What investment strategy does Auriga Partners focus on?

Auriga Partners focuses on VC, Growth strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does Auriga Partners have?

Auriga Partners has 42 active portfolio companies and 2 completed exits and 2 funds tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Auriga Partners headquartered?

Auriga Partners is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is Auriga Partners's assets under management?

Auriga Partners manages approximately €435M in assets under management.

When was Auriga Partners founded?

Auriga Partners was founded in 1998.

What sectors does Auriga Partners invest in?

Auriga Partners invests across Software, Consumer, Industrials, Healthcare.

What are Auriga Partners's recent exits?

Recent realized exits by Auriga Partners include: Nexthink (2026) to Vista Equity Partners; Vade (2024) to Hornetsecurity.

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Auriga Partners

Paris, France·Founded 1998·

Venture Capital Growth Equity

·aurigapartners.com

Auriga Partners is a Paris-based, AMF-regulated venture capital and growth equity firm founded in June 1998 by Bernard Daugeras, Jacques Chatain, Patrick Bamas and Patricia Roisain, holding AMF licence GP98020. The firm is led by Antonio Calvisi (President of the supervisory board), Sebastien Descarpentries (President of the management board, joined 1999), Jacques Chatain (CEO, co-founder), Geoffroy Rosset (Partner, joined 2017), Celine Lippi (Partner, co-founder of Luxury Tech Fund and Cuir Invest) and Philippe Desmarescaux (VP). Auriga manages around EUR 435M across more than eight funds and a 27-year track record: generalist FCPI vehicles Auriga I (1999), Auriga II (2003), Auriga III (2007) and Auriga IV (2013), plus thematic funds Scientipole Capital (2006, Paris-Saclay deep-tech seed), Luxury Tech Fund (2017, luxury, fashion, beauty and retail VC), Cuir Invest (2019, a EUR 5M leather and luxury FPCI co-managed with Societe Internationale du Cuir and sponsored by Conseil National du Cuir), Auriga Cyber Ventures (August 2021, EUR 50M cybersecurity seed fund) and AOC Auriga Opportunite Cyber (2022, single-asset cyber vehicle). The firm has financed more than 120 companies with 50 confirmed exits, including Neolane, sold to Adobe in July 2013 for USD 600M with a 33x return, Vade Secure, sold to Hornetsecurity in March 2024, and Nexthink, a majority sale to Vista Equity Partners at a USD 3B valuation announced in October 2025 and closing in Q1 2026, the largest secondary exit in the firm's history; co-shareholders in Nexthink include Permira, Highland Europe and Index Ventures. Auriga runs dual venture and growth equity strategies across software, cybersecurity, healthcare, biotech, industrials and luxury consumer brands.

AUM

€435M

Funds

vintages 2019–2022

Portfolio

Exits

Auriga Partners is a Paris venture capital firm with €435M AUM, 42 active companies and 2 exits.

SectorsSoftware Consumer Industrials Healthcare

Key takeaways

·Top sector focus: Cybersecurity (50% of portfolio).
·Fund cadence: ~3Y between vintages · last raise 2022.

Sector breakdown

44 companies

Cybersecurity

22 · 50%

Consumer

10 · 23%

Software

5 · 11%

AI/ML

1 · 2%

SaaS

1 · 2%

Biotech

1 · 2%

Fintech

1 · 2%

Industrials

1 · 2%

Geography breakdown

6 geographies

France

35 · 80%

3 · 7%

Germany

2 · 5%

Netherlands

2 · 5%

Switzerland

1 · 2%

Lyon, France

1 · 2%

Key facts

HQParis, France

Founded1998

Websiteaurigapartners.com

Recent exits

Auriga Partners sold Nexthink to Vista Equity Partners in 2026 after 19 years.

Auriga Partners sold Vade to Hornetsecurity in 2024 after 2 years.

Coverage notes

2 funds tracked, 44 portfolio companies (42 active · 2 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Funds & portfolio

Every fund Auriga Partners has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

2 funds

Fund

Strategy

Vintage

Size

Assets

Exits

Auriga Cyber Ventures

VC2022€50M30 assets2 exits

2022 · 4yr

€50M

Unrealized

30 held

Company	Entry
Augmented CISO Cybersecurity · France	2022
Avanoo Software · France	2025
Cloudfence Cybersecurity · France	2025
CryptoNext Software · France	2023
Cryptr Cybersecurity · France	2022
Cytix Cybersecurity · UK	2024
Defants Software · France	2023
Dowsers Cybersecurity · France	2025
emproof Cybersecurity · Germany	2026
Enclaive Cybersecurity · Germany	2026
Filtar Cybersecurity · France	2025
Finovox France	2026
Galink Cybersecurity · France	2025
H Company AI/ML · France	2024
Kamae Cybersecurity · France	2024
Mindflow Cybersecurity · France	2024
Mithril Security Cybersecurity · France	2023
Nosopharm Biotech · Lyon, France	2017
Nymiz Cybersecurity · France	2024
OverSOC Cybersecurity · France	2022
Patrowl Cybersecurity · France	2024
Periphery Cybersecurity · UK	2024
Qomodo Fintech · UK	2024
Qontrol Software · France	2023
Sensity Software · Netherlands	2025
Skyld Cybersecurity · France	2025
Tenacy Cybersecurity · France	2024
Tremau Cybersecurity · France	2025
VirtualBrowser Cybersecurity · France	2026
VirtualMetric Cybersecurity · Netherlands	2025

Realized

2 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Nexthink SaaS · Switzerland	2007	2026	Secondary	Vista Equity Partners	–
Vade Cybersecurity · France	2022	2024	Trade Sale	Hornetsecurity	–

Cuir Invest

VC2019€5M12 assets

2019 · 7yr

€5M

–

Unrealized

12 held

Company	Entry
ASF Industrials · France	2021
Authentic Material Consumer · France	2019
Belledonne Consumer · France	2020
Caulaincourt Consumer · France	2020
Ictyos Consumer · France	2020
La Maison Demeure Consumer · France	2020
Leo et Violet Consumer · France	2020
Louise Carmen Consumer · France	2020
M. Moustache Consumer · France	2020
Martinez Consumer · France	2021
RSVP Consumer · France	2020
Vestiaire Collective E-commerce · France	2020

About Auriga Partners

Auriga Partners is a venture capital platform based in Paris with €65 million of assets under management as of December 2024 and a founding year of 1998. The firm targets European and selectively global technology companies across software, healthcare, business services and TMT, with capital deployed across early-stage and Series A/B rounds alongside institutional limited partners.

Investment thesis

The platform deploys venture capital into software, healthcare, business services and TMT categories with a focus on technology-enabled businesses across France and selectively across Europe. Investment focus spans seed and growth stages with capital deployed across multiple rounds per portfolio company, supporting founder teams through international scaling and selective M&A activity. The fund structure enables longer holding periods than typical venture vehicles, supporting category-leadership outcomes in technology platforms with global ambitions.

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include Vestiaire Collective (consumer, 2023). The platform tracks 2 fund vehicles, 15 active portfolio companies and 1 realised exit across the strategy's history.

Frequently asked questions

What investment strategy does Auriga Partners focus on?: Auriga Partners focuses on VC, Growth strategies in the private equity space.
How many portfolio companies does Auriga Partners have?: Auriga Partners has 42 active portfolio companies and 2 completed exits and 2 funds tracked on GP Intel.
Where is Auriga Partners headquartered?: Auriga Partners is headquartered in Paris, France.
What is Auriga Partners's assets under management?: Auriga Partners manages approximately €435M in assets under management.
When was Auriga Partners founded?: Auriga Partners was founded in 1998.
What sectors does Auriga Partners invest in?: Auriga Partners invests across Software, Consumer, Industrials, Healthcare.
What are Auriga Partners's recent exits?: Recent realized exits by Auriga Partners include: Nexthink (2026) to Vista Equity Partners; Vade (2024) to Hornetsecurity.