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Elaia

Venture Capital · Founded 2002 · Paris, France

Early-stage venture capital firm investing in European tech and deep-tech startups from inception through growth

143 portfolio companies Venture Capital · $3.8B invested · 224 investments · Investor rank #807 · Last investment 7/2026
Portfolio companies 143 ↑ 51% 5y
Decacorns 0
Thoroughbreds 4 ↑ 33% 5y
01 · Biggest holdings

Elaia’s biggest current holdings.

The most valuable companies Elaia still holds — unicorns and thoroughbreds it has backed, ordered by Dealroom’s latest valuation. Companies that have been acquired or gone public are in Exits instead. Where a cap table names Elaia directly, the stake and its estimated value are shown too.

#CompanyEst. stakeValuationEst. value
  1. 1 MiraklUnicorn · Marketing · France 5.5% $3.5B $192M
  2. 2 Proxima FusionUnicorn · Energy · Germany $2.6B
  3. 3 Shift TechnologyUnicorn · Security · France $1.0B

Estimated value = Elaia’s disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. See the underlying cap tables on Dealroom →

02 · Portfolio analysis

Where Elaia’s portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 143 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. France142
  2. USA12
  3. Spain11
  4. UK7
  5. Germany4
  6. Israel3
  7. Belgium2
  8. Switzerland2
By sectorCount
  1. Enterprise Software53
  2. Health37
  3. Marketing27
  4. Fintech17
  5. Security17
  6. Media11
  7. Food8
  8. Energy7
  9. Semiconductors7
  10. Legal5
  11. Robotics5
  12. Transportation5
By stage enteredCount
  1. Seed73
  2. Series A53
  3. Series B+16
By growth stageCount
  1. Early Growth112
  2. Breakout Stage57
  3. Late Growth13
  4. Mature1
03 · Portfolio market map

Inside Elaia’s portfolio.

The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 143 tracked.

Mirakl
Marketing · Unicorn
$3.5B
Proxima Fusion
Energy · Unicorn
$2.6B
Shift Technology
Security · Unicorn
$1.0B
SIGFOX
Telecom
$25M
H Company
Enterprise Software
$370M
Dexory
Robotics
$500M
Ornikar
Education
$750M
Alice & Bob
Semiconductors
$440M
Aqemia
Health
$158M
Vibe
Media
$410M
Doccla
Health
$185M
Agryco
Food
$264M
ZenChef
Food
$26M
Seyna
Fintech
$182M
Cyrebro (formally CyberHat )
Security
$160M
CRITEO
Marketing
$849M
SESAMm
Fintech
$154M
TabNine
Enterprise Software
$100M
iBanFirst
Fintech
$92M
Volterra
Enterprise Software
$500M
Teads
Marketing · Unicorn
$1.0B
NTRglobal
Enterprise Software
$136M
Codenotary
Security
$66M
SeqOne
Health
$88M
Qantev
Fintech
$132M
Gleamer
Health
$119M
Mablink Bioscience
Health
$136M
Newsbridge
Media
$92M
Fretlink
Transportation
$110M
HarfangLab
Security
$110M
FlexAI
Hosting
$120M
Mitiga Solutions
Fintech
$73M
Azalea Vision
Health
$40M
LynxCare
Health
$88M
Exeliom Biosciences
Health
$44M
Pili
Fashion
$63M
GetVocal AI
Enterprise Software
$96M
Therapixel
Health
$66M
tinyclues
Marketing
$72M
DJUST
Enterprise Software
$66M
Holded
Fintech
$132M
Hummink
Semiconductors
$66M
Wyplay
Media
$36M
NcodiN
Semiconductors
$70M
Enodia Therapeutics
Health
$91M
Aviwell
Food
$48M
Flash BioSolutions
Health
$18M
Tilak Healthcare
Gaming
$44M
NexWave Solutions
Home Living
$24M
Continuity
Legal
$22M
Sonio
Health
$93M
mimic robotics
Robotics
$64M
Pherecydes Pharma
Health
$35M
Continuity
Fintech
$44M
GOOM
Media
$64M
Primaa
Health
$31M
InforSense
Health
$40M
inHEART
Health
$44M
Fabentech
Health
$37M
The Hotels Network
Travel
$44M
04 · Portfolio founders

Where Elaia’s portfolio founders come from.

183 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.

LocationCount
  1. France126
  2. United Kingdom14
  3. United States12
  4. Germany9
  5. Spain7
  6. Belgium6
  7. Switzerland5
  8. Israel3
  9. Austria1
UniversityCount
  1. HEC Paris23
  2. École Polytechnique - IP Paris14
  3. Sorbonne University11
  4. École normale supérieure – PSL University9
  5. Paris-Cité University9
  6. CentraleSupélec - Paris-Saclay University8
  7. Paris-Saclay University6
  8. Télécom Paris - IP Paris6
  9. ESCP Business School5
  10. ESSEC Business School5
Previous companyCount
  1. McKinsey & Company7
  2. French National Centre for Scientific Research - CNRS6
  3. IBM6
  4. French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission - CEA5
  5. Alphabet | Google4
  6. AXA Life Japan4
  7. Boston Consulting Group4
  8. Goldman Sachs4
  9. HEC Paris Incubator4
  10. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics4