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Demeter Partners

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietInvestment firm

Series ASeries BSeries C

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 21 on record
Since the last cheque2511days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$26MRounds led0 of 21Sole investor3 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inFrance, 75%
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Demeter Partners highlights

  1. 01

    21 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 53% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.3M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
France
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first21 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Dec
    OutsightSeed · FR · EU-Startups$20MWith 2 others
  3. Jul
    MicrophytFR · FinSMEs$32MWith 6 others
  4. 2015

    1 round

  5. Jun
    AlediaSeries B$31MWith 7 others
  6. 2014

    2 rounds

  7. Dec
    YnsectSeries B$6.8MWith 2 others
  8. Feb
    YnsectSeries A$2.4MWith 2 others
  9. 2013

    4 rounds

  10. Dec
    Cooltech ApplicationsVenture · FR$1.9MWith 2 others
  11. Sept
    FermentalgSeries C · FR · finsmes.com$15MWith 5 others
  12. Apr
    Cooltech ApplicationsVenture · FR · finsmes.com$10MWith 1 other
  13. Apr
    AlediaSeries A · FR · finsmes.com$13MWith 3 others
  14. 2011

    1 round

  15. Jan
    FermentalgSeries B · FR · finsmes.com$7.2MWith 2 others
  16. 2010

    1 round

  17. Jul
    SEMCO EngineeringVenture · FR · realdeals.eu.com$5.8MWith 1 other
  18. 2009

    1 round

  19. Jul
    SolFocusSeries C · US · earth2tech.com$31MWith 3 others
  20. 2008

    9 rounds

  21. Nov
    SolairedirectSeries C · FR$25MWith 2 others
  22. Jul
    JMB EnergieSeries A · FR · demeter-partners.comUndisclosedWith 2 others
  23. Jul
    SulfercellVenture$132MWith 4 others
  24. Jul
    SulfurCellSeries A · DE · news.cnet.com$134MWith 5 others
  25. Jul
    SulfurCellGrowth · DE$134MWith 5 others
  26. May
    Green Gas InternationalSeries C · GB · demeter-partners.com$780KSole investor
  27. May
    Le Floch DepollutionSeries A · FR · demeter-partners.com$16MWith 2 others
  28. Mar
    SolairedirectSeries B · FR$1.3MSole investor
  29. Jan
    PANOSOLSeries A · venturebeatprofiles.com$1.5MSole investor

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 6 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

SolairedirectBought by Engie$222MJul 2015

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Demeter Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Demeter Partners

What does Demeter Partners invest in?

Demeter Partners invests most often at Series A and Series B (53% of the rounds on record).

How active is Demeter Partners?

21 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

What has Demeter Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Outsight (Seed, Dec 2019) and Microphyt (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019).

How big are Demeter Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $26M.

Does Demeter Partners lead rounds?

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

Where does Demeter Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in France (75%), Germany (13%) and the United States (6%).

Is Demeter Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

Who does Demeter Partners invest alongside?

Most often Emertec Gestion (4 rounds together), Intel Capital (3 rounds together) and Sofinnova Partners (3 rounds together).

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