• Blacknut

  Participated · Equity · Apr 2017

  Blacknut operates an on-demand, multi-screen streaming video gaming platform available by subscription. The service is in pre-launch with beta-testers and is targeting commercialization to the general public by the end of the year. Its catalog contains approximately 200 titles sourced from independent studios and existing actors and is being built by Oscar Barda and Nabil Laredj. The company is led by Olivier Avaro (CEO) and Eric Bustarret (CTO). Blacknut plans to continue developing and launching the platform in France and pursue expansion into Europe, the United States and Canada in 2018, which it expects to fuel with a future funding round.

• FabZat

  Participated · Series A · Jul 2015

  FabZat provides an in-app personalized merchandising service for videogames, enabling players to order 3D-printed figurines and other physical goods. The company offers 3D-printed figurines, t-shirts, posters, phone cases and more, delivering over 15,000 objects for games across more than 70 countries. FabZat’s platform supports Facebook, web and PC games and includes a shop plugin for iOS, Android and Unity. Led by CEO Florent Pitoun, the company targets the smart toys market and plans to expand its platform in the US and Europe using the new funding. FabZat operates from Bordeaux, France and San Francisco, California and combines in-game merchandising with on-demand manufacturing. FabZat offers an in-app shop that lets players order 3D‑printed, customized figurines and classic objects directly from their favourite games. The service transforms any character or virtual item into a real object that the company says is delivered in days. FabZat’s platform is already integrated with more than 10 developer partners (Asterix, Bulkypix, Leblox, Graal Online, Hills of Glory, Geek Resort and others) and several dozens of studios are integrating or testing the service. Led by CEO and co‑founder Florent Pitoun, the company is focused on commercial and technological deployment. The article reports the company intends to use new funding to accelerate those deployments. The company is based in Bègles, France.

• Kiwup

  Participated · Equity · Jan 2015

  Kiwup, launched in 2012 by CEO Vincent Swift, operates SimpleMail, an email marketing platform. SimpleMail lets users create, deliver and analyze email campaigns and currently serves more than 7,000 enterprises, primarily e-commerce sites and web agencies. The company also operates the email template marketplace Stamplia. Kiwup completed a €1.3m second funding round led by Xange Private Equity, with participation from Kima Ventures and Nestadio Capital. It previously raised €100k from Kima Ventures in October 2012. The company intends to use the funds to develop and launch a new version of SimpleMail in 2015 and to strengthen its eleven-person team by hiring technical profiles.

• Dynamixyz

  Participated · Equity · Jun 2014

  Dynamixyz develops a software suite for 3D facial animation that is described as simple to use and helps production studios save significant time and post-production costs. The company also pursues applications in security (facial recognition and behavior analysis) and training (serious games and e-learning). Investors were attracted by an estimated development potential of several hundred million dollars per year. Dynamixyz is portrayed as a “pure challenger” in its sector due to the precision of its technology. Notable successes include work on a music video for Kanye West and a contribution to Ubisoft Montréal’s Assassin’s Creed. With a recent capital injection, the company aims to accelerate its expansion into the North American market.

• PlanMeUp

  Participated · Equity · Oct 2012

  Plan Me Up operates a web and mobile app that helps users plan recreation and entertainment activities by providing a list of events tailored to users' interests and geographic location. The multiplatform service is free and available via web, iPhone, Android, Windows Phone and Windows 8. Founded in 2010 by Maxime Lamure and based in Boulogne Billancourt, France, the company was incubated by Télécom SudParis Entrepreneurs and supported by Oséo, Microsoft France and Scientipôle. Plan Me Up raised €100K in funding from Nestadio Capital and 3T Capital. The company intends to use the capital to strengthen both its offering and its social strategy. The product aims to make it easy to access relevant information to plan a weekend or visit an area without searching for hours.

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