News from the guild

Linkup Raises €3 Million to revolutionise web Access for AI Applications

We are thrilled to announce Axeleo Capital’s investment in Linkup alongside Seedcamp and Kima Ventures. We are proud to support Philippe, Boris, Denis and their talented team in their mission to develop a sustainable and robust ecosystem for the “Internet of AI Agents.”

Axeleo Capital’s Social & Good Governance Playbook: Fueling Performance and Resilience in Startups

Navigating the early stages of a startup's journey requires more than just a focus on product and market fit; robust social and good governance practices are key drivers of long-term performance and a solid foundation for scaling effectively. That’s why we’re excited to launch our Social & Good Governance Playbook—a practical resource to help startups embed social responsibility and governance practices into their growth strategies.

Axeleo Capital announces the first closing of its €125m Green Tech fund to support green industry in Europe

We are thrilled to announce a bold new chapter in our journey at Axeleo Capital! As we continue to expand our VC platform to fuel Europe’s most promising innovations, we are proud to unveil the “Axeleo Green Tech Industry I” (GTI I) fund, with an impressive €125 million raised in its first close. This new fund is specifically designed to power the first factories of industrial startups driving the **ecological transition** across Europe.

Cybersecurity Index | Q3-24

Axeleo Capital (AXC) publishes the ninth edition of its “Cybersecurity Index”, a quarterly review of the European Cybersecurity ecosystem that monitors the pace of investments and innovation in the sector. 

Kestra Secures $8 Million to Simplify and Unify Orchestration for All Engineers

Kestra raises another $8M for its open source orchestration platform with Alven, ISAI, Axeleo Capital and key tech leaders.

Actionable raises €2M to enhance its customer satisfaction prediction AI

Actionable, a company specializing in predictive analysis of customer satisfaction, announces a fundraising of 2 million euros, five months after its launch.

Proptech & Contech Index | Q2-24

Axeleo Capital's Proptech & Contech Index for the 2nd Quarter of 2024

Cybersecurity Index | Q2-24

Axeleo Capital (AXC) publishes the eighth edition of its “Cybersecurity Index”, a quarterly review of the European Cybersecurity ecosystem that monitors the pace of investments and innovation in the sector. 

Discover our 2024 Proptech and Contech Unicorn Report!

Discover our study on 50+ Real Estate & Construction Unicorns, led in collaboration with Victoria Safar from Plug and Play. In this report, we analyze the current macroeconomic environment's impact on these companies to uncover the challenges they face and the factors influencing their valuations.

Axeleo Capital strengthens team with new Partner and Analysts

Axeleo Capital proudly announces Brice Lapouble's promotion to Partner and welcomes new analysts Alix François-Poncet and Victor Chamfeuil. This dynamic team expansion strengthens our commitment to supporting early-stage European tech startups.

Axeleo Capital: 2024 Sustainability Report

Axeleo Capital is proud to release its 2024 annual sustainability Report, marking the second consecutive year of publishing our ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) insights. This report highlights our vision, roadmap, and the performance of our portfolio, emphasizing our strategic commitment to sustainability.

Sopht raises €3.3 Million to Decarbonize Corporate IT

Sopht, one of our portfolio companies at Axeleo Capital, has successfully raised €3.3 million in a seed funding round. This funding, co-led by Axeleo Capital, Ternel and supported by Ring Capital and Climate Club, marks a significant milestone in Sopht's mission to revolutionize IT decarbonization.

Proptech & Contech Index | Q1-24

Axeleo Capital's Proptech & Contech Index for the 1st Quarter of 2024

Cybersecurity Index | Q1-24

Axeleo Capital's 7th Edition of the "Cybersecurity Index"

Discover our Proptech & Contech Annual Review 2023!

To keep track of the evolutions of the European Proptech and Contech startups scene, we're publishing once again our Annual Proptech & Contech review, covering the year 2023.

Why are batteries relevant for a Proptech fund ? - Our Convictions on the Battery value chain

For some years now, Li-ion batteries have been at the heart of economic and geopolitical news. And the VC ecosystem is also directly impacted. In our view, this is just the tip of the iceberg, as not a week goes by without the emergence of new European startups addressing this value chain and tackling new use cases.

Cybersecurity Index | Q4-23

Axeleo Capital presents the sixth edition of its "Cybersecurity Index," offering a comprehensive overview of the European cybersecurity ecosystem's evolution and trends during the fourth quarter of 2023.

Axeleo Capital’s B2B tech fund hits €73M for the final closing 🚀

Excited to share that AXC2, our fund dedicated to B2B Tech startups, has successfully reached a final closing of €73 million! Since its launch in July 2022, AXC2 focuses on funding the next generation of B2B software, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, new use of data, blockchain & Fintech. 

ESG ESOP, a new tool to enhance startups ESG performance

ESG initiatives are long run actions. To be impactful they have to be carried by founders but they also have to involve and federate all the company’s key employees. At Axeleo Capital, we have been thinking about setting up an ESOP plan, the exercise of which would be partly indexed to the achievement of predefined extra-financial targets agreed between management and investors (in the same way as "performance" ESOPs, which are often indexed solely to the achievement of business and/or financial targets).

Discover the Proptech & Contech Index by AXC and RENT for Q3 2023

European Proptech and Contech startups raised a total of €628 million in funding during the third quarter of 2023, marking a significant increase compared to the second quarter of 2023 (€441 million, +42%).

Axeleo Capital's 5th Edition of the "Cybersecurity Index"

Axeleo Capital presents the fifth edition of its "Cybersecurity Index," offering a comprehensive overview of the European cybersecurity ecosystem's evolution and trends during the third quarter of 2023.

Fintech Trends to Watch

In this article, we explore several trends in the fintech world, shedding light on early-stage noteworthy startups that are playing a significant role in shaping the future of this sector.

Kestra, an open-source data orchestration platform, raises $3 million co-led by Axeleo Capital and ISAI.

Originally from France and co-founded by Emmanuel Darras and Ludovic Dehon, Kestra has raised $3 million in a seed round co-led by ISAI and Axeleo Capital. Several angel investors also participated in the round, such as Olivier Pomel from Datadog, Stan Christians from Collibra, Pierre Burgy from Strapi and Olivier Bonnet from BlaBlaCar.

Our 2023 Proptech & Contech Annual Mapping is here!

Our seed fund dedicated to Proptech AXELEO PROPTECH 1 is now more than 3 years old. This is a good opportunity for us to publish our traditional annual mapping, with 210 companies created over the past 12 months.

Proptech & Contech Index by AXC and RENT - Q2 2023

Axeleo Capital and the RENT label are happy to publish the fifth edition of their "Proptech & Contech Index" covering the 2nd quarter of 2023. It confirms the decrease in the amount raised by European Proptech & Contech startups compared to 2022 standards, but nevertheless the early stage ecosystem remains active at the 2021 level with €441M+ raised.

DBtune secures seed funding to revolutionize AI-based database optimization

We are delighted to share that Axeleo Capital is participating in DBTune's €2.4M seed round alongside 42Cap and other renowned investors. This marks a major leap forward in their mission to transform the way organizations approach performance optimization in databases.

Mob-energy raises €10M to accelerate the deployment of electric vehicle charging stations thanks to their unique technology

We're happy to back Mob-energy's team on their €10M raise to accelerate the deployment of electric vehicle charging stations

Cybersecurity Index | Q2-23

Axeleo Capital (AXC) publishes the fourth edition of its “Cybersecurity Index”, a quarterly review of the European Cybersecurity ecosystem that monitors the pace of investments and innovation in the sector.

Pionix secures a €5.5M seed funding round to develop a standardized open-source software for EV charging infrastructure

Axeleo Proptech 1, in its 14th deal, participates in Pionix's seed round along with Yabeo (Germany), Pale blue dot (Sweden), and mobility expert investors. The goal is to streamline the integration of EV charging systems through an open-source software solution.

Proptech & Contech Index by AXC and RENT - Q1 2023

To follow the evolution and trends of the European Proptech & Contech ecosystem, Axeleo Capital and the RENT label publish the fourth edition of their "Proptech & Contech Index", covering the 1st quarter of 2023.

The Rise of Generative AI: From Classification to Generation

Artificial intelligence has come a long way since its inception, evolving from simple algorithms to highly advanced deep learning models capable of sophisticated tasks such as natural language processing and image recognition. However, a recent shift in focus has taken place, moving away from models that classify data towards those that generate new content altogether: Generative AI. This means that the machine generates something new rather than simply analyzing something that already exists.

Triver raises £7m to provide small businesses with instant capital in a click 

London-based fintech is revolutionising how SMEs access finance with an industry-first API for fintech and SaaS partners that uses Open Banking data and sophisticated AI.

European Cybersecurity Index by AXC - Q1 2023

Axeleo Capital (AXC) publishes the third edition of its “Cybersecurity Index”, a quarterly review of the European Cybersecurity ecosystem that monitors the pace of investments and innovation in the sector.

French Financial Management Saas Graneet raises €8M in Series A to help construction SMBs manage their projects more efficiently

Axeleo Proptech 1 doubles down on Contech for its 13th deal! We’re thrilled to announce our participation in the contech Graneet’s €8M Series A round. With the strong support from historical investors, this Series A will give Graneet the resources to accelerate its growth and start internationalization.

German construction tech Oculai raises €2.5M to automate information flow from construction sites

Axeleo Proptech 1 co-invested alongside German VCs HTGF and Bayern Kapital to support Munich based Contech Oculai (LINK) through a €2.5M seed round, addressing a strong need for construction site managers to automate data gathering and optimize planning.

Discover our Proptech & Contech Annual Review 2022

To keep track of the evolutions of the European Proptech and Contech startups scenes, we're publishing in partnership with the RENT label our Annual Proptech & Contech review, covering the year 2022.

Cybersecurity thoughts: why is the market so complex?

Over the past few years, we (at axc) navigated through the early-stage startups cyber ecosystem. The cybersecurity market went from a not so trendy niche sector to a word that is on everyone’s lips (👋 VC friends). Digitalization, cloud switch, COVID19, remote policies, macro-politics & co have been the catalysts of such market development. As the need extends, the market congests itself and problems appear. Setting obstacles on the path for cybersecurity startups.

British Rent-to-Own startup Keyzy raises £3M to help first time buyers get onto the property ladder

Axeleo Proptech 1 sets foot in the UK alongside Outward VC, Seed X, GFC and Activum! We are leading a £3M seed round in the London based Proptech-Fintech Keyzy, tackling one of the most important social issues of the moment in Europe and more specifically in the UK: home ownership.

Our portfolio company Cumul.io raises a €10 million Series A for low-code SaaS embedded analytics platform

Cumul.io has raised €10 million in a Series A round, which was led by Hi Inov-Dentressangle, with participation from historic investors Axeleo Capital (AXC), LRM, and SmartFin. Axeleo Capital (AXC) had previously co-led the Cumul.io’s Seed round (€3.1 million) in 2020 with LRM & Smartfin.

2022 recap : a record year for Axeleo Capital (AXC) !

As 2023 has just begun, let's take a look back at 2022. In 2022, the Axeleo Capital (AXC) team wrapped up a record year with 1 new fund and 30 operations : 14 new seed investments (including 5 outside of France), 9 exits and 7 follow-on rounds (Series A & B).

European Cybersecurity Index by AXC - Q4 2022

We can notice a remarkable rebound in the amount invested in cybersecurity and in Europe over this last quarter. Going from €186M raised in Q3 to more than €520M, the amount invested in this 4th quarter shows an increase of 181% and we explain why.

Welcoming Husprey!

We have seen a huge change over the past few years in terms of new data architecture, with companies investing a lot on their architecture to properly use their data.

Discover the 1st edition of the “European Cybersecurity Index” by AXC

To follow the evolution and trends of the European Cybersecurity ecosystem, Axeleo Capital publishes the first edition of its “Cybersecurity Index”, covering the 3rd quarter of 2022.

Third edition of the "Proptech & Contech Index" by AXC & RENT!

To follow the evolution and trends of the European Proptech & Contech ecosystem, Axeleo Capital and the RENT label publish the third edition of their "Proptech & Contech Index", covering the 3rd quarter of 2022.

The French Web3 Ecosystem

The crypto market may have been at half-mast in recent months, but that hasn’t stopped the year 2022 from seeing the global emergence of Web3 with committed entrepreneurs with solid knowledge around blockchain technology and a willingness to shake up a Web2 world that is reaching its limits on certain verticals. It is in this context that a decentralized version of the Web is taking shape, based on blockchain technology, which offers total decentralization and places the notion of digital property at the heart of its model.

Welcoming Picsellia to the AXC family

We are extremely excited to welcome Picsellia, an MLops platform dedicated to computer vision projects, as the first investment of our brand new fund AXC2, dedicated to European golden nuggets in cybersecurity, fintech and enterprise software! Here are a few thoughts on our investment in MLops that we think is the backbone of the success of any artificial intelligence projects, especially for companies that are new to the productization of AI. 

Amsterdam-based digital platform BRXS raises €3M to democratize access to real estate investments

For our 10th deal with Axeleo Proptech 1, we set foot in the Netherlands! We are delighted to announce that AXC's Proptech fund is leading a €3Million seed round in the Amsterdam-based investment platform BRXS, alongside historical investor Picus Capital and expert business angels.

[EN] Axeleo Capital raises €50 million for its new early-stage fund AXC2

Axeleo Capital announces the first closing of its €50 million successor fund named AXC2.

[FR] Axeleo Capital lève 50 millions d’euros pour son nouveau fonds early stage AXC2

Axeleo Capital annonce la première clôture de son fonds successeur de 50 millions d’euros baptisé AXC2.

Digital Platform Monga raises €2M to streamline Property Maintenance for Real Estate Professionals

Deal #9 for Axeleo Proptech 1, we’re pleased to announce our participation as lead investors to the €2M Seed round of Paris-based proptech Monga, the new venture launched by industry experts Avidan Koubi and Kevin Valensi, alongside top-notch business angels including Pauline Duval, General Manager of Duval Group.

(Exit) Jenji joins Silae, the new HRtech centaur with +€100M of ARR

We are delighted to share that Jenji has been acquired by Silae!

Discover the 2nd edition of the "Proptech & Contech Index" by AXC & RENT

To follow the evolution and trends of the European Proptech & Contech ecosystem, Axeleo Capital and the RENT label publish the second edition of their "Proptech & Contech Index", covering the 2nd quarter of 2022.

(Exit) Hyperlex Software joins now DiliTrust to build a champion on the Legaltech market !

Discover our brand new 2022 European Proptech & Contech Mapping!

Discover our 3rd European mapping about Proptech and Contech, with 236 companies created on the past 18 months.

(Exit) stow Group acquires iFollow SAS

A great run for iFollow and its investors from seed to an industrial exit.

(Exit) Swile acquires Okarito

Congrats to Brice, Rémi and the team for this incredible run and the exit !

Axc News - May 2022

Beanstock series A, Proptech & Contech Index, Crypto regulation & more

Axeleo Capital & RENT launch new European Proptech & Contech Index

To follow the evolution and trends of the European Proptech and Contech startup ecosystem, Axeleo Capital and the RENT label publish the first edition of their Proptech & Contech Index, covering the 1st quarter of 2022.

Beanstock announces a €12M series A exactly a year after its seed round

Only a year after its Seed round led by Axeleo Capital, Beanstock announces a Series A funding of €12M. Led by 360 Capital, the round is also the occasion to bring in international VCs such as Entrée Capital, PropTech1 and FJ Labs. 

Axeleo Capital (AXC) partners with Paris Blockchain Week Summit!

Axeleo Capital (AXC) partners with Paris Blockchain Week Summit, the flagship Blockchain event in Paris gathering more than 3000 attendees, 100 sponsors, 250 speakers and 100 media partners.

Kadiska completes first funding round to fuel its teleworking monitoring solution and expand into the U.S.

Delighted to announce our new investment in the seed round of Kadiska along with Acequia Capital and business angels!

2021 Infographics - A Proptech & Contech Boom

We compiled the data from 340+ Proptech & Contech rounds of EU-based startups in 2021. Here are the results.

Prello raises €13M to revolutionize access to second homes through co-ownership

6 months after its Pre-Seed round led by Axeleo Capital, Prello just announced a Seed funding of $13M!

Laiout raises $1.2M to power-up the design of architectural floor plans

Axeleo Proptech 1 sets foot in Norway! For our 8th deal, we’re thrilled to announce our participation in Oslo-based proptech laiout’s $1.2M pre-seed round.

State of Proptech & Contech in Europe – Q3 2021

Following the recent publication of our Q2 infographics, we’ve compiled the data of the 80+ proptech & contech venture deals from Q3 2021 (July – August – September).

Next wave of crypto enablers for institutional investors

An asset class once seen as risky and confusing became an area of opportunity.

Axeleo Capital is committed to its environmental approach !

With the help of WeCount, we were able to carry out our 2020 carbon footprint and define the main areas where we want to evolve to reduce our impact.

365Talents, european skills management leader, announces a $12M series A round

The operation aims to continue international expansion and to confirm unique positioning on skills and career management AI technology.

State of Proptech & Contech in Europe – Q3 2021

Following the recent publication of our Q2 infographics, we’ve compiled the data of the 80+ proptech & contech venture deals from Q3 2021 (July – August – September).

IFOLLOW raises 7.5M€ series A to revolutionizing logistics and industry with their autonomous robots

iFollow, a start-up manufacturing collaborative autonomous robots 100% Made in France, announces that it has completed a €7.5 million round led by Supernova lnvest, alongside Socadif, and historical seed investors Axeleo Capital and NCI Waterstart, supported by BPI France.

Myr.ai raises €2M to bring tech into offices and create the first Workplace Operating System (WOS).

Alongside Weaving Invest, Second Century Ventures and strategic Business Angels, we’re thrilled to lead Myr.ai’s €2M seed round, to help it disrupt traditional office management models.

(Exit) Snyk agrees to acquire CloudSkiff, creators of driftctl

We’re very happy to announce that our portfolio company Cloudskiff is joining forces with Snyk.

DataHawk announces a $7M series A round to become the global leader in eCommerce analytics and optimization

The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) start-up is positioned to become the leader in democratizing access to professional eCommerce enablement software.

State of Proptech & Contech in Europe - T2 2021

Axeleo’s Mapping 2021 - European Proptech Startups

Bucharest based startup Bright Spaces raises a €1.5M seed round and joins our portfolio of European Proptech

Beanstock raises € 2.5 M in Seed funding round to make buy-to-let investment accessible to everyone

Propster raises €3M to transform the buying experience in new real estate !

Mantra raises € 1.6 M in Seed funding round to fill the gap of current email security solutions

Tenable completes acquisition of Alsid

Prello raises €1.75M Pre-seed round to democratize access to second homes through co-ownership.

We’re very happy to announce our participation in Prello’s €1.75M Pre-Seed round along with business angels, laying the groundwork for Ludovic and Sébastien’s mission to revolutionize access to second homes.

A Platform for Success: Building a Business with Salesforce

Customer Success: The secret sauce of leading B2B SaaS organizations

(Exit) Ermeo acquired by Causeway Technologies

Looking beyond the first-in-class sales organization model: what’s wrong when growth is not up?

The 'Talent Scaling Dilemma': empowering internally or hiring externally?

Cumul.io lève 3,5M€ pour devenir le leader de l’Embedded Analytics

Axeleo Capital obtient la labellisation "Relance"

Startups tech en forte croissance recrutent

B2B Rocks #REBOUND, a retrospective of successful covid-proof conference

9 conseils marketing pour les startups B2B

Quelles sont les fondations d’une politique RH ?

Funding strategy all the way up from to Seed to mega-rounds

How to align Sales and Marketing, once and for all?

Plus de 50 fonds d’investissement s’engagent pour plus de parité dans les financements

Axeleo Capital s’engage pour l’Investissement Responsable

Manty lève 2,4 M€ pour améliorer la gestion des collectivités

Sales as a Science, a scientific approach to B2B Sales

L’Art de la guerre appliqué à la vente grand compte

How to streamline your customer service process to gain in velocity?