Orange Digital Investment
Orange Ventures SAS is the Paris-based corporate venture capital arm of Orange SA the French telecom group with a EUR 350M total allocation to invest in technology and digital companies aligned with Orange strategic priorities. The firm was founded in December 2015 as Orange Digital Ventures (ODV) and rebranded 2020 as Orange Ventures with broader scope. Operating as a SAS captive 100% owned by Orange SA SIREN 817389554 the firm is not AMF-regulated and invests off Orange balance-sheet across four sub-strategies: Orange Ventures Growth (2024 vintage Series B and later tickets European tech), Orange Ventures Impact (2023 vintage early-stage purpose-driven sustainability and inclusion), Orange Ventures MEA Seed Fund (2020 vintage seed-stage Middle East and Africa startups), and Orange Digital Ventures Africa legacy (2017 vintage early Africa focus pre-2020 rebrand). HQ at 111 Quai du President Roosevelt 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux with a Dakar office for the Africa coverage. Leadership Mathieu de la Rochefoucauld President since June 11 2025 and Jerome Berger Chair. The firm has backed approximately 47 portfolio companies across France Europe Middle East and Africa with confirmed exits including Actility (January 26 2026 Trade Sale to Netmore Group of Sweden), Brut (September 12 2025 Trade Sale strategic media buyer undisclosed), and Traace (May 30 2024 Trade Sale buyer undisclosed). Notable holdings include Dataiku (2017 entry pre-IPO), Monzo (2017 entry UK challenger bank), Famoco (2017 entry Africa payment terminals), Morphisec (2017 entry Israel cybersecurity), Airalo (2023 Series B eSIM), Ringover (2023 cloud telephony), Supervizor (2024 EUR 20M lead audit software), and Moments Lab (2025 AI video indexing). The Africa portfolio spans Kenya Egypt South Africa Ethiopia and Senegal with companies like Africa's Talking (USSD/SMS APIs), Yoco (South Africa payments), Gebeya (Ethiopia talent network), Trella (Egypt logistics), ShipBlu (Egypt last-mile), 7Keema (Egypt healthcare), and Afrikamart (Senegal agritech). The strategy targets fintech digital health connectivity AI cybersecurity climate tech and B2B SaaS with check sizes from EUR 0.5M seed to EUR 10M growth equity. SIREN 817389554 SAS HQ 111 Quai du President Roosevelt 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux France.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
4 funds tracked, 48 portfolio companies (44 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Orange Digital Investment has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Orange Ventures GrowthVC2024 · 2yr€150M3 active
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back Office for Business | Business Services | France | 2024 |
| Moments Lab | TMT | France | 2025 |
| Supervizor | Software | France | 2024 |
Orange Ventures ImpactVC2023 · 3yr€150M6 active · 1 realized
Orange Ventures MEA Seed FundVC2020 · 6yr€50M19 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
19 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7Keema | Healthcare | Egypt | 2021 |
| Airalo | TMT | France | 2023 |
| Batch | Software | France | 2022 |
| Chari.ma | TMT | France | 2021 |
| Dabchy | TMT | France | 2021 |
| Epoca | TMT | France | 2022 |
| Julaya | Financials | France | 2021 |
| Lamma | TMT | France | 2022 |
| Moja Ride | TMT | France | 2021 |
| Nucleon Security | TMT | France | 2025 |
| Ringover | TMT | France | 2023 |
| Sayna | TMT | France | 2022 |
| ShipBlu | TMT | Egypt | 2022 |
| Socium | TMT | France | 2024 |
| SudPay | Financials | France | 2021 |
| Terragon | TMT | France | 2022 |
| ToumAI | TMT | France | 2025 |
| Trella | TMT | Egypt | 2021 |
| Waspito | TMT | France | 2022 |
Orange Digital Ventures AfricaVC2017 · 9yr€50M16 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
16 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa’s Talking | TMT | Kenya | 2018 |
| Afrikamart | TMT | France | 2022 |
| Bryj | TMT | France | 2019 |
| Chain | TMT | France | 2016 |
| Dataiku | TMT | US | 2017 |
| Famoco | TMT | France | 2017 |
| Gebeya | TMT | Ethiopia | 2019 |
| KissKissBankBank | TMT | France | 2017 |
| Monzo | Financials | UK | 2017 |
| Morphisec | Software | France | 2017 |
| PayJoy | Financials | US | 2018 |
| Pretto | Financials | France | 2019 |
| Raisin | Financials | Germany | 2021 |
| Wevr | TMT | US | 2017 |
| Yoco | TMT | South Africa | 2018 |
| YouVerify | TMT | South Africa | 2021 |
Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actility | TMT | France | 2016 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – | |
| InterCloud | – | – | 2024 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – |
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About Orange Digital Investment
Orange Digital Investment operates as a corporate venture capital platform with €750 million of assets under management as of December 2024 and a founding year of 1974, headquartered in Paris. The strategy combines financial returns with strategic alignment to its parent group's industrial and technological roadmap across TMT, software, healthcare, financials and energy.
Investment thesis
Investment focus spans TMT, software, healthcare, financials and energy categories aligned with the parent group's strategic priorities, deploying capital across minority and selective majority equity positions in growth-stage companies. The platform combines financial returns with strategic alignment, providing portfolio teams with access to the parent group's commercial channels, operating expertise and selective bolt-on opportunities across France and selectively across Europe.
Recent activity
Realised exits across the current platform vintages remain limited, with the portfolio in active deployment and value-creation phase. The platform tracks 5 fund vehicles, 47 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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