Who we are
Alven is an independent early-stage venture capital firm with a successful track record of 5 successive funds backing more than 160 startups over 22 years. As of 2022 Alven has over €2b in funds under management.
Founded in 2000 by Guillaume Aubin & Charles Letourneur, Alven has kept growing over the years, from a first €8m institutional fund in 2000, to a sixth fund of €350m in 2022, consolidating its position as a leading European VC firm.
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Our History
May 2022
Alven announces its sixth generation fund, raising at its hard cap of €350M, exceeding the initial target of €300M, This is the largest early-stage fund raised in France.
April 2022
POC Pharma raises $10.3 million in Series A to build out digital go-to-market solutions in Pharma Industry
January 2022
Stoïk, the first cyber-insurance company in Europe, closes its first round of financing with a €3.8 million Seed
June 2021
Kaiko closes $24 million Series A to scale crypto financial data services for institutions
January 2022
Ankorstore reaches unicorn status in only two years with its last €250 million Series C funding round
April 2021
Europe’s leading B2B InsurTech Qover raises €20M to accelerate momentum globally
February 2021
Beam raises $9.5m Series A round to build a new way to collect ideas on the web
December 2020
Ankorstore raises €25m in a Series A round to boost independent retail across Europe
May 2018
Sézane acquired by General Atlantic
December 2016 – Alven V
Alven raises €250m for its fifth fund
A testimony of Alven’s continued dynamism, Alven’s fifth and largest-ever fund is launched only 3 years after its predecessor, consolidating Alven’s position as a leading European VC firm
January 2022
Record-breaking fundraising of €486 million for Qonto bringing its valuation to €4.4 billion.
November 2016
Stripe raises a $150m Series D led by CapitalG/Google and General Catalyst, reaches 9.2b valuation
March 2015
Heetch Seed Round
January 2015
Dataiku Seed Round
October 2014
Wit.ai Seed Round
September 2014
Akeneo Seed Round
November 2013
Bime Analytics Series A Round
March 2013
Sézane Series A Round
March 2013: Alven IV
Alven continues to establish itself as a perennial player in the European VC ecosystem, by launching its fourth fund in 2013, followed in 2019 by the Alven IV opportunity fund – both totalling €190m
September 2012
Drivy Seed Round
March 2012
OpenClassrooms Seed Round
June 2010
PeopleDoc Series A Round
December 2009
MeilleursAgents Series A Round
2008: Alven III
Following on its strong track record, Alven keeps growing in ambition & scope with its third, €100m fund, becoming one of the rare European funds over six-figure mark.
November 2006
SeLoger announces a €370m IPO
Mid-2000s
With ACII, Alven invested in 18 companies including Meiosys acquired by IBM in 2005, Realviz acquired by Autodesk in 2008, Pickup acquired by Geopost (LaPoste) in 2009
December 2005
Webhelp sold to Charterhouse in €83m LBO
2003: Alven II
Alven raises its second, €36M fund, Alven II
Despite an unfavorable global economy, Alven is able to leverage the stellar performance of its first fund to gradually increase its operations in a second institutional fund of 36m€
Fall 2000
Alven invests in SeLoger
Summer 2000
Webhelp Seed Round
Summer 2000: Alven created
Alven is created in Paris by Guillaume Aubin and Charles Letourneur, with a first institutional fund of 10m€
Focusing on tech & digital early-stage startups, Guillaume & Charles, two college friends, decide to leave their investment & corporate banking careers, investing their savings in budding startups