Rives Croissance
Rives Croissance is a wholly-owned private-equity subsidiary of Banque Populaire Rives de Paris that began dedicated investing activity in January 2015. The firm manages approximately EUR 135 million of permanent capital and operates exclusively as a minority partner on business succession, buyout and growth deals across Paris and Ile-de-France. Ticket size ranges from EUR 0.5 to 8 million for mid-market companies and EUR 0.1 to 1 million for innovative early-stage start-ups. Through delegation it also manages BP Nord Developpement, the venture arm of Banque Populaire du Nord, extending coverage into Hauts-de-France. The team backs entrepreneur-led businesses alongside recurring co-investors such as Bpifrance, BNP Paribas Developpement, Siparex, Raise, IRD Invest and Socadif.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 26 portfolio companies (17 active · 9 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
26 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Rives Croissance has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Rives CroissanceGrowth2015 · 11yr€135M17 active · 9 realized
Unrealized
17 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer |  France | 2018 | |
| Business Services | France | 2025 | |
| Consumer | France | 2023 | |
| MedTech | France | 2023 | |
| Construction | France | 2023 | |
| Business Services | France | 2023 | |
| Business Services | France | 2021 | |
| Financials | France | 2025 | |
| Industrials | France | 2023 | |
| Industrials | France | 2024 | |
| Business Services | France | 2023 | |
| Consumer | France | 2024 | |
| Business Services | France | 2018 | |
| Business Services | France | 2023 | |
| IT Services | France | 2019 | |
| SaaS | France | 2023 | |
| ClimateTech | France | 2024 |
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9 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FoodTech | France | 2018 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| IT Services | France | – | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | France | 2019 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Hospitality | France | 2018 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | France | 2017 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Hospitality | France | 2017 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | France | 2020 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Mobility | France | 2023 | 2025 | Secondary | – | ||
| Construction | France | – | 2023 | Trade Sale | – |
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About Rives Croissance
Rives Croissance is a French venture capital firm headquartered in Paris with €135 million of assets under management as of December 2024. Founded in 1973, the firm deploys institutional capital across early-stage and selective growth-stage equity rounds in European technology companies, with sector focus spanning business services, industrials, software, consumer and healthcare.
Investment thesis
Rives Croissance targets European and selectively global early-stage and growth-stage technology companies across business services, industrials, software, consumer and healthcare, deploying institutional venture capital across seed, Series A and Series B rounds. The firm emphasises hands-on operational support during the post-investment value-creation phase, leveraging founder and operator partners alongside institutional capital to support international expansion and category leadership across France and selectively across Europe. Average equity tickets vary by stage with reserve capital preserved for follow-on rounds across the platform.
Recent activity
Realised exits across the current platform vintages remain limited, with the portfolio in active deployment and value-creation phase. The platform tracks 2 fund vehicles, 14 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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