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).
EDF Pulse Ventures is a Neuilly-sur-Seine venture capital firm with €540M AUM, 22 active companies and 7 exits.
- ·7 exits in the last 5 years · consistent DPI cadence.
- ·Average hold across 7 realized deals: 5 years.
- ·Top sector focus: Industrials (34% of portfolio).
Sector breakdown
29 companiesGeography breakdown
5 geographiesKey facts
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 29 portfolio companies (22 active · 7 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund EDF Pulse Ventures has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
EDF Pulse HoldingVC2017€437M22 assets7 exitsVC2017 · 9yr€437M227
Unrealized
22 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Archipels Software · France | 2020 |
| BeZero Financials · UK | 2022 |
| Chemdoc Water Technologies Industrials · France | 2024 |
| Enerbrain Industrials · Italy | 2021 |
| Hynamics ClimateTech · France | 2019 |
| Inicio ClimateTech · France | 2025 |
| La Solive EdTech · France | 2025 |
| Metroscope Software · France | 2018 |
| Monkey Factory Software · France | 2019 |
| MX3D Industrials · Netherlands | 2025 |
| NatureMetrics Industrials · UK | 2025 |
| NEoT Energy · France | 2017 |
| Oklima Industrials · France | 2023 |
| Perfesco Industrials · France | 2014 |
| Persefoni Software · US | 2021 |
| Securkeys Cybersecurity · France | 2020 |
| Siteflow SaaS · France | 2025 |
| SpotR Software · Netherlands | 2023 |
| Sweetch Energy ClimateTech · France | 2023 |
| Teeptrak Industrials · France | 2020 |
| Urbanomy Industrials · France | 2020 |
| Yxir Software · France | 2022 |
Realized
7 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon8 Industrials · UK | 2022 | 2025 | – | – | – |
| Ekoscan Industrials · France | 2022 | 2025 | Secondary | France Nucleaire 2 fund | – |
| Exaion TMT · France | 2020 | 2026 | Trade Sale | MARA Holdings | – |
| ITK Software · France | 2021 | 2023 | Trade Sale | Innoval | – |
| Powerup ClimateTech · France | 2020 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | – |
| Seclab Cybersecurity · France | 2015 | 2024 | Trade Sale | Michel Van den Berghe | – |
| Zenpark Software · France | 2018 | 2025 | Trade Sale | Yespark | – |
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does EDF Pulse Ventures focus on?
- EDF Pulse Ventures focuses on VC, Growth strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does EDF Pulse Ventures have?
- EDF Pulse Ventures has 22 active portfolio companies and 7 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is EDF Pulse Ventures headquartered?
- EDF Pulse Ventures is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
- What is EDF Pulse Ventures's assets under management?
- EDF Pulse Ventures manages approximately €540M in assets under management.
- When was EDF Pulse Ventures founded?
- EDF Pulse Ventures was founded in 2017.
- What sectors does EDF Pulse Ventures invest in?
- EDF Pulse Ventures invests across Energy, Industrials, Software, Financials.
- What are EDF Pulse Ventures's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by EDF Pulse Ventures include: Exaion (2026) to MARA Holdings; Ekoscan (2025) to France Nucleaire 2 fund; Zenpark (2025) to Yespark; SECLAB (2024) to Michel Van den Berghe; ITK (2023) to Innoval.
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