# eLichens funding: rounds and investors > eLichens has raised $18M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include Demeter, Bpifrance and BNP Paribas. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/elichens (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) France · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *eLichens* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Cleantech Hardware & Electronics Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$18M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources **$8.2M** Round **$10M** Growth - **Latest round:** Growth, $10M Jul 2022 - **Step-up i:** 1.2× - **Investors:** 7 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2019 2020 2021 2022 **$8.2M** Round **$10M** Growth - **First round:** Round, $8.2M - **Biggest round:** $10M - **Between rounds:** 4.1 years ## The rounds - **Jul 2022** Growth **$10M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) [Demeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/demeter) Source recorded - **May 2018** Round **$8.2M** *5 new* [Demeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/demeter) [Sofimac Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofimac-partners) [BNP Paribas Développement](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas-developpement) [Aereco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aereco) Fonds Ville de Demain Reported by FinSMEs ## Founders and team From eLichens's own website: 3 on the team. - **Anne Gabrot** Chief Financial Officer - **Marc Attia** Chief Marketing Officer - **Grégoire Aujay** VP Research & Dev. ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Round** 2018 **Growth** 2022 [Demeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/demeter) [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) [Sofimac Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofimac-partners) [BNP Paribas Développement](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas-developpement) [Aereco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aereco) Fonds Ville de Demain ## Everyone who backed them [Demeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/demeter) Private equity **2** rounds [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) Government **1** round [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) VC firm **1** round [Sofimac Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofimac-partners) Private equity **1** round [BNP Paribas Développement](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas-developpement) Corporate VC **1** round [Aereco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aereco) Investment firm **1** round Fonds Ville de Demain no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=elichens). ## Quick answers about eLichens ### Who invested in eLichens? eLichens's investors include Demeter, Bpifrance, BNP Paribas, Sofimac Partners and BNP Paribas Développement, and 2 more on record. ### How much has eLichens raised? eLichens has raised $18M across 2 rounds since 2018. ### When did eLichens last raise? eLichens's most recent round was a Growth of $10M in Jul 2022. ### What was eLichens's biggest round? Its most recent round, $10M in Jul 2022, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed eLichens first? eLichens's first round on record, in May 2018, was backed by Demeter, Sofimac Partners and BNP Paribas Développement and 2 others. ### What stage is eLichens at? eLichens's latest named round is a Growth, in Jul 2022. ### Where is eLichens based? eLichens is based in France. ## Companies like eLichens In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Elax Energy** $34M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/elax-energy)[**EPYR** $20M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/epyr)[**Inbolt** $29M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/inbolt)[**OPiO** $4.6M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/opio)[**ColibrITD** $4.7M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/colibritd)[**ENGO Eyewear** $5.8M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/engo-eyewear) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app