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Serena Capital

No cheque observed since Oct 2019, after 39 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantGrowth equity

Series BSeries ASeries CVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 39 on record
Since the last cheque2553days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$19MRounds led0 of 39Sole investor10 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inFrance, 81%
Pitch Serena Capital

Serena Capital highlights

  1. 01

    39 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 68% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $4.1M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Paris, France
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first39 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Oct
    ShadowFR · Gamesindustry$33MWith 1 other
  3. 2018

    3 rounds

  4. Nov
    iBanFirstFR · TechCrunch$17MWith 1 other
  5. Oct
    CybelAngelFR · FinSMEs$12MWith 1 other
  6. Apr
    FlexyBeautyFR · FinSMEs$8.6MWith 1 other
  7. 2017

    1 round

  8. Sept
    VekiaFR · FinSMEs$14MWith 3 others
  9. 2016

    5 rounds

  10. Dec
    Evaneos$21MWith 6 others
  11. Sept
    FinalcadSeries B · FR · FinSMEs$20MWith 2 others
  12. Sept
    TVTYFR · FinSMEs$6.7MSole investor
  13. Sept
    AlkemicsSeries B · FR · FinSMEs$22MWith 1 other
  14. Jul
    Alkemics$22MWith 7 others
  15. 2015

    8 rounds

  16. Nov
    MeltySeries C · FR$11MWith 2 others
  17. Sept
    LengowSeries B · FR$11MWith 2 others
  18. Jun
    TextMasterSeries C · BE$5.0MWith 2 others
  19. Jun
    HabiteoSeries A · FR$3.4MSole investor
  20. Jun
    CheerzSeries A · FR$6.8MSole investor
  21. Mar
    AugureSeries E · FR$16MWith 5 others
  22. Mar
    WorldStoresSeries D · GB$38MWith 3 others
  23. Jan
    DataikuSeries A · FR$3.7MWith 1 other
  24. 2014

    4 rounds

  25. Dec
    QualteraSeries B · FR$3.7MSole investor
  26. Jun
    FINALCADSeries A · FR$2.9MSole investor
  27. Apr
    Work4Series B · US$7.0MWith 1 other
  28. Mar
    PrestaShopSeries B · US$9.3MWith 2 others
  29. 2013

    2 rounds

  30. Jun
    WorldStoresSeries C · GB · techcrunch.com$15MWith 2 others
  31. May
    BonitaSoftSeries C · FR · techcrunch.com$13MWith 4 others
  32. 2012

    2 rounds

  33. Jul
    MeltySeries B · FR$4.5MSole investor
  34. May
    LaFourchetteVenture · FR · techcrunch.com$11MWith 2 others
  35. 2011

    4 rounds

  36. Sept
    BonitaSoftSeries B · FR · techcrunch.com$11MWith 2 others
  37. Aug
    PrestaShopSeries A · FR$4.3MSole investor
  38. Apr
    CoachClubSeries A · FR$5.0MWith 1 other
  39. Apr
    SanteVetSeries B · FR$12MWith 1 other
  40. 2010

    4 rounds

  41. Dec
    YakaroulerSeries A · FR$3.9MSole investor
  42. Sept
    ArlettieFR · capactu.com$12MWith 2 others
  43. Jul
    Sequans CommunicationsSeries E · FR$8.6MWith 1 other
  44. Feb
    PrixtelSeries B · FR$9.3MWith 1 other
  45. 2009

    3 rounds

  46. Sept
    AramisAutoSeries A · FR$14MWith 1 other
  47. Jul
    SelectronSeries A · CH$8.0MSole investor
  48. Jan
    CoachClubSeed · FR$1.0MSole investor
  49. 2008

    2 rounds

  50. Sept
    AugureSeries D · FR · ventech.fr$11MWith 4 others
  51. Feb
    RSI Video TechnologiesSeries D · US$9.5MWith 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

LaFourchetteBought by TripAdvisor$140MMay 2014

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 Serena Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

BpifranceGovernment5rounds togetherVentechVC firm4rounds togetherAlvenVC firm3rounds togetherAmundi Private Equity FundsPrivate equity3rounds togetherSeventure PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherAdvent Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherAuriga PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherBalderton CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherCapHorn InvestVC firm2rounds togetherParis IncubateursIncubator2rounds togetherPartech VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherXAngeVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Serena Capital put money into.

CybelAngel$12M · Oct 2018Vekia$14M · Sept 2017Evaneos$21M · Dec 2016Finalcad$20M · Sept 2016Alkemics$22M · Sept 2016

Quick answers about Serena Capital

What does Serena Capital invest in?

Serena Capital invests most often at Series B and Series A (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Serena Capital?

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

What has Serena Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Shadow (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019), iBanFirst (Undisclosed round, Nov 2018) and CybelAngel (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018).

How big are Serena Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $19M.

Does Serena Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 39 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Serena Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in France (81%), the United States (8%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is Serena Capital investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Oct 2019.

Who does Serena Capital invest alongside?

Most often Bpifrance (5 rounds together), Ventech (4 rounds together) and Alven (3 rounds together).

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