Momentum Invest
Momentum Invest is a Paris-based private equity firm founded in 2017 that invests in profitable French SMEs with strong growth potential, primarily in the services sector. It manages over €265 million across two funds, backed by private and institutional investors including the European Investment Fund and Bpifrance.
Momentum Invest is a PARIS growth equity firm with €265M AUM, 15 active companies and 4 exits.
- ·4 exits in the last 5 years · consistent DPI cadence.
- ·Average hold across 4 realized deals: 4 years.
- ·Fund cadence: ~5Y between vintages · last raise 2022.
Sector breakdown
19 companiesKey facts
Recent exits
Momentum Invest sold Splashr to Andera Partners in 2025 after 3 years.
Momentum Invest sold ABMI to House of HR in 2023 after 5 years.
Momentum Invest sold Digital Prod to European Digital Group in 2023 after 4 years.
Coverage notes
2 funds tracked, 19 portfolio companies (15 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Momentum Invest has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Momentum FPCI IIBuyout2022€165M7 assets1 exitsBuyout2022 · 4yr€165M71
Unrealized
7 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Agriland Agriculture · France | 2024 |
| Creacard Fintech · France | 2022 |
| Infocert Cybersecurity · France | 2022 |
| Ma Boulangerie Café France | 2026 |
| Mathieu Pharma Healthcare · France | 2025 |
| Mister IA AI/ML · France | 2026 |
| QYYP TMT · France | 2025 |
Realized
1 exit| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splashr TMT · France | 2022 | 2025 | Secondary | Andera Partners | – |
Momentum FPCI IBuyout2017€110M8 assets3 exitsBuyout2017 · 9yr€110M83
Unrealized
8 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| Akore | 2024 |
| EasyVista SaaS · France | 2020 |
| Eddifis Group | 2021 |
| Fitness Park Consumer · France | 2019 |
| Generik | 2022 |
| ITC Consumer · France | 2021 |
| Ortholine | 2025 |
| Uzik | 2019 |
Realized
3 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABMI | 2018 | 2023 | Trade Sale | House of HR | – |
| Digital Prod TMT · France | 2019 | 2023 | Trade Sale | European Digital Group | – |
| Eskimoz TMT · France | 2019 | 2024 | Secondary | Siparex | – |
About Momentum Invest
Momentum Invest is a Paris-based private equity firm with over €265 million of assets under management as of December 2024, founded in 2017. The firm invests in profitable French SMEs with strong growth potential, primarily in the services sector, backed by private and institutional limited partners across two complementary vintage funds.
Investment thesis
Momentum Invest targets French SMEs with €5 million-plus annual revenue and strong growth potential, deploying growth equity and selective buyout capital with equity tickets typically ranging from €5 million to €20 million per transaction. Sector focus spans Business Services primarily, with selective extension to consumer-facing and industrial services verticals across French regional and national markets. The independent platform structure enables flexible deal structuring aligned with management team objectives.
Recent activity
The platform tracks 2 funds and 17 active portfolio companies across the multi-vintage French SME services programme. As a relatively young platform with focused services sector mandate, Momentum Invest is in active deployment phase with realised exits expected to materialise progressively.
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Momentum Invest focus on?
- Momentum Invest focuses on Growth, Buyout strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Momentum Invest have?
- Momentum Invest has 15 active portfolio companies and 4 completed exits and 2 funds tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Momentum Invest headquartered?
- Momentum Invest is headquartered in PARIS, France.
- What is Momentum Invest's assets under management?
- Momentum Invest manages approximately €265M in assets under management.
- When was Momentum Invest founded?
- Momentum Invest was founded in 2017.
- What sectors does Momentum Invest invest in?
- Momentum Invest invests across Business Services, Software, Healthcare, Consumer.
- What are Momentum Invest's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by Momentum Invest include: Splashr (2025) to Andera Partners; Eskimoz (2024) to Siparex; ABMI (2023) to House of HR; Digital Prod (2023) to European Digital Group.
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