Holnest
Investor profile | Builders Republic
About
Holnest is the Aulas family’s investment holding and family office founded by Jean‑Michel Aulas, investing alongside entrepreneurs across digital/tech, services, entertainment and real estate; it also holds sports-venue interests such as LDLC Arena and is run by Jean‑Michel and Alexandre Aulas with Patrick Bertrand.
Key facts
- Type
- Family Office
- Stages
- Pre-Seed,Seed,Series A
- Sectors
- Agnostic,B2B,Business management software,Marketplace,Software / SaaS,Vertical SaaS,Advertising / Media,Agritech,AI & Automation,Beauty / Fashion,Blockchain / Crypto,Data & Infrastructure,Cyber & Security,Defense,Education,Energy,Fintech & Insurtech,Foodtech,Gaming,Hospitality / Tourism / Travel,Future of work / HR,Industry & Manufacturing,Legaltech / Regtech,Logistics / Supply chain,Martech,Mobility & Transportation,Proptech / Construction,Retail / Future of Commerce,Digital health,B2C,Consumer,Biotech,Healthcare,Deeptech
- Headquarters
- France
- Offices
- Lyon
- Geographic focus
- France
- Lead / Follow
- Can lead and follow
- Ticket size
- 0.1M€ – 3M€
- Founded
- 1983
Track record
- Portfolio companies: 44
- Total investments: 50
- Exits: 6
Notable investments in France
Dealt, Faume, eXplain, JusMundi, Batconnect
Key differentiators
Family Office,Evergreen,Entrepreneurial DNA