Yaday
Yaday is a Paris-headquartered venture capital platform that evolved in 2024 from AA Sons, the family office created in 2016 by Romain Afflelou around the Alain Afflelou eyewear family wealth. Co-led by Romain Afflelou (Miami) and Pauline Bovyn (Paris, ex-TotalEnergies Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer), the firm operates as a cross-border investor with offices in Paris (46 rue Notre Dame des Victoires 75002), Miami, Luxembourg and Tel Aviv. Over a decade as a club-deal family office, AA Sons backed 140 plus direct startup investments and 17 venture fund LP positions across Europe, the United States and Israel, producing six unicorns including Aircall, Lydia, Sorare, Spendesk, Convoy and Genies plus one IPO with Amwell on NYSE in September 2020. In June 2025 the team launched a EUR 100M Applied AI Tech Fund structured 70 percent direct into B2B AI scale-ups from late seed to Series B and 30 percent into partner funds of funds. Sector focus spans health (Yaday Health led by Daniel Teper Miami biopharma), mobility, finance and cross-functional AI for marketing sales and human resources. Tickets EUR 500K to EUR 2.5M direct.
Yaday is a PARIS venture capital firm with 91 active companies and 7 exits.
- ·6 exits in the last 5 years · consistent DPI cadence.
- ·Average hold across 7 realized deals: 6 years.
Sector breakdown
98 companiesGeography breakdown
17 geographiesKey facts
Recent exits
Yaday sold Cocoli to The Platform Group in 2026 after 7 years.
Yaday sold Cowboy to ReBirth Group Holding SAS in 2026 after 7 years.
Yaday sold Kinetix to Runway in 2026 after 6 years.
Yaday sold Koa Health to PsychPlus in 2026 after 10 years.
Coverage notes
2 funds tracked, 98 portfolio companies (91 active · 7 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Yaday has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Yaday Tech FundVC2025€100M49 assets1 exitsVC2025 · 1yr€100M491
Unrealized
49 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| 2140 Technologies Software · US | 2025 |
| Alma Fintech · France | – |
| AMI Labs AI/ML · France | 2026 |
| Anello TMT · US | 2024 |
| Artpoint E-commerce · France | 2024 |
| Ascendance Aerospace & Defence · France | 2024 |
| Azfalte Software · France | 2024 |
| Blue dot Software · Israel | 2023 |
| Datasset SaaS · France | – |
| Djaayz AdTech · France | – |
| Dorsia Hospitality · United States | – |
| Duplo Fintech · Nigeria | – |
| Envi Education · France | – |
| Exclusible E-commerce · Portugal | – |
| Ezra Fintech · United States | – |
| Flexbase Fintech · United States | – |
| Folk SaaS · France | – |
| Fraiche FoodTech · United States | – |
| Gamestarter Gaming | – |
| Genie | – |
| Genies TMT · United States | – |
| Giraffe 360 PropTech · United Kingdom | – |
| Guillotine (Bastille Day) Consumer · France | – |
| Gynea Healthcare · France | – |
| Housetable United States | – |
| Jinx Consumer · United States | – |
| Kiri Mobility · Italy | – |
| La belle vie Consumer · France | – |
| Laminate Medical Technologies MedTech · Israel | – |
| Napo Fintech · UK | 2024 |
| NFT Technologies Fintech · Canada | – |
| Onepilot Software · France | 2022 |
| OSol France | – |
| Parcl PropTech · United States | – |
| Pickme Logistics · France | – |
| Radian Aerospace Aerospace & Defence · US | 2023 |
| Reality TMT · France | 2024 |
| Reglo Software · France | 2022 |
| Resiliant Cybersecurity · US | 2024 |
| Sennder Logistics · Germany | 2020 |
| Shotgun Consumer · France | – |
| Showfields Consumer · United States | – |
| Span ClimateTech · United States | – |
| Terran Bio Biotech · US | 2024 |
| The Exploration Company Aerospace & Defence · Germany | 2026 |
| The Go To | – |
| Twist E-commerce · Italy | – |
| Universal Standard United States | – |
| WeWeb DevTools · France | 2022 |
Realized
1 exit| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipfix Software · UK | 2022 | 2023 | Trade Sale | Veson Nautical | – |
AA Sons LegacyRealizedVC2016€50M42 assets6 exitsVC2016 · 10yr€50M426
Unrealized
42 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| 6over6 Healthcare · Israel | 2020 |
| Aeler Logistics · Switzerland | 2021 |
| Aircall SaaS · France | 2018 |
| AnnaBella Consumer · France | 2021 |
| Audion TMT · France | 2020 |
| BodyVision Medical Healthcare · Israel | 2021 |
| Bravo Sierra Consumer · US | 2020 |
| Bruvi Consumer · US | 2021 |
| Cashbee Fintech · France | 2021 |
| Circle Sportswear Consumer · France | 2020 |
| Coinhouse Fintech · France | 2021 |
| D+ for care Healthcare · France | 2020 |
| Destinus Aerospace & Defence · Switzerland | 2021 |
| Fre Skincare Consumer · France | 2020 |
| Gama TMT · France | 2019 |
| Hero Fintech · France | 2021 |
| Klassroom SaaS · France | 2016 |
| La Fourche FoodTech · France | 2021 |
| Lizee SaaS · France | 2020 |
| Lydia Fintech · France | 2018 |
| Medadom HealthTech · France | 2017 |
| Motto Consumer · France | 2020 |
| Multiwave Technologies AG MedTech · Switzerland | 2019 |
| OnOff Telecom Telecom · France | 2018 |
| Quiqup Logistics · UAE | 2018 |
| Rarecells MedTech · France | 2020 |
| Remilk FoodTech · Israel | 2021 |
| Scalapay Fintech · Italy | 2020 |
| Shares Fintech · UK | 2021 |
| Sorare Gaming · France | 2018 |
| Spendesk Fintech · France | 2016 |
| Stage11 Gaming · France | 2022 |
| Stajvelo Mobility · France | 2020 |
| Stalicla Biotech · Switzerland | 2021 |
| Sundays Consumer · US | 2021 |
| Vel'co Mobility · France | 2020 |
| VoyceMe TMT · US | 2021 |
| Waterdrop Consumer · Austria | 2020 |
| WeVee Software · France | 2020 |
| Wishi Consumer · US | 2019 |
| XXII TMT · France | 2020 |
| Yousign Software · France | 2019 |
Realized
6 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmWell HealthTech · US | 2018 | 2020 | IPO | NYSE IPO AMWL | – |
| Cocoli E-commerce · France | 2019 | 2026 | Trade Sale | The Platform Group | – |
| Cowboy Mobility · Belgium | 2019 | 2026 | Trade Sale | ReBirth Group Holding SAS | – |
| Dott Mobility · Netherlands | 2018 | 2024 | Trade Sale | TIER Mobility (merger forming TIER-Dott) | – |
| Kinetix AI/ML · France | 2020 | 2026 | Trade Sale | Runway | – |
| Koa Health HealthTech · Spain | 2016 | 2026 | Trade Sale | PsychPlus | – |
About Yaday
Yaday is a French venture capital firm headquartered in Paris with €100 million of assets under management as of December 2024. Founded in 2022, the firm deploys institutional capital across early-stage and selective growth-stage equity rounds in European technology companies, with sector focus spanning healthcare, financials, industrials, software and business services.
Investment thesis
Yaday targets European and selectively global early-stage and growth-stage technology companies across healthcare, financials, industrials, software and business services, 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 3 fund vehicles, 56 active portfolio companies and 0 realised exits across the strategy's history.
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Yaday focus on?
- Yaday focuses on VC strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Yaday have?
- Yaday has 91 active portfolio companies and 7 completed exits and 2 funds tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Yaday headquartered?
- Yaday is headquartered in PARIS, France.
- When was Yaday founded?
- Yaday was founded in 2016.
- What sectors does Yaday invest in?
- Yaday invests across TMT, Software, Healthcare, Consumer, Financials, Industrials.
- What are Yaday's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by Yaday include: Cocoli (2026) to The Platform Group; Cowboy (2026) to ReBirth Group Holding SAS; Kinetix (2026) to Runway; Koa Health (2026) to PsychPlus; Dott (2024) to TIER Mobility (merger forming TIER-Dott); Shipfix (2023) to Veson Nautical; AmWell (2020) to NYSE IPO AMWL.
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