Aquiti Gestion
Aquiti Gestion is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Bordeaux, France, founded in 1998. It supports innovative startups and SMEs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region through early-stage venture capital, growth capital, and buyout investments, managing €230 million in assets under management.
Aquiti Gestion is a Bordeaux venture capital firm with €230M AUM, 79 active companies and 8 exits.
- ·6 exits in the last 5 years · consistent DPI cadence.
- ·Average hold across 8 realized deals: 5 years.
- ·Fund cadence: ~5Y between vintages · last raise 2024.
Sector breakdown
87 companiesKey facts
Recent exits
Aquiti Gestion sold K-Ryole to DIS Group in 2025 after 7 years.
Aquiti Gestion sold Exoes to Meridiam Green Impact Growth Fund and Bpifrance Fonds Avenir Automobile 2 in 2024 after 9 years.
Aquiti Gestion sold Easylive.io to LiveU in 2022 after 6 years.
Aquiti Gestion sold Oncomedics to CliniSciences Group in 2022 after 6 years.
Coverage notes
4 funds tracked, 87 portfolio companies (79 active · 8 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Aquiti Gestion has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
AVA 1 (Aquiti Venture Amorcage)VC2024€30M20 assetsVC2024 · 2yr€30M20–
Unrealized
20 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Aqqi France | – |
| Boli HealthTech · France | – |
| Bulq AI AI/ML · France | 2025 |
| CardNexus E-commerce · France | 2026 |
| Chilli Consumer · France | – |
| Curlim Biotech · France | 2024 |
| Debeaulieu Industrials · France | – |
| Dioxycle Industrials · France | 2024 |
| Dronisos TMT · France | 2024 |
| GlOphotonics TMT · France | 2024 |
| Inside Therapeutics Biotech · France | 2024 |
| Maison Mitteault France | – |
| Malige Industries Industrials · France | 2026 |
| Matterup Construction · France | 2025 |
| Packmind SaaS · France | 2023 |
| Prodontis Healthcare · France | – |
| Relai Sante HealthTech · France | 2024 |
| Speeral Consumer · France | 2025 |
| Synboli Biotech · France | 2025 |
| Vasco Impact France | – |
RNA (Relance Nouvelle-Aquitaine)Growth2022€60M8 assetsGrowth2022 · 4yr€60M8–
Unrealized
8 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| BeTomorrow IT Services · France | – |
| Cerealog Consumer · France | 2026 |
| Eklo Hospitality · France | 2022 |
| Haomy Consumer · France | – |
| IFG Group Industrials · France | 2025 |
| Nobya Capital France | 2025 |
| Saint Laurent Consumer · France | 2025 |
| Technima Industrials · France | – |
NACI 1Growth2018€80M22 assets6 exitsGrowth2018 · 8yr€80M226
Unrealized
22 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Activ Inside Healthcare · France | 2024 |
| Amedia Solutions Telecom · France | 2021 |
| Bernadet Construction · France | 2020 |
| Bernier Construction · France | 2019 |
| Biscabois Construction · France | 2022 |
| Cocorico Consumer · France | 2020 |
| Coravia France | – |
| Doreau Tonneliers Consumer · France | 2020 |
| Effinity TMT · France | 2019 |
| EMAC Industrials · France | 2025 |
| Euclide Industrie Industrials · France | 2019 |
| Guillaumie Construction · France | 2019 |
| Harmony Consumer · France | 2021 |
| Jock Consumer · France | 2021 |
| Kiamo SaaS · France | 2019 |
| LittleWorker Consumer · France | 2020 |
| LYS Packaging Industrials · France | 2020 |
| NGX Robotics TMT · France | 2020 |
| Podowell MedTech · France | 2020 |
| Saint-Astier Construction · France | 2019 |
| Sanilea HealthTech · France | 2019 |
| Watt Installation Construction · France | 2020 |
Realized
6 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceva Pharma · France | 2010 | 2014 | MBO | Ceva management and employees with Temasek and CDH Investments | – |
| Easylive.io TMT · France | 2016 | 2022 | Trade Sale | LiveU | – |
| K-Ryole Logistics · France | 2018 | 2025 | Trade Sale | DIS Group | – |
| Oncomedics MedTech · France | 2016 | 2022 | Trade Sale | CliniSciences Group | – |
| Talis Business School Education · France | 2020 | 2021 | Secondary | IDI, Raise Impact | – |
| Voxeet Telecom · France | 2015 | 2019 | Trade Sale | Dolby Laboratories | – |
ACI (Aquitaine Creation Investissement)VC2010€50M29 assets2 exitsVC2010 · 16yr€50M292
Unrealized
29 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Aelis Farma Biotech · France | 2016 |
| Airint Services SaaS · France | 2017 |
| Alogia HealthTech · France | 2024 |
| API Consumer · France | 2017 |
| Aquassay Industrials · France | 2025 |
| Atman Consumer · France | 2018 |
| Axioma Mobility · France | 2017 |
| Blue Valet Mobility · France | 2016 |
| Carbon Waters Industrials · France | 2018 |
| Comerso SaaS · France | 2016 |
| Dionymer Industrials · France | 2022 |
| EasyLi Mobility · France | 2016 |
| Elixir Aircraft Aerospace & Defence · France | 2017 |
| Emulseo Biotech · France | 2017 |
| Fermentalg Biotech · France | 2015 |
| FineHeart MedTech · France | 2016 |
| Flex-on Consumer · France | 2016 |
| GMR Group Construction · France | 2025 |
| Groupe GMR Investissements Industrials · France | 2025 |
| La Boite Concept Consumer · France | 2016 |
| Le Train Mobility · France | 2023 |
| Les Bateaux Bordelais Hospitality · France | 2014 |
| Meccelis Biotech MedTech · France | 2018 |
| Somno Engineering MedTech · France | 2018 |
| Sunna Design ClimateTech · France | 2016 |
| Tantor Healthcare · France | 2025 |
| TreeFrog Therapeutics Biotech · France | 2018 |
| Urself SaaS · France | 2016 |
| Valbiotis Biotech · France | 2015 |
About Aquiti Gestion
Aquiti Gestion is a French private equity and venture capital firm based in Bordeaux, founded in 1998 with €230 million of assets under management. The firm supports innovative startups and SMEs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region through early-stage venture capital, growth capital and buyout investments across multiple regional vintage funds, with deep Aquitaine and South-West French ecosystem coverage.
Investment thesis
Aquiti Gestion targets Nouvelle-Aquitaine headquartered French companies across the lifecycle, deploying venture capital (early-stage tech), growth equity (scaling SMEs) and selective buyout transactions. Sector focus reflects the broad coverage typical of regional multi-strategy platforms, with the South-West French regional mandate enabling deep banking and management team relationships across Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes regions.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include K-Ryole (industrials, 2025), Easylive.io (TMT, 2022) and Oncomedics (healthcare, 2022), reflecting active distribution across the regional portfolio. The platform tracks 4 funds, 58 active portfolio companies and 7 realised exits across the multi-strategy Nouvelle-Aquitaine programme.
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Aquiti Gestion focus on?
- Aquiti Gestion focuses on VC, Growth, Buyout strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Aquiti Gestion have?
- Aquiti Gestion has 79 active portfolio companies and 8 completed exits and 4 funds tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Aquiti Gestion headquartered?
- Aquiti Gestion is headquartered in Bordeaux, France.
- What is Aquiti Gestion's assets under management?
- Aquiti Gestion manages approximately €230M in assets under management.
- When was Aquiti Gestion founded?
- Aquiti Gestion was founded in 2018.
- What sectors does Aquiti Gestion invest in?
- Aquiti Gestion invests across TMT, Industrials, Software, Consumer, Healthcare, Financials, Business Services, Energy.
- What are Aquiti Gestion's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by Aquiti Gestion include: K-Ryole (2025) to DIS Group; Exoes (2024) to Meridiam Green Impact Growth Fund and Bpifrance Fonds Avenir Automobile 2; Easylive.io (2022) to LiveU; Oncomedics (2022) to CliniSciences Group; Oncrawl (2022) to BrightEdge; Talis Business School (2021) to IDI, Raise Impact; Voxeet (2019) to Dolby Laboratories; Ceva (2014) to Ceva management and employees with Temasek and CDH Investments.
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