Karista Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Early-stage venture capital firm supporting health and tech startups.

Founded

2001

Deals · 12mo

2

Links

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Stage focus

Series A

Series B

Geographic focus

France

Sector focus

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

44rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Incepto Medical	Sep 2026Participated	$16 MOther Equity
Leanspace	Nov 2025Participated	$12 MSeries A
TiHive Technologies	Oct 2025Participated	$9 MOther Equity
Look Up Space	Jun 2025Participated	$41 MSeries A
BforeAI	Jan 2025Participated	$10 MSeries B
Deemea	Jun 2024Led	$4 MSeed
BforeAI	Apr 2024Participated	$15 MSeries A
10Lines	Apr 2024Led	$2 MOther Equity
RebrAIn	Mar 2024Led	$4 MOther Equity
Heex Technologies	Jan 2024Participated	$7 MOther Equity
Beev	Nov 2023Participated	$3 MOther Equity
constellr	Jul 2023Led	$8 MSeed
Incepto Medical	Sep 2026Participated	$16 MOther Equity
Leanspace	Nov 2025Participated	$12 MSeries A
TiHive Technologies	Oct 2025Participated	$9 MOther Equity
Look Up Space	Jun 2025Participated	$41 MSeries A
BforeAI	Jan 2025Participated	$10 MSeries B
Deemea	Jun 2024Led	$4 MSeed
BforeAI	Apr 2024Participated	$15 MSeries A
10Lines	Apr 2024Led	$2 MOther Equity
RebrAIn	Mar 2024Led	$4 MOther Equity
Heex Technologies	Jan 2024Participated	$7 MOther Equity
Beev	Nov 2023Participated	$3 MOther Equity
constellr	Jul 2023Led	$8 MSeed

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Deal Distribution

Karista: 44 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	4	1
Series A	3	7
Series B	0	8
Series C+	0	3
Other Equity	5	13

Monthly Deal Activity

Karista: 44 deals are recorded across 198 months. All available history
Month	Deals
May '10	1
Jun '10	0
Jul '10	0
Aug '10	0
Sep '10	0
Oct '10	0
Nov '10	0
Dec '10	0
Jan '11	0
Feb '11	0
Mar '11	0
Apr '11	0
May '11	0
Jun '11	0
Jul '11	0
Aug '11	0
Sep '11	0
Oct '11	0
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	0
Jan '12	0
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	0
May '12	0
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	1
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	1
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	1
May '14	0
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	1
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	1
Apr '16	1
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	1
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	1
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	1
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	1
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	1
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	1
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	1
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	1
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	2
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	1
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	1
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	1
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	1
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	2
May '22	0
Jun '22	1
Jul '22	1
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	2
Oct '22	1
Nov '22	2
Dec '22	1
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	1
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	1
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	1
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	1
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	1
Apr '24	2
May '24	0
Jun '24	1
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	1
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	1
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	1
Nov '25	1
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	1
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Karista: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (22 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Health & Life Sciences	22
AI & Machine Learning	11
Enterprise Software	7
Hardware & Robotics	7
Data, Analytics & IT	6
Cybersecurity & Privacy	5
Space & Frontier Tech	5
Transportation & Logistics	5
Networks, Cloud & Communication	5
Manufacturing	3
Travel & Hospitality	2
E-Commerce & Retail	2
Marketing & Advertising	2
Professional Services	2
Real Estate & Construction	1
Consumer & Lifestyle	1
Fintech	1
Food & Agriculture	1
Social & Community Platforms	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Karista: 44 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	19
$5M-$10M	7
$10M-$25M	9
$25M-$50M	7
$50M-$100M	2
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 4 of 4 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Karista: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (39 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
Europe	39
10019	3
Australia	1
United States	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Karista: 20 co-investors are shown, with Bpifrance sharing 13 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Bpifrance	13
Credit Mutuel Innovation	7
Addendum Capital	3
Go Capital	3
Omnes Capital	3
360 Capital Partners	2
42CAP	2
Anaxago	2
Andera Partners	2
BioMedPartners	2
BNP Paribas Développement	2
Innovacom	2
iXO Private Equity	2
Karma Ventures	2
LBO France	2
NCI Waterstart	2
Newton Biocapital	2
Serena Capital	2
Sofinnova Partners	2
SYN Ventures	2