Emblem
Emblem is a Paris-based pan-European pre-seed and seed venture capital firm founded in October 2022 by Bénédicte de Raphélis Soissan and Guillaume Durao. Bénédicte previously founded HRTech startup Clustree which was acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand in 2020. Guillaume previously invested at Mangrove Capital Partners and Idinvest Partners / Eurazeo Ventures with twenty-plus years across M&A and venture capital. Emblem operates from 22 Boulevard Malesherbes in Paris 8e through a multi-entity structure including EMBLEM SAS (management company SIREN 920121084) and Emblem I SLP fund vehicle (SIREN 948997192). The flagship Fund I held a EUR 50M first close in March 2023 and reached EUR 80M final close in February 2025 anchored by Danish sovereign fund EIFO (formerly Vaekstfonden) Bpifrance Edenred Capital Partners and over two hundred limited partners more than half of which are tech entrepreneurs. The fund targets twenty-five to thirty investments at pre-seed and seed stage primarily in France Denmark Sweden and Italy writing tickets between EUR 0.5M and EUR 3M typically leading or co-leading rounds across B2B SaaS fintech marketplaces future of work AI infrastructure and deep tech.
Key facts
Recent exits
No exits recorded yet.
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 28 portfolio companies (28 active · 0 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Emblem has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Emblem Fund IVC2023 · 3yr€80M28 active
Unrealized
28 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Gravy | TMT | Europe | – |
| Alrik | Software | Sweden | 2024 |
| Altrove | Industrials | France | 2024 |
| Ark Kapital | Financials | Sweden | 2023 |
| Bemakers | Consumer | Denmark | 2023 |
| Claap | Software | France | 2023 |
| Corti | Healthcare | Denmark | 2024 |
| Evy | Consumer | France | 2024 |
| Finematter | Consumer | Denmark | 2023 |
| Gladia | TMT | France | 2024 |
| Goals | TMT | Sweden | 2023 |
| Growblocks | Software | Denmark | 2023 |
| Hyperline | Software | France | 2023 |
| Immortal | TMT | France | 2024 |
| Konvu | Software | France | 2024 |
| Light | TMT | France | 2024 |
| Lovable | Software | Sweden | 2024 |
| Opper | Software | Sweden | 2024 |
| Palette | TMT | Europe | 2025 |
| Phacet | Software | France | 2024 |
| Pillar | Software | Italy | 2025 |
| Pivot | Software | France | 2023 |
| Scapin | Industrials | France | 2024 |
| Stoik | Software | France | 2024 |
| Synq | Software | Denmark | 2024 |
| The Mobile First Company | TMT | France | 2024 |
| Volta | Software | Italy | 2024 |
| Weld | Software | Denmark | 2023 |
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About Emblem
Emblem is a French venture capital firm headquartered in Paris with €75 million of assets under management as of December 2024. Founded in 2023, the firm deploys institutional capital across early-stage and selective growth-stage equity rounds in European technology companies, with sector focus spanning software and business services.
Investment thesis
Emblem targets European and selectively global early-stage and growth-stage technology companies across software and business services, deploying institutional venture capital across seed, Series A and Series B rounds. The firm emphasises hands-on operational support during the post-investment value-creation phase, leveraging founder and operator partners alongside institutional capital to support international expansion and category leadership across France and selectively across Europe. Average equity tickets vary by stage with reserve capital preserved for follow-on rounds across the platform.
Recent activity
Realised exits across the current platform vintages remain limited, with the portfolio in active deployment and value-creation phase. The platform tracks 2 fund vehicles, 37 active portfolio companies and 0 realised exits across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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