Serena
Name:
Paris
Location:
France
Location:
HQ:
Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, DeepTech, SaaS, B2C
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Foundation:
2008
Founder(s):
Marc Fournier, Philippe Hayat, Xavier Lorphelin
Head(s):
Number of employees:
11 - 50
Industry:
-
Total founding:
Last funding type:
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Fund Size:
Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed
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Portfolio:
Dataiku, AramisAuto, Augure, LaFourchette, Melty Group, Prestashop, SanteVet, WorldStores more here
Short description:
Founded in 2008 by Marc Fournier, Philippe Hayat and Xavier Lorphelin, Serena Capital is an investment structure recognized in France and Europe with more than 250 million euros under management. Highly active on the innovation and digital markets (Internet & Media, Mobile & Telecom, Software, Big Data, Electronics), the company invest up to 15 million euros in innovative, strong growth, companies (AramisAuto, Augure, LaFourchette, Melty Group, Prestashop, SanteVet, WorldStores, etc.).
Entrepreneurship is Serena Capital’s DNA. Its team members have created more than a dozen successful businesses for themselves. Their desire is to provide all participants with a network of expertise and unique hands-on experience. It is thanks to this dynamism that Serena Capital built, hand in hand with the entrepreneurs that it finances, some great success stories.
In addition to this entrepreneurial energy, the Serena Capital team provides strategic and operational support for the growth of companies in its portfolio and enables them to be more effective in their operational execution. To do this, the fund mobilizes its "Growth Enabler ": its business experts each specialized and experienced in the various operational areas of the business: finance, sales, marketing, human resources, logistics, customer relations, etc.