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Hi Inov-Dentressangle

30bis rue Sainte Hélène, Lyon, Rhone-Alpes, 69002, France

Overview

Hi Inov is a European B2B fund made by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We support outstanding hypergrowth companies that transform the ever-changing services and industrial landscape with their innovative digital deep-tech technologies.

Total investments
19
Lead investments
11
Investments · 12mo
2
Active investors
9

Sector focus

  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • Venture Capital
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Investment portfolio

  • Rencore

    Led · Series A · Nov 2025

    Rencore offers a cloud-native platform that lets large organizations inventory, analyze and control collaboration, security and compliance across Microsoft 365, the Power Platform, and AI-driven services such as Copilot and enterprise agents. Its newest capabilities, branded AI and Agent Governance, help enterprises monitor how AI systems interact with business data, enforce policies, and mitigate exposure risks. The software is already used by global companies including Amgen, Honeywell, Lufthansa Group and Siemens Healthineers. The firm plans to use fresh capital to grow its product and engineering teams and scale go-to-market operations in Europe and North America. Rencore expects accelerating demand as CIOs adopt AI at scale and need tools to maintain security and regulatory alignment. The company has now raised a total of USD 15 million in Series A financing to support these initiatives.

  • Partnify

    Led · Equity · Nov 2025

    Partnify, headquartered in Zwolle, Netherlands, offers an online business platform that unifies communications, documents, tasks, updates, agreements, and contracts in one shared workspace. The software enables multiple external partners and teams to collaborate seamlessly, ensuring that every stakeholder has access to consistent information and project context even as personnel change. AI functionality surfaces instant insights across project updates, key decisions, files, deadlines, and communication history, reducing manual tracking and miscommunication. Companies can thus replace fragmented tools such as email, chat apps, and shared folders with a single integrated solution. With its recent €1.8 million capital infusion, the company plans to enlarge its team, enhance product capabilities, and pursue international expansion in Germany, France, Belgium, and Sweden. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article. The focus remains on scaling the platform and accelerating market penetration across Europe.

  • Kaiko Systems

    Led · Series A · Mar 2025

    Kaiko Systems offers an AI-powered maritime operations platform designed to optimize vessel performance, enhance operational efficiency, and reduce operational costs. The platform leverages advanced data analytics and machine learning to provide real-time monitoring of vessel performance, fuel consumption, and engine efficiency to support route optimization and cost reduction. Kaiko also provides predictive maintenance capabilities to identify potential issues before they lead to breakdowns, and integrates environmental data to help ensure regulatory compliance and reduce emissions. Its AI-driven insights deliver tailored recommendations that bridge frontline teams and strategic decision-makers. The company recently raised a €6M Series A and has €9M in total funding. Kaiko plans to use the new capital to expand into new markets and advance product development to incorporate more extensive AI capabilities, strengthening safety, compliance, and operational resilience. Kaiko Systems builds a smartphone-based tool for front-line workers and inspectors to collect operational data aboard commercial vessels. Its built-in AI verifies data plausibility, flags issues to onshore teams, and can identify other vessels at risk from the same faulty part. Founded in 2020 by Fabian Fussek and Eddy del Valle, the company has completed more than 10,000 inspections across roughly 250 vessels. Customers include Columbia Shipmanagement, Marlow Navigation, USC Barnkrug, CTM and The Asian Spirit Steamship Company. The CEO declined to disclose detailed financials but said the markup is "very positive" and that the startup is on a strong path to profitability. Kaiko employs 10 people and plans to double headcount while using new capital to grow its team, improve its software and expand beyond Germany, Greece and East Asia.

  • Trace For Good

    Led · Equity · Nov 2024

    Trace For Good is a Paris-based SaaS company that provides supply chain traceability and verification of environmental and social compliance for consumer goods. Its platform centralizes and verifies supplier information to simplify data collection and ensure transparency. The service helps brands meet regulatory requirements while promoting sustainable production practices. Founded in 2022 by Léa Gillet and Laura Bréban, the company raised €3.5M in funding in November 2024 to support growth. Trace For Good plans to use the investment to expand across Europe and is partnering with quality assurance leader Intertek to support that expansion. Investors in the round include Hi inov Dentressangle and Ankaa Ventures as leads, with CS Ventures and prior backer Seed4soft participating.

  • Dipeeo

    Led · Equity · May 2024

    Dipeeo offers a B2B SaaS platform that automates up to 80% of low‑value GDPR compliance tasks while providing clients direct access to dedicated GDPR jurists. The company registers as an external DPO with national authorities (CNIL, APD) and assumes responsibility for client compliance. Founded in 2021 and based in France, Dipeeo targets SMEs across sectors including banking, finance, tech, health, marketing and HR. By 2023 it reported more than €1 million in revenue and nearly 350 clients, positioning itself as the second declared DPO in France. Its platform centralizes legal documents, delivers detailed action plans and step‑by‑step tracking, and pairs automation with unlimited personalized legal support. Dipeeo plans to use new funding to accelerate growth, aim for French market leadership by 2025, and expand sustainably across Europe.

Team

  • Pierre-Henri Dentressangle

    Co-Founder and Managing Partner

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  • Valerie Gombart

    Co-Founder and Managing Partner

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  • Nicolas Amiet

    Associate

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  • Veronique Gauduchon

    CFO

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