Axeleo Capital
Axeleo Capital is a European early-stage venture capital fund founded in 2017, managing €300 million in assets across four funds. It invests in tech startups focused on digital and green transformation, providing seed to Series B funding along with strategic, hands-on support.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
4 funds tracked, 70 portfolio companies (44 active · 26 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
70 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Axeleo Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Axeleo Green Tech Industry IVC2024 · 2yr€125M7 active
Unrealized
7 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare |  France | 2025 | |
| Industrials | France | 2026 | |
| ClimateTech |  UK | 2026 | |
| TMT | France | 2025 | |
| Energy | France | 2023 | |
| Industrials |  Switzerland | 2025 | |
| ClimateTech | France | 2024 |
France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2026UK· Entry 2026France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2023Switzerland· Entry 2025France· Entry 2024Axeleo Capital 2VC2022 · 4yr€73M15 active · 5 realized
Unrealized
15 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | France | 2025 | |
| Software | France | 2024 | |
| AI/ML | France | 2024 | |
| Data & Analytics | France | 2023 | |
| Software | France | 2021 | |
| Software | France | 2024 | |
| AI/ML | France | 2026 | |
| Financials | France | 2024 | |
| Software | France | 2021 | |
| TMT |  Germany | 2025 | |
| Financials | France | 2025 | |
| SaaS | France | 2024 | |
| Software | France | 2024 | |
| Software | France | 2023 | |
| Software | UK | 2021 |
France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2024France· Entry 2024France· Entry 2023France· Entry 2021France· Entry 2024France· Entry 2026France· Entry 2024France· Entry 2021Germany· Entry 2025France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2024France· Entry 2024France· Entry 2023UK· Entry 2021Realized
5 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software | France | 2023 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2022 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2025 | 2026 | – | – | – | |
| Software | France | 2021 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2023 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – |
Axeleo Proptech 1VC2020 · 6yr€40M12 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
12 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | Romania | 2021 | |
| Software |  Netherlands | 2024 | |
| Software | France | 2020 | |
| Software | France | 2020 | |
| Software | France | 2023 | |
| Software | France | 2023 | |
| Software | France | 2021 | |
| Software | France | 2022 | |
| TMT | Germany | 2023 | |
| Software | France | 2025 | |
| Software |  Austria | 2025 | |
| Software | France | 2024 |
Netherlands· Entry 2024France· Entry 2020France· Entry 2020France· Entry 2023France· Entry 2023France· Entry 2021France· Entry 2022Germany· Entry 2023France· Entry 2025Austria· Entry 2025France· Entry 2024Axeleo Capital 1VCHarvesting2017 · 9yr€45M10 active · 20 realized
Unrealized
10 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | France | 2018 | |
| Software | France | 2021 | |
| Software | France | 2019 | |
| Software | France | 2019 | |
| Software | France | 2023 | |
| Software | France | 2017 | |
| Software | France | 2018 | |
| Software |  Belgium | 2023 | |
| Software | France | 2022 | |
| Software | France | 2022 |
France· Entry 2018France· Entry 2021France· Entry 2019France· Entry 2019France· Entry 2023France· Entry 2017France· Entry 2018Belgium· Entry 2023France· Entry 2022France· Entry 2022Realized
20 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software | France | 2019 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2018 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2019 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2021 | 2024 | – | – | – | |
| Software | France | 2020 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2018 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2019 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| SaaS | France | 2017 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2018 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2019 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Logistics | France | 2018 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2024 | – | MBO | – | ||
| Software | France | 2017 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2022 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2020 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2020 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2020 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2021 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| SaaS | France | 2017 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2016 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – |
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About Axeleo Capital
Axeleo Capital is a European early-stage venture capital fund with €300 million of assets under management across four funds, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Lyon. The firm invests in tech startups focused on digital and green transformation, providing seed to Series B funding along with hands-on operational support across the European technology innovation ecosystem.
Investment thesis
Axeleo Capital targets European technology startups at seed and Series A-B stages, with sector focus on enterprise software, digital transformation, green technology and selective deep tech verticals. Equity ticket sizes typically range from €500 thousand seed positions through to €5 million Series A-B follow-on commitments. The Lyon regional heritage extends through pan-European deal sourcing across French, German, Dutch and broader European tech hubs.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include 365Talents (software, 2026), Aplo (software, 2025), Cohort (software, 2025) and DataHawk Technologies (software, 2025), reflecting strong distribution momentum across the software venture portfolio. The platform tracks 5 funds, 48 active portfolio companies and 15 realised exits across the multi-vintage European VC programme. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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