EDF Pulse Ventures
EDF Pulse Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of EDF Group (Electricite de France SA, French state-owned electricity utility around EUR 80bn revenue), investing strategic minority tickets of EUR 2 to 5M in Series A and B startups across energy transition, decarbonization, low-carbon hydrogen, carbon accounting, water tech, biodiversity, and industrial digitalization. Launched December 2017 from holding entity EDF Pulse Holding SAS (Neuilly-sur-Seine, SIREN 824580013, capital EUR 436.9M) under President Julien Villeret and Head Yann Coic, EDF Pulse Ventures has deployed around EUR 540M into roughly 27 active and exited European and North American companies. CVC of the Year 2026 MaddyInvest Awards. Notable 2024-2025 exits include Zenpark to Yespark, Ekoscan LBO to France Nucleaire 2 fund, SECLAB Trade Sale and partial-exit Exaion (64 percent stake sold to MARA Holdings for USD 168M, signed August 2025 and completed 20 February 2026, with NJJ Capital taking 10 percent of MARA France).
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 28 portfolio companies (22 active · 6 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
28 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund EDF Pulse Ventures has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
EDF Pulse HoldingVC2017 · 9yr€437M22 active · 6 realized
Unrealized
22 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software |  France | 2020 | |
| Financials |  UK | 2022 | |
| Industrials | France | 2024 | |
| Industrials |  Italy | 2021 | |
| Energy | France | 2019 | |
| ClimateTech | France | 2025 | |
| Industrials | France | 2025 | |
| Software | France | 2018 | |
| Software | France | 2019 | |
| Industrials |  Netherlands | 2025 | |
| Industrials | UK | 2025 | |
| Energy | France | 2017 | |
| Industrials | France | 2023 | |
| Industrials | France | 2014 | |
| Software |  US | 2021 | |
| Software | France | 2020 | |
| Software | France | 2025 | |
| Software | Netherlands | 2023 | |
| ClimateTech | France | 2023 | |
| Industrials | France | 2020 | |
| Industrials | France | 2020 | |
| Software | France | 2022 |
France· Entry 2020UK· Entry 2022France· Entry 2024Italy· Entry 2021France· Entry 2019France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2018France· Entry 2019Netherlands· Entry 2025UK· Entry 2025France· Entry 2017France· Entry 2023France· Entry 2014US· Entry 2021France· Entry 2020France· Entry 2025Netherlands· Entry 2023France· Entry 2023France· Entry 2020France· Entry 2020France· Entry 2022Realized
6 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | UK | 2022 | 2025 | – | – | – | |
| Industrials | France | 2022 | 2025 | Secondary | – | ||
| TMT | France | 2020 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2021 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2015 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | France | 2018 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – |
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About EDF Pulse Ventures
EDF Pulse Ventures is a corporate venture capital and strategic investment platform with capital deployed across 2 active fund vehicles, operating from Paris. The platform deploys balance-sheet capital into energy, software, industrials and business services ventures aligned with its parent group's industrial strategy, providing strategic minority and selective majority equity investments alongside operating partnerships.
Investment thesis
The strategy targets technology and growth-stage companies aligned with the parent group's industrial roadmap across energy, software, industrials and business services, deploying balance-sheet capital into strategic minority equity positions with selective board representation and operating partnership rights. Investment focus emphasises long-duration partnerships with portfolio teams, with the parent group providing commercial relationships, operating expertise and product development support alongside the financial capital across France and selectively across Europe.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include Sweetch Energy (energy, 2023). The platform tracks 2 fund vehicles, 24 active portfolio companies and 1 realised exit across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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