Qonto raises a record-breaking fund of €486 million bringing its valuation to €4.4 billion.
Ankorstore reaches unicorn status in only two years with its last €250 million Series C funding round
Dataiku everyday AI in the enterprise story.
Kaiko closes $24 million Series A to scale crypto financial data services for institutions
Akeneo raises a $135 Million Series D
Frichti and Gorillas are joining forces to shape the future of quick commerce.
Cardiologs AI serving cardiology acquired by Philips
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Nicolas Cohen 
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Ning Li 
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Romain Lapeyre 
« Alven c’est le bon équilibre entre être présent et savoir s'effacer. Leader une levée de fond et accompagner sur des sujets précis via sa platform mais ne pas être trop intrusif et laisser les entrepreneurs faire ce qu’ils savent faire de mieux »
Steve Anavi 
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Carole Juge-Llewellyn 
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Sacha Lazimi 
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Jean-Nicolas Vernin 
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Alven is an independent venture investment firm with a successful track record of 5 successive funds backing more than 130 startups over 20 years.
Our team consists in seasoned investors and functional experts with significant startup experience, to identify promising startups and accelerate their growth.
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Venture Capitals and AI-powered startups
When investigating an AI startup for a funding round, it is often difficult to distinguish impactful AI solutions from ideas that only use AI as a buzzword or marketing catalyst. We had the chance to work on the review of more than 100 academic references on AI startups, in the context of Maxime Lhoustau’s Master Thesis for HEC Paris and TU Munich. In this article, you will find the key takeaways.
ReadKaiko announces a $53M Series B
The funding will enable Kaiko to further consolidate its position as the global industry reference for centralized and decentralized digital assets data services.
ReadLess than a year after raising its seed round, Stoïk completes an €11M Series A round
The company is announcing its Series A from prestigious investors to support its growth and expansion plans. Andreessen Horowitz, founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, is one of the world’s largest and pre-eminent venture capital funds. Known for investments in companies such as Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Airbnb, and more recently Pinterest and Slack, a16z is joining the Stoïk journey alongside existing investors Alven and Anthemis Group.
ReadCarbonfact raises $2m to develop Carbon Management Software for the Fashion Industry
One year after launching, Carbonfact announces a $2million seed round led by Alven.
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