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BNP Paribas

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 256 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

DebtVentureSeedInformation ServicesWeb Hosting

Deploying now
83%of best year58cheques in 12 months, 256 on record
Since the last cheque5days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MRounds led2 of 256Sole investor27 roundsMostly inUnited States, 41%
Pitch BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas highlights

  1. 01

    58 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Venture: 53% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 27 rounds, median $4.5M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Information ServicesWeb Hosting
Based in
Paris, France
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first256 appearances

  1. 2026

    42 rounds

  2. Oct
    Akaysha EnergyDebt · AU · Mercom Capital Group$1.2BWith 10 others
  3. Oct
    CapitolisSeries E · US · AlleyWatch$120MWith 11 others
  4. Sept
    KaikoSeries B · US · TechStartups$110MWith 13 others
  5. Sept
    KaikoSeries B · FR$57MWith 4 others
  6. Sept
    Bending SpoonsIT$295MWith 3 others
  7. Sept
    OctaveSeries A · US$12MWith 1 other
  8. Jul
    RizeSeries B · US$20MWith 2 others
  9. Jun
    Digital AssetSeries F · US · SC Ventures$355MWith 28 others
  10. Jun
    QuoblySeries A · FR · Ventureburn$134MWith 5 others
  11. Jun
    TISSIUMSeries D · FR$34MWith 4 others
  12. Jun
    Cypress Creek RenewablesDebt · US$3.5BWith 4 others
  13. Jun
    Vena EnergyDebt · SG$964MWith 2 others
  14. Jun
    SandboxAQGrant · US$500MWith 2 others
  15. Jun
    CleneraDebt · US$2.6BWith 3 others
  16. May
    UroMemsFR · Ventureburn$60MWith 3 others
  17. May
    SafeholdDebt · US$225MWith 3 others
  18. May
    Princeton Digital GroupDebt · SG$456MWith 3 others
  19. May
    CastoreDebt · GB$122MWith 2 others
  20. May
    HuelcoVenture · FR$2.9MWith 2 others
  21. Apr
    AgriodorSeries A · Ventureburn$18MWith 2 others
  22. Apr
    HQLAxVenture · LUUndisclosedWith 3 others
  23. Apr
    StegraGrowth · SE$1.6BWith 3 others
  24. Apr
    CoblSeed · FR$4.6MWith 3 others
  25. Apr
    Bionext InfrastructureDebt · IT$132MSole investor
  26. Apr
    Atlas Renewable EnergyDebt · US$96MWith 2 others
  27. Apr
    VamosDebt · BR$20MWith 4 others
  28. Mar
    Mistral AIDebt · FR · Firms' own news pages$830MWith 6 others
  29. Mar
    Whysol RenewablesDebt · US$368MWith 1 other
  30. Mar
    EntrixSeries B · DE$50MWith 1 other
  31. Mar
    CleneraDebt · US$304MWith 3 others
  32. Mar
    Santexpat.frSeries B · FR$30MWith 1 other
  33. Mar
    Sistema.bioDebt · MX$53MWith 1 other
  34. Mar
    Local BountiDebt · US$15MWith 1 other
  35. Feb
    ProxymityVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  36. Feb
    LifeazSeed · FR$15MWith 3 others
  37. Feb
    EclipseVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  38. Feb
    ILiAD BiotechnologiesSeries D · US$115MWith 3 others
  39. Feb
    Atlas Renewable EnergyDebt · US$3.0BWith 3 others
  40. Jan
    GoCanopySeed · FR$2.5MWith 1 other
  41. Jan
    MYCOPHYTOSeries A · FR$19MWith 2 others

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The team

We hold 36 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.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Sharekhan Limited, India$312MJul 2015

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies BNP Paribas put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming BNP Paribas in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about BNP Paribas

What does BNP Paribas invest in?

BNP Paribas invests most often at Debt and Venture (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Information Services and Web Hosting.

How active is BNP Paribas?

256 investments on record, 58 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has BNP Paribas invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Akaysha Energy (Debt, Oct 2026), Capitolis (Series E, Oct 2026) and Kaiko (Series B, Sept 2026).

How big are BNP Paribas's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

Does BNP Paribas lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 256 investments on record (1%).

Where does BNP Paribas invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (41%), France (28%) and Italy (5%).

Is BNP Paribas investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 58 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does BNP Paribas invest alongside?

Most often Bpifrance (83 rounds together), Societe Generale (24 rounds together) and HSBC (23 rounds together).

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