Volney Développement
Corporate venture-capital arm of Crédit Mutuel Maine-Anjou Basse-Normandie (MABN, regional mutual cooperative bank); founded in 1999 and headquartered at 43 Boulevard Volney in Laval. Deploys around EUR 50M evergreen across French regional SMEs (Maine-Anjou + Basse-Normandie territories) with EUR 150k-2M tickets across three pillars: development capital, seed financing of innovative projects, and acquisition support; insurance-tech and FinTech focus aligned with the parent mutual cooperative.
Key facts
Recent exits
No exits recorded yet.
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 7 portfolio companies (7 active · 0 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Volney Développement has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Volney DéveloppementGrowth1999 · 27yr€50M7 active
Unrealized
7 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archie | Consumer | France | 2023 |
| Carnet de Retraite | TMT | France | 2020 |
| Distri Pare-Brise | Business Services | France | 2025 |
| Factem | Industrials | France | 2024 |
| Meccellis Biotech | Healthcare | France | 2022 |
| QualiRetraite | Business Services | France | 2024 |
| SOR Ibérica | Industrials | Spain | 2018 |
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About Volney Développement
Volney Développement is the corporate venture capital arm of Crédit Mutuel Maine-Anjou Basse-Normandie (MABN, regional mutual cooperative bank), founded in 1999 and headquartered at 43 Boulevard Volney in Laval. The platform deploys around €50 million of evergreen capital across French regional SMEs in the Maine-Anjou and Basse-Normandie banking territories.
Investment thesis
Volney Développement targets Maine-Anjou and Basse-Normandie regional French SMEs, deploying patient capital aligned with the Crédit Mutuel mutualist banking mandate. Sector focus reflects the broad coverage typical of regional multi-strategy platforms, with the deep regional banking heritage enabling proprietary deal flow across western French agricultural and industrial businesses.
Recent activity
The platform tracks a single dedicated evergreen vehicle and 5 active portfolio companies across the western French regional programme. The long-duration mutualist banking affiliation supports patient capital deployment aligned with regional French SME ecosystems. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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