# Alven: portfolio, investments and team

> Alven is a vc firm based in France. 191 investments on record, 16 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Alven

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 191 cheques on record.

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Deploying now VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Software Subscription SaaS

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**70%** of best year **16** **cheques in 12 months**, 191 on record

Since the last cheque **50** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $15M** Rounds led **8 of 191** Sole investor **34 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **France, 41%**

Pitch Alven

## Alven highlights

- 01 16 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 51% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 34 rounds, median $2.7M
- 04 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Independent early-stage VC firm for 25 years From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $500K – $15M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Software Subscription SaaS
- **Based in:** Paris, France
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **191 appearances**

- **2026** 15 rounds
- **Sept** **[Archy](https://millionrounds.com/company/archy)** Series C · US · JMI Equity **$50M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Carrum Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/carrum-mobility)** Series B · IN · Inc42 **$10M** *Led*
- **Aug** **[Galgo](https://millionrounds.com/company/galgo)** CL · LatamList **Undisclosed** *Led*
- **Aug** **[Moove](https://millionrounds.com/company/moove)** Series C · NG · Wamda **$250M** With 18 others
- **Jul** **[Atoms](https://millionrounds.com/company/atoms)** Series C · US · Crunchbase News **$1.7B** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[Lucid Motors](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucid-motors)** US · TechCrunch **$750M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Attention](https://millionrounds.com/company/attention)** Series B · US **$30M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Generare](https://millionrounds.com/company/generare)** Series A · FR **$23M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Cryptio](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryptio)** Series B · FR · Ventureburn **$45M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Kestra Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/kestra-technologies)** Series A · FR **$25M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Wayve](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayve)** Series D · GB · TechCrunch **$1.2B** *Led*
- **Feb** **[Bon Vivant](https://millionrounds.com/company/bon-vivant)** Series A · FR **$29M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Waabi](https://millionrounds.com/company/waabi)** Series C · CA · TechCrunch **$1.0B** With 17 others
- **Jan** **[Symbiotic Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/symbiotic-security)** Seed · US **$10M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[StoØk](https://millionrounds.com/company/stoik)** Series C **$23M** With 4 others
- **2025** 15 rounds
- **Dec** **[Neural Concept](https://millionrounds.com/company/neural-concept)** Series C · CH **$100M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Archy](https://millionrounds.com/company/archy)** Series B · US · Crunchbase News **$20M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Meero](https://millionrounds.com/company/meero)** Venture · FR **$13M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[altrove AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/altrove-ai)** Seed · FR **$10M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[SlashID](https://millionrounds.com/company/slashid)** Venture · US **$1.8M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[StratifAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/stratifai)** Venture · DE **$15M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Nuro](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuro)** Series E · US · Crunchbase News **$203M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[Filics](https://millionrounds.com/company/filics)** Series A · DE **$16M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Skarlett](https://millionrounds.com/company/skarlett)** Seed · FR · Firms' own news pages **$9.2M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Swarmia](https://millionrounds.com/company/swarmia)** Series A · FI **$12M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Skynopy](https://millionrounds.com/company/skynopy)** Venture · FR **$18M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Marveri](https://millionrounds.com/company/marveri)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Riverse](https://millionrounds.com/company/riverse)** Seed · FR **$5.6M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Okeiro](https://millionrounds.com/company/okeiro)** Series A · FR **$11M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Opus Major](https://millionrounds.com/company/opus-major)** Seed · FR · Silicon Canals **$10M** With 1 other
- **2024** 13 rounds
- **Dec** **[Omnidoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/omnidoc)** Venture · FR · Silicon Canals **$6.3M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Attention](https://millionrounds.com/company/attention)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$14M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Archy](https://millionrounds.com/company/archy)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$15M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Stoïk](https://millionrounds.com/company/stoik)** Series B · FR · TechCrunch **$27M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Pretto](https://millionrounds.com/company/pretto)** Venture · FR **$15M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Kestra Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/kestra-technologies)** Seed · FR **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Morpho Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/morpho-labs)** Venture · FR **$50M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Supercede](https://millionrounds.com/company/supercede)** Series A · GB **$15M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Neural Concept](https://millionrounds.com/company/neural-concept)** Series B · CH **$27M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Gorgias](https://millionrounds.com/company/gorgias)** Series C · US **$29M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **17** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**6+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

Who backs their funds

## 1 LP on record in Alven's funds

- **Funds:** 1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: an LP list.

- [**Axon Partners Group** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axon-partners-group) Fund Vintage Committed Alven - -

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **6 in all**

**[BIME Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/bime-analytics)** Bought by Zendesk **$45M** Oct 2015

**[MobPartner](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobpartner)** Bought by [Cheetah Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cheetah-mobile) **$58M** Mar 2015

**[MakeMeReach](https://millionrounds.com/company/makemereach)** Bought by Perion **$15M** Feb 2015

**[Wit.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/wit-ai)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Jan 2015

**[EntropySoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/entropysoft)** Bought by Salesforce **Undisclosed** Feb 2013

**[Liligo.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/liligo-com)** Bought by Voyages-SNCF.com **Undisclosed** Sept 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.7M**

Led 8 of 191 rounds **4%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $15M
- **Sole investor:** 34 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *50*
- Seed said *36*
- Series B said *33*
- Venture *29*
- Series C *20*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) 17
- [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) 14
- [Idinvest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners) 8
- [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 7
- [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) 7
- [Isai](https://millionrounds.com/fund/isai) 6

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Alven. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Bpifrance** Government **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance)[**Kima Ventures** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures)[**Idinvest Partners** Private equity **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Partech Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech)[**Isai** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/isai)[**Techstars** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**FJ Labs** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)[**Global Founders Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital)[**Hexa** Venture studio **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hexa)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Alven put money into.

[**Archy** $50M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/archy)[**Galgo** Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/galgo)[**Moove** $250M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/moove)[**Lucid Motors** $750M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucid-motors)[**Generare** $23M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/generare)[**Cryptio** $45M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryptio)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Alven in their description, not their title.

- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 24 Sept 2020 · 43 min Building and Investing in Social Entertainment Products For Gen Z with Sacha Lazimi and François Meteyer Mentions [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 8 Jul 2016 · 22 min SaaStr 037: Why The Whole SaaS Pricing Model Is Going To Change with Quang Hoang, Co-Founder @ Birdly Mentions [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven)[Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech)[Nicolas Dessaigne](https://millionrounds.com/person/nicolas-dessaigne-2) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Alven

### What does Alven invest in?

Alven invests most often at Series A and Seed (51% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software, Subscription and SaaS.

### How active is Alven?

191 investments on record, 16 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 8. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Alven invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Archy (Series C, Sept 2026), Carrum Mobility (Series B, Sept 2026) and Galgo (Undisclosed round, Aug 2026).

### How big are Alven's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $15M.

### Does Alven lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 8 of its 191 investments on record (4%).

### Where does Alven invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in France (41%), the United States (31%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

### Is Alven investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 16 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Alven invest alongside?

Most often Bpifrance (17 rounds together), Kima Ventures (14 rounds together) and Idinvest Partners (8 rounds together).

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