.

No current team members are available.