Participated · Equity · Nov 2023

Beev, founded in 2020 and based in Paris, offers 100% electric multi-brand vehicles on lease and turnkey solutions for acquiring electric vehicles and compatible charging stations. Its digital platform supports online signing, transparent pricing, and flexible payment options. The company has installed charging stations for over 2,000 clients, including Burger King, Cuisinella, UNESCO, and Veolia, and reports having saved over 10,000 tonnes of CO2. Beev plans to use the new funding to broaden its portfolio of electric vehicles and charging solutions, advance greener electric mobility offerings for businesses, and intensify efforts to minimize its carbon footprint. The company also intends to expand its team and is hiring a Product Designer and a Customer Care Specialist. Beev is a 100% digital sales platform founded in 2019 that assists individuals and companies with purchasing electric vehicles, setting up charging stations, and securing subsidies. The company reported €4M of business volume and €300k of turnover in 2021, with roughly +15% monthly growth, ~500 requests per month, hundreds of cars sold, and an average of one car and one charging station sold per day. Labeled Greentech Innovation by the Ministry of Ecological Transition, Beev was incubated by HEC Paris and accelerated at the Moove Lab (Station F). Future plans include reducing the cost of recharging infrastructure via an optimized algorithm and building a reliable residual-value database to optimize EV sales. The startup intends to double its workforce (from 20 to add ~20 roles in 2022), strengthen R&D and sales, and expand its international activity mainly across Europe. The company’s mission is to simplify the electric transition and scale its 100% online offering to accelerate decarbonization of car fleets.

Led · Equity · May 2023

GAYA, founded in 2021 by Amélie Guicheney and Jacques Bonneville, makes affordable electric cargo bikes designed to ease daily life for urban families and is present in Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux and Nantes. Its product line includes two lengths (Compact and Cargo) with up to 160 kg payload, capacity for multiple passengers, remote locking, turn signals, horn, headlight and brake light. The company reports €2.5M of turnover in nine months, more than 1,000 bikes sold, 2,500 bike tests and early models logging 300,000 km. GAYA opened a workshop-boutique on the Canal Saint‑Martin and provides maintenance through 400 approved repairers as well as a geolocation solution to fight theft. The startup plans to accelerate deployment in major French cities, expand into Europe from 2024, relocate assembly and part of production to France, and develop a new range co-built with customers for spring 2024. The founders emphasize co-construction with customers and aim to position GAYA as the preferred family mobility alternative in cities.

Led · Seed · Mar 2023

Chango operates an online marketplace focused on electric micromobility, combining product listings with advisory tools to guide purchase decisions (comparisons, guides, tests, and video consultations with mobility experts). The platform sells exclusively electric bikes, scooters, quadricycles and accessories selected for quality, maintainability and price. It also helps users access financing and subsidies, offers maintenance services and insurance-selection assistance, and provides brands with shop-in-shop presentation features including videos, detailed product sheets and 3D vehicle visualization. After an initial test phase launched in September 2022, Chango positions itself as a reference online player for electric micromobility by prioritizing a service-oriented, reassuring buying experience. The company raised seed funding to accelerate commercial development and expand its offering. Planned product and service expansions include access to a local after-sales service network, a long-term rental offering, and, in the longer term, a second-hand product line and end-of-life vehicle take-back.

Led · Series A · Feb 2021

Vroomly is a Parisian startup operating an online reservation platform for garages and a recently launched parts marketplace. Three years after its launch and following a €2M seed round, it now attracts about 1 million unique monthly visitors and partners with 3,000 garages. Last year the company generated more than €10M in workshop revenue with an average ticket of €180. The parts marketplace, launched two months ago, already counts over 600 garage clients. Vroomly plans to use new funding to double its headcount over the next two years and to expand and broaden its panel of services. The company aims to evolve into a SaaS reference for European garages and expects to enter another country within 18–24 months. Vroomly operates an online comparison platform that helps consumers find and price car repair and maintenance services. Launched in October 2016 by Alexis Frerejean and Jean-Philippe Coutard, the service uses an algorithm to calculate the fair price of a service near a customer’s home. The platform also incorporates a system of verified reviews to certify garages in each region. The company said it will use newly raised funds to expand operations and its business reach across France. The announcement highlighted geographic and marketplace growth as primary near-term priorities.

Led · Series A · Jun 2019

Swiftly has built a cloud-based big data platform specifically for public transit data and operations. It leverages big data and sophisticated algorithms to improve reliability and efficiency, and provides a suite of APIs to integrate services with other modes of transportation. The company says its technology can improve arrival predictions by up to 30% and complete planning projects up to 90% faster. Swiftly serves more than 90 transit agencies, supports over 5,500 transit professionals, and impacts over 1.6 billion passenger-trips per year. Sales have doubled year-over-year, and the company plans to use the new investment to accelerate product development. With added resources from JMI Equity, Swiftly intends to double headcount and expand customer-facing teams to serve more agencies and operators globally. Notable customers include SEPTA, MBTA, MDOT MTA, Miami-Dade Transit, Capital Metro, VIA, VTA, ComfortdelGro (Australia), SAPTA (Adelaide), Straeto (Iceland), and Region Värmland (Sweden). Swiftly provides a software-as-a-service platform that helps cities and transit agencies manage fleets, identify schedule or route issues, and improve service reliability. The company offers real-time passenger information that predicts bus arrival times and is reportedly up to 30% more accurate than existing systems. Its data platform gathers insights and analyzes historical data to inform route planning and stop placement; one customer used Swiftly's insights to change traffic lights to prioritize late buses. Swiftly is integrated into rider-facing tools such as Google Maps and city transit apps and is intended to operate behind the scenes for agencies. The company currently works with more than 50 cities and 2,500 transit professionals, powering over 1.2 billion passenger trips per year. With the new funding, Swiftly plans to expand to several hundred cities in the U.S. and worldwide. Swiftly offers enterprise data analytics and real-time passenger information software aimed at improving transit system performance and service reliability for cities and transit agencies. Its platform is used to deliver real-time passenger information and operational analytics. The company has deployed solutions in large metro areas such as Chicago and Boston, as well as scores of small- to mid-size cities. Led by Co-Founder and CEO Jonathan Simkin, Swiftly targets public transit and broader mobility services. Financially, the company announced a $2.5M funding round to support growth. The stated use of proceeds includes international expansion. Swiftly (formerly Swyft) launched out of beta in San Francisco and aims to be the “Waze” for public transit. The app uses an algorithm called Metronome that combines MUNI’s GPS data with crowdsourced inputs and machine learning to predict arrival times down to the second. It lists nearby stops with countdown timers, shows walking and biking alternatives (including estimated calories burned), and integrates UberX pricing and timing. Swiftly has gathered about 45,000 users during its beta period. Co-founder Jonny Simkin is cited discussing the company’s approach to improving accuracy as trips get closer in time. The product positions itself as a competitor to Nextbus, Moovit, Routesy and similar transit apps.