• E-Blink

  Participated · Equity · Dec 2013

  EBlink develops wireless "FrontLink" fronthaul systems designed to enable faster deployment of 3G, 4G and future 5G networks. Its technology supports multi-gigabit connections and can act as an extension to fiber optic links. The company intends to use the new financing to introduce its Wireless Fronthaul technology on the international market. EBlink is led by Managing Director Christian Bittar, who is also one of the co-founding backers. The firm cites demand driven by traffic growth from smartphones and tablets as a driver for its solutions. Since its creation in 2005 the company has raised over €20m. E-Blink develops and manufactures the Wireless Remote Radio Head™ solution, which provides a radio link between base stations located on the ground and network antennas, eliminating the need for coaxial cables or fiber optics. The company’s products are validated and used by many mobile operators around the world. Founded in 2005 and based in Paris, France, E-Blink focuses on alternative solutions for base station deployment in mobile networks and handles both development and manufacturing. The company received a €7m equity investment and intends to use the capital for commercial development. The financing involves a government-backed investor alongside existing private investors, underscoring both public and private support for its market expansion. E-Blink designs and develops alternative solutions for the deployment of mobile network base stations. The company has developed the EB1 system, which eliminates the need for coaxial cables or short-range fiber optics on base stations. The EB1 is available for 2G and 3G operating frequencies and can be used to upgrade existing sites as well as for new installations. E-Blink is based in Boussy Saint Antoine, France, and was founded in 2005 by Alain Rolland and Christian Bittar. The company completed a €6m financing round and plans to use the funds to expand abroad and support research and development activities, according to co-founder Christian Bittar. The financing is intended to support both international expansion and continued product development.

• Captain Dash

  Led · Equity · Apr 2013

  Captain Dash offers a cloud-focused big data dashboard platform aimed at the marketing community, providing customizable dashboards that surface KPIs across social, web traffic, sales, and marketing spend. The product leverages Hadoop and cloud architecture and connects to sources including Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Google Analytics, and Atlas. It provides iOS and Windows 8 apps and emphasizes synchronization and an easy user experience for multi-channel tracking. The service uses a freemium model that allows up to 20 connected data sources before an upgrade is required. The company was founded in 2010 by Gilles Babinet and Bruno Walther and reports roughly 30 employees split between Paris and Tunis. Captain Dash has raised capital to support its product and cloud strategy as described below.

• eYeka

  Participated · Equity · Jan 2010

  Eyeka operates a crowdsourcing platform that connects brands and ad agencies with a community of creators who produce videos and photos based on briefs. Its community exceeds 75,000 members and in 2009 the company ran 60 campaigns for major brands and agencies including Coca-Cola, eBay, Nike, Philips, Danone and Hewlett Packard, and agencies such as Young & Rubicam and Publicis. The platform supports multiple languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese). Eyeka is based in Paris and Singapore (about 20 and 5 employees respectively) and has announced plans to open a London office. Winners selected by brands or agencies are rewarded, allowing Eyeka to deliver lower-cost creative executions while providing outsized payouts to successful contributors. Management indicated the business could have reached break-even but chose to accelerate growth and reinvest.

No current team members are available.