
Frst is a seed-stage venture firm focused on supporting a new generation of French entrepreneurs with global ambitions.
A €60m fund, Frst was created in 2019 by the team previously operating Otium Venture (Payfit, Doctrine, Owkin...)
A €60m fund, Frst was created in 2019 by the team previously operating Otium Venture (Payfit, Doctrine, Owkin...)
Location: France, Ile-de-France
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2019
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed
Portfolio 14
Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
23.06.2023 | LightOn | lighton.ai | - | - |
23.06.2023 | Owkin | owkin.com | $332M | Metropolit... |
23.06.2023 | Comet | comet.co | $4.2M | France, Il... |
23.06.2023 | Shippeo | shippeo.com | $105.78M | France, Il... |
23.06.2023 | Doctrine | doctrine.fr | $11.6M | France, Il... |
23.06.2023 | PayFit UK | payfit.com | $497.45M | United Kin... |
16.04.2023 | Octoly | octoly.com | $11.2M | - |
11.06.2021 | Polar | polaranalytics.co | $9M | - |
15.05.2021 | Riot | tryriot.com | $12M | France, Il... |
10.02.2021 | Cajoo | cajoo.eu | $47.2M | France, Il... |
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Persons 4
Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
- | Pierre | Entremont | Co-Founder... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | p****e@frs... | France, Il... |
- | Bruno | Raillard | Co-Founder... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | b***o@frst... | France, Il... |
- | Gabriel | de Vinzell... | Partner | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | g*****l@fr... | France, Il... |
- | Louise | Boucher | Associate | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | l****e@frs... | - |
Mentions in press and media 25
Date | Title | Description |
16.01.2025 | The Future of HR: Maki's AI Revolution and the Sustainability Challenge of Generative AI | In the bustling world of human resources, a new player is making waves. Maki, a Paris-based startup, has just secured €26 million in Series A funding. This isn’t just another tech company; it’s a game-changer. Maki aims to transform HR from... |
15.01.2025 | Maki raises €26 million to further HR efficiency with conversational AI agents | Maki, the Paris-based conversational AI agent focused on talent acquisition, has announced the successful closing of its EUR €26 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Blossom Capital, with participation from DST Global and ex... |
25.10.2024 | Attention: $14 Million (Series A) Secured To Transform Customer Conversations Into Insights | Attention, a platform that transforms customer conversations into actionable insights, announced $14 million in Series A funding to power its next phase of growth. Alven led this funding round, which also included Eniac, 645 Ventures, Aglae... |
24.10.2024 | Attention Raises $14M to Enhance Sales with AI-Powered Automations | Attention, the platform that transforms customer conversations into actionable insights, announced today its $14 million Series A funding to power its next phase of growth. The investment was led by Alven, with participation from Eniac, 645... |
17.04.2024 | Paris-based Dark bags €5.6M to remove dangerous space debris; this SpaceX investor joins the round | Read this article in: Dark, a Paris-based space company focusing on orbital security, announced that it has secured $6M (approximately €5.63M) in extension to its Seed funding round. This round adds to the $5M Dark raised in 2021. The Frenc... |
17.07.2023 | Rising Titans of FinTech: Ile-de-France’s 15 Pioneering Finance Startups | Table of Contents show 1 1. SheeldMarket 2 2. Vybe 3 3. Aria 4 4. Fygr 5 5. mondaycar 6 6. KIMPA – Impact Investing 7 7. Frst 8 8. EquiSafe 9 9. WAGAS Group 10 10. KLS 11 11. Global Sovereign Advisory 12 12. Akiba Business Partn... |
26.06.2023 | France’s Frst announce first close of new fund at €72 million | Parisian seed fund dedicated solely to French startups, Frst has announced the first close of its newest fund at €72 million. According to the firm, this makes them the largest of their kind with over €200 million in assets managed or advis... |
25.06.2023 | French VC firm Frst reaches $80 million first close for its new seed fund | Frst, the Paris-based VC firm with no vowel in its name, is in the process of raising its second fund. The firm has already reached a first closing of €72 million (nearly $80 million at today’s exchange rate). And if there’s one thing to sa... |
06.06.2023 | French API security platform Escape raises €3.6 million and plans to double its team | French API security platform Escape has raised €3.6 million which will allow the company's plans to double its team’s size, hire international sales specialists and engineers and develop new security features. The Seed funding round was led... |
27.04.2023 | Bastion raises €2.5 million to give SMBs a fighting chance in the battle against cyberattacks | SMEs are prime targets for ransomware and phishing attacks. Why? Because small teams or local businesses have neither the know-how or the budget for a cybersecurity specialist on staff - and given that 'human error' is one of the main ‘gate... |
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