Seb Alliance
Corporate venture capital arm of Groupe SEB SA (Euronext Paris EPA:SK, around EUR 8.3bn revenue 32K employees, founded 1857 in Selongey France with kitchen-appliance brands Tefal Krups Moulinex Rowenta All-Clad WMF and professional coffee). Created May 2011 in Ecully (Lyon suburb) with around EUR 150M capital allocated to detect and back disruptive technologies in small appliances + smart home + new materials + connected wellness + circular economy. Invests EUR 300K to EUR 3M minority stakes from seed to expansion stage with portfolio of around 16 active cos as of 2026 and 24 cumulative investments since 2011 including 2 confirmed 2025 exits (Castalie water-filtration + Ethera indoor-air-quality).
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 18 portfolio companies (11 active · 7 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
18 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Seb Alliance has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
SEB AllianceVC2011 · 15yr€150M11 active · 7 realized
Unrealized
11 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| ClimateTech |  France | 2018 | |
| ClimateTech | France | 2020 | |
| Consumer | France | 2018 | |
| Consumer | Estonia | 2018 | |
| MedTech | France | 2016 | |
| HealthTech | France | 2018 | |
| ClimateTech | France | 2015 | |
| Consumer | France | 2025 | |
| Industrials | France | 2017 | |
| HealthTech | France | 2015 | |
| Industrials | France | 2023 |
France· Entry 2018France· Entry 2020France· Entry 2018France· Entry 2016France· Entry 2018France· Entry 2015France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2017France· Entry 2015France· Entry 2023Realized
7 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaaS | France | 2015 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Mobility | France | 2019 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| ClimateTech | France | 2013 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Consumer |  Spain | – | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Consumer | France | 2017 | 2019 | – | – | – | |
| AI/ML |  Austria | 2016 | 2023 | – | – | – | |
| Consumer | France | 2019 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – |
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About Seb Alliance
Seb Alliance is a corporate venture capital and strategic investment platform with €3 million of assets under management as of December 2024, operating from Paris. Founded in 2001, the platform deploys balance-sheet capital into consumer, industrials, energy and software ventures aligned with its parent group's industrial strategy, providing strategic minority and selective majority equity investments alongside operating partnerships.
Investment thesis
The strategy targets technology and growth-stage companies aligned with the parent group's industrial roadmap across consumer, industrials, energy and software, deploying balance-sheet capital into strategic minority equity positions with selective board representation and operating partnership rights. Investment focus emphasises long-duration partnerships with portfolio teams, with the parent group providing commercial relationships, operating expertise and product development support alongside the financial capital across France and selectively across Europe.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include Ethera (TMT, 2025) and Castalie (software, 2025). The platform tracks 2 fund vehicles, 14 active portfolio companies and 2 realised exits across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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