# Karista: portfolio, investments and team

> Karista is a vc firm based in France. 45 investments on record, 7 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Karista

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 45 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Series A Healthier Living Space-tech Healthcare

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**70%** of best year **7** **cheques in 12 months**, 45 on record

Since the last cheque **61** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.5M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $2.0M** Rounds led **2 of 45** Sole investor **10 rounds** Mostly in **France, 85%**

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## Karista highlights

- 01 7 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 72% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $2.0M

## What they do

> Karista is an early-stage venture capital firm created in 2001 investing in Health, Digital, Tech, and NewSpace. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $500K – $2.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Healthier Living Space-tech Healthcare
- **Based in:** Paris, France
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **45 appearances**

- **2026** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[Incepto Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/incepto-medical)** Venture · FR **$16M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Implicity](https://millionrounds.com/company/implicity)** Growth · FR · Firms' own news pages **$41M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Waiv](https://millionrounds.com/company/waiv)** FR · Ventureburn **$33M** With 8 others
- **Feb** **[Look Up Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/look-up-space)** Venture · FR **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Tricares](https://millionrounds.com/company/tricares)** Debt · FR **$23M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[SamanTree Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/samantree-medical)** Debt · CH **$24M** With 4 others
- **2025** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Leanspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/leanspace)** Series A · FR **$12M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[TiHive](https://millionrounds.com/company/tihive)** FR · Wind **$9.4M** *Led*
- **Apr** **[Sitowie](https://millionrounds.com/company/sitowie)** Seed · FR **$3.1M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[BforeAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/bforeai)** Series B · Titanium Ventures **$10M** With 6 others
- **2024** 10 rounds
- **Oct** **[Ramdam](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramdam)** Seed · FR **$3.1M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Brightflow](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightflow)** Series A · FR **$18M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Implicity](https://millionrounds.com/company/implicity)** Venture · FR **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Deemea](https://millionrounds.com/company/deemea)** Seed · FR **$4.3M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[10Lines](https://millionrounds.com/company/10lines)** Seed · EE · Tera Ventures **$1.6M** *Led*
- **Mar** **[RebrAIn](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebrain)** Seed · FR **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Tallano](https://millionrounds.com/company/tallano)** Venture · FR **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Acticor Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/acticor-biotech)** FR **$8.7M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Kranus Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/kranus-health)** Series A · DE **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Heex Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/heex-technologies)** Seed · FR · Firms' own news pages **$6.5M** With 4 others
- **2023** 1 round
- **May** **[Beev](https://millionrounds.com/company/beev)** Seed · FR **$3.3M** With 2 others
- **2022** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[Nexdot](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexdot)** Venture · FR **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[CYSEC](https://millionrounds.com/company/cysec)** Seed · CH **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[NAVYA](https://millionrounds.com/company/navya)** Debt · FR **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Incepto Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/incepto-medical)** Venture · FR **$27M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Ludocare](https://millionrounds.com/company/ludocare)** Seed · FR **$4.4M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Vestack](https://millionrounds.com/company/vestack)** Series A · FR **$11M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Miratlas](https://millionrounds.com/company/miratlas)** Seed · FR **$2.1M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Humanlinker](https://millionrounds.com/company/humanlinker)** Seed · FR **$2.7M** Sole investor
- **2021** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[DEO](https://millionrounds.com/company/deo)** Series A · BE · Capricorn Partners **$4.2M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[i-Lunch](https://millionrounds.com/company/i-lunch)** Series A · FR **$4.6M** With 1 other
- **May** **[moveUP](https://millionrounds.com/company/moveup)** Seed **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[WeCook WeCare](https://millionrounds.com/company/wecook-wecare)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2019** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Sevenhugs](https://millionrounds.com/company/sevenhugs)** FR · FinSMEs **$9.0M** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[UPFACTOR](https://millionrounds.com/company/upfactor)** Seed **$2.8M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Cozycozy.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/cozycozy-com)** FR · TechCrunch **$4.5M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Misakey](https://millionrounds.com/company/misakey)** Seed **$1.1M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Admo.tv](https://millionrounds.com/company/admo-tv)** Series B · FR · EU-Startups **$6.8M** With 3 others
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Wisebatt](https://millionrounds.com/company/wisebatt)** Seed **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Appscho](https://millionrounds.com/company/appscho)** Seed **$2.1M** 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 **10** 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.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$4.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.0M**

Led 2 of 45 rounds **4%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $2.0M
- **Sole investor:** 10 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *18*
- Venture *10*
- Series A said *6*
- Debt *3*
- Series B *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) 13
- [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) 4
- [XAnge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xange) 4
- [AGORANOV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agoranov) 3
- [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) 3
- [Go Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/go-capital) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Bpifrance** Government **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance)[**EIC Accelerator** Government **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator)[**XAnge** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xange)[**AGORANOV** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agoranov)[**European Investment Bank** Government **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank)[**Go Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/go-capital)[**Wilco** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wilco)[**AVP** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avp-2)[**BNP Paribas** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas)[**Mirova** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mirova)[**UI Investissement** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ui-investissement)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Karista put money into.

[**SamanTree Medical** $24M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/samantree-medical)[**Leanspace** $12M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/leanspace)[**TiHive** $9.4M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/tihive)[**Ramdam** $3.1M · Oct 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramdam)[**Deemea** $4.3M · Jun 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/deemea)[**10Lines** $1.6M · Apr 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/10lines)

## Quick answers about Karista

### What does Karista invest in?

Karista invests most often at Seed and Venture (72% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Healthier Living, Space-tech and Healthcare.

### How active is Karista?

45 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Karista invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Incepto Medical (Venture, Sept 2026), Implicity (Growth, Sept 2026) and Waiv (Mar 2026).

### How big are Karista's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.5M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $2.0M.

### Does Karista lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 45 investments on record (4%).

### Where does Karista invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in France (85%) and Switzerland (6%).

### Is Karista investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Karista invest alongside?

Most often Bpifrance (13 rounds together), EIC Accelerator (4 rounds together) and XAnge (4 rounds together).

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