Participated · Series A · May 2020

PlayPlay offers a powerful yet easy-to-use SaaS platform that lets marketing, communications, HR and social teams create high-quality, on‑brand videos without filming or editing skills. Its product includes ready-to-use templates, advanced customizable branding, and features aimed at turning messages into compelling video content. Thousands of marketing and communications teams use PlayPlay to produce videos for client highlights, internal announcements, and recruitment. The company emphasizes simplicity paired with powerful capabilities to deliver strategic enterprise value above other video tools. Founded in 2017 by Thibaut Machet, Aurélien Dayres and Clément Moracin, PlayPlay is focused on strengthening organizations' connections with their audiences through video. The company plans to use new funding to enhance the platform, accelerate international expansion, grow its first US-based office in New York City, and hire 100 employees across Europe and North America. PlayPlay offers a self-serve SaaS platform that lets comms, marketing and social teams create high-quality video content in minutes without filming or editing skills. Its product rests on three pillars: extreme simplicity (no training required), motion-design technology that aims to match agency production quality, and a storytelling library of about 200 video templates. Typical customers are communication, marketing and social teams at mid-to-large companies; named customers include Axa, Heineken and Orange, and the tool is also used for outdoor screen advertising. PlayPlay positions itself between low-end online video makers and costly agencies, aiming to deliver agency-grade output with an easy user experience. The company sells two pricing tiers: Business at €200 per month/user and Enterprise starting at €500 per month/user.

Participated · Series A · Jul 2019

Georges provides a SaaS-based, machine learning-powered platform that automates accounting and tax for freelancers, including doctors, lawyers and architects. The software connects to professional bank accounts, reviews every transaction, automatically tags revenues, fills in paperwork and sends it to the relevant tax administration. Founded in 2016 by Cômes Fouques and based in Lyon, the company has focused initially on medical professionals and has already taken a fair share of that market. Georges emphasizes product design excellence. The company plans to use new funding to double its team and is actively recruiting 40 new profiles, including data scientists and developers. It also intends to accelerate its business reach into European markets.

Participated · Equity · Mar 2018

Privateaser is a Paris, France-based provider of an event planning and management platform. Led by CEO Nicolas Furlani, it offers individuals and businesses a catalog of more than 3,000 bars, restaurants and rooms to book and organize evenings or seminars. The company raised €10m in funding to accelerate development of its platform and to expand its business reach in France and abroad. The round was led by Serena Capital with participation from ISAI, FJ Labs and Kerala Ventures. The fundraising was reported by FinSMEs on 13 March 2018. The article does not disclose revenue, user numbers, valuation, or the instrument type used in the raise. Privateaser operates an online platform that enables users to book venues—bars, restaurants and similar spaces—for hosting events. The platform is free for users; Privateaser monetizes by charging the venue. The company reports around 600,000 users, including 400,000 users and 500 companies in 2016. Founded in 2014, Privateaser recently raised funding to accelerate product development and customer experience. CEO Nicolas Furlani said the capital will support expansion across France, tests of the platform in Spain, and hiring 50 new employees over the next two years.

Participated · Equity · Mar 2015

AdotMob operates a proprietary platform that optimizes programmatic media buying for mobile and tablet, and develops innovative interactive formats for mobile. The company serves advertisers and media agencies and lists clients including BlaBlaCar, Spotify and Hello Bank!. AdotMob reported a turnover of more than €1m in its first year of operation. Founded in early 2014 by Yannis Yahiaoui and Thomas Zaepffel and based in Paris, the company combines programmatic technology with machine-learning capabilities. It plans to use new funding to recruit ten engineers and consultants and accelerate development of its programmatic platform and machine-learning algorithms. AdotMob intends to grow its business in France and abroad.