Cèdre Capital
French family-holding and early-stage PE/VC investor: Societe Financiere du Cedre (holding founded 1994) + Cedre Capital (investment vehicle SIREN 521471482 founded 2010) + Cedre Ventures (SIBA / business-angel network co-investing alongside Bpifrance). Deploys around EUR 30M balance-sheet across French Seed / Series A fintech and SaaS minority investments with notable exit GuestViews Feb 2024 to Arenametrix; domain cedre-pe.com (NOT cedre.fr which is the unrelated French environmental agency CEDRE).
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 56 portfolio companies (32 active · 24 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Cèdre Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Cèdre Capital EvergreenVC2010 · 16yr€30M32 active · 24 realized
Unrealized
32 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advens | Cybersecurity | France | 2021 |
| Agriland | Agriculture | France | 2024 |
| Archionline | TMT | France | 2018 |
| BCDiploma | TMT | France | 2019 |
| Cémédis | Healthcare | France | 2021 |
| Chez Jeannette | Real Estate | France | 2021 |
| Datananas | TMT | France | 2017 |
| Douces Maternelles | Education | France | 2025 |
| each One | HR Tech | France | 2023 |
| Eurobio Scientific | Healthcare | France | 2025 |
| Filab | Business Services | France | 2018 |
| Fovéa | Healthcare | France | 2018 |
| Humens | Industrials | France | 2023 |
| ID&AL | Real Estate | France | 2022 |
| iféa | Education | France | 2019 |
| JD2M | Software | France | 2023 |
| La Coque de Nacre | Consumer | France | 2021 |
| Le Bailli | Hospitality | France | 2015 |
| Les Petits Culottés | Consumer | France | 2025 |
| lightinderm | Consumer | France | 2014 |
| Lulu dans ma rue | Consumer | France | 2017 |
| Magellan Partners | IT Services | France | 2023 |
| Média Participations | TMT | France | 2004 |
| MT Systems | Industrials | France | 2021 |
| Myphotoagency | TMT | France | 2023 |
| Oletis | Hospitality | France | 2014 |
| Patyka | Consumer | France | 2025 |
| Seguin | Consumer | France | 2019 |
| Signalsoft | Software | France | 2026 |
| Thomas Plants | Agriculture | France | 2019 |
| Vivalto Santé | Healthcare | France | 2021 |
| Wifirst | TMT | France | 2022 |
Realized
24 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bois et Chiffons | Consumer | France | 2005 | 2007 | – | – | – |
| Cimes | Education | France | 2013 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Crédirec | Financials | France | 2006 | 2011 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Domidep | Healthcare | France | 2017 | 2019 | Secondary | – | |
| Dorotennis | Consumer | France | 2005 | 2008 | – | – | – |
| Entrepose | Industrials | France | 2013 | 2018 | – | – | – |
| Eurodommages | Financials | France | 2015 | 2018 | Secondary | – | |
| GuestViews | TMT | France | 2019 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Hôtel Eiffel Blomet | Hospitality | France | 2018 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Idex | Energy | France | 2008 | 2011 | Secondary | – | |
| Keocyt | Healthcare | France | 2011 | 2014 | Trade Sale | – | |
| La Pérouse | Hospitality | France | 2021 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Lampe Berger | Consumer | France | 2007 | 2017 | Secondary | – | |
| Newrest | Consumer | France | 2005 | 2009 | – | – | – |
| Novescia | Healthcare | France | 2010 | 2015 | – | – | – |
| Picard | Consumer | France | 2005 | 2006 | Secondary | – | |
| Promovacances | Consumer | France | 2011 | 2018 | Secondary | – | |
| Saveur/Savena | Consumer | France | 2005 | 2007 | – | – | – |
| Seloger | TMT | France | 2006 | 2007 | IPO | – | |
| Silvya Terrade | Education | France | 2016 | 2018 | Secondary | – | |
| Sofia | Consumer | France | 2022 | 2026 | – | – | – |
| STIL | Industrials | France | 2015 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Telemarket | E-commerce | France | 2008 | 2011 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Webhelp | IT Services | France | 2006 | 2011 | Secondary | – |
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About Cèdre Capital
Cèdre Capital is a French family-holding and early-stage private equity and venture capital investor with €30 million of assets under management, headquartered in Paris. The platform combines Société Financière du Cèdre (holding founded 1994) with Cèdre Capital (investment vehicle founded 2010) and Cèdre Ventures (business-angel network co-investing alongside Bpifrance and other lead sponsors).
Investment thesis
Cèdre Capital targets French and European early-stage startups and small SMEs, deploying minority equity positions through the dual family-holding and venture vehicle structure. Sector focus spans technology, consumer and selectively other early-stage verticals, with the platform's co-investment approach alongside Bpifrance and other lead sponsors enabling selective deal participation aligned with the family's investment objectives.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include GuestViews (TMT, 2024), reflecting selective distribution across the venture portfolio. The platform tracks a single dedicated investment vehicle, 5 active portfolio companies and 1 realised exit across the multi-vintage family-office venture programme. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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