Evolem

About Evolem

Evolem is a French family office and private equity firm with €1 billion of assets under management as of December 2024, founded in 1997 by entrepreneur Bruno Rousset (founder of insurance group April) and headquartered in Lyon. The firm supports SMEs and startups with a long-term strategic vision aligned with family-office patient capital principles, investing in companies with revenues between €10 million and €100 million across multiple complementary strategies.

Investment thesis

Evolem targets French SMEs and startups across the lifecycle, deploying capital through venture capital, growth equity and selective buyout positions with the family-office mandate enabling long-duration patient capital. Sector focus spans HR Tech, SaaS, ClimateTech, Biotech, Industrials and Financials, with the platform's entrepreneurial heritage enabling deep operational partnership with founder-operator management teams. Equity ticket sizes vary by strategy from venture-stage early commitments through to growth equity positions.

Recent activity

The platform tracks 2 funds, 83 active portfolio companies and 23 realised exits across the family-office private equity programme. Recent activity reflects the long-duration patient capital framework with selective dispositions aligned with portfolio company value-creation cycles. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.