# Bpifrance Digital Venture

> Bpifrance Digital Venture is the early-stage digital technology investment team within Bpifrance Investissement. It backs French startups from seed through Series B alongside private investors, with portfolio support through Bpifrance Le Hub. A September 2026 announcement reports €1.1 billion under management, more than 150 companies backed and more than 40 exits since 2011.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** Paris, France
- **Founders:** Véronique Jacq (Creator of the technology venture activity in 2011; head of Digital Venture)
- **Products:** Ambition Numérique / FAN, F3A / Ambition Amorçage Angels, Digital Venture successor fund, Generative AI seed envelope, Bpifrance Le Hub portfolio support
- **Notable:** September 2026: €1.1 billion under management, more than 150 companies backed and more than 40 exits since 2011., Historical portfolio outcomes include Netatmo’s acquisition by Legrand and Talentsoft’s acquisition by Cegid., First half of 2026: 14 transactions totalling €18 million, comprising eight new investments and six reinvestments.

## Products & services

- **Ambition Numérique / FAN** — Historical early-stage digital technology equity fund, launched with €300 million; published investments of €1 million to €10 million alongside VCs, principally at Series A and B.
- **F3A / Ambition Amorçage Angels** — Historical seed vehicle co-investing with business angels; published initial tickets of €200,000 to €500,000.
- **Digital Venture successor fund** — Successor investment capacity financed from Bpifrance resources, covering seed through Series B. The EIC dates the fund to 2018.
- **Generative AI seed envelope** — €50 million announced by Bpifrance in June 2023 for generative-AI seed investment; Digital Venture plays a leading deployment role.
- **Bpifrance Le Hub portfolio support** — Shared Bpifrance platform providing operating-partner assignments, recruitment and business-development support to portfolio companies.

## Achievements

- September 2026: €1.1 billion under management, more than 150 companies backed and more than 40 exits since 2011.
- Historical portfolio outcomes include Netatmo’s acquisition by Legrand and Talentsoft’s acquisition by Cegid.
- First half of 2026: 14 transactions totalling €18 million, comprising eight new investments and six reinvestments.
- Participation in financing for companies including Mistral AI, GitGuardian, Swan, Shippeo, Strapi and Alice & Bob.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — First-half 2026 report published on 5 October records €18 million in 14 Digital Venture transactions, including new investments in AMI Labs, Ed.ai and Condor Energy.
- **2026-09** — Ed.ai announces a €5 million seed equity round involving Digital Venture; the release reports €1.1 billion managed by the team.
- **2026-01** — AI Verse announces €5 million of financing with Digital Venture participating as a historical investor.
- **2025-07** — Bpifrance’s 2026-2030 strategic plan records Digital Venture’s participation in Spiko’s €18.5 million financing.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bpifrance.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bpifrance-digital-venture/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/bpifrance
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/bpifrance
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bpifrance/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpifrance

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Last updated: 2026-10-07