Creadev International
Evergreen family investment vehicle of the Mulliez family, founders of Auchan, Decathlon and Leroy Merlin, created in 2002. Around EUR 1.8bn has been deployed cumulatively across 26 companies worldwide in three sectors, food (14), healthcare (8) and climate (4), with more than 22 exits including the Voltalia IPO in 2014 and Actility in January 2026.
Creadev International is a Croix growth equity firm with €1.8B AUM, 32 active companies and 11 exits.
- ·7 exits in the last 5 years · consistent DPI cadence.
- ·Average hold across 11 realized deals: 7 years.
Sector breakdown
43 companiesGeography breakdown
7 geographiesKey facts
Recent exits
Creadev International sold Actility to Netmore Group AB in 2026 after 12 years.
Creadev International sold Digischool to BSG Holding in 2026 after 10 years.
Creadev International sold Agorize to Bloomflow in 2024 after 5 years.
Creadev International sold Noray Seafood to Investor group led by Bjorn Aspheim in 2024 after 2 years.
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 43 portfolio companies (32 active · 11 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Creadev International has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
CreadevGrowth2002€1.8B32 assets11 exitsGrowth2002 · 24yr€1.8B3211
Unrealized
32 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Accro Consumer · France | 2022 |
| Alira Health Healthcare · US | 2021 |
| Damae Medical Healthcare · France | 2020 |
| Everytable Hospitality · US | 2020 |
| FCA Fertilisants France | 2026 |
| Foodles FoodTech · France | 2017 |
| Foundever Business Services · France | 2002 |
| Gotham Greens Consumer · US | 2018 |
| Growthwell Foods Consumer · Singapore | 2021 |
| Hungry Harvest Consumer · US | 2020 |
| InnovaFeed Agriculture · France | 2020 |
| Iso & Face Construction · France | 2025 |
| Lapaire Healthcare · Kenya | 2025 |
| Lifen HealthTech · France | 2021 |
| M2i Life Sciences AgTech · France | 2019 |
| Maisons de Famille Healthcare · France | 2003 |
| MORE Health HealthTech · US | 2019 |
| MyDawa Healthcare · Kenya | 2021 |
| Nous Business Services · France | 2022 |
| NxtFood FoodTech · France | 2021 |
| Odyssey Business Services · France | 2019 |
| Ouihelp HealthTech · France | 2022 |
| Recommerce E-commerce · France | 2018 |
| Salted Consumer · France | 2023 |
| Selency Software · France | 2022 |
| SPARK Schools Business Services · South Africa | 2021 |
| The Jackfruit Company FoodTech · US | 2021 |
| The Kingfish Company FoodTech · Netherlands | 2019 |
| Twiga Foods Consumer · Kenya | 2019 |
| Victory Farms Consumer · Kenya | 2023 |
| Voltalia Energy · France | 2002 |
| Yes 'N' You Business Services · France | 2012 |
Realized
11 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilways Business Services · France | 2011 | 2023 | Trade Sale | Skolae | – |
| Actility Telecom · France | 2014 | 2026 | Trade Sale | Netmore Group AB | – |
| Agorize SaaS · France | 2019 | 2024 | Trade Sale | Bloomflow | – |
| Digischool EdTech · France | 2016 | 2026 | Trade Sale | BSG Holding | – |
| Helexia Energy · France | 2010 | 2019 | Trade Sale | Voltalia | – |
| Homeperf Healthcare · France | 2009 | 2015 | Trade Sale | Parquest Capital, Arkea, BNP Developpement and Vivalto | – |
| Mauna Kea Technologies Healthcare · France | 2007 | 2014 | Secondary | – | – |
| Noray Seafood FoodTech · Spain | 2022 | 2024 | MBO | Investor group led by Bjorn Aspheim | – |
| Nutri&Co Consumer · France | 2022 | 2024 | Secondary | GoodGrower | – |
| Sculpteo Industrials · France | 2015 | 2019 | Trade Sale | BASF | – |
| Ysance TMT · France | 2015 | 2021 | Trade Sale | Devoteam | – |
About Creadev International
Creadev International is a venture capital platform based in Paris with €1.8 billion of assets under management as of December 2024 and a founding year of 2002. The firm targets European and selectively global technology companies across consumer, healthcare, energy and business services, with capital deployed across early-stage and Series A/B rounds alongside institutional limited partners.
Investment thesis
The platform deploys venture capital into consumer, healthcare, energy and business services 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 Actility (TMT, 2026). The platform tracks 1 dedicated investment vehicle, 13 active portfolio companies and 1 realised exit across the strategy's history.
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Creadev International focus on?
- Creadev International focuses on Growth, VC strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Creadev International have?
- Creadev International has 32 active portfolio companies and 11 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Creadev International headquartered?
- Creadev International is headquartered in Croix, France.
- What is Creadev International's assets under management?
- Creadev International manages approximately €1.8B in assets under management.
- When was Creadev International founded?
- Creadev International was founded in 2002.
- What sectors does Creadev International invest in?
- Creadev International invests across Consumer, Healthcare, Energy, Business Services.
- What are Creadev International's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by Creadev International include: Actility (2026) to Netmore Group AB; Digischool (2026) to BSG Holding; Agorize (2024) to Bloomflow; Noray Seafood (2024) to Investor group led by Bjorn Aspheim; Nutri&Co (2024) to GoodGrower; Abilways (2023) to Skolae; Ysance (2021) to Devoteam; Helexia (2019) to Voltalia.
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