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BNP Paribas
Corporate · Founded 1848 · Paris, France
BNP Paribas is a prominent European bank with a global footprint, operating in 65 countries and employing over 190,000 people, including 145,000 in Europe. The bank is structured into three main divisions: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services, Investment & Protection Services, and Corporate & Institutional Banking. The Commercial, Personal Banking & Services division encompasses all retail banking networks and specialized businesses such as BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval. This division serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, and corporates, offering solutions in financing, investment, savings, and protection insurance. The Investment & Protection Services division provides savings, investment, and protection solutions, catering to both individual and institutional clients. The Corporate & Institutional Banking division focuses on corporate and institutional clients, delivering a range of services from financing to investment banking. BNP Paribas has a strong presence in Europe, with domestic markets in Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. It is the European leader in consumer lending through BNP Paribas Personal Finance. The bank is also expanding its integrated retail-banking model in Mediterranean countries, Turkey, Eastern Europe, and the western United States. Additionally, BNP Paribas holds top positions in Europe for its Corporate & Institutional Banking and Investment & Protection Services, with a growing presence in the Americas and Asia-Pacific.
The funds BNP Paribas backs.
BNP Paribas is a limited partner in 50 funds. 3 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking, and the best-ranked are shown here.
BNP Paribas’ biggest exits.
Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from BNP Paribas’ transaction record.
Where BNP Paribas’ portfolio is concentrated.
Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 496 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.
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France192
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USA54
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India45
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UK29
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Germany23
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Italy18
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Spain12
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Sweden10
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Belgium9
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Australia7
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Netherlands7
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Brazil6
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Energy118
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Fintech78
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Transportation63
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Enterprise Software51
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Health41
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Food32
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Real Estate30
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Telecom21
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Travel19
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Marketing16
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Home Living15
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Media14
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Series B+89
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Series A72
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Seed51
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Mature132
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Late Growth130
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Breakout Stage127
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Early Growth107
Inside BNP Paribas’ portfolio.
The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 496 tracked.
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VeWhere BNP Paribas’ portfolio founders come from.
59 founders across the 100 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.
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France28
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United States10
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Italy6
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United Kingdom5
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Belgium2
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India2
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Mexico2
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Australia1
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Czechia1
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Peru1
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ESSEC Business School4
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École Polytechnique - IP Paris3
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HEC Paris3
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Technical University of Denmark3
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University of Padua3
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Bordeaux Institute of Technology - ENSMAC2
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Centrale Lille2
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Harvard University2
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KU Leuven2
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Paris Nanterre University2
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Altran Technologies India2
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Evertale2
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INRA2
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Michelin2
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Sorin Group2
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Accenture1
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April1
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Athena Art Financial1
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Bausch Health Companies1
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BBDO Worldwide1
Other LPs.
Other corporate and insurance LPs in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to BNP Paribas by combined power-law score — Europe first, then the nearest worldwide.
Key people at BNP Paribas.
