Finovam Gestion
Finovam Gestion is an AMF-approved French investment company founded in 2013 that takes minority stakes in innovative SMEs with high growth potential, managing €100 million. It focuses on early-stage investments primarily in the Hauts de France, Grand-Est, and Bourgogne Franche Comté regions.
Finovam Gestion is a LILLE venture capital firm with €102M AUM, 30 active companies and 8 exits.
- ·7 exits in the last 5 years · consistent DPI cadence.
- ·Average hold across 8 realized deals: 5 years.
- ·Fund cadence: ~6Y between vintages · last raise 2021.
Sector breakdown
38 companiesKey facts
Coverage notes
2 funds tracked, 38 portfolio companies (30 active · 8 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Finovam Gestion has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
FIRA Nord-Est 2VC2021€30M17 assets4 exitsVC2021 · 5yr€30M174
Unrealized
17 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Adeiz France | 2023 |
| Cellaven MedTech · France | 2024 |
| Charlie Solutions SaaS · France | 2023 |
| Dianosic MedTech · France | 2025 |
| Ensweet HealthTech · France | 2023 |
| Hemerion Therapeutics Biotech · France | 2022 |
| Karyon Food SaaS · France | 2024 |
| Mariloo SaaS · France | 2025 |
| Nijta AI/ML · France | 2024 |
| Oversoc Cybersecurity · France | 2022 |
| Paprwork SaaS · France | 2024 |
| PikkoPay Fintech · France | 2025 |
| Psycle Research AI/ML · France | 2022 |
| Selvitys SaaS · France | 2023 |
| StemInov Biotech · France | 2025 |
| Surgitec Robotics MedTech · France | 2026 |
| Tiamat ClimateTech · France | 2018 |
Realized
4 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miraxess TMT · France | 2022 | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Parkki Mobility · France | 2018 | 2022 | Trade Sale | Aximum (Colas Group) | – |
| Playdigious Gaming · France | 2016 | 2021 | Trade Sale | Fragbite Group | – |
| Wavely Industrials · France | 2017 | 2025 | Trade Sale | Digigram Group | – |
FIRAVC2015€35M13 assets4 exitsVC2015 · 11yr€35M134
Unrealized
13 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| AlzProtect Biotech · France | 2017 |
| Apmonia Therapeutics Biotech · France | 2022 |
| G-Lyte ClimateTech · France | 2020 |
| InBrain Pharma Biotech · France | 2018 |
| Innobiochips MedTech · France | 2023 |
| Innovafeed Agriculture · France | 2017 |
| Japet MedTech · France | 2017 |
| Lattice Medical MedTech · France | 2018 |
| Mdoloris Medical Systems MedTech · France | 2016 |
| Nolej EdTech · France | 2023 |
| Retail Shake Data & Analytics · France | 2020 |
| Unaide HealthTech · France | 2019 |
| Whispeak Cybersecurity · France | 2020 |
Realized
4 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antsway TMT · France | 2017 | 2025 | Trade Sale | Sinari Group | – |
| Augmenteo Gaming · France | 2020 | 2023 | Trade Sale | Reaali | – |
| BioSCO AgTech · France | 2017 | 2021 | Trade Sale | Javelot | – |
| Indigo Connected Retail Data & Analytics · France | 2017 | 2019 | – | – | – |
About Finovam Gestion
Finovam Gestion is an AMF-approved French investment company with €100 million of assets under management, founded in 2013 and based in Lille. The firm takes minority stakes in innovative SMEs with high growth potential, focusing on early-stage investments primarily in the Hauts de France, Grand Est and selectively other northern French regional ecosystems.
Investment thesis
Finovam Gestion targets northern French regional SMEs and startups, deploying minority equity positions across venture and growth equity strategies. Sector focus reflects the broad coverage typical of regional multi-strategy platforms, with the Hauts-de-France and Grand Est regional mandate enabling deep banking and management team relationships across the northern French industrial heritage. Equity ticket sizes are aligned with the small-cap regional mandate.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include ANTSWAY (TMT, 2025), reflecting selective distribution across the regional portfolio. The platform tracks 2 funds, 7 active portfolio companies and 1 realised exit across the northern French regional programme.
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Finovam Gestion focus on?
- Finovam Gestion focuses on VC strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Finovam Gestion have?
- Finovam Gestion has 30 active portfolio companies and 8 completed exits and 2 funds tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Finovam Gestion headquartered?
- Finovam Gestion is headquartered in LILLE, France.
- What is Finovam Gestion's assets under management?
- Finovam Gestion manages approximately €102M in assets under management.
- When was Finovam Gestion founded?
- Finovam Gestion was founded in 2015.
- What sectors does Finovam Gestion invest in?
- Finovam Gestion invests across TMT, Healthcare, Industrials, Business Services.
- What are Finovam Gestion's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by Finovam Gestion include: Wavely (2025) to Digigram Group; ANTSWAY (2025) to Sinari Group; Augmenteo (2023) to Reaali; Parkki (2022) to Aximum (Colas Group); Playdigious (2021) to Fragbite Group; BioSCO (2021) to Javelot.
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