Capital Croissance
Capital Croissance is a French independent private equity firm founded in 2012, managing around €950 million. It supports startups, SMEs, and mid-cap companies through equity and quasi-equity investments, offering tailored support to management teams for growth, transformation, or transmission projects.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
6 funds tracked, 36 portfolio companies (29 active · 7 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Capital Croissance has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Club des entrepreneurs Capital CroissanceGrowth2025 · 1yr€100M1 active
TernelVC2024 · 2yr€150M8 active
Unrealized
8 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosma | Industrials | France | 2025 |
| Dune Health | Healthcare | US | 2024 |
| Fairglow | ClimateTech | France | 2026 |
| Iceberg Data Lab | Software | France | 2024 |
| Mercateam | Software | France | 2024 |
| Qomon | Software | France | 2025 |
| Sopht | Software | France | 2024 |
| Strong by Form | Industrials | Chile | 2023 |
CAIRN Capital III2023 · 3yr€285M3 active
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certigroup | Software | France | 2022 |
| Cubik | Business Services | France | 2024 |
| Synalp | Financials | France | 2023 |
Edelweiss Transition and Impact IBuyout2023 · 3yr€150M2 active
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aether Financial Services | Financials | France | 2024 |
| Suire-Sogeas | Fintech | France | 2024 |
CAIRN Capital IIGrowth2019 · 7yr€140M6 active · 5 realized
Unrealized
6 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ach@t Solutions | Software | France | 2020 |
| Gereso | Business Services | France | 2021 |
| iDealwine | Consumer | France | 2021 |
| Onatera | Consumer | France | 2019 |
| Pilocap | Business Services | France | 2022 |
| Quest Education Group | Consumer | France | 2021 |
Realized
5 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Track and Trace | Software | France | 2021 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Equativ | TMT | France | 2021 | 2023 | Secondary | – | |
| Equativ | TMT | France | 2021 | 2023 | Secondary | – | |
| JVWeb | TMT | France | 2021 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Sympass | – | – | 2020 | 2025 | Secondary | – |
Capital CroissanceGrowth2012 · 14yr€250M1 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cube Education | Consumer | France | 2025 |
Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia Developpement | Healthcare | France | 2019 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Toutapprendre.com | Consumer | France | 2018 | 2022 | Secondary | – |
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About Capital Croissance
Capital Croissance is a French independent private equity firm with €950 million of assets under management, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Paris. The firm supports startups, SMEs and mid-cap companies through equity and quasi-equity investments across the company lifecycle, with multi-stage flexibility distinguishing the platform from single-strategy mid-market peers.
Investment thesis
Capital Croissance deploys capital across venture capital (early-stage tech), growth equity (scaling French SMEs) and selective mid-cap buyout positions, with equity tickets ranging from €1 million to €50 million depending on stage and underlying vehicle. Sector focus spans the broad coverage typical of multi-strategy lifecycle platforms, with the firm supporting French entrepreneurs across multiple growth stages and sub-verticals.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include Equativ (TMT, 2023), reflecting selective distribution activity across the multi-stage portfolio. The platform tracks 6 funds and 14 active portfolio companies across the multi-vintage programme. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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