Karista is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in ambitious projects. For the past 20 years, we have been backing and guiding more than 90 companies from inception to success in Health, Digital, and Technology. Because we believe that investment is not only about money but mainly about people, we provide support to our founders and entrepreneurs very early-on.
We come from different backgrounds and bring various skills to help nurturing our portfolio companies on many levels. We are currently investing out of our fourth fund and the Paris Region Venture Fund (PRVF), sponsored by the Paris Region. We will soon be launching our new fund CosmiCapital, sponsored by the CNES and focusing on NewSpace
We come from different backgrounds and bring various skills to help nurturing our portfolio companies on many levels. We are currently investing out of our fourth fund and the Paris Region Venture Fund (PRVF), sponsored by the Paris Region. We will soon be launching our new fund CosmiCapital, sponsored by the CNES and focusing on NewSpace
Location: France, Ile-de-France
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2001
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 60
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 24.07.2023 | Constellr | constellr.com | $30.07M | Germany, B... |
| 22.06.2023 | Lookup spa... | lookupspace.com | $15.39M | France, Oc... |
| 14.02.2023 | Exotrail | exotrail.com | $75.48M | France, Il... |
| 10.05.2022 | Miratlas | miratlas.com | $2.11M | France, Pr... |
| 25.11.2021 | BABYSAFE S... | babysafe.solutions | - | France, Au... |
| 25.11.2021 | i-lunch | ilunch.fr | - | Metropolit... |
| 25.11.2021 | Sitowie | sitowie.fr | - | France, Il... |
| 25.11.2021 | DEO Care | deo.care | $4.25M | Belgium |
| 25.11.2021 | Fuzzy Logi... | flr.io | - | - |
| 28.05.2021 | moveUP | moveup.care | $8.58M | Belgium, B... |
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Mentions in press and media 24
| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.04.2025 | SamanTree Medical closes Series B extension, bringing total financing to $20M | SamanTree Medical has developed the Histolog Scanner, a CE-marked and FDA cleared device, that enables rapid high-resolution imaging of fresh tissue surfaces during surgery. This breakthrough technology allows pathologists and surgeons to ... |
| 14.01.2025 | BforeAI Secures Series B Funding to Preempt Malicious Attacks Through PreCrime AI | Funded by Titanium Ventures, investment will accelerate growth into new markets BforeAI, the world’s fastest and most accurate predictive attack intelligence and digital risk protection solution, announced today the company has closed an ov... |
| 28.10.2024 | Ramdam: The New Wave of AI-Driven Advertising | In the bustling world of digital marketing, where attention spans are fleeting and competition is fierce, a new player has emerged. Ramdam, an AI-powered platform, is reshaping the landscape of user-generated content (UGC) for advertisers. ... |
| 28.10.2024 | Ramdam Raises $3.15 Million to Scale its AI-Powered Creator Ad Platform | Ramdam, the AI-powered platform redefining user-generated content (UGC) production for advertisers, announced the closing of a $3.15 million seed funding round. Led by The Moon Venture, Paris Region Venture Fund, and Data Tech Fund, with su... |
| 25.10.2024 | Ramdam: AI-Based Creator Ad Platform Raises $3.15 Million (Seed) | Ramdam, an AI-based platform redefining user-generated content (UGC) production for advertisers, announced the closing of a $3.15 million seed funding round. This funding round was led by The Moon Venture, Paris Region Venture Fund, and Dat... |
| 27.07.2024 | TRiCares: Medical Device Company Raises $50 Million In Series D | TRiCares SAS, a privately held pioneer in the minimally invasive treatment of tricuspid regurgitation, announced it has raised $50 million (€46 million) in a Series D funding round. The funding round was raised from a single strategic inves... |
| 10.11.2023 | Paris-based Beev secures €3M to create an ecosystem around electric mobility | Read this article in: Paris-based Beev, a partner for a “smooth” transition to electric mobility, announced that it has secured €3M in a fresh round of funding to accelerate the electrification of businesses. The investment came from Founde... |
| 14.03.2023 | Parisian VC firm Karista says French, UK, and German funds remain top healthtech investors | Early-stage VC firm Karista, has published the third edition of its European Mapping of Digital Health Funds report, and according to their research, European healthtech startups raised nearly €4.9 billion in 2022, indicating growth in the ... |
| 29.11.2022 | Smart data management startup Heex Technologies closes €3.2 million round | Heex Technologies, a French smart data management startup that helps developers tackle delivery of AI apps, has closed on a €3.2 million pre-seed round led by early-stage VC firm Karista. The funding is made up of €2 million of equity and €... |
| 11.11.2022 | Estonian Karma Ventures co-leads the €4M Series A round for Bfore.AI | Estonian Karma Ventures co-leads the €4M Series A round for Bfore.AI 11 November, 2022, 18:01 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> Estonian Karma Ventures and France-he... |
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