# BNP Paribas: portfolio, investments and team

> BNP Paribas is a vc firm based in France. 256 investments on record, 58 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# BNP Paribas

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 256 cheques on record.

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Debt Venture Seed Information Services Web Hosting

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**83%** of best year **58** **cheques in 12 months**, 256 on record

Since the last cheque **5** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$17M** Rounds led **2 of 256** Sole investor **27 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 41%**

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## BNP Paribas highlights

- 01 58 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Debt and Venture: 53% of its rounds
- 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 Services Web Hosting
- **Based in:** Paris, France
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **256 appearances**

- **2026** 42 rounds
- **Oct** **[Akaysha Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/akaysha-energy)** Debt · AU · Mercom Capital Group **$1.2B** With 10 others
- **Oct** **[Capitolis](https://millionrounds.com/company/capitolis)** Series E · US · AlleyWatch **$120M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Kaiko](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaiko)** Series B · US · TechStartups **$110M** With 13 others
- **Sept** **[Kaiko](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaiko)** Series B · FR **$57M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Bending Spoons](https://millionrounds.com/company/bending-spoons)** IT **$295M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Octave](https://millionrounds.com/company/octave)** Series A · US **$12M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Rize](https://millionrounds.com/company/rize)** Series B · US **$20M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Digital Asset](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-asset)** Series F · US · SC Ventures **$355M** With 28 others
- **Jun** **[Quobly](https://millionrounds.com/company/quobly)** Series A · FR · Ventureburn **$134M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[TISSIUM](https://millionrounds.com/company/tissium)** Series D · FR **$34M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Cypress Creek Renewables](https://millionrounds.com/company/cypress-creek-renewables)** Debt · US **$3.5B** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Vena Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/vena-energy)** Debt · SG **$964M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[SandboxAQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/sandboxaq)** Grant · US **$500M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Clenera](https://millionrounds.com/company/clenera)** Debt · US **$2.6B** With 3 others
- **May** **[UroMems](https://millionrounds.com/company/uromems)** FR · Ventureburn **$60M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Safehold](https://millionrounds.com/company/safehold)** Debt · US **$225M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Princeton Digital Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/princeton-digital-group)** Debt · SG **$456M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Castore](https://millionrounds.com/company/castore)** Debt · GB **$122M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Huelco](https://millionrounds.com/company/huelco)** Venture · FR **$2.9M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Agriodor](https://millionrounds.com/company/agriodor)** Series A · Ventureburn **$18M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[HQLAx](https://millionrounds.com/company/hqlax)** Venture · LU **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Stegra](https://millionrounds.com/company/stegra)** Growth · SE **$1.6B** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Cobl](https://millionrounds.com/company/cobl)** Seed · FR **$4.6M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Bionext Infrastructure](https://millionrounds.com/company/bionext-infrastructure)** Debt · IT **$132M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Atlas Renewable Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlas-renewable-energy)** Debt · US **$96M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Vamos](https://millionrounds.com/company/vamos)** Debt · BR **$20M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Mistral AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mistral-ai)** Debt · FR · Firms' own news pages **$830M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Whysol Renewables](https://millionrounds.com/company/whysol-renewables)** Debt · US **$368M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Entrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/entrix)** Series B · DE **$50M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Clenera](https://millionrounds.com/company/clenera)** Debt · US **$304M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Santexpat.fr](https://millionrounds.com/company/santexpat-fr)** Series B · FR **$30M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Sistema.bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/sistema-bio)** Debt · MX **$53M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Local Bounti](https://millionrounds.com/company/local-bounti)** Debt · US **$15M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Proxymity](https://millionrounds.com/company/proxymity)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Lifeaz](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifeaz)** Seed · FR **$15M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/company/eclipse)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[ILiAD Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/iliad-biotechnologies)** Series D · US **$115M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Atlas Renewable Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlas-renewable-energy)** Debt · US **$3.0B** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[GoCanopy](https://millionrounds.com/company/gocanopy)** Seed · FR **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[MYCOPHYTO](https://millionrounds.com/company/mycophyto)** Series A · FR **$19M** With 2 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 **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** **$312M** Jul 2015

## The cheque

Debt Venture Seed

Median round joined **$17M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.5M**

Led 2 of 256 rounds **1%**

- **Sole investor:** 27 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Debt *58*
- Venture *55*
- Seed *40*
- Series A *36*
- Series B *26*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) 83
- [Societe Generale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/societe-generale-2) 24
- [HSBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc) 23
- [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) 17
- [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) 12
- [MUFG Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg-bank) 12

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## 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.

[**Bpifrance** Government **83** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance)[**Societe Generale** Corporate VC **24** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/societe-generale-2)[**HSBC** Growth equity **23** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc)[**Citibank** Growth equity **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi)[**Goldman Sachs** Private equity **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs)[**MUFG Bank** Investment firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mufg-bank)[**Temasek Holdings** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek)[**Deutsche Bank** Corporate VC **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deutsche-bank)[**Supernova Invest** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/supernova-invest)[**European Investment Bank** Government **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank)[**JP Morgan** Investment bank **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan)[**Santander** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/santander)

## Recently backed

The latest companies BNP Paribas put money into.

[**Akaysha Energy** $1.2B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/akaysha-energy)[**Capitolis** $120M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/capitolis)[**Kaiko** $110M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaiko)[**Bending Spoons** $295M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bending-spoons)[**Octave** $12M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/octave)[**Rize** $20M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/rize)

## On podcasts

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

- [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) 18 May 2020 · 48 min Ep 104: Mark Lewis, Global Head of Sustainability Research at BNP Paribas Asset Management Mentions [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Alt Goes Mainstream](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/alt-goes-mainstream) 27 Aug 2025 · 50 min Arcesium's David Nable - architecting private markets technology infrastructure for the future Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Fintech Insider](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fintech-insider) 22 Jul 2024 · 1h 8m 880. News: Stripe is worth $70 Billion, Monzo launches kids' accounts, and Meet OCN: The fintech for gig workers Apple Podcasts
- [Fintech Insider](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fintech-insider) 19 Jun 2024 · 44 min 868. Focus: Why we should be excited by PSD3 Apple Podcasts
- [Fintech Insider](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fintech-insider) 6 Mar 2023 · 1h 2m 713. News: JP Morgan bans ChatGPT, while female founders are on the rise Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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