# CDC Innovation: portfolio, investments and team

> CDC Innovation is a growth equity. 21 investments on record, latest Jun 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# CDC Innovation

Last cheque observed Jun 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Series B Series D Series C

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 21 on record

Since the last cheque **5254** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.2M** Rounds led **0 of 21** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **France, 81%**

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## CDC Innovation highlights

- 01 21 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series D: 65% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $886K
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **21 appearances**

- **2012** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Maeglin Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/maeglin-software)** FR · businesswire.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2011** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Aldebaran Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/aldebaran-robotics)** Series C · FR · finsmes.com **$13M** With 4 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Cytheris](https://millionrounds.com/company/cytheris)** Series D · FR · cytheris.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **2009** 4 rounds
- **May** **[Radio Systemes Ingenierie](https://millionrounds.com/company/radio-systemes-ingenierie)** Series D · FR **$8.7M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Anevia](https://millionrounds.com/company/anevia)** Series B · FR **$6.6M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Stantum](https://millionrounds.com/company/stantum)** Series B · FR · venturebeat.com **$16M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Novaled](https://millionrounds.com/company/novaled)** Series C · DE · eetimes.eu **$15M** With 7 others
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[cacaoTV](https://millionrounds.com/company/cacaotv)** Seed · FR **$886K** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Crocus Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/crocus-technology)** Series B · US · edageek.com **$16M** With 5 others
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Wirecom Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/wirecom-technologies)** Series B · FR **$5.8M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Iwedia Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/iwedia-technologies)** Series D · FR · iwedia.com **$5.2M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Aldebaran Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/aldebaran-robotics)** Series A · FR **$7.3M** With 1 other
- **2006** 4 rounds
- **Jul** **[Citilog](https://millionrounds.com/company/citilog)** Series D · FR **$2.3M** With 1 other
- **May** **[NEMOPTIC](https://millionrounds.com/company/nemoptic)** Series D · FR **$14M** With 9 others
- **Mar** **[Iwedia Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/iwedia-technologies)** Series C · FR **$3.2M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Wirecom Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/wirecom-technologies)** Series A · FR **$2.9M** With 2 others
- **2005** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Novaled](https://millionrounds.com/company/novaled)** Series B · DE · novaled.com **$18M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Graitec](https://millionrounds.com/company/graitec)** Series C · FR · graitec.com **$5.4M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Iwedia Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/iwedia-technologies)** Series B · FR **$4.7M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Ipracom](https://millionrounds.com/company/ipracom)** Series B · FR **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Kuros Biosurgery](https://millionrounds.com/company/kuros-biosurgery)** Series B · CH · kuros.ch **$5.4M** With 5 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Novaled](https://millionrounds.com/company/novaled)** Bought by [Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) **$347M** Aug 2013

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

## The cheque

Series B Series D Series C

Median round joined **$6.2M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$886K**

Led 0 of 21 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2012
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *8*
- Series D *5*
- Series C *4*
- Series A *2*
- Seed *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2005 2012

Often in the room with

- [Crédit Agricole](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-agricole) 5
- [Omnes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omnes-capital) 5
- [I-Source Gestion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofimac-innovation) 4
- [ACE Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ace-management) 2
- [Auriga Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auriga-partners) 2
- [Centre Capital Developpement](https://millionrounds.com/fund/centre-capital-developpement) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Crédit Agricole** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-agricole)[**Omnes** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omnes-capital)[**I-Source Gestion** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofimac-innovation)[**ACE Management** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ace-management)[**Auriga Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auriga-partners)[**Centre Capital Developpement** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/centre-capital-developpement)[**Emertec Gestion** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emertec-gestion)[**IXcore** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ixcore)[**KfW** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kfw)[**TECHFUND** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techfund-inc)[**TechFund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techfund-europe)[**TechnoStart** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/technostart)

## Quick answers about CDC Innovation

### What does CDC Innovation invest in?

CDC Innovation invests most often at Series B and Series D (65% of the rounds on record).

### How active is CDC Innovation?

21 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2012.

### How big are CDC Innovation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.2M.

### Does CDC Innovation lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 21 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does CDC Innovation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in France (81%) and Germany (10%).

### Is CDC Innovation investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2012.

### Who does CDC Innovation invest alongside?

Most often Crédit Agricole (5 rounds together), Omnes (5 rounds together) and I-Source Gestion (4 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is CDC Innovation?

CDC Innovation is a growth equity firm.

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