Investors
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Alma Capital Finance invests seed capital in companies in the areas of Software, Microelectronics and Energy that are in early stages of development. Alma provides its portfolio companies with direct support for the definition of their strategy and business model, and helps them to find strategic customers and partnerships as well as additional funding for further development. |
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Aster Capital is a venture capital firm sponsored by Alstom, Schneider Electric and Rhodia. Aster focus on early to later stage minority investments where they can leverage the skills, assets and experience of their sponsors to create significant value in promising technologies. Aster has offices in Europe, North-America and China. |
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Emertec Gestion, based in Grenoble (France), is one of the few venture capitalists in Europe to concentrate on the creation of innovative companies that use results derived from scientific research. It manages 4 funds currently amounting to more than 100 M€. Emertec 2, which invests in Tiempo, is dedicated to early-stage investments in Europe in the microelectronics-related high tech sectors. |
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Idinvest Partners is a leading pan-European mid-market private equity firm. With €3Bn under management, Idinvest Partners is active across different segments, including direct investments (growth equity, venture capital, and LBO), mezzanine, secondary transactions, and primary commitments to funds. Founded in 1997 as AGF Private Equity, Idinvest Partners was a subsidiary of Allianz until May 2010, when it became independent. With the support of Idinvest Partners, many companies have been able to grow and succeed globally. Recent success stories include Converteam (sold to General Electric), Zealand Pharmaceuticals (IPO on NASDAQ OMX), Dailymotion (sold to Orange), or Kwik Fit (sold to Itochu Corporation). |
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INPG Entreprise SA is a subsidiary of Grenoble Institute of Technology, the leading French engineering school based in Grenoble. It is a private company which uses dedicated skills and resources in developing innovative business projects. INPG Entreprise SA finances innovative start-ups and offers them a wide range of tailored-services. |
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Viveris Management is a well-established third-party management company specialized in Private Equity financing of unlisted SMEs. Launched in 2000, it manages M€ 450 in assets with a current investment portfolio of 130 companies and an investment team of 29 professionals. Viveris Management has developed an expertise focused on financial innovation and asset diversification into market niches such as Emerging Private Equity, Real Estate, and renewable energies. Investments decisions target unlisted SMEs typically at early stage (minority shares, first or second round of financing) and leading projects innovation to be followed up all along their development. Venture Capital funds under management currently account for M€ 192 in assets, 40 portfolio companies, and 4 to 6 new deals per year. They raised M€ 15 in assets in 2008. |






