Bpifrance Green Venture

Overview

Bpifrance Green Venture is a French investment fund managed by Bpifrance Investissement, dedicated to supporting companies developing green technologies and sustainable solutions. The fund focuses on sectors such as smart mobility, renewable energies, circular economy, green chemistry, and sustainable agriculture and food. It invests in startups with high environmental impact innovations, aiming to accelerate their growth and international expansion. The fund typically invests between €1 million and €10 million, seeking co-investment with private actors in a smart investor approach. It manages funds like Ecotechnologies I & II and Ville de Demain, supporting startups in their commercialization, international deployment, and technology industrialization phases. The team is part of Bpifrance's Innovation Department and has over €600 million under management. Bpifrance Green Venture has a portfolio of over 30 companies, including Oceanwings, Phenix, ZEI, Vulog, Naio Technologies, Pili, Elicit Plant, and Micropep. The fund's investment strategy emphasizes active participation in the acceleration phases of portfolio companies, financing their development and international expansion. It operates as a minority investor, focusing on long-term investments adapted to the company's lifecycle, and is active in governance and support through Bpifrance Le Hub and its network of contacts.

Investment Focus

• Companies developing green technologies and sustainable solutions in sectors such as smart mobility, renewable energies, circular economy, green chemistry, and sustainable agriculture and food.

Portfolio Companies