Raise
RAISE is a Paris-based European investment and innovation group founded in 2013 by Clara Gaymard and Gonzague de Blignieres (SIREN 790891592) around a model that pairs financial performance with structural generosity. The platform spans four investment strategies (RAISE Invest 2014 EUR 650M for mid-cap growth equity + RAISE Impact 2019 EUR 240M for small and mid-cap impact + RAISE Ventures 2017 EUR 80M for European Series A-B tech + RAISE Seed for Good 2022 EUR 80M for responsible-tech seed) plus RAISE REIM for real estate and the FPCI RAISE Investir pour l'Enfance 2023 EUR 40M philanthropy sharing fund, totalling around EUR 2 billion in AUM. The signature feature is RAISE Sherpas, an endowment fund supplied by up to 50 percent of the carried interest voluntarily redirected by the investment teams, which has injected more than EUR 38 million supporting 250+ young companies and associations. Notable bets include Babilou (exited 2020 to Antin Infrastructure Partners), Oui Care + EPSA + Ubi Solutions + Talis Education + Ilmatar Energy and exit Helios to Younited Financial 2025. HQ Paris 8e with 60+ staff.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
4 funds tracked, 43 portfolio companies (31 active · 12 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Raise has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
RAISE Seed for GoodVC2022 · 4yr€80M3 active
RAISE ImpactGrowth2019 · 7yr€260M6 active
Unrealized
6 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilmatar | Energy | Finland | 2024 |
| Lagarrigue | Healthcare | France | 2021 |
| Ouicare | Industrials | France | 2021 |
| Talis | Industrials | France | 2021 |
| Tucoenergie | Industrials | France | 2021 |
| Woonoz | Software | France | 2022 |
RAISE VenturesVC2017 · 9yr€80M3 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finfrog | Financials | France | 2020 |
| Hubcycle | Industrials | France | 2024 |
| Scalex Invest | Software | France | 2021 |
RAISE InvestGrowth2014 · 12yr€650M19 active · 11 realized
Unrealized
19 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Group | Construction | France | 2024 |
| Blissim | Consumer | France | 2022 |
| Clinique des Champs-Elysees | Healthcare | France | 2022 |
| CWF | Consumer | France | 2019 |
| Efor | Healthcare | France | 2020 |
| EPSA | Industrials | France | 2019 |
| EVA | Hospitality | France | 2025 |
| Everenn Group | Industrials | France | 2022 |
| Forward Global | Cybersecurity | France | 2019 |
| Grand Large Yachts | Consumer | France | 2023 |
| Kinougarde | Consumer | France | 2021 |
| La Maison du Whisky | Consumer | France | 2017 |
| Lutecia Care | Healthcare | France | 2024 |
| Maroquinerie Thomas | Consumer | France | 2023 |
| Odealim | Financials | France | 2018 |
| Questel | Software | France | 2020 |
| Sparteo | AdTech | France | 2025 |
| Stonal | PropTech | France | 2022 |
| Ubi Solutions | Industrials | France | 2025 |
Realized
11 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acteon | MedTech | France | 2016 | 2018 | Secondary | – | |
| Ateliers de France | Construction | France | 2017 | 2023 | MBO | – | |
| Babilou | Consumer | France | 2015 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Carso | Business Services | France | 2016 | 2021 | Secondary | – | |
| Cogelec | Industrials | France | 2021 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Izium (B2S) | Business Services | France | 2016 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Jifmar Offshore Services | Industrials | France | 2016 | 2022 | Secondary | – | |
| LMB Aerospace | Aerospace & Defence | France | 2018 | 2022 | Secondary | – | |
| Nature & Decouvertes | Consumer | France | 2016 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Serenium | Consumer | France | 2014 | 2016 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Socomore | Industrials | France | 2018 | 2025 | Secondary | – |
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About Raise
Raise is a French private equity and investment platform with capital deployed across 5 active fund vehicles, headquartered in Paris. The firm operates across multiple alternative strategies, with capital deployed into European businesses across energy, industrials, business services, consumer, healthcare and software.
Investment thesis
Raise operates across complementary alternative investment strategies, deploying capital into European businesses across energy, industrials, business services, consumer, healthcare and software. The multi-strategy platform enables diversified capital deployment across the business lifecycle from venture and growth equity to mid-cap buyouts, with capital sourced from institutional limited partners and selective family-office capital across France and selectively across Europe.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include Helios (energy, 2022), Helios (energy, 2022), Talis (diversified sectors, 2021) and Lagarrigue (healthcare, 2016). The platform tracks 5 fund vehicles, 22 active portfolio companies and 4 realised exits across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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