Participated · Equity · Jul 2026

NeoCem commercializes NeoFlash, an argile calcinée (calcined clay) product designed to replace part of clinker in cement formulations and cut associated CO2 emissions by as much as 90% in specific substitutions. The company uses a proprietary, high-efficiency flash-calcination process and recycles clays sourced from construction and demolition waste. NeoCem operates an industrial plant in Saint-Maximin (Hauts-de-France) and plans to scale that facility to 200,000 tonnes of NeoFlash production per year while recycling 300,000 tonnes of clays. The technology is described as mature and ready for large-scale deployment, and the offer already attracts interest from major construction firms. Financially, NeoCem recently raised €17 million from Crédit Mutuel Impact and a consortium of regional investors and banks, supplementing prior support from historical investors and the EU Innovation Fund to fund industrial expansion and commercial development.

Led · Equity · Jan 2020

Hootside, founded in 2017 and based at the Lille incubator Euratechnologies, builds an app offering a catalog of augmented-reality games. Its core product is an AR games app and immersive experiences, including past collaborations integrating Ubisoft franchises such as Assassin’s Creed and Rabbids. The company plans to use new funding to develop its AR games app, acquire rights to operate additional popular franchises, and expand its presence in France and internationally. The round will also finance a planned 60% increase in headcount. Hootside emphasizes technological and narrative innovation in geolocated open-world and site-based AR experiences. No operating metrics (revenue/users) are provided in the article.

Participated · Series A · Jan 2019

Sencrop builds connected weather stations and a subscription forecasting service that predicts microclimate conditions for farmers to help mitigate risks such as extreme weather and crop diseases. Its hardware stations measure temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and sunlight, and customers’ stations feed real-time crowdsourced data into Sencrop’s forecasting models. The company has sold over 20,000 weather stations and operates in 20 countries with offices in France, the Netherlands, the U.K., Germany, Spain and Italy; in France there is about one station per 20 square kilometers on average. Customers can view current conditions, export historical data, set alerts, choose between forecasting models, and access multiple subscription tiers. Sencrop integrates with decision-support tools like Rimpro, VitiMeteo, fruitweb, 360 viti and Idroplan to support agronomic decisions and irrigation management. The company plans to accelerate its international expansion, starting with North America, and recently raised an $18 million Series B. Sencrop is a French startup that sells connected weather stations and a data platform to help farmers monitor and manage their land. The company’s stations measure temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and other variables; units cost about $340–$570 each and are user-installable. Farmers pay a subscription (roughly $170–$340 per year) to access live sensor data and forecasting tools. Sencrop also operates a service marketplace where third parties can broadcast services such as disease-prediction alerts, inputs, insurance or buyers for output. About 5,000 farmers, winemakers and arborists—mostly in Europe—use the platform; Sencrop began with potato, vineyard and cereal users and now serves diverse farm sizes. With the new funding, the company plans to scale its community and expand into new markets.