CentraleSupélec Venture

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About

CentraleSupélec Venture is the seed fund of the engineering school CentraleSupélec and its alumni, launched in May 2023 and managed by the management company TyGrow. It only invests in startups with a co-founder from the school or that have used its research facilities, at pre-seed and seed stages, with initial check sizes ranging from €150,000 to €500,000, in deeptech, health, and industrial and environmental transitions. It aimed for €25 million, with a first closing of €12 million, was preparing to close its subscriptions in early 2025, and targets about twenty companies. In 2024, it led the €1.5 million pre-seed round of En Carta Diagnostics, which it followed in its €5 million round led by Blue Forest Ventures, and includes Ed.ai, Exwayz, Goodweek, Highcast, NPCo, and SpaceLocker. For a founder from CentraleSupélec, it is a first investor backed by the school's network.

Key facts

Type
Venture Capital
Stages
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Deeptech, Healthcare, Industry & Manufacturing, Climate/Cleantech/Greentech, Education
Headquarters
France
Offices
Paris
Geographic focus
France
Founded
2023

Track record

  • Portfolio companies: 7
  • Total investments: 5

Notable investments

Ed.Ai, En Carta Diagnostics, Highcast, Scienta Lab, Trace for Good

Funds by stage

Other funds investing at the same stages, list by list.

Funds by sector

The funds investing in each sector, based on their rounds over the last 36 months.