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Daphni

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 92 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $224M, Mar 2025VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BDnaGeneralistSpectrometry

Deploying now
89%of best year25cheques in 12 months, 92 on record
Since the last cheque9days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.3MCheque size, as they say$500K – $6.0MRounds led4 of 92Sole investor4 roundsMostly inFrance, 56%
Pitch Daphni

Daphni highlights

  1. 01

    25 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $4.0M

What they do

daphni is a venture capital based in Paris, firm investing in tech startups with a European DNA and a strong international ambition.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $6.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
DnaGeneralistSpectrometry
Based in
Paris, France
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first92 appearances

  1. 2026

    21 rounds

  2. Oct
    ReduckPre-seed · FR · Pulse 2.0$3.0MLed
  3. Oct
    EpyrSeries A · FR · Mercom Capital Group$17MWith 5 others
  4. Sept
    MallowFR · Maddyness UK$12MWith 2 others
  5. Sept
    QuartzPre-seed · GB · Ventureburn$3.7MLed
  6. Jun
    Astral SystemsSeries A · GB$30MWith 3 others
  7. Jun
    RocapineSeries A · FR$13MWith 3 others
  8. Jun
    Graph TherapeuticsSeed · AT$5.0MWith 1 other
  9. May
    vorteX-ioSeries A · FR$9.9MWith 4 others
  10. May
    CertoSeed · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  11. May
    LithosquareSeed · FR$25MWith 2 others
  12. Apr
    SereactSeries B · Ventureburn$110MWith 6 others
  13. Apr
    GenerareSeries A · FR$23MWith 2 others
  14. Mar
    baCtaSeed · FR$8.2MWith 2 others
  15. Mar
    Ankar AIVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  16. Mar
    AnimajVenture · FRUndisclosedWith 5 others
  17. Mar
    PistonSeed · FR$3.5MWith 2 others
  18. Mar
    TerraSparkPre-seed · LU$5.8MWith 1 other
  19. Mar
    Ternary TherapeuticsSeed · GB$4.8MSole investor
  20. Mar
    FlotteVenture · FR$3.5MSole investor
  21. Feb
    AlpaPre-seed · GB$3.4MWith 1 other
  22. Jan
    MoonwattGrant · NL$1.4MWith 4 others
  23. 2025

    25 rounds

  24. Dec
    Ankar AISeries A · GB$20MWith 3 others
  25. Nov
    Albatross AISeed · CH$13MWith 2 others
  26. Nov
    Logistica OSPre-seed · DE$1.7MWith 1 other
  27. Nov
    OWLOPre-seed · FR$1.7MWith 1 other
  28. Oct
    PasqalVenture · FRUndisclosedWith 4 others
  29. Oct
    KaravelaVenture · FRUndisclosedWith 3 others
  30. Jul
    NG.CashSeries B · BR · LatamList$27MWith 7 others
  31. Jul
    Kerys SoftwarePre-seed · FR$7.3MWith 2 others
  32. Jun
    AnimajGrowth · FR · Silicon Canals$85MWith 7 others
  33. Jun
    KoletSeries A · FR · Silicon Canals$10MLed
  34. Jun
    ReliefSeed · US$3.0MWith 4 others
  35. Jun
    VoltfangSeries B · DE$17MWith 1 other
  36. Jun
    Ever DyeSeries A · FR$18MWith 3 others
  37. Jun
    wilgo.aiSeed · FR$7.0MWith 4 others
  38. May
    AnkarSeed · GB · Silicon Canals$3.4MWith 6 others
  39. May
    Tilt EnergySeed · FR$5.6MWith 3 others
  40. Apr
    FaumeSeries A · FR$9.0MWith 2 others
  41. Mar
    MoonwattSeed · NL · TechCrunch$8.4MLed
  42. Mar
    cometVenture · FR · Silicon Canals$11MWith 6 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 22 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.

Who backs their funds

5 LPs on record in Daphni's funds

Funds
2

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

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

30 of 47 we have independently watched raise

AmilabsAnimajAnkarAstralsystemsBackmarketBactaComintyEdumapperEpigenelabsEpyrEverdyeFaumeFlow48GenerareKaravelaLeocareLogbookModjoOwloPasqalReduckSereactSoraStartonStocklySwileTerrasparkVortex-ioWelfaireWitcoApplyCommunity accessDemaEmperiavrFifteenFirstmileHubcycledKerysLemrockMembers accessMemoNeotisPrunaSubscribfyWilgoWithdoubleZoe

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Daphni put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

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

Quick answers about Daphni

What does Daphni invest in?

Daphni invests most often at Seed and Series A (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Dna, Generalist and Spectrometry.

How active is Daphni?

92 investments on record, 25 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Daphni invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Reduck (Pre-seed, Oct 2026), Epyr (Series A, Oct 2026) and Mallow (Sept 2026).

How big are Daphni's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.3M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $6.0M.

Does Daphni lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 4 of its 92 investments on record (4%).

Where does Daphni invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in France (56%), the United Kingdom (18%) and the United States (5%).

Is Daphni investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 25 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Daphni invest alongside?

Most often Kima Ventures (19 rounds together), Bpifrance (10 rounds together) and Founders Future (8 rounds together).

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