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Data specialist INVYO steps up its development with a new round of funding.
The start-up raises €1.4m and brings Accurafy 4, Mandalore Partners and Inovexus, in partnership with SideAngels, into its capital
INVYO, the leading technology solutions provider specialising in data processing and analysis, announces that it has raised €1.4m in its pre-Series A financing round. This amount should be increased to €2m in the coming months via a non-dilutive financing, currently under discussion with a banking pool that will participate in the financing of this round.
As part of this first tranche, Venture Capital funds Accurafy4, Mandalore Partners and Inovexus, in partnership with SideAngels, are acquiring a stake in the company as strategic financial investors. Co-founders Alexandre VELLUTI, Gautier VELUT and Xavier GOMEZ, respectively CEO, CTO and COO of INVYO, will retain a majority stake.
A strong mission around the black gold of data
Since 2018, INVYO has been helping companies to accelerate their business by using data as a lever.
Data is the black gold of the 21st century: accelerating revenues, personalising the customer experience, improving internal processes and operational efficiency.
Businesses do not always have the expertise and capacity to exploit the levers of data. As a result, the average annual loss incurred by French companies as a result of poor data management is €1.3m1! INVYO's mission is to reconcile the worlds of business and data through the deployment of impactful, business-focused solutions.
INVYO already has a strong presence with financial players such as investment funds and family offices, who have quickly grasped the many benefits of a data-driven approach: improving performance by investing in the best deals using an algorithmic approach, automating dealflow sourcing and qualification, identifying market signals before the competition, reducing analysis costs, etc.
Today, INVYO, which is headquartered in Paris, has a team of 15 people based in France and Spain and around 30 customers. Its revenues doubled between 2021 and 2022 and are set to double again between 2022 and 2023.
1 Veritas study - March 2019
Significant fund-raising to accelerate the pace of the next Series A
After raising nearly €760k in 2019 and 2020 from a dozen business angels, INVYO has decided to raise €2m in financing, including €1.4m in equity, in order to accelerate its development.
To achieve this, the start-up has teamed up with four financial players renowned in the sector for their investments in fintechs and for their DNA of operational support for entrepreneurs and their teams: the Luxembourg fund Accurafy 4 is leading and has a majority stake in this round, along with VCs and accelerators Mandalore Partners, and Inovexus in partnership with SideAngels. Non-dilutive financing of between €500k and
€600k is expected to be completed in the next few months with a banking pool with which INVYO is in advanced discussions.
The funds raised will be used primarily to invest in the catalogue to accelerate the introduction of INVYO solutions to the financial and retail sectors, to replicate in other countries the success achieved in Spain, particularly in the UK, Switzerland and Belgium, to recruit senior profiles for key positions in marketing, sales and technology, and to encourage and develop the skills of the talented people already in the company.
Alexandre VELLUTI and Xavier GOMEZ, co-founders of INVYO, said: "This partnership with Accurafy4, Mandalore Partners, SideAngels and Inovexus is a tremendous boost for INVYO. Our ambition is to become the leader in Europe, particularly with major investment players such as funds, VCs, family offices and investment banks in France and Europe, which represent a market worth €1.5 billion.
Frédéric CARON, founder and managing director of Accurafy4, commented: "We are delighted to be supporting INVYO and have high ambitions for this highly promising data company. Through our support, we will be making our business development and marketing skills available to the management team, as well as our international network, in order to accelerate the platform's growth over the next five years.
Minh Q. TRAN, founder and managing director of Mandalore Partners, said: "Invyo will enable all asset management companies to improve their performance in data analysis, particularly in impact investing. It was therefore natural for us, as a leading VC-as-a-Service, to support this great project.
Stanislas DE VILLELONGUE, Managing Partner of Inovexus, added: "It is a pleasure to be able to support Invyo in its development. This investment fits in perfectly with our thesis, given the company's European positioning, the management team's quality of execution and the addressable market, which we know well".
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About INVYO
As Europe's leading data management marketplace, INVYO is a leading publisher and integrator of technology solutions, specialising in data processing and analysis. A unique, adaptable platform with a common technological base that can be upgraded according to your business needs. Thanks to our exploration, control and visualisation modules, we can transform "inaudible" data into concrete, qualified and contextualised information. We support all decision makers by building adaptable solutions that transform raw data into information.
We create an interface that adapts to the business of each of our customers to facilitate their decision-making, whatever the sector. A new, unique and adaptable model for processing and analysing data: a common technological foundation that can be upgraded as business needs change.
Founded at the end of 2017 by French "serial entrepreneur-investors", Accurafy is a Luxembourg-registered alternative investment fund. Accurafy invests in start-ups characterised by proven innovation, a scalable business model and promising sales traction, particularly in the Fintech, Deeptech, Greentech, Sportech, etc. sectors. Accurafy offers its members compartmentalised club deals via its Accurafy 4 (A4) fund, enabling risk and performance to be partitioned for each investment. In 2023, Accurafy launched its 1st closed-end fund, A4S ("Seed for Good"), to invest in Seed and Impact companies. Accurafy differentiates itself by providing active, tailor-made operational support for managers and their teams, drawing on a range of key expertise from its network. To date, Accurafy has around one hundred investors, €22m in assets under management, and some twenty investments in 3 types of asset: equity, real estate and green assets.
Accurafy is a fund driven by its core values: a passion for entrepreneurship, technology and CSR.
Mandalore Partners is a (Corporate) Venture Capital-as-a-Service for corporates, family offices and growth companies who want to de-risk their innovation programme with strategic and financial investments with impact measurement. We combine global sourcing based on artificial intelligence and a unique asset-builder methodology to develop innovative technologies with corporates. With Insurtech Capital, our fund dedicated to the Apicil Group, we invest in technologies related to insurance, asset management and savings.
Inovexus is the first cross-border VC acceleration fund in Europe founded by entrepreneurs. Its aim is to finance and support the most promising start-ups through its acceleration programme and its many international mentors.
SideAngels is France's leading platform for investing in start-ups via Club Deals, enabling investors to invest alongside experienced business angels. Its exclusive club allows each investor to take part in entrepreneurial adventures by supporting the best stories.
Accurafy continues to expand and confirms its 2025 objectives
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The Accurafy4 (A4) investment fund continued its development in 2022 with 8 new rounds of financing
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At the end of 2022, Accurafy has: 100 LPs, 20 Senior Advisors and €27m in net assets under management
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In 2023, Accurafy plans to make its 1st investments in its seed and impact fund A4S, to structure its green assets vehicle A4G, and to create a new sub-fund, A4 real estate
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Accurafy confirms its 2025 objectives: €200 million of assets under management and 200 accredited investors.
Luxembourg, 24 January 2023 - Accurafy 4, a fund of serial entrepreneurs and investors focused on early stage companies, had 16 assets in its portfolio at the end of December 2022, with net assets under management of €27 million, approximately 100 accredited investors and 20 senior advisors.
During the course of 2022, A4 completed eight new rounds of financing, including:
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Two in new investment lines:
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the green asset Finca in the Dominican Republic (in November 2022);
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the InsurTech specialising in directed payment, particularly in the health sector, MoneyTrack (in December 2022).
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Six of its most promising start-ups were reinvested:
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the forest management company that offers individuals and companies the opportunity to invest in trees, carbon sequestration and biodiversity preservation Ecotree (in June 2022);
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Santexpat.fr, a platform of health services and insurance for French people abroad (in April 2022);
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Fanprime, the web-based solution for sports and entertainment companies to manage and monetise the engagement of their fan communities (June 2022);
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the Budapest-based co-living real estate company HomeKuant (in June 2022);
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the European neo-exchange for startups and SMEs Kriptown (in July 2022);
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Delta RM, the specialist in enterprise risk management consulting (in August 2022).
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A4 also attracted the interest of some 30 new accredited investors. Accurafy more committed than ever to sustainable development
Launched in 2021 in partnership with EcoTree, "Sustainable Future" is an investment that all investors (LPs) and the management company Accurafy Advisory can make each time they participate in one of the A4 club's operations, up to 1% of the amounts subscribed, thus benefiting from a carbon credit and an annual return of 2 to 4%.
The aim is to create carbon sinks corresponding to the carbon impact of the fund's holdings. But also to preserve biodiversity, participate in the renewal of resources and boost industry and local employment.
By the end of December 2022, we had financed almost 3,500 trees.
Accurafy 4 is committed to the preservation of the French forest and its biodiversity: indeed, these financed trees are mainly located in the Sarran forest, but also in the Trinité Langonnet forest and the Chapelle Saint Rémy forest. The species concerned are sessile oak, douglas fir and maritime pine.
Finally, in 2023, the management company will create A4G (Accurafy 4 Green), a structure that will group all Accurafy's carbon investments and offer investors a liquidity opportunity on the Kriptown platform.
Progress of Seed fund and Real Estate compartment
Accurafy 4 officially started in Q4 2022 its fundraising on A4S (Accurafy 4 Seed), its fund dedicated to seed innovative and impactful startups by capitalising on the experience of the GP and the investments made since 2018.
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The 1st tranche of several M€ should be finalised in the coming weeks.
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The 1st Seed investments will be made this year, for tickets ranging from €200K to €700K.
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The fund has a maturity of 8 years (+ 2 years) and a target IRR of 30%.
In 2023, Accurafy intends to set up a compartment dedicated to promising projects in the real estate sector (Developments and Buy/Sell Transactions) by capitalising on the experience of two of the GP partners and A4's first promising real estate transaction (HomeKuant).
A4 maintains its 2025 targets
The fund maintains its objectives of reaching €200 million in assets under management and 200 accredited investors by the end of 2025. To achieve this goal, Accurafy plans to make 10 to 20 investments per year and, via its management company Accurafy Advisory, to add additional senior advisors.
Frédéric CARON, Christophe PECHOUX, Rodolphe SEYNAT and Candice BAUDET, Partners of Accurafy 4, said: "We have consolidated our portfolio in 2022. 2023 will be the year of preparation or completion of major Series for a number of our most promising startups. But it will also be the year in which we strengthen our commitment to sustainable investment, with A4S and A4G, and to real estate with a new compartment. This is a way for us to ensure and prove our resilience in the current evolution of venture capital.”
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About Accurafy 4 (A4)
Founded at the end of 2017, A4 is an alternative investment fund registered in Luxembourg. A4 is managed by Accurafy Advisory, a company registered with the CSSF in Luxembourg. A4 invests in early stage companies with proven innovation, a scalable business model and promising revenue traction. Its holdings and target companies are start-ups with a disruptive approach or technology, particularly in Regtech, Greentech, SporTech, Fintech, Sectech and Industry 4.0. Accurafy provides operational support for its investments.
With nearly 100 investor-entrepreneurs with a solid track record, Accurafy Advisory offers its members compartmentalized deal clubs, allowing them to compartmentalize the risk and performance of each investment.
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MoneyTrack, the managed payment specialist, raises nearly €2m to accelerate its development in Europe.
Paris, January 12, 2023 - MoneyTrack announces a new round of financing for a total of €2 million from its historical shareholders, Truffle Capital, a leader in the financing of fintechs and insurtechs, which has positioned itself as a pioneer in this market, and AG2R LA MONDIALE, a specialist in social and asset protection in France via its ALM Innovation fund, as well as from the investment fund ACCURAFY4.
Founded in 2018, the start-up MoneyTrack has developed the only third-party healthcare payment platform that allows real-time monitoring of policyholders' cover and coverage of healthcare costs from the 1st euro. This new financing will enable the company to structure and industrialise its development in order to accelerate its activity on the health insurance market in France and internationally.
MoneyTrack, the start-up that is revolutionising directed payment in the health sector
MoneyTrack has developed an innovative blockchain-based platform to digitise, secure and control the payment flows between the funder, the partners and the beneficiary. To do this, it relies in particular on "smart contracts" (or digital contracts) which ensure that spending rules are respected in a secure manner.
The start-up provides complementary health insurance companies with a fully secure payment method that allows policyholders to avoid advance payments. The MoneyTrack mobile payment application improves the insurers' customer experience, drastically reduces the costs of managing medical bills and the risk of fraud, while respecting the control of compensation at market prices.
Successive financing to support MoneyTrack's growth in France
After raising several rounds of funding totalling €5.4 million, MoneyTrack has continued to grow and
has become the market start-up specialising in directed payment in the healthcare sector.
After many months of R&D, it is entering a new stage of acceleration and industrialisation of its growth with the aim of deploying its MoneyTrack Santé offer on a large scale throughout France. To achieve this, the company will benefit from the integration of its solution with major players in the health insurance sector in 2022.
The start-up is currently working with some fifteen insurance companies, such as MGEN, and has forged strategic partnerships with companies developing information systems or delegating the management of healthcare costs, such as Viamedis, Assia, Tessi and Cleva (Inetum), representing a potential of more than 25 million policyholders.
MoneyTrack to conquer the international market
Thanks to this new round of financing, MoneyTrack intends to accelerate the deployment of its offer in France and internationally. Indeed, while the start-up currently supports some fifteen insurers nationwide, it wishes to increase its activity on the international health insurance market (IPMI) thanks to a network of over 500 practitioners in Europe.
Following its launch at the beginning of the year in Spain and Portugal for Swisslife policyholders, MoneyTrack is continuing to extend its acceptance network to support its customers in Italy, Germany, Benelux and the United Kingdom.
Advance payment of expenses and the processing time for reimbursement of invoices are the areas for improvement identified in this fast-growing market, which accounts for over 80% of incoming calls to insurers' management centres.
Christophe Doré, founder and CEO of MoneyTrack
"The health insurance sector is marked by a considerable digital transformation, confirmed by the expectations of customers whose digital paths have been accelerated by the recent health crisis. There are two major challenges for insurers: the need to improve the policyholder experience by launching new digital services while significantly reducing management costs to remain competitive.
By positioning our innovative payment solution at the heart of the insurer/insured/healthcare professional relationship, MoneyTrack responds precisely to these two points, while benefiting from the advantages of modern technologies such as smart contracts and mobile tools.
These last few months have enabled us to integrate MoneyTrack into the market's back office and to open up to a huge potential of policyholders, both in France and internationally.
We are entering a phase of large-scale deployment, for which the company's recapitalisation will allow industrialisation.”
About MoneyTrack :
Founded in 2018, MoneyTrack is the start-up specialist in directed payment. MoneyTrack relies on blockchain technology to digitise, secure and control payment flows, which have vast applications: insurance compensation, consumer credit,
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Thanks to its platform developed in partnership with academic research (INRIA, Pôle Universitaire Leonard de Vinci), companies (in the insurance and banking sectors), local authorities and institutions will be able to pay money to individuals who spend it conditionally within a network of authenticated partners.
The company has raised €7.3 million since its creation and now has 25 employees.
MoneyTrack has been labelled by the Finance Innovation competitiveness cluster and selected by PwC to be part of the 10 startups of the Scale Insurance 2021 programme.
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MoneyTrack in a few key figures
Creation in 2018
7.4 million raised since its creation
25 employees
15 insurance clients
1.5 million in annual recurring revenue
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Accurafy 4 invests in a forest reserve in the Dominican Republic to develop a carbon capture and biodiversity conservation project
Luxembourg, 8 November 2022 - Accurafy 4 (A4), a fund of serial entrepreneurs and investors, which has historically invested in growth start-ups and real estate, is strengthening its positioning in assets with a high environmental impact, with the acquisition of a reserve ("Finca") in the Dominican Republic, called the "Green Forest" project.
The Partners of Accurafy Advisory, A4's management company, decided to invest in this Finca located in the North-East of the Dominican Republic in order to develop a carbon capture project, plant noble trees and exploit endemic fruit trees while respecting the biodiversity in place.
This project, founded with Accurafy's partners and Senior Advisors who have been established locally for 35 years, the law firm Gratereaux Delva & Associados, lawyers and experts in forestry law in the Dominican Republic, is to create an example of a reserve that respects the biodiversity in place, and to allow lovers of tropical spaces to have an authentic encounter with preserved nature from ecolodges that are self-sufficient in resources and energy.
The planting of noble woods and forest trees will enable the implementation of the planned project and its profitability in the long term. The carbon absorption and associated biodiversity will also be valued via partners such as Ecotree, one of the Greentech companies in Accurafy's portfolio.
The infrastructure and ecolodges will comply with a charter for the respect of the environment, particularly in terms of construction and use of resources.
This investment reinforces Accurafy's commitment to sustainable development, which accelerated in 2022: last May, Accurafy announced the launch of "Seed 4 Good", a fund of several tens of millions of euros dedicated to the seed of innovative and impactful European startups by capitalising on the experience of its team and senior advisors.
Accurafy's guideline was already to allocate 1% of the amounts invested to its "Sustainable Future" sub-fund, the first of its kind and created in partnership with EcoTree in April 2021. Accurafy has already acquired several thousand trees in the Saran forest, thereby partially offsetting the carbon footprint of its investments, and benefiting from an annual return of 2 to 4%.
Frédéric CARON, Co-founder and CEO of Accurafy Advisory, said: "It was important for us to carry out this project with committed members of Accurafy who are close to our values, which we have translated into our baseline "Invest for Good".
We will continue to make impact investments in the future. Indeed, for us, the sustainability of our assets must be as much economic and financial as it is environmental and social.”
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About Accurafy 4 (A4)
Founded at the end of 2017 by four French "serial entrepreneur-investors", A4 is a Luxembourg-registered alternative investment fund. A4 is managed by Accurafy Advisory, a company registered with the CSSF in Luxembourg. A4 invests in early stage companies with proven innovation, a scalable business model and promising revenue traction. Its holdings and target companies are start-ups with a disruptive approach or technology, particularly in Regtech, Greentech, Sportech, Fintech, Sectech and Industry 4.0. Accurafy provides operational support for its investments.
With nearly 100 investor-entrepreneurs with a solid track record, Accurafy Advisory offers its members compartmentalized deal clubs, allowing them to compartmentalize the risk and performance of each investment.
Accurafy Advisory is deeply driven by its values: passion for entrepreneurship, technology and CSR.
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EcoTree raises €12 million and announces new investment from Société Générale, Financière Fonds Privés and Famae Impact.
French B-Corp greentech EcoTree raises €12 million to help its journey towards becoming the leading European Nature-Based Solutions provider. EcoTree welcomes investment from new partners Société Générale Ventures, Financière Fonds Privés and Famae Impact. Its historical shareholders, the Accurafy fund and Épopée Gestion, are renewing their confidence by respectively reinvesting and remaining actively in the capital, while the seed investors Finistère Angels are exiting.
Founded in 2016, EcoTree believes in the environmental and economic value of forests, ecosystems and biodiversity conservation. Its expert team of foresters and scientists have created unique nature-based solutions that allow companies and individuals to support sustainable forestry and vital conservation projects.
“Every day the news reminds us how much we depend on our natural environment. However, things are not moving fast enough; temperatures are rising and forests are suffering. We therefore need to scale to meet the climate challenge and the destruction of biodiversity”, says Erwan Le Méné, co-founder and president of EcoTree.
Building on existing in-house expertise and an established pan-European commercial and operational network, EcoTree will use this funding to further establish its status as an emerging and pioneering nature-based solutions provider in Europe. The funds will provide current and future clients even greater access to sustainable forests that remove carbon, promote biodiversity and generate economic returns. EcoTree will also increase its range of alternative carbon removals and biodiversity solutions.
With foundations laid in France, Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands, EcoTree will continue to expand commercially across Europe by investing in new nature projects across the continent, and marketing and communications in new national markets. EcoTree will also continue to invest in scientific research and technology to provide cutting edge solutions to individuals and firms, and for corporate clients specifically to fully leverage the impact of their environmental and ESG initiatives with EcoTree.
“Since the beginning of EcoTree our obsession has been to offer innovative solutions around the creation of carbon sinks and the preservation of biodiversity, in order to reconcile economy and ecology. We believe that this incredible environmental transition project must be embodied by concrete and local actions including a social component
and participating in the restoration of ecosystems.
We are proud and happy to welcome three new investors who will help us grow EcoTree in France and Europe and develop new Nature-Based Solutions.”
Erwan Le Méné, PrésidenĒ and co-founder of EcoTree
“The raison d’être of the Société Générale Group is to build, together with our clients, a better and sustainable future by providing responsible and innovative financial
solutions. By participating in EcoTree’s new fundraising round, through our fund Societe Generale Ventures, we have the clear ambition to continue the deployment of different types of durable solutions, and we’ll thereby support our clients’ desire to invest in projects that promote reforestation and biodiversity. We are delighted to take part in this adventure alongside of EcoTree which will allow us to continue to design tailor-made solutions for our customers. ”
Sandrine Enguehard, Head of ImpacĒ Finance SoluĒions aĒ SociéĒé Générale Group
“We work as a link between major private investors and unlisted companies, in order to create value for investors as much as for the companies to which we provide funding. EcoTree pursues exactly the same logic, offering its customers and partner companies the opportunity to contribute to nature while generating value. Anxious to support SMEs
and ETIs which are the greatest creators of wealth in our country, it seemed logical and virtuous to help EcoTree creating new jobs and new forests.”
Thierry de Chambure, Managing DirecĒor and ParĒner of Financière Fonds Privés
“Famae’s raison d’être is to finance companies that reduce the environmental footprint and work for the climate. Joining EcoTree’s pool of investors in order to accelerate its development with civil society and businesses, and help reducing the net impact of greenhouse gas emissions and contributing to the development of our forests and biodiversity, was an
obvious decision. And since EcoTree is also a story of enthusiasts, we quickly felt a strong affinity with the co-founders!”
Jérôme Leger, co-founder and ParĒner of Famae ImpacĒ
“We are very satisfied with the development of EcoTree since our entry into the capital in 2019, and it is therefore with great enthusiasm that we joinedthis
this Series B round. We strongly support the Company’s ambitions in Europe, as well as in new business verticals. Indeed, by launching our «Sustainable Future» compartment in partnership with EcoTree last year, through which we acquired several thousand trees in the Saran forest, France, we wanted to show the way within asset management and encourage the development of green financial products. Technology and sustainability being at the heart of our raison d’être, we are more than ever aligned with the values and objectives of EcoTree.”
Frédéric Caron, co-founder and CEO of Accurafy
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Accurafy launches its 1 er closed-end fund: "Seed 4 Good"
Luxembourg, May 31, 2022 - Accurafy 4, a fund of serial entrepreneurs and investors focused on early stage companies, is launching its 1er closed-end fund with a target size of €30-50 million.
At the end of 2017, asset management company Accurafy Advisory (AA) successfully launched Accurafy4 (A4), its first venture capital fund dedicated to growth companies in Europe.
While it used to operate via dedicated compartments for each club deal, Accurafy has decided to launch "Seed 4 Good", a fund of more than €30 million, dedicated to the seed and pre-series A of innovative and impactful European startups by capitalising on the experience of its team and senior advisors.
Aimed at qualified investors, the fund offers an entry ticket of €200K and plans to organise several rounds of financing during the first 12 months, during the fundraising phase. This will be followed by a 4-year investment period, with a total maturity of 8 years, extendable by 2 years.
With a pipeline of 150 deals, Accurafy expects to complete around 15 deals per year via this new fund and to maintain its strategy of operational support for its investments, which is at the heart of its DNA and which has made it successful. "Seed 4 Good" has a return objective of 30% per annum for the entire portfolio, which will consist of around 40 lines, with an average investment per company of around €700K.
In line with its "Invest for Good" baseline, Accurafy plans to allocate 1% of funds to its "Sustainable Future" sub-fund, the first of its kind and created in partnership with its start-up EcoTree. Accurafy has already acquired several thousand trees in the Saran forest, thereby partially offsetting the carbon footprint of its investments, and benefiting from an annual return of 2 to 4%.
Frédéric CARON, CEO of Accurafy Advisory, said: "With Seed 4 Good, Accurafy takes on a new dimension. Its launch fits perfectly with our strategy and Accurafy's overall ambitions to reach €200m of assets under management and 200 accredited investors by the end of 2025."
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About Accurafy 4 (A4)
Founded at the end of 2017 by four French "serial entrepreneurs-investors", A4 is a Luxembourg-registered alternative investment fund. A4 is managed by Accurafy Advisory, a company registered with the CSSF in Luxembourg. A4 invests in early stage companies with proven innovation, a scalable business model and promising revenue traction. Its holdings and target companies are start-ups with a disruptive approach or technology, particularly in Regtech, Greentech, SporTech, Fintech, Sectech and Industry 4.0. Accurafy provides operational support for its investments.
With more than 80 investor-entrepreneurs with a solid track record, Accurafy Advisory offers its members compartmentalised deal clubs, allowing them to compartmentalise the risk and performance of each investment.
Accurafy Advisory is deeply driven by its values: passion for entrepreneurship, technology and CSR.
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The augmented reality expert wonder partner's raises €1.5m to become a leader in retail and e-commerce
Wonder Partner's announces that it has raised funds from the Accurafy 4 investment fund, Bpifrance and a family office to expand internationally, support its R&D and prepare its next series A in two years.
The recognised expert in augmented reality and its uses
Founded in 2018 by Patrick GLÜCK and Alexis THOMAS, Wonder Partner's (WP) integrates innovative "Business First" Augmented Reality (AR) solutions to support its clients in their commercial and digital development.
WP advises and assists the largest groups in the deployment of tailor-made solutions. Based in Nantes, the company's objective is to continue its international growth and become the leader in AR for commerce and marketing.
Wonder Partner's is made up of three business units (Consulting and Experience Design, Development and its own 3D Studio) and covers 100% of the production
unique on the market.
A very dynamic Augmented Reality market
In the wake of the COVID crisis, AR has gone from a confidential status to the most prominent technology of the moment. Since 2018, the market has followed an exponential curve. According to research updated to August 8, 2019 and published by medium.com, the Software market growth rate is estimated at 55% per year.
Augmented reality is developing on all targets: Marketing, Communication, Industry, Museography, Training, Medical... each segment finds uses and users.
AR enables the collection of a range of data which, coupled with geolocation and KPI tags, gives retailers a better understanding of their customers and their shopping journey. This data is at the heart of the technology's challenges.
To date, WP has proven itself in the fast-growing AR market by working for prestigious references such as Carrefour, Système U, Lego, Renault, Hasbro, Hachette, Bandai, Ravensburger, etc.
Fundraising to support an ambitious development plan
With this round of funding, Wonder Partner's will be able to bridge the gap to the next Series A and increase sales efforts around current solutions while launching two recurring revenue PaaS offerings:
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"Augmented Shop" for retailers;
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"Wonder House" for the home improvement and finishing industry.
It will also, thanks to the operational and financial support of Accurafy 4, enable WP
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to internalise certain strategic technical segments in order to "verticalise" its positioning, which is currently totally horizontal since it integrates the entire value chain;
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intensify marketing campaigns and participation in international trade fairs;
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to recruit a sales team dedicated to this new PaaS offer;
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to expand internationally, not only in the United States with the Wonder US initiative in Detroit but also in Europe and Asia.
Reducing the carbon footprint
In line with the philosophy of the Accurafy 4 fund ("Invest for Good"), Wonder Partner's believes that technology and sustainability are not incompatible, on the contrary: the startup strives to limit the negative externalities of its activities and to reduce its carbon impact and promote biodiversity.
Accurafy 4 and one of its participations, EcoTree, to calculate its CO2 footprint. On this basis, the investors who participated in the club deal were able to invest in the "Sustainable Future by A4" sub-fund, a sub-fund dedicated to the creation and renewal of forest carbon sinks, thus partially offsetting Wonder Partner's emissions.
Alexis THOMAS, co-founder and CEO of Wonder Partner's, said: "This partnership with Accurafy 4 is a great springboard for us. Our ambition is to make Wonder Partner's the reference for "Business First" Augmented Reality in the world.
Michael PRIEM, co-founder and managing partner of Accurafy 4, added: "We are very pleased to have Wonder Partner's as a stakeholder and have strong ambitions for the startup to become the leader in augmented reality for retail and e-commerce.
About Wonder Partner's
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Wonder Partner's, an augmented reality specialist, was founded in 2018 by Patrick Glück and Alexis Thomas in Nantes. The company first became known to the general public by creating augmented reality colouring books with the Wonder Coloring app. By simply downloading an application and scanning the drawing, the dinosaur coloured by the child suddenly comes to life. The concept is a hit: in 2018, 51,000 copies were sold in record time.
Wonder has been able to convince big names in retail and industry. We are rapidly working with Renault, Casino, Enedis, Kinder, Système U and Carrefour. Carrefour entrusted Wonder Partner's with its Christmas toy catalogue for 2019 and 2020. Nearly 700 products are listed in 3D animation. A world first. For the first time, physical experiences in shops complete the system: mini games, allowing the customer to interact with the virtual, accompany the operation in shops.
Distributed throughout France, this success is a turning point that propels the company internationally. Currently, the team has more than 30 employees between France, Morocco and the United States with the opening of a branch in Detroit.
More information on https://www.wonder-partners.com/
About Accurafy 4 (A4)
Founded at the end of 2017 by four French "serial entrepreneurs-investors", A4 is a Luxembourg-registered alternative investment fund. A4 is managed by Accurafy Advisory, a company registered with the CSSF in Luxembourg. A4 invests in early stage companies with proven innovation, a scalable business model and promising revenue traction. Its holdings and target companies are start-ups with a disruptive approach or technology, particularly in Regtech, Greentech, SporTech, Fintech, Sectech and Industry 4.0. Accurafy provides operational support for its investments.
With more than 80 investor-entrepreneurs with a solid track record, Accurafy Advisory offers its members compartmentalised club deals, allowing them to compartmentalise the risk and performance of each investment.
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Accurafy has strongly accelerated its growth in 2021 and sets new, even more ambitious 2025 targets
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The Accurafy 4 (A4) investment fund has made nine new investments in 2021 (compared to six in 2020), for a
total of almost €11m (compared to €3m in 2020).
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2021 was also the first exit, with the sale of Cozynergy, giving A4 an excellent IRR of 65%.
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In 2022, Accurafy plans to scale up with the launch of two closed-end funds of €30m to €50m each.
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The fund is therefore increasing its targets to reach €200m of assets under management and 200 accredited
investors by the end of 2025.
Luxembourg, February 9th 2022 - Accurafy 4, a fund of serial entrepreneurs and investors focused on early stage companies, has 15 assets in its portfolio at the end of December 2021 for a total investment of €16 million, more than 80 accredited investors and 15 Senior Advisors.
In the course of 2021, A4 made nine new investments for a total of almost 11 million euros:
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the entry into the capital of seven new companies:
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the web-based solution that enables sports and entertainment companies to manage and monetise the engagement of their Fanprime fan communities (in May 2021);
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DeepTech specialising in AI, no-code, low-code and compliance Fortia (in June 2021);
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the Budapest-based co-living real estate company HomeKuant (in June, October and November 2021);
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the industrial equipment failure prediction specialist Amiral Technologies (in October 2021);
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the sports tourism marketplace Sportihome (in November 2021);
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the European neo-exchange for startups and SMEs Kriptown (in December 2021);
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the augmented reality expert Wonder Partner's (in December 2021).
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a reinvestment in a company already in A4 portfolio:
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Santexpat.fr, a 100% online health insurance broker and comparator dedicated to French people living abroad (in December 2021).
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an investment in a new asset class, trees, through the creation of the Sustainable Future sub-fund, in partnership with the start-up EcoTree, of which A4 has been a shareholder since 2020 (more information below).
A4 also attracted the interest of some 30 new accredited investors.
Finally, 2021 was marked by its first exit, with the sale of the energy renovation expert Cozynergy, enabling A4 to post an excellent gross IRR of 65% (48% net investor).
A4 continues its "Invest for Good" policy with its "Sustainable Future" (SF) compartment
A4 is proud to be one of the few investment funds to have contributed to the carbon offset of its investments in 2021. Through its "Sustainable Future" compartment, the first of its kind and created in partnership with its start-up EcoTree, Accurafy has acquired several thousand trees in the Saran forest.
By 2021, more than 10% of A4's LPs have already participated in purchasing trees on SF. Our goal is to have as many of our investors as possible participate in Sustainable Future. Therefore, A4 will continue to systematically offer all its LPs the opportunity to invest in the purchase of trees and thus benefit from a carbon credit and an annual return of 2-4%.
A4 continues its development by launching 2 closed-end funds
In response to its strong momentum and the opportunities in the market, A4 will launch two closed-end funds in mid-2022:
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A fund of €30m to €50m dedicated to seed innovative and impactful startups by capitalising on the experience of the GP and the investments made since 2018.
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A fund of between €30m and €50m dedicated to development projects in the real estate sector, capitalising on the experience of two GP partners and A4's first promising real estate operation (HomeKuant).
In parallel, the fund will continue to invest in club deals in several asset classes (early stage equity, real estate, green assets, etc.).
A4 sets new, even more ambitious 2025 targets
The fund is therefore increasing its objectives to reach €200 million of assets under management and 200 accredited investors by the end of 2025. To achieve this, A4 plans to make 10 to 20 investments per year and to enlist, via its management company Accurafy Advisory, the services of additional Senior Advisors, in order to rapidly double their number (around thirty by 2025).
Frédéric CARON, Michael PRIEM, Christophe PECHOUX and Rodolphe SEYNAT, Partners of Accurafy 4, said: "We are very pleased with the scale-up achieved by Accurafy in 2021. In 2022, Accurafy will change dimension with the launch of two major closed-end funds, but also in terms of size and type of investments made in our club deals.
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About Accurafy 4 (A4)
Founded at the end of 2017 by four French "serial entrepreneurs-investors", A4 is a Luxembourg-registered alternative investment fund. A4 is managed by Accurafy Advisory, a company registered with the CSSF in Luxembourg. A4 invests in early stage companies with proven innovation, a scalable business model and promising revenue traction. Its holdings and target companies are start-ups with a disruptive approach or technology, particularly in Regtech, Greentech, SporTech, Fintech, Sectech and Industry 4.0. Accurafy provides operational support for its investments.
With more than 80 investor-entrepreneurs with a solid track record, Accurafy Advisory offers its members deal clubs, allowing them to compartmentalise the risk and performance of each investment.
Accurafy Advisory is deeply driven by its values: passion for entrepreneurship, technology and CSR.
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Kriptown fintech raises €1.35m to become the neo-bourse for start-ups and smes
The four founders of Kriptown: Mark Kepeneghian, Arnaud Mournetas, Mathieu Esteve and Jeremy Lachaud
Luxembourg, Paris, 1 February 2022 - After announcing a few days ago its registration as a PSAN and its status as an
The first
Launched in 2019, Kriptown is the
Fundraising to support an ambitious development plan
For Kriptown, this round of financing is an important step in its ambition to become the reference in this market of nearly €23 billion, with no major competitor in the equity financing of
quickly enable the Fintech, with the operational and financial support of the Accurafy 4 investment fund, to :
-to develop in France and in Europe, starting with Luxembourg;
-finance the opening of new regional exchanges and strengthen local markets;
-accelerate market penetration through a sustained effort on marketing and roadmap issues.
A very promising start
The Fintech is convinced that it is essential to find solutions to strengthen the equity capital of startups and regional SMEs. It has already entered into a partnership with the Grand Est Region - an agreement endorsed by the regional council - to revive their regional exchange (Europa) in early 2022. Kriptown plans to open 5 regional exchanges in France by 2023.
More than 2,000 deals have been placed on the secondary market, and nearly twenty projects are currently in the
Reducing the carbon footprint
In line with the philosophy of the Accurafy 4 fund ("Invest for Good"), Kriptown, which already offsets all of the CO2 emissions of its 25 servers, decided to calculate its CO2 footprint with EcoTree (another startup part of Accurafy 4’s portfolio). On this basis, the investors who participated in this financing round were able to offset all of Kriptown's residual emissions.
Mark KEPENEGHIAN,
Frédéric CARON and Christophe PECHOUX, Managing Partners of Accurafy 4, added: "We are very proud to count Kriptown among our ventures and have strong ambitions in France and Europe for this very promising player that is ahead of its market. In particular, we will make our network available to Kriptown's management in order to boost the platform's attractiveness to investors and companies in the region.”
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About Kriptown
Kriptown is registered as a DASP (Digital Asset Service Provider) with the AMF for the services of Digital Asset Trading Platform and Digital Asset Custody.
Kriptown is an agent of the Electronic Money Institution Mangopay SA. Mangopay, a subsidiary of Leetchi owned by Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, is authorised as an Electronic Money Institution by the Luxembourg Financial Sector Supervisory Commission (CSSF).
Incubated since 2019 at Plateform58, the incubator of La Banque Postale, the
Kriptown, which is the only PSAN operating instant settlement in euro thanks to its status as an e- money issuer agent, is a key player in the R&D of the Paris financial centre. In July 2021, the fintech took part in one of the Banque de France's CBDC (Euro digital) experiments by making its technology and
The fintech uses blockchain technology, which underlies
The logo illustrates the name as well as the idea of liquidity, representing both a stock market price and a city being created with the image of the 2 Buildings as a watermark. Finally, the image of the temple illustrates the concept of the birth of a new era for investors, the idea of a large community with a sense of belonging.
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Traveltech raises €2m to become the reference for successful sports holidays
Sportihome, the French sports tourism startup, has just closed a €2 million financing from the Accurafy 4 investment fund, Nathalie Simon (windsurfing champion and TV presenter), the Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts), Bpifrance and historical Business Angels.
With the «next world» craze for outdoor, rural and holiday rentals, Sportihome has seen its growth explode and intends to continue to stand out from the generalist platforms by relying on the affinity trust of its sports community.
The French sports tourism startup
Founded in 2017 in Montpellier, Sportihome is a TravelTech offering a site with a guide to community spots for inspiration and a platform for booking accommodation between sports enthusiasts.
The
With more than 10,000 bookable accommodations online in 40 countries for 60 different sports, Sportihome will see an unprecedented boom in bookings in 2021. Its specialist and quality offer allows it to respond to the craze for outdoor sports, rural and holiday rentals.
A large addressable market with a strong recovery
Prior to covid, the sports tourism market worldwide was estimated at €710 billion, or 10% of all international travel and tourism. This level is expected to be reached again during 2023.
Indeed, the year 2021 already marks the resumption of growth for the tourism industry, driven by French people who have spent their holidays in France away from city centres and major holiday resorts. It is therefore the rental of accommodation between individuals and rural areas that have benefited the most from the
Benefiting from this recovery, Sportihome has already recorded 3 times more bookings than in 2019, its reference year. The average basket is up sharply.
New investors to support an ambitious development plan
This €2m round marks the entry of a first investment fund for Sportihome. It is the Accurafy 4 fund, based in Luxembourg, which is positioned as the leader of the round with experts in digital
Among the investors who took part in the tour is Nathalie Simon, a former windsurfing champion and now a TV presenter, who is passionate about sports and uses the platform as a host. At the same time, she has become an ambassador for the brand. Finally, the Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts group), Bpifrance and the historical Business Angels support the operation.
This will enable the company to continue its expansion in France by increasing the number of homes from 10,000 to more than 50,000 over the next 12 months, to integrate new unique features, and to forge new distribution partnerships for its brand with major sports and travel retailers. Some 15 new hires are planned between now and the end of 2022.
100%
Sportihome brings an experiential part around the trip, weekends on the theme of escape and shared sports pleasure to many partners in the world of sports: major brands, federations, clubs, leagues, sporting events, etc.
Sportihome allows all its rental owners to equip themselves with sports equipment with the Decathlon brand. A dedicated website is proposed with an exclusive discount for Sportihome guests and delivery included for more than a hundred equipments. What to increase the differentiation of the accommodation with a unique offer of sports equipment included with the rental.
For the next 12 months, Sportihome also becomes the exclusive hosting partner of the GO Sport loyalty program. The program was launched during the «Happy Club Week» from October 20th to November 1st, 2021, in all the stores and to more than 2.5 million French users of the GO Sport membership card! A promotional offer to discover the next sports weekend is proposed to all loyalty card holders and to new customers.
Finally, Sportihome is also an official hosting partner of the French Federation of Hiking, and partner of the operation «My favorite GR ® 2022»! Hiking is one of the most popular sports on the platform...
Reducing the carbon footprint
In line with the philosophy of the Accurafy 4 fund («Invest for Good»), Sportihome believes that technology and sustainability are not incompatible, on the contrary: the startup strives to limit the negative externalities of its activities and to reduce its carbon impact and promote biodiversity.
As part of this fundraising, Sportihome used the services of Accurafy 4 and one of its participations, EcoTree, to calculate its total annual CO2 footprint since its creation. On this basis, the investors who participated in the club deal were able to invest in the «Sustainable Future by A4»
This investment allowed Sportihome to compensate its emissions for the year 2021 and opened the way to other concrete actions, within the framework of a CSR policy that it wishes to formalize and implement soon.
«Welcoming an investment fund on board the Sportihome adventure is a real proof of the relevance of our model and confirms the excellence of our teams who have shown exemplary resilience during the last months. We look forward to working hand in hand with the serial
FRED DIAW,
SPORTIHOME
«With this investment, we are strengthening our presence in TravelTech. Sportihome can address an entire segment of the market, offering a huge depth of market. We are delighted to arrive at this stage of the company’s development to support it in a structured way as it accelerates and prepares for its Series A in 18 to 24 months. »
FRÉDÉRIC CARON,
ACCURAFY 4
«Sport and
NATHALIE SIMON,
FORMER WINDSURFING CHAMPION
AND TV PRESENTER
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Groupe Caisse des Dépôts
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Created in 2018, Banque des Territoires is one of Caisse des Dépôts’ five business lines. It brings together in a single structure the internal expertise for the territories. As a single point of entry for customers, it offers
For more attractive, inclusive, sustainable and connected territories.
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Amiral Technologies announces a first round of funding of €2.8m
Amiral Technologies, the specialist in the prediction of industrial equipment failures in blind mode, has raised €2.8 million from Kreaxi and the investment funds Accurafy 4 and BACS Innov.
-Algorithms for generating equipment health indicators from the raw signals emitted by the sensors;
-Unsupervised Machine Learning algorithms taking advantage of these indicators.
The three main advantages of DiagFit, Amiral Technologies' flagship software implementing these methods, are:
-Its speed of deployment because it requires little data;
-The accuracy of the predictive models produced and their dynamic evolution over time according to the feedback from operators/business experts capable of interpreting and modifying model decisions;
-Its independence from the sensors used and the physical models of the industrial equipment monitored, its
Amiral Technologies' unique technology is widely used by SMEs, small and
At a time when no player has yet taken a significant position in the fault prediction market, Amiral Technologies aims to quickly become the leading supplier in the European market.
This €2.8m round of funding validates the recent progress made by Amiral Technologies (commercial contracts with key industrial players and the release of version 2.0 of its flagship software) and will enable the company to expand its technical and commercial team in order to accelerate the development of DiagFit, increase its scientific and technological leadership, and meet growing market demand by increasing its capacity to take on new customers.
The round is led by Kreaxi, which specializes in seed financing for innovative, deeptech and lowtech startups with high growth potential.
The round also involves
They are joined by the BPI, the
"This investment not only validates what we have built to date, but also allows us to pursue our vision of becoming a global provider of industrial equipment availability assurance technologies," said Simon Gazikian, CEO of Amiral Technologies.
"We were impressed by the level of scientific research behind the creation of Amiral Technologies, which has enabled us to develop a completely new approach to the prediction of industrial equipment failures. This approach, combined with the complementary nature and understanding of the founding team, convinced us to embark on this new adventure", comments Gwenaël Hamon, Member of Kreaxi's Management Board.
Amiral Technologies is a CNRS
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Contact: Justine Gazikian - Marketing Manager - justine.gazikian@amiraltechnologies.com
Kreaxi is one of the leading French innovation capital firms investing in young innovative companies with high growth potential, managing nearly €150 million through a range of
in its portfolio, with a team of 12 professionals based in Lyon and Paris. For more information: www.kreaxi.com
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Fanprime raises €2.1m to support sports and entertainment players with innovative loyalty programs for their fans.
Luxembourg, Paris, 30th September 2021 - Fanprime raises seed capital with
Accurafy 4, business angels, and the support of BPI and Banque Populaire, to accelerate the international
Fanprime, a white label web and mobile solution, was created in 2019 to enable rights holders such as sports teams and federations, eSports teams and leagues, music labels and artists or specialized media, to easily reward the engagement of their fan communities on the digital, social and transactional platforms they already use.
Fanprime was created to overcome the rights holders' lack of knowledge of their fans and to enable them to recreate a more direct relationship with their communities.
Easy to integrate into the existing digital ecosystem of rights holders, the Fanprime platform consists of:
-a gamified interface for the fan with his loyalty account that allows him to follow his fan performance, his status and the exclusive offers he can have access to;
-an administrator interface that allows rights holders to customize and animate the loyalty program and to precisely manage the engagement of their community.
For Fanprime, this round of financing is an important step in its ambition to become a world leader in this new economy of Sport and Entertainment. It will rapidly enable, with the operational and financial support of the Accurafy 4 investment fund, to:
-strengthen product development;
-accelerate market penetration in several geographic markets (Europe, Americas, India) and three industry verticals (sports, eSports, music).
The solution proposed by Fanprime is already operational with several big names in sports and eSports.
David LOZANO,
Christophe PECHOUX and Frédéric CARON, Managing Partners of Accurafy 4, added: "We are very pleased to support Fanprime and have strong ambitions for this very promising player in its sector. In particular, we will make our network of experts available to Fanprime in order to accelerate its growth over the next 18 months.”
About Fanprime
Fanprime connects Sport & Entertainment players with their fans around the world.
Fanprime is a new tool to reward fans for their passion and commitment, especially on social networks and streaming platforms, in a fun and integrated way.
Fanprime allows teams to find a direct link with their fans. A SaaS, plug & play, white label tool, Fanprime provides an innovative solution for the recognition, loyalty and management of digital communities in eSports, sports and music.
Created in 2019, Fanprime is a
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Accurafy 4 investment fund completes its first real estate deal in co-living in Budapest for €1 million
Accurafy 4 has acquired residential properties in Budapest through HomeKuant, a local structure managed by A4. This transaction consists of three flats with 24 rooms, managed by the platform MYCOlive which offers designer flats of the
While in the summer months the flats are traditionally rented on a short- term basis by groups of friends and families, from September to June MYCOlive offers its flats to students and digital nomads.
MYCOlive has established strong relationships with leading business schools in Europe (ESSCA, Warwick Business School...) and some large companies (Samsung, etc.)
It is this model that has made MYCOlive so successful, with an occupancy rate of over 80%, even during the health crisis, compared to 10% in a market like Airbnb or hotels. MYCOlive is the leading platform in Budapest in this segment and currently manages 220 rooms and is continuing to expand.
The real estate opportunity in Budapest
Top 10 Erasmus destination and Forbes' 'best city' in 2019, Budapest is a very attractive place for international students and tourism. The city is listed in the also in the Top 5 best locations in Europe. Property prices are still low at around €3,000/m2, while condominium rents are over 7%. Finally, Budapest is a European technology hub with the presence of major companies (BlackRock, Citi, IBM, TransferWise, Samsung, etc.), some of which are already MYCOlive customers.
As part of this club deal, Accurafy 4 offered its investors the opening of a compartment dedicated to real estate offering an annual return of 5% net over 5 years and 80% of the capital gain on the sale of assets at term.
Mani YANIKA, founder and CEO of MYCOlive, said: "I am delighted with this new step for MYCOlive, less than a year after the launch of the platform. It is a great vote of confidence and I am delighted with the operational and financial support from Accurafy 4."
Christophe PECHOUX and Rodolphe SEYNAT, Managing Partners of Accurafy 4, added: "Historically positioned in venture capital investment and green assets, Accurafy 4 is now diversifying into the real estate asset class. Both of us have been investing in the
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Accurafy 4, in partnership with EcoTree, launches a pioneering responsible investment scheme in private equity
Serial
Entitled 'Sustainable Future by A4', this fund is the first of its kind. With this innovation, the two GreenTech players want to encourage as many private equity and asset management players as possible to become fully involved in contributing to global carbon neutrality.
Prior to each investment in a
In addition to the many ecosystem services provided by the forest (including carbon sequestration), this asset is not without economic interest since a managed forest allows its investors to expect an annualised return equivalent to 2% per year.
A dedicated plot in the Sarran forest will be the first laboratory for this collaboration. Based on the Verra & Low Carbon Label methodologies, EcoTree will apply its own methodology to estimate the carbon sequestration made possible by these investments. This methodology as well as the estimates of each of the forests will be verified by Bureau Veritas, a world leader in certification, on an
Frédéric CARON, Founder and CEO of Accurafy 4, said: "We are very proud to have designed this financial solution with EcoTree and to allow our investors, through this new
improve their balance sheet through concrete actions, which we will support them within the framework of CSR missions carried out by our Senior Advisors. For us, being part of a Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) approach is fundamental, as reflected in our mission: 'Invest for Good'.
Erwan LE MENE, Chairman of EcoTree, added: "The financial industry has always tended to take a back seat to the challenges posed by the climate emergency. It has wrongly considered that these issues were not its responsibility and that it was out of the question to pay attention to what it considered as a cost item. Our solution, developed with A4, shows two things: first, that the financial industry, more than anyone else, has a key role to play in the climate battle; and second,
that corporate social responsibility can become a strategic asset and an investment item when it is well thought out. Thank you to Frédéric Caron and his partners for having understood this before anyone else and for setting an example! »
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About EcoTree
EcoTree is an innovative company specialised in the ecological and economic valorisation of the French forest and its biodiversity. Every day, EcoTree works for the good renewal and sustainable management of the forest, its adaptation to climate change, the preservation and enhancement of its biodiversity, and the recognition of all its multifunctionalities, including carbon storage. With more than 1,000 corporate clients and 45,000 individual clients, EcoTree enables its clients to engage in a logic that reconciles sustainable development and economic performance.
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2020 was a very active year for Accurafy, which plans to further accelerate its development in 2021
•The investment fund Accurafy 4 (A4) has acquired stakes in six companies in 2020, for more than €3 million
•The General Partner (GP) Accurafy Advisory (AA) had an equally effective year, notably with the obtention of an AIFM (Alternative Investment Fund Manager) approval from the CSSF in October
•Accurafy plans to accelerate its growth and double the amount of A4’s assets under management in 2021 to reach €15 million, 15 portfolio companies and 100 accredited investors
Luxembourg, 9 March 2021 - The serial
During 2020, A4 has acquired stakes in six companies for a total of more than €3 million:
-four investments in new companies:
oCozynergy, the digital platform for energy renovation (in March 2020);
othe risk management web application specialist Delta RM (in May 2020);
othe digital health insurance comparator & broker dedicated to French expats Santexpat.fr (in Nov 2020);
othe company specializing in asset tokenisation and artificial intelligence PK2M (in December 2020).
-two reinvestments in existing portfolio companies:
othe 3D printing specialist BCN3D (June 2020);
othe EcoTree forest management investment solutions provider (July 2020). A4 has also attracted the interest of some 20 new accredited investors.
Accurafy Advisory (AA) has had an equally effective year, with notably the obtention of an AIFM (Alternative Investment Fund Managers) approval from the CSSF (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier - the Luxembourg regulator) in October.
In 2021, Accurafy plans to accelerate its growth and double the amount of A4’s assets under management to reach €15 million, 15 portfolio companies and 100 accredited investors by the end of December 2021. Distinguished by its "hands- on" approach to entrepreneurs, Accurafy Advisory will continue to expand its ecosystem of experts to count around 50 senior advisors in a year's time.
Accurafy has also been working on the future redesign of its graphic charter to reflect its growing professionalism and new
AAlogos, first steps of this redesign. Accurafy's desire to contribute to the common good by building up its portfolio of socially, societally and environmentally active companies is translated into the Accurafy 4 tagline: "Invest for Good".
Frédéric CARON, Michael PRIEM, Christophe PECHOUX and Rodolphe SEYNAT, Partners of Accurafy 4, said: "We are very satisfied with Accurafy's
in the coming months - in terms of structuring the fund, management of its ecosystem of entrepreneurs, experts and investors, but also, of course, in terms of the size and type of investments made. »
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About Accurafy 4 (A4)
A4 is an alternative investment fund managed by Accurafy Advisory (GP) and its four partners. A4 offers its members (LPs) club deal opportunities in early stage companies, on a unique disruptive and
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Santexpat.fr, the first health insurance broker and comparator 100% online dedicated to French expatriates, is accelerating its development with the acquisition of an equity stake by the Accurafy 4 investment fund
•€750,000 fund raising through the acquisition of a stake by Accurafy 4 (A4) acting as a strategic partner
•Accelerating growth in a 10 billion euro market
•Operational support by A4 aimed at strengthening the digitalization, consulting and service offered by Santexpat.fr
Paris, le February 9th, 2021
Santexpat.fr, the personalized healthcare partner for French expatriates, is entering a new phase in its development with a €750,000 fund raising, during which the Accurafy 4 investment fund has entered the capital as a strategic partner. This alliance will enable Santexpat.fr to consolidate the digitalization of its offer and accelerate its growth in the international health insurance market.
The technology developed by Santexpat.fr offers French expatriates the most personalised and cost efficient health insurance of their country of expatriation.
Beyond the subscription, Santexpat.fr supports its customers throughout the contract life cycle. Expatriates benefit from personalized services adapted to their state of health, such as teleconsultation with the health professionals of their choice or repatriation to their home country for surgery.
Santexpat.fr key differentiators from existing online comparators and brokers are :
•An exclusive health insurance offer designed and distributed by Santex- pat.fr, such as the «Odyssée» offer developed with Malakoff Humanis;
•A simplified customer experience offering a negotiated and live pricing with only three personal details: country of expatriation, date of birth and household composition;
•100% online subscription thanks to interfaces developed for insurers.
This positioning has enabled Santexpat.fr to attract many individual and corporate clients, but also to develop important B2B2C partnerships with expatriation and insu- rance players, including generalist comparators, prescribers such as Cooptalis, French District and France Immigration, as well as a dozen insurers such as ACS, Allianz, April International,
Thus, to date and since the launch of its platform in April 2020, several hundred French expatriates are already insured thanks to Santexpat.fr.
«This partnership with Accurafy 4 is a tremendous accelerator for Santexpat.fr. Our ambition is to become a major player in expatriation among the 2.8 million French people who represent a market worth 10 billion euros.»
Christophe PECHOUX and Frederic CARON, Managing Partners of Accurafy 4 added : «
«We are very pleased to support Santexpat.fr and have high ambitions for this very promi- sing player of the health insurance sector. In particular, we are going to make our resources and our international network available to the management team to serve the digital platform in order to accelerate growth over the next five years. »
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PK2M, a company specialising in decentralized 1 governance, asset tokenisation and AI, accelerates its development with the acquisition of an equity stake by the Accurafy 4 investment fund
•£500,000 capital increase, with a first tranche closed in December 2020 from institutional investor Accurafy 4.
•Strategic partnership focused on the development of Consilience Ventures, a decentralized1 platform offering an innovative ecosystem of specialised experts, qualified investors and
•Operational support of Consilience Ventures by Accurafy 4 to structure and develop the platform on a large scale: development of the ecosystem of investors and experts, strengthening of investment processes, and financial & management consulting.
•This fundraising is a significant step forward for PK2M's ambition to become the leader in asset tokenisation, decentralized1 governance and software for the financial services industry.
London & Paris, 28 January 2021 - PK2M, a UK company specialising in decentralized1 governance, asset tokenisation and artificial intelligence (AI), is entering a new phase in its development, with a £500,000 capital increase from strategic partner, Accurafy 4 (A4) investment fund. This alliance will enable PK2M to accelerate the development of Consilience Ventures (CV), a decentralized1 platform offering an innovative ecosystem of professional experts, qualified investors and
Created in 2019, CV was created to solve two major problems in venture capital:
•On the one hand, investing in
•On the other hand, most entrepreneurs can’t access nor afford the best experts and investors to accelerate their growth without breaking the bank.
CV offers
CV has tokenized the portfolio assets. All accelerated
At the end of 2020, CV had £1.5 million in assets under management, five start- ups in its portfolio and a network of 150 experts.
PK2M's ambition is to become the leader in decentralized1 governance, asset tokenisation and software for the financial service industry, and CV to have achieved:
1Decentralized finance (or DeFi) is a form of finance that does not rely on central financial intermediaries such as brokerages, exchanges, or banks, and instead utilizes smart contracts on blockchains.
•30
•200
This scaling up will be made possible in particular thanks to the collection and analysis of CV data and their exploitation by the AI developed by PK2M.
The strategic partnership between CV and A4 involves numerous synergies for both players:
•A4's mission will be to help CV develop its ecosystem of investors and experts, as well as to strengthen and professionalise its investment processes (larger investment tickets, expansion of the coverage from Seed to Series A, expansion of the verticals with
•In return, in addition to
Kevin MONSERRAT,
Frederic CARON,
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Created in 2017, PK2M has a strong expertise in blockchain, artificial intelligence, science & statistics, and financial technology, as well as a strong network of 250 investment firms and
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Risk management web application specialist DELTA RM accelerates its development with the acquisition of an equity stake by Accurafy 4 investment fund
●Fundraising of €800,000 closed on May 22, 2020, with Accurafy 4 (A4) as a strategic partner.
●Operational support of A4 in several areas of expertise: SaaS application approach & GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) products, marketing & communications, distribution & sales
●This fund raising is part of a
Paris, July 8th, 2020 – DELTA RM, the French Regtech that offers companies a turnkey risk management tool that enables the analysis of risks and means of mitigation as well as the prioritization of major risks and critical actions, is entering a new phase in its development, recently materialized by a €800,000 fund raising, during which the investment fund Accurafy 4 entered the capital as a strategic partner. This alliance will enable DELTA RM to sustain and accelerate its growth in the
The French publisher, which today offers comprehensive consulting and support services in enterprise risk management as well as an application available in SaaS mode to digitize all risk management processes (Risk Management, Internal Control, Compliance, Incidents, Audit and Insurance), is distinguished by its agile and innovative approach based on long experience in GRC projects, 100% digital services and the desire to make all their tools accessible to all.
In less than five years, this positioning has enabled it to attract, conquer and develop its portfolio of clients, including players in the Insurance sector (Malakoff Humanis), Banking (BPCE, Bpifrance), the financial sector (Perial, EURONEXT) and the industrial sector (Suez, Savencia).
As the
In this context, DELTA RM's ambition is to become an independent European leader dedicated to enterprise risk management in SaaS mode. The strategic partnership with Accurafy 4, which includes operational support for the teams and the provision of targeted expertise, will enable DELTA RM to achieve this ambition more quickly, through:
-Continued growth in its historical markets;
-The conquest of new international markets, particularly in Europe, with the recruitment of sales and marketing teams, and the support of its customers and partners;
-The development of new products;
-The creation of complementary services such as data analysis and predictive risk analysis.
Chantal CARNEL,
Frederic CARON,
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About DELTA RM
Created in 2013 by Chantal Carnel, former SI Universe at Gras Savoye and Jérôme Olivier, former research engineer at Marsh, DELTA RM offers companies risk management and decision support solutions. DELTA RM's team of experts supports companies of all sizes in their methodology, strategy and operational deployment of their risk management system. DELTA RM's innovative technologies form an ergonomic, intelligent, and
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The energy renovation expert Cozynergy accelerates its positioning as a key and responsible "Constructech" player
●Successful deployment of remote energy diagnostics during the
●Acceleration of "solidarity offers1" starting at 1€ during this period, aiming at global energy renovation for all
●Equity investment realized by the entrepreneurial investment fund Accurafy 4, alongside the historical shareholders Demeter, Aviva Impact Investing France2, Arkea3, IRDI, Saint Gobain Recherche and BTP Capital Investissement
Toulouse, June 30th, 2020 – Cozynergy, the digital platform for energy renovation experts offering individuals turnkey solutions for their work, is entering a new phase of its development recently materialized by the launch of remote energy diagnostics during lockdown. This project is the result of an innovation programme financed by the Occitania Region, DIRECCTE and the Accurafy 4 investment fund. Thanks to its technological platform and remote diagnostics, Cozynergy is realizing its ambition of energy renovation for all, throughout the country.
As a pioneer in energy renovation thanks to its business expertise (insulation, joinery, heating and air conditioning, ventilation and photovoltaic) and its technological platform, Cozynergy has once again been able to anticipate its customers' needs by offering remote diagnosis during
Beyond its contribution to the fight against “energy colanders”, Cozynergy is also aware of the social and societal role it can play throughout the country. The innovative company from Toulouse is one of the committed and certified professionals who offer the “solidarity offers1” allowing people on modest incomes to benefit from insulation and heating work starting from 1€. These offers have moreover made up most online sales recorded by Cozynergy during the lockdown period.
Through these new developments, Cozynergy recorded more than 2 million euros in orders in the month of June 2020 alone, exceeding its budget by 30%. The company forecasts a turnover in excess of 10 million euros for the year 2020 and a growth of more than 100% in 2021, thanks to planned recruitment in Toulouse and many other cities in France.
1Cozynergy's 1€ “solidarity offers” are part of the commercial offers proposed by companies that have signed a charter with the French Ministry of Ecology and Solidarity Transition. Indeed, within the “ECC” programme (Energy Savings Certificates), there is a special scheme aimed at the most modest and subject to income conditions, the "energy savings boost" scheme, generally coupled with the “MaPrimeRénov'” grants managed by the ANAH (National Housing Agency).
2Fund managed by INCO
3Fund “We Positive Invest”
Nicolas DURAND, Founder, Chaiman and Chief Executive Officer of Cozynergy, stated: “We are proud to help remove the obstacles to energy renovation that have existed until now. Our eventual objective is to offer individuals a precise remote simulation of our entire energy renovation offer: heat balance, technical study and administrative support for obtaining grants and financing, traditionally carried out on site, in order to make energy renovation accessible to the greatest number of people.”
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About Cozynergy
Created in 2013, Cozynergy is revolutionizing the approach to energy renovation by offering a simple service that takes care of the energy renovation projects of individuals in their entirety. Based on a proprietary technological platform equipped with an online simulator, Cozynergy offers a quick and free estimate for each project: an estimate of the work to be carried out, the energy savings achieved and the associated subsidies. The
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Founded in late 2017 by four French "serial
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Accurafy 4 appoints Investor Relations Manager to support its new phase of development
Luxembourg, June 25th, 2020 – With the appointment of Candice Baudet as Investor Relations Manager, the private equity fund Accurafy 4 highlights its commitment to accelerate its investments, strengthen its structuring, and deepen the dialogue and relationship of trust with all of its stakeholders.
With more than 10 years of experience in investment banking and financial communications, Candice Baudet joined Accurafy 4 on June 9th, 2020. She began her career in 2008 at Merrill Lynch in mergers and acquisitions, before joining the
A graduate from ESCP Europe and the University of
As of June 2020, Accurafy 4 had gathered more than 50
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Data specialist INVYO steps up its development with a new round of funding.
The start-up raises €1.4m and brings Accurafy 4, Mandalore Partners and Inovexus, in partnership with SideAngels, into its capital
INVYO, the leading technology solutions provider specialising in data processing and analysis, announces that it has raised €1.4m in its pre-Series A financing round. This amount should be increased to €2m in the coming months via a non-dilutive financing, currently under discussion with a banking pool that will participate in the financing of this round.
As part of this first tranche, Venture Capital funds Accurafy4, Mandalore Partners and Inovexus, in partnership with SideAngels, are acquiring a stake in the company as strategic financial investors. Co-founders Alexandre VELLUTI, Gautier VELUT and Xavier GOMEZ, respectively CEO, CTO and COO of INVYO, will retain a majority stake.
A strong mission around the black gold of data
Since 2018, INVYO has been helping companies to accelerate their business by using data as a lever.
Data is the black gold of the 21st century: accelerating revenues, personalising the customer experience, improving internal processes and operational efficiency.
Businesses do not always have the expertise and capacity to exploit the levers of data. As a result, the average annual loss incurred by French companies as a result of poor data management is €1.3m1! INVYO's mission is to reconcile the worlds of business and data through the deployment of impactful, business-focused solutions.
INVYO already has a strong presence with financial players such as investment funds and family offices, who have quickly grasped the many benefits of a data-driven approach: improving performance by investing in the best deals using an algorithmic approach, automating dealflow sourcing and qualification, identifying market signals before the competition, reducing analysis costs, etc.
Today, INVYO, which is headquartered in Paris, has a team of 15 people based in France and Spain and around 30 customers. Its revenues doubled between 2021 and 2022 and are set to double again between 2022 and 2023.
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Significant fund-raising to accelerate the pace of the next Series A
After raising nearly €760k in 2019 and 2020 from a dozen business angels, INVYO has decided to raise €2m in financing, including €1.4m in equity, in order to accelerate its development.
To achieve this, the start-up has teamed up with four financial players renowned in the sector for their investments in fintechs and for their DNA of operational support for entrepreneurs and their teams: the Luxembourg fund Accurafy 4 is leading and has a majority stake in this round, along with VCs and accelerators Mandalore Partners, and Inovexus in partnership with SideAngels. Non-dilutive financing of between €500k and
€600k is expected to be completed in the next few months with a banking pool with which INVYO is in advanced discussions.
The funds raised will be used primarily to invest in the catalogue to accelerate the introduction of INVYO solutions to the financial and retail sectors, to replicate in other countries the success achieved in Spain, particularly in the UK, Switzerland and Belgium, to recruit senior profiles for key positions in marketing, sales and technology, and to encourage and develop the skills of the talented people already in the company.
Alexandre VELLUTI and Xavier GOMEZ, co-founders of INVYO, said: "This partnership with Accurafy4, Mandalore Partners, SideAngels and Inovexus is a tremendous boost for INVYO. Our ambition is to become the leader in Europe, particularly with major investment players such as funds, VCs, family offices and investment banks in France and Europe, which represent a market worth €1.5 billion.
Frédéric CARON, founder and managing director of Accurafy4, commented: "We are delighted to be supporting INVYO and have high ambitions for this highly promising data company. Through our support, we will be making our business development and marketing skills available to the management team, as well as our international network, in order to accelerate the platform's growth over the next five years.
Minh Q. TRAN, founder and managing director of Mandalore Partners, said: "Invyo will enable all asset management companies to improve their performance in data analysis, particularly in impact investing. It was therefore natural for us, as a leading VC-as-a-Service, to support this great project.
Stanislas DE VILLELONGUE, Managing Partner of Inovexus, added: "It is a pleasure to be able to support Invyo in its development. This investment fits in perfectly with our thesis, given the company's European positioning, the management team's quality of execution and the addressable market, which we know well".
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About INVYO
As Europe's leading data management marketplace, INVYO is a leading publisher and integrator of technology solutions, specialising in data processing and analysis. A unique, adaptable platform with a common technological base that can be upgraded according to your business needs. Thanks to our exploration, control and visualisation modules, we can transform "inaudible" data into concrete, qualified and contextualised information. We support all decision makers by building adaptable solutions that transform raw data into information.
We create an interface that adapts to the business of each of our customers to facilitate their decision-making, whatever the sector. A new, unique and adaptable model for processing and analysing data: a common technological foundation that can be upgraded as business needs change.
Founded at the end of 2017 by French "serial entrepreneur-investors", Accurafy is a Luxembourg-registered alternative investment fund. Accurafy invests in start-ups characterised by proven innovation, a scalable business model and promising sales traction, particularly in the Fintech, Deeptech, Greentech, Sportech, etc. sectors. Accurafy offers its members compartmentalised club deals via its Accurafy 4 (A4) fund, enabling risk and performance to be partitioned for each investment. In 2023, Accurafy launched its 1st closed-end fund, A4S ("Seed for Good"), to invest in Seed and Impact companies. Accurafy differentiates itself by providing active, tailor-made operational support for managers and their teams, drawing on a range of key expertise from its network. To date, Accurafy has around one hundred investors, €22m in assets under management, and some twenty investments in 3 types of asset: equity, real estate and green assets.
Accurafy is a fund driven by its core values: a passion for entrepreneurship, technology and CSR.
Mandalore Partners is a (Corporate) Venture Capital-as-a-Service for corporates, family offices and growth companies who want to de-risk their innovation programme with strategic and financial investments with impact measurement. We combine global sourcing based on artificial intelligence and a unique asset-builder methodology to develop innovative technologies with corporates. With Insurtech Capital, our fund dedicated to the Apicil Group, we invest in technologies related to insurance, asset management and savings.
Inovexus is the first cross-border VC acceleration fund in Europe founded by entrepreneurs. Its aim is to finance and support the most promising start-ups through its acceleration programme and its many international mentors.
SideAngels is France's leading platform for investing in start-ups via Club Deals, enabling investors to invest alongside experienced business angels. Its exclusive club allows each investor to take part in entrepreneurial adventures by supporting the best stories.
Accurafy continues to expand and confirms its 2025 objectives
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The Accurafy4 (A4) investment fund continued its development in 2022 with 8 new rounds of financing
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At the end of 2022, Accurafy has: 100 LPs, 20 Senior Advisors and €27m in net assets under management
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In 2023, Accurafy plans to make its 1st investments in its seed and impact fund A4S, to structure its green assets vehicle A4G, and to create a new sub-fund, A4 real estate
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Accurafy confirms its 2025 objectives: €200 million of assets under management and 200 accredited investors.
Luxembourg, 24 January 2023 - Accurafy 4, a fund of serial entrepreneurs and investors focused on early stage companies, had 16 assets in its portfolio at the end of December 2022, with net assets under management of €27 million, approximately 100 accredited investors and 20 senior advisors.
During the course of 2022, A4 completed eight new rounds of financing, including:
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Two in new investment lines:
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the green asset Finca in the Dominican Republic (in November 2022);
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the InsurTech specialising in directed payment, particularly in the health sector, MoneyTrack (in December 2022).
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Six of its most promising start-ups were reinvested:
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the forest management company that offers individuals and companies the opportunity to invest in trees, carbon sequestration and biodiversity preservation Ecotree (in June 2022);
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Santexpat.fr, a platform of health services and insurance for French people abroad (in April 2022);
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Fanprime, the web-based solution for sports and entertainment companies to manage and monetise the engagement of their fan communities (June 2022);
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the Budapest-based co-living real estate company HomeKuant (in June 2022);
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the European neo-exchange for startups and SMEs Kriptown (in July 2022);
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Delta RM, the specialist in enterprise risk management consulting (in August 2022).
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A4 also attracted the interest of some 30 new accredited investors. Accurafy more committed than ever to sustainable development
Launched in 2021 in partnership with EcoTree, "Sustainable Future" is an investment that all investors (LPs) and the management company Accurafy Advisory can make each time they participate in one of the A4 club's operations, up to 1% of the amounts subscribed, thus benefiting from a carbon credit and an annual return of 2 to 4%.
The aim is to create carbon sinks corresponding to the carbon impact of the fund's holdings. But also to preserve biodiversity, participate in the renewal of resources and boost industry and local employment.
By the end of December 2022, we had financed almost 3,500 trees.
Accurafy 4 is committed to the preservation of the French forest and its biodiversity: indeed, these financed trees are mainly located in the Sarran forest, but also in the Trinité Langonnet forest and the Chapelle Saint Rémy forest. The species concerned are sessile oak, douglas fir and maritime pine.
Finally, in 2023, the management company will create A4G (Accurafy 4 Green), a structure that will group all Accurafy's carbon investments and offer investors a liquidity opportunity on the Kriptown platform.
Progress of Seed fund and Real Estate compartment
Accurafy 4 officially started in Q4 2022 its fundraising on A4S (Accurafy 4 Seed), its fund dedicated to seed innovative and impactful startups by capitalising on the experience of the GP and the investments made since 2018.
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The 1st tranche of several M€ should be finalised in the coming weeks.
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The 1st Seed investments will be made this year, for tickets ranging from €200K to €700K.
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The fund has a maturity of 8 years (+ 2 years) and a target IRR of 30%.
In 2023, Accurafy intends to set up a compartment dedicated to promising projects in the real estate sector (Developments and Buy/Sell Transactions) by capitalising on the experience of two of the GP partners and A4's first promising real estate transaction (HomeKuant).
A4 maintains its 2025 targets
The fund maintains its objectives of reaching €200 million in assets under management and 200 accredited investors by the end of 2025. To achieve this goal, Accurafy plans to make 10 to 20 investments per year and, via its management company Accurafy Advisory, to add additional senior advisors.
Frédéric CARON, Christophe PECHOUX, Rodolphe SEYNAT and Candice BAUDET, Partners of Accurafy 4, said: "We have consolidated our portfolio in 2022. 2023 will be the year of preparation or completion of major Series for a number of our most promising startups. But it will also be the year in which we strengthen our commitment to sustainable investment, with A4S and A4G, and to real estate with a new compartment. This is a way for us to ensure and prove our resilience in the current evolution of venture capital.”
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About Accurafy 4 (A4)
Founded at the end of 2017, A4 is an alternative investment fund registered in Luxembourg. A4 is managed by Accurafy Advisory, a company registered with the CSSF in Luxembourg. A4 invests in early stage companies with proven innovation, a scalable business model and promising revenue traction. Its holdings and target companies are start-ups with a disruptive approach or technology, particularly in Regtech, Greentech, SporTech, Fintech, Sectech and Industry 4.0. Accurafy provides operational support for its investments.
With nearly 100 investor-entrepreneurs with a solid track record, Accurafy Advisory offers its members compartmentalized deal clubs, allowing them to compartmentalize the risk and performance of each investment.
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MoneyTrack, the managed payment specialist, raises nearly €2m to accelerate its development in Europe.
Paris, January 12, 2023 - MoneyTrack announces a new round of financing for a total of €2 million from its historical shareholders, Truffle Capital, a leader in the financing of fintechs and insurtechs, which has positioned itself as a pioneer in this market, and AG2R LA MONDIALE, a specialist in social and asset protection in France via its ALM Innovation fund, as well as from the investment fund ACCURAFY4.
Founded in 2018, the start-up MoneyTrack has developed the only third-party healthcare payment platform that allows real-time monitoring of policyholders' cover and coverage of healthcare costs from the 1st euro. This new financing will enable the company to structure and industrialise its development in order to accelerate its activity on the health insurance market in France and internationally.
MoneyTrack, the start-up that is revolutionising directed payment in the health sector
MoneyTrack has developed an innovative blockchain-based platform to digitise, secure and control the payment flows between the funder, the partners and the beneficiary. To do this, it relies in particular on "smart contracts" (or digital contracts) which ensure that spending rules are respected in a secure manner.
The start-up provides complementary health insurance companies with a fully secure payment method that allows policyholders to avoid advance payments. The MoneyTrack mobile payment application improves the insurers' customer experience, drastically reduces the costs of managing medical bills and the risk of fraud, while respecting the control of compensation at market prices.
Successive financing to support MoneyTrack's growth in France
After raising several rounds of funding totalling €5.4 million, MoneyTrack has continued to grow and
has become the market start-up specialising in directed payment in the healthcare sector.
After many months of R&D, it is entering a new stage of acceleration and industrialisation of its growth with the aim of deploying its MoneyTrack Santé offer on a large scale throughout France. To achieve this, the company will benefit from the integration of its solution with major players in the health insurance sector in 2022.
The start-up is currently working with some fifteen insurance companies, such as MGEN, and has forged strategic partnerships with companies developing information systems or delegating the management of healthcare costs, such as Viamedis, Assia, Tessi and Cleva (Inetum), representing a potential of more than 25 million policyholders.
MoneyTrack to conquer the international market
Thanks to this new round of financing, MoneyTrack intends to accelerate the deployment of its offer in France and internationally. Indeed, while the start-up currently supports some fifteen insurers nationwide, it wishes to increase its activity on the international health insurance market (IPMI) thanks to a network of over 500 practitioners in Europe.
Following its launch at the beginning of the year in Spain and Portugal for Swisslife policyholders, MoneyTrack is continuing to extend its acceptance network to support its customers in Italy, Germany, Benelux and the United Kingdom.
Advance payment of expenses and the processing time for reimbursement of invoices are the areas for improvement identified in this fast-growing market, which accounts for over 80% of incoming calls to insurers' management centres.
Christophe Doré, founder and CEO of MoneyTrack
"The health insurance sector is marked by a considerable digital transformation, confirmed by the expectations of customers whose digital paths have been accelerated by the recent health crisis. There are two major challenges for insurers: the need to improve the policyholder experience by launching new digital services while significantly reducing management costs to remain competitive.
By positioning our innovative payment solution at the heart of the insurer/insured/healthcare professional relationship, MoneyTrack responds precisely to these two points, while benefiting from the advantages of modern technologies such as smart contracts and mobile tools.
These last few months have enabled us to integrate MoneyTrack into the market's back office and to open up to a huge potential of policyholders, both in France and internationally.
We are entering a phase of large-scale deployment, for which the company's recapitalisation will allow industrialisation.”
About MoneyTrack :
Founded in 2018, MoneyTrack is the start-up specialist in directed payment. MoneyTrack relies on blockchain technology to digitise, secure and control payment flows, which have vast applications: insurance compensation, consumer credit,
earmarked public subsidies ...
Thanks to its platform developed in partnership with academic research (INRIA, Pôle Universitaire Leonard de Vinci), companies (in the insurance and banking sectors), local authorities and institutions will be able to pay money to individuals who spend it conditionally within a network of authenticated partners.
The company has raised €7.3 million since its creation and now has 25 employees.
MoneyTrack has been labelled by the Finance Innovation competitiveness cluster and selected by PwC to be part of the 10 startups of the Scale Insurance 2021 programme.
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MoneyTrack in a few key figures
Creation in 2018
7.4 million raised since its creation
25 employees
15 insurance clients
1.5 million in annual recurring revenue
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Accurafy 4 invests in a forest reserve in the Dominican Republic to develop a carbon capture and biodiversity conservation project
Luxembourg, 8 November 2022 - Accurafy 4 (A4), a fund of serial entrepreneurs and investors, which has historically invested in growth start-ups and real estate, is strengthening its positioning in assets with a high environmental impact, with the acquisition of a reserve ("Finca") in the Dominican Republic, called the "Green Forest" project.
The Partners of Accurafy Advisory, A4's management company, decided to invest in this Finca located in the North-East of the Dominican Republic in order to develop a carbon capture project, plant noble trees and exploit endemic fruit trees while respecting the biodiversity in place.
This project, founded with Accurafy's partners and Senior Advisors who have been established locally for 35 years, the law firm Gratereaux Delva & Associados, lawyers and experts in forestry law in the Dominican Republic, is to create an example of a reserve that respects the biodiversity in place, and to allow lovers of tropical spaces to have an authentic encounter with preserved nature from ecolodges that are self-sufficient in resources and energy.
The planting of noble woods and forest trees will enable the implementation of the planned project and its profitability in the long term. The carbon absorption and associated biodiversity will also be valued via partners such as Ecotree, one of the Greentech companies in Accurafy's portfolio.
The infrastructure and ecolodges will comply with a charter for the respect of the environment, particularly in terms of construction and use of resources.
This investment reinforces Accurafy's commitment to sustainable development, which accelerated in 2022: last May, Accurafy announced the launch of "Seed 4 Good", a fund of several tens of millions of euros dedicated to the seed of innovative and impactful European startups by capitalising on the experience of its team and senior advisors.
Accurafy's guideline was already to allocate 1% of the amounts invested to its "Sustainable Future" sub-fund, the first of its kind and created in partnership with EcoTree in April 2021. Accurafy has already acquired several thousand trees in the Saran forest, thereby partially offsetting the carbon footprint of its investments, and benefiting from an annual return of 2 to 4%.
Frédéric CARON, Co-founder and CEO of Accurafy Advisory, said: "It was important for us to carry out this project with committed members of Accurafy who are close to our values, which we have translated into our baseline "Invest for Good".
We will continue to make impact investments in the future. Indeed, for us, the sustainability of our assets must be as much economic and financial as it is environmental and social.”
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About Accurafy 4 (A4)
Founded at the end of 2017 by four French "serial entrepreneur-investors", A4 is a Luxembourg-registered alternative investment fund. A4 is managed by Accurafy Advisory, a company registered with the CSSF in Luxembourg. A4 invests in early stage companies with proven innovation, a scalable business model and promising revenue traction. Its holdings and target companies are start-ups with a disruptive approach or technology, particularly in Regtech, Greentech, Sportech, Fintech, Sectech and Industry 4.0. Accurafy provides operational support for its investments.
With nearly 100 investor-entrepreneurs with a solid track record, Accurafy Advisory offers its members compartmentalized deal clubs, allowing them to compartmentalize the risk and performance of each investment.
Accurafy Advisory is deeply driven by its values: passion for entrepreneurship, technology and CSR.
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EcoTree raises €12 million and announces new investment from Société Générale, Financière Fonds Privés and Famae Impact.
French B-Corp greentech EcoTree raises €12 million to help its journey towards becoming the leading European Nature-Based Solutions provider. EcoTree welcomes investment from new partners Société Générale Ventures, Financière Fonds Privés and Famae Impact. Its historical shareholders, the Accurafy fund and Épopée Gestion, are renewing their confidence by respectively reinvesting and remaining actively in the capital, while the seed investors Finistère Angels are exiting.
Founded in 2016, EcoTree believes in the environmental and economic value of forests, ecosystems and biodiversity conservation. Its expert team of foresters and scientists have created unique nature-based solutions that allow companies and individuals to support sustainable forestry and vital conservation projects.
“Every day the news reminds us how much we depend on our natural environment. However, things are not moving fast enough; temperatures are rising and forests are suffering. We therefore need to scale to meet the climate challenge and the destruction of biodiversity”, says Erwan Le Méné, co-founder and president of EcoTree.
Building on existing in-house expertise and an established pan-European commercial and operational network, EcoTree will use this funding to further establish its status as an emerging and pioneering nature-based solutions provider in Europe. The funds will provide current and future clients even greater access to sustainable forests that remove carbon, promote biodiversity and generate economic returns. EcoTree will also increase its range of alternative carbon removals and biodiversity solutions.
With foundations laid in France, Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands, EcoTree will continue to expand commercially across Europe by investing in new nature projects across the continent, and marketing and communications in new national markets. EcoTree will also continue to invest in scientific research and technology to provide cutting edge solutions to individuals and firms, and for corporate clients specifically to fully leverage the impact of their environmental and ESG initiatives with EcoTree.
“Since the beginning of EcoTree our obsession has been to offer innovative solutions around the creation of carbon sinks and the preservation of biodiversity, in order to reconcile economy and ecology. We believe that this incredible environmental transition project must be embodied by concrete and local actions including a social component
and participating in the restoration of ecosystems.
We are proud and happy to welcome three new investors who will help us grow EcoTree in France and Europe and develop new Nature-Based Solutions.”
Erwan Le Méné, PrésidenĒ and co-founder of EcoTree
“The raison d’être of the Société Générale Group is to build, together with our clients, a better and sustainable future by providing responsible and innovative financial
solutions. By participating in EcoTree’s new fundraising round, through our fund Societe Generale Ventures, we have the clear ambition to continue the deployment of different types of durable solutions, and we’ll thereby support our clients’ desire to invest in projects that promote reforestation and biodiversity. We are delighted to take part in this adventure alongside of EcoTree which will allow us to continue to design tailor-made solutions for our customers. ”
Sandrine Enguehard, Head of ImpacĒ Finance SoluĒions aĒ SociéĒé Générale Group
“We work as a link between major private investors and unlisted companies, in order to create value for investors as much as for the companies to which we provide funding. EcoTree pursues exactly the same logic, offering its customers and partner companies the opportunity to contribute to nature while generating value. Anxious to support SMEs
and ETIs which are the greatest creators of wealth in our country, it seemed logical and virtuous to help EcoTree creating new jobs and new forests.”
Thierry de Chambure, Managing DirecĒor and ParĒner of Financière Fonds Privés
“Famae’s raison d’être is to finance companies that reduce the environmental footprint and work for the climate. Joining EcoTree’s pool of investors in order to accelerate its development with civil society and businesses, and help reducing the net impact of greenhouse gas emissions and contributing to the development of our forests and biodiversity, was an
obvious decision. And since EcoTree is also a story of enthusiasts, we quickly felt a strong affinity with the co-founders!”
Jérôme Leger, co-founder and ParĒner of Famae ImpacĒ
“We are very satisfied with the development of EcoTree since our entry into the capital in 2019, and it is therefore with great enthusiasm that we joinedthis
this Series B round. We strongly support the Company’s ambitions in Europe, as well as in new business verticals. Indeed, by launching our «Sustainable Future» compartment in partnership with EcoTree last year, through which we acquired several thousand trees in the Saran forest, France, we wanted to show the way within asset management and encourage the development of green financial products. Technology and sustainability being at the heart of our raison d’être, we are more than ever aligned with the values and objectives of EcoTree.”
Frédéric Caron, co-founder and CEO of Accurafy
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Accurafy launches its 1 er closed-end fund: "Seed 4 Good"
Luxembourg, May 31, 2022 - Accurafy 4, a fund of serial entrepreneurs and investors focused on early stage companies, is launching its 1er closed-end fund with a target size of €30-50 million.
At the end of 2017, asset management company Accurafy Advisory (AA) successfully launched Accurafy4 (A4), its first venture capital fund dedicated to growth companies in Europe.
While it used to operate via dedicated compartments for each club deal, Accurafy has decided to launch "Seed 4 Good", a fund of more than €30 million, dedicated to the seed and pre-series A of innovative and impactful European startups by capitalising on the experience of its team and senior advisors.
Aimed at qualified investors, the fund offers an entry ticket of €200K and plans to organise several rounds of financing during the first 12 months, during the fundraising phase. This will be followed by a 4-year investment period, with a total maturity of 8 years, extendable by 2 years.
With a pipeline of 150 deals, Accurafy expects to complete around 15 deals per year via this new fund and to maintain its strategy of operational support for its investments, which is at the heart of its DNA and which has made it successful. "Seed 4 Good" has a return objective of 30% per annum for the entire portfolio, which will consist of around 40 lines, with an average investment per company of around €700K.
In line with its "Invest for Good" baseline, Accurafy plans to allocate 1% of funds to its "Sustainable Future" sub-fund, the first of its kind and created in partnership with its start-up EcoTree. Accurafy has already acquired several thousand trees in the Saran forest, thereby partially offsetting the carbon footprint of its investments, and benefiting from an annual return of 2 to 4%.
Frédéric CARON, CEO of Accurafy Advisory, said: "With Seed 4 Good, Accurafy takes on a new dimension. Its launch fits perfectly with our strategy and Accurafy's overall ambitions to reach €200m of assets under management and 200 accredited investors by the end of 2025."
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About Accurafy 4 (A4)
Founded at the end of 2017 by four French "serial entrepreneurs-investors", A4 is a Luxembourg-registered alternative investment fund. A4 is managed by Accurafy Advisory, a company registered with the CSSF in Luxembourg. A4 invests in early stage companies with proven innovation, a scalable business model and promising revenue traction. Its holdings and target companies are start-ups with a disruptive approach or technology, particularly in Regtech, Greentech, SporTech, Fintech, Sectech and Industry 4.0. Accurafy provides operational support for its investments.
With more than 80 investor-entrepreneurs with a solid track record, Accurafy Advisory offers its members compartmentalised deal clubs, allowing them to compartmentalise the risk and performance of each investment.
Accurafy Advisory is deeply driven by its values: passion for entrepreneurship, technology and CSR.
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The augmented reality expert wonder partner's raises €1.5m to become a leader in retail and e-commerce
Wonder Partner's announces that it has raised funds from the Accurafy 4 investment fund, Bpifrance and a family office to expand internationally, support its R&D and prepare its next series A in two years.
The recognised expert in augmented reality and its uses
Founded in 2018 by Patrick GLÜCK and Alexis THOMAS, Wonder Partner's (WP) integrates innovative "Business First" Augmented Reality (AR) solutions to support its clients in their commercial and digital development.
WP advises and assists the largest groups in the deployment of tailor-made solutions. Based in Nantes, the company's objective is to continue its international growth and become the leader in AR for commerce and marketing.
Wonder Partner's is made up of three business units (Consulting and Experience Design, Development and its own 3D Studio) and covers 100% of the production
unique on the market.
A very dynamic Augmented Reality market
In the wake of the COVID crisis, AR has gone from a confidential status to the most prominent technology of the moment. Since 2018, the market has followed an exponential curve. According to research updated to August 8, 2019 and published by medium.com, the Software market growth rate is estimated at 55% per year.
Augmented reality is developing on all targets: Marketing, Communication, Industry, Museography, Training, Medical... each segment finds uses and users.
AR enables the collection of a range of data which, coupled with geolocation and KPI tags, gives retailers a better understanding of their customers and their shopping journey. This data is at the heart of the technology's challenges.
To date, WP has proven itself in the fast-growing AR market by working for prestigious references such as Carrefour, Système U, Lego, Renault, Hasbro, Hachette, Bandai, Ravensburger, etc.
Fundraising to support an ambitious development plan
With this round of funding, Wonder Partner's will be able to bridge the gap to the next Series A and increase sales efforts around current solutions while launching two recurring revenue PaaS offerings:
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"Augmented Shop" for retailers;
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"Wonder House" for the home improvement and finishing industry.
It will also, thanks to the operational and financial support of Accurafy 4, enable WP
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to internalise certain strategic technical segments in order to "verticalise" its positioning, which is currently totally horizontal since it integrates the entire value chain;
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intensify marketing campaigns and participation in international trade fairs;
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to recruit a sales team dedicated to this new PaaS offer;
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to expand internationally, not only in the United States with the Wonder US initiative in Detroit but also in Europe and Asia.
Reducing the carbon footprint
In line with the philosophy of the Accurafy 4 fund ("Invest for Good"), Wonder Partner's believes that technology and sustainability are not incompatible, on the contrary: the startup strives to limit the negative externalities of its activities and to reduce its carbon impact and promote biodiversity.
Accurafy 4 and one of its participations, EcoTree, to calculate its CO2 footprint. On this basis, the investors who participated in the club deal were able to invest in the "Sustainable Future by A4" sub-fund, a sub-fund dedicated to the creation and renewal of forest carbon sinks, thus partially offsetting Wonder Partner's emissions.
Alexis THOMAS, co-founder and CEO of Wonder Partner's, said: "This partnership with Accurafy 4 is a great springboard for us. Our ambition is to make Wonder Partner's the reference for "Business First" Augmented Reality in the world.
Michael PRIEM, co-founder and managing partner of Accurafy 4, added: "We are very pleased to have Wonder Partner's as a stakeholder and have strong ambitions for the startup to become the leader in augmented reality for retail and e-commerce.
About Wonder Partner's
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Wonder Partner's, an augmented reality specialist, was founded in 2018 by Patrick Glück and Alexis Thomas in Nantes. The company first became known to the general public by creating augmented reality colouring books with the Wonder Coloring app. By simply downloading an application and scanning the drawing, the dinosaur coloured by the child suddenly comes to life. The concept is a hit: in 2018, 51,000 copies were sold in record time.
Wonder has been able to convince big names in retail and industry. We are rapidly working with Renault, Casino, Enedis, Kinder, Système U and Carrefour. Carrefour entrusted Wonder Partner's with its Christmas toy catalogue for 2019 and 2020. Nearly 700 products are listed in 3D animation. A world first. For the first time, physical experiences in shops complete the system: mini games, allowing the customer to interact with the virtual, accompany the operation in shops.
Distributed throughout France, this success is a turning point that propels the company internationally. Currently, the team has more than 30 employees between France, Morocco and the United States with the opening of a branch in Detroit.
More information on https://www.wonder-partners.com/
About Accurafy 4 (A4)
Founded at the end of 2017 by four French "serial entrepreneurs-investors", A4 is a Luxembourg-registered alternative investment fund. A4 is managed by Accurafy Advisory, a company registered with the CSSF in Luxembourg. A4 invests in early stage companies with proven innovation, a scalable business model and promising revenue traction. Its holdings and target companies are start-ups with a disruptive approach or technology, particularly in Regtech, Greentech, SporTech, Fintech, Sectech and Industry 4.0. Accurafy provides operational support for its investments.
With more than 80 investor-entrepreneurs with a solid track record, Accurafy Advisory offers its members compartmentalised club deals, allowing them to compartmentalise the risk and performance of each investment.
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Accurafy has strongly accelerated its growth in 2021 and sets new, even more ambitious 2025 targets
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The Accurafy 4 (A4) investment fund has made nine new investments in 2021 (compared to six in 2020), for a
total of almost €11m (compared to €3m in 2020).
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2021 was also the first exit, with the sale of Cozynergy, giving A4 an excellent IRR of 65%.
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In 2022, Accurafy plans to scale up with the launch of two closed-end funds of €30m to €50m each.
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The fund is therefore increasing its targets to reach €200m of assets under management and 200 accredited
investors by the end of 2025.
Luxembourg, February 9th 2022 - Accurafy 4, a fund of serial entrepreneurs and investors focused on early stage companies, has 15 assets in its portfolio at the end of December 2021 for a total investment of €16 million, more than 80 accredited investors and 15 Senior Advisors.
In the course of 2021, A4 made nine new investments for a total of almost 11 million euros:
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the entry into the capital of seven new companies:
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the web-based solution that enables sports and entertainment companies to manage and monetise the engagement of their Fanprime fan communities (in May 2021);
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DeepTech specialising in AI, no-code, low-code and compliance Fortia (in June 2021);
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the Budapest-based co-living real estate company HomeKuant (in June, October and November 2021);
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the industrial equipment failure prediction specialist Amiral Technologies (in October 2021);
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the sports tourism marketplace Sportihome (in November 2021);
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the European neo-exchange for startups and SMEs Kriptown (in December 2021);
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the augmented reality expert Wonder Partner's (in December 2021).
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a reinvestment in a company already in A4 portfolio:
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Santexpat.fr, a 100% online health insurance broker and comparator dedicated to French people living abroad (in December 2021).
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an investment in a new asset class, trees, through the creation of the Sustainable Future sub-fund, in partnership with the start-up EcoTree, of which A4 has been a shareholder since 2020 (more information below).
A4 also attracted the interest of some 30 new accredited investors.
Finally, 2021 was marked by its first exit, with the sale of the energy renovation expert Cozynergy, enabling A4 to post an excellent gross IRR of 65% (48% net investor).
A4 continues its "Invest for Good" policy with its "Sustainable Future" (SF) compartment
A4 is proud to be one of the few investment funds to have contributed to the carbon offset of its investments in 2021. Through its "Sustainable Future" compartment, the first of its kind and created in partnership with its start-up EcoTree, Accurafy has acquired several thousand trees in the Saran forest.
By 2021, more than 10% of A4's LPs have already participated in purchasing trees on SF. Our goal is to have as many of our investors as possible participate in Sustainable Future. Therefore, A4 will continue to systematically offer all its LPs the opportunity to invest in the purchase of trees and thus benefit from a carbon credit and an annual return of 2-4%.
A4 continues its development by launching 2 closed-end funds
In response to its strong momentum and the opportunities in the market, A4 will launch two closed-end funds in mid-2022:
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A fund of €30m to €50m dedicated to seed innovative and impactful startups by capitalising on the experience of the GP and the investments made since 2018.
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A fund of between €30m and €50m dedicated to development projects in the real estate sector, capitalising on the experience of two GP partners and A4's first promising real estate operation (HomeKuant).
In parallel, the fund will continue to invest in club deals in several asset classes (early stage equity, real estate, green assets, etc.).
A4 sets new, even more ambitious 2025 targets
The fund is therefore increasing its objectives to reach €200 million of assets under management and 200 accredited investors by the end of 2025. To achieve this, A4 plans to make 10 to 20 investments per year and to enlist, via its management company Accurafy Advisory, the services of additional Senior Advisors, in order to rapidly double their number (around thirty by 2025).
Frédéric CARON, Michael PRIEM, Christophe PECHOUX and Rodolphe SEYNAT, Partners of Accurafy 4, said: "We are very pleased with the scale-up achieved by Accurafy in 2021. In 2022, Accurafy will change dimension with the launch of two major closed-end funds, but also in terms of size and type of investments made in our club deals.
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About Accurafy 4 (A4)
Founded at the end of 2017 by four French "serial entrepreneurs-investors", A4 is a Luxembourg-registered alternative investment fund. A4 is managed by Accurafy Advisory, a company registered with the CSSF in Luxembourg. A4 invests in early stage companies with proven innovation, a scalable business model and promising revenue traction. Its holdings and target companies are start-ups with a disruptive approach or technology, particularly in Regtech, Greentech, SporTech, Fintech, Sectech and Industry 4.0. Accurafy provides operational support for its investments.
With more than 80 investor-entrepreneurs with a solid track record, Accurafy Advisory offers its members deal clubs, allowing them to compartmentalise the risk and performance of each investment.
Accurafy Advisory is deeply driven by its values: passion for entrepreneurship, technology and CSR.
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Kriptown fintech raises €1.35m to become the neo-bourse for start-ups and smes
The four founders of Kriptown: Mark Kepeneghian, Arnaud Mournetas, Mathieu Esteve and Jeremy Lachaud
Luxembourg, Paris, 1 February 2022 - After announcing a few days ago its registration as a PSAN and its status as an
The first
Launched in 2019, Kriptown is the
Fundraising to support an ambitious development plan
For Kriptown, this round of financing is an important step in its ambition to become the reference in this market of nearly €23 billion, with no major competitor in the equity financing of
quickly enable the Fintech, with the operational and financial support of the Accurafy 4 investment fund, to :
-to develop in France and in Europe, starting with Luxembourg;
-finance the opening of new regional exchanges and strengthen local markets;
-accelerate market penetration through a sustained effort on marketing and roadmap issues.
A very promising start
The Fintech is convinced that it is essential to find solutions to strengthen the equity capital of startups and regional SMEs. It has already entered into a partnership with the Grand Est Region - an agreement endorsed by the regional council - to revive their regional exchange (Europa) in early 2022. Kriptown plans to open 5 regional exchanges in France by 2023.
More than 2,000 deals have been placed on the secondary market, and nearly twenty projects are currently in the
Reducing the carbon footprint
In line with the philosophy of the Accurafy 4 fund ("Invest for Good"), Kriptown, which already offsets all of the CO2 emissions of its 25 servers, decided to calculate its CO2 footprint with EcoTree (another startup part of Accurafy 4’s portfolio). On this basis, the investors who participated in this financing round were able to offset all of Kriptown's residual emissions.
Mark KEPENEGHIAN,
Frédéric CARON and Christophe PECHOUX, Managing Partners of Accurafy 4, added: "We are very proud to count Kriptown among our ventures and have strong ambitions in France and Europe for this very promising player that is ahead of its market. In particular, we will make our network available to Kriptown's management in order to boost the platform's attractiveness to investors and companies in the region.”
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About Kriptown
Kriptown is registered as a DASP (Digital Asset Service Provider) with the AMF for the services of Digital Asset Trading Platform and Digital Asset Custody.
Kriptown is an agent of the Electronic Money Institution Mangopay SA. Mangopay, a subsidiary of Leetchi owned by Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, is authorised as an Electronic Money Institution by the Luxembourg Financial Sector Supervisory Commission (CSSF).
Incubated since 2019 at Plateform58, the incubator of La Banque Postale, the
Kriptown, which is the only PSAN operating instant settlement in euro thanks to its status as an e- money issuer agent, is a key player in the R&D of the Paris financial centre. In July 2021, the fintech took part in one of the Banque de France's CBDC (Euro digital) experiments by making its technology and
The fintech uses blockchain technology, which underlies
The logo illustrates the name as well as the idea of liquidity, representing both a stock market price and a city being created with the image of the 2 Buildings as a watermark. Finally, the image of the temple illustrates the concept of the birth of a new era for investors, the idea of a large community with a sense of belonging.
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Founded at the end of 2017 by four French "serial
With more than 80
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Traveltech raises €2m to become the reference for successful sports holidays
Sportihome, the French sports tourism startup, has just closed a €2 million financing from the Accurafy 4 investment fund, Nathalie Simon (windsurfing champion and TV presenter), the Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts), Bpifrance and historical Business Angels.
With the «next world» craze for outdoor, rural and holiday rentals, Sportihome has seen its growth explode and intends to continue to stand out from the generalist platforms by relying on the affinity trust of its sports community.
The French sports tourism startup
Founded in 2017 in Montpellier, Sportihome is a TravelTech offering a site with a guide to community spots for inspiration and a platform for booking accommodation between sports enthusiasts.
The
With more than 10,000 bookable accommodations online in 40 countries for 60 different sports, Sportihome will see an unprecedented boom in bookings in 2021. Its specialist and quality offer allows it to respond to the craze for outdoor sports, rural and holiday rentals.
A large addressable market with a strong recovery
Prior to covid, the sports tourism market worldwide was estimated at €710 billion, or 10% of all international travel and tourism. This level is expected to be reached again during 2023.
Indeed, the year 2021 already marks the resumption of growth for the tourism industry, driven by French people who have spent their holidays in France away from city centres and major holiday resorts. It is therefore the rental of accommodation between individuals and rural areas that have benefited the most from the
Benefiting from this recovery, Sportihome has already recorded 3 times more bookings than in 2019, its reference year. The average basket is up sharply.
New investors to support an ambitious development plan
This €2m round marks the entry of a first investment fund for Sportihome. It is the Accurafy 4 fund, based in Luxembourg, which is positioned as the leader of the round with experts in digital
Among the investors who took part in the tour is Nathalie Simon, a former windsurfing champion and now a TV presenter, who is passionate about sports and uses the platform as a host. At the same time, she has become an ambassador for the brand. Finally, the Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts group), Bpifrance and the historical Business Angels support the operation.
This will enable the company to continue its expansion in France by increasing the number of homes from 10,000 to more than 50,000 over the next 12 months, to integrate new unique features, and to forge new distribution partnerships for its brand with major sports and travel retailers. Some 15 new hires are planned between now and the end of 2022.
100%
Sportihome brings an experiential part around the trip, weekends on the theme of escape and shared sports pleasure to many partners in the world of sports: major brands, federations, clubs, leagues, sporting events, etc.
Sportihome allows all its rental owners to equip themselves with sports equipment with the Decathlon brand. A dedicated website is proposed with an exclusive discount for Sportihome guests and delivery included for more than a hundred equipments. What to increase the differentiation of the accommodation with a unique offer of sports equipment included with the rental.
For the next 12 months, Sportihome also becomes the exclusive hosting partner of the GO Sport loyalty program. The program was launched during the «Happy Club Week» from October 20th to November 1st, 2021, in all the stores and to more than 2.5 million French users of the GO Sport membership card! A promotional offer to discover the next sports weekend is proposed to all loyalty card holders and to new customers.
Finally, Sportihome is also an official hosting partner of the French Federation of Hiking, and partner of the operation «My favorite GR ® 2022»! Hiking is one of the most popular sports on the platform...
Reducing the carbon footprint
In line with the philosophy of the Accurafy 4 fund («Invest for Good»), Sportihome believes that technology and sustainability are not incompatible, on the contrary: the startup strives to limit the negative externalities of its activities and to reduce its carbon impact and promote biodiversity.
As part of this fundraising, Sportihome used the services of Accurafy 4 and one of its participations, EcoTree, to calculate its total annual CO2 footprint since its creation. On this basis, the investors who participated in the club deal were able to invest in the «Sustainable Future by A4»
This investment allowed Sportihome to compensate its emissions for the year 2021 and opened the way to other concrete actions, within the framework of a CSR policy that it wishes to formalize and implement soon.
«Welcoming an investment fund on board the Sportihome adventure is a real proof of the relevance of our model and confirms the excellence of our teams who have shown exemplary resilience during the last months. We look forward to working hand in hand with the serial
FRED DIAW,
SPORTIHOME
«With this investment, we are strengthening our presence in TravelTech. Sportihome can address an entire segment of the market, offering a huge depth of market. We are delighted to arrive at this stage of the company’s development to support it in a structured way as it accelerates and prepares for its Series A in 18 to 24 months. »
FRÉDÉRIC CARON,
ACCURAFY 4
«Sport and
NATHALIE SIMON,
FORMER WINDSURFING CHAMPION
AND TV PRESENTER
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Amiral Technologies announces a first round of funding of €2.8m
Amiral Technologies, the specialist in the prediction of industrial equipment failures in blind mode, has raised €2.8 million from Kreaxi and the investment funds Accurafy 4 and BACS Innov.
-Algorithms for generating equipment health indicators from the raw signals emitted by the sensors;
-Unsupervised Machine Learning algorithms taking advantage of these indicators.
The three main advantages of DiagFit, Amiral Technologies' flagship software implementing these methods, are:
-Its speed of deployment because it requires little data;
-The accuracy of the predictive models produced and their dynamic evolution over time according to the feedback from operators/business experts capable of interpreting and modifying model decisions;
-Its independence from the sensors used and the physical models of the industrial equipment monitored, its
Amiral Technologies' unique technology is widely used by SMEs, small and
At a time when no player has yet taken a significant position in the fault prediction market, Amiral Technologies aims to quickly become the leading supplier in the European market.
This €2.8m round of funding validates the recent progress made by Amiral Technologies (commercial contracts with key industrial players and the release of version 2.0 of its flagship software) and will enable the company to expand its technical and commercial team in order to accelerate the development of DiagFit, increase its scientific and technological leadership, and meet growing market demand by increasing its capacity to take on new customers.
The round is led by Kreaxi, which specializes in seed financing for innovative, deeptech and lowtech startups with high growth potential.
The round also involves
They are joined by the BPI, the
"This investment not only validates what we have built to date, but also allows us to pursue our vision of becoming a global provider of industrial equipment availability assurance technologies," said Simon Gazikian, CEO of Amiral Technologies.
"We were impressed by the level of scientific research behind the creation of Amiral Technologies, which has enabled us to develop a completely new approach to the prediction of industrial equipment failures. This approach, combined with the complementary nature and understanding of the founding team, convinced us to embark on this new adventure", comments Gwenaël Hamon, Member of Kreaxi's Management Board.
Amiral Technologies is a CNRS
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Fanprime raises €2.1m to support sports and entertainment players with innovative loyalty programs for their fans.
Luxembourg, Paris, 30th September 2021 - Fanprime raises seed capital with
Accurafy 4, business angels, and the support of BPI and Banque Populaire, to accelerate the international
Fanprime, a white label web and mobile solution, was created in 2019 to enable rights holders such as sports teams and federations, eSports teams and leagues, music labels and artists or specialized media, to easily reward the engagement of their fan communities on the digital, social and transactional platforms they already use.
Fanprime was created to overcome the rights holders' lack of knowledge of their fans and to enable them to recreate a more direct relationship with their communities.
Easy to integrate into the existing digital ecosystem of rights holders, the Fanprime platform consists of:
-a gamified interface for the fan with his loyalty account that allows him to follow his fan performance, his status and the exclusive offers he can have access to;
-an administrator interface that allows rights holders to customize and animate the loyalty program and to precisely manage the engagement of their community.
For Fanprime, this round of financing is an important step in its ambition to become a world leader in this new economy of Sport and Entertainment. It will rapidly enable, with the operational and financial support of the Accurafy 4 investment fund, to:
-strengthen product development;
-accelerate market penetration in several geographic markets (Europe, Americas, India) and three industry verticals (sports, eSports, music).
The solution proposed by Fanprime is already operational with several big names in sports and eSports.
David LOZANO,
Christophe PECHOUX and Frédéric CARON, Managing Partners of Accurafy 4, added: "We are very pleased to support Fanprime and have strong ambitions for this very promising player in its sector. In particular, we will make our network of experts available to Fanprime in order to accelerate its growth over the next 18 months.”
About Fanprime
Fanprime connects Sport & Entertainment players with their fans around the world.
Fanprime is a new tool to reward fans for their passion and commitment, especially on social networks and streaming platforms, in a fun and integrated way.
Fanprime allows teams to find a direct link with their fans. A SaaS, plug & play, white label tool, Fanprime provides an innovative solution for the recognition, loyalty and management of digital communities in eSports, sports and music.
Created in 2019, Fanprime is a
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Accurafy 4 investment fund completes its first real estate deal in co-living in Budapest for €1 million
Accurafy 4 has acquired residential properties in Budapest through HomeKuant, a local structure managed by A4. This transaction consists of three flats with 24 rooms, managed by the platform MYCOlive which offers designer flats of the
While in the summer months the flats are traditionally rented on a short- term basis by groups of friends and families, from September to June MYCOlive offers its flats to students and digital nomads.
MYCOlive has established strong relationships with leading business schools in Europe (ESSCA, Warwick Business School...) and some large companies (Samsung, etc.)
It is this model that has made MYCOlive so successful, with an occupancy rate of over 80%, even during the health crisis, compared to 10% in a market like Airbnb or hotels. MYCOlive is the leading platform in Budapest in this segment and currently manages 220 rooms and is continuing to expand.
The real estate opportunity in Budapest
Top 10 Erasmus destination and Forbes' 'best city' in 2019, Budapest is a very attractive place for international students and tourism. The city is listed in the also in the Top 5 best locations in Europe. Property prices are still low at around €3,000/m2, while condominium rents are over 7%. Finally, Budapest is a European technology hub with the presence of major companies (BlackRock, Citi, IBM, TransferWise, Samsung, etc.), some of which are already MYCOlive customers.
As part of this club deal, Accurafy 4 offered its investors the opening of a compartment dedicated to real estate offering an annual return of 5% net over 5 years and 80% of the capital gain on the sale of assets at term.
Mani YANIKA, founder and CEO of MYCOlive, said: "I am delighted with this new step for MYCOlive, less than a year after the launch of the platform. It is a great vote of confidence and I am delighted with the operational and financial support from Accurafy 4."
Christophe PECHOUX and Rodolphe SEYNAT, Managing Partners of Accurafy 4, added: "Historically positioned in venture capital investment and green assets, Accurafy 4 is now diversifying into the real estate asset class. Both of us have been investing in the
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Accurafy 4, in partnership with EcoTree, launches a pioneering responsible investment scheme in private equity
Serial
Entitled 'Sustainable Future by A4', this fund is the first of its kind. With this innovation, the two GreenTech players want to encourage as many private equity and asset management players as possible to become fully involved in contributing to global carbon neutrality.
Prior to each investment in a
In addition to the many ecosystem services provided by the forest (including carbon sequestration), this asset is not without economic interest since a managed forest allows its investors to expect an annualised return equivalent to 2% per year.
A dedicated plot in the Sarran forest will be the first laboratory for this collaboration. Based on the Verra & Low Carbon Label methodologies, EcoTree will apply its own methodology to estimate the carbon sequestration made possible by these investments. This methodology as well as the estimates of each of the forests will be verified by Bureau Veritas, a world leader in certification, on an
Frédéric CARON, Founder and CEO of Accurafy 4, said: "We are very proud to have designed this financial solution with EcoTree and to allow our investors, through this new
improve their balance sheet through concrete actions, which we will support them within the framework of CSR missions carried out by our Senior Advisors. For us, being part of a Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) approach is fundamental, as reflected in our mission: 'Invest for Good'.
Erwan LE MENE, Chairman of EcoTree, added: "The financial industry has always tended to take a back seat to the challenges posed by the climate emergency. It has wrongly considered that these issues were not its responsibility and that it was out of the question to pay attention to what it considered as a cost item. Our solution, developed with A4, shows two things: first, that the financial industry, more than anyone else, has a key role to play in the climate battle; and second,
that corporate social responsibility can become a strategic asset and an investment item when it is well thought out. Thank you to Frédéric Caron and his partners for having understood this before anyone else and for setting an example! »
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About EcoTree
EcoTree is an innovative company specialised in the ecological and economic valorisation of the French forest and its biodiversity. Every day, EcoTree works for the good renewal and sustainable management of the forest, its adaptation to climate change, the preservation and enhancement of its biodiversity, and the recognition of all its multifunctionalities, including carbon storage. With more than 1,000 corporate clients and 45,000 individual clients, EcoTree enables its clients to engage in a logic that reconciles sustainable development and economic performance.
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2020 was a very active year for Accurafy, which plans to further accelerate its development in 2021
•The investment fund Accurafy 4 (A4) has acquired stakes in six companies in 2020, for more than €3 million
•The General Partner (GP) Accurafy Advisory (AA) had an equally effective year, notably with the obtention of an AIFM (Alternative Investment Fund Manager) approval from the CSSF in October
•Accurafy plans to accelerate its growth and double the amount of A4’s assets under management in 2021 to reach €15 million, 15 portfolio companies and 100 accredited investors
Luxembourg, 9 March 2021 - The serial
During 2020, A4 has acquired stakes in six companies for a total of more than €3 million:
-four investments in new companies:
oCozynergy, the digital platform for energy renovation (in March 2020);
othe risk management web application specialist Delta RM (in May 2020);
othe digital health insurance comparator & broker dedicated to French expats Santexpat.fr (in Nov 2020);
othe company specializing in asset tokenisation and artificial intelligence PK2M (in December 2020).
-two reinvestments in existing portfolio companies:
othe 3D printing specialist BCN3D (June 2020);
othe EcoTree forest management investment solutions provider (July 2020). A4 has also attracted the interest of some 20 new accredited investors.
Accurafy Advisory (AA) has had an equally effective year, with notably the obtention of an AIFM (Alternative Investment Fund Managers) approval from the CSSF (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier - the Luxembourg regulator) in October.
In 2021, Accurafy plans to accelerate its growth and double the amount of A4’s assets under management to reach €15 million, 15 portfolio companies and 100 accredited investors by the end of December 2021. Distinguished by its "hands- on" approach to entrepreneurs, Accurafy Advisory will continue to expand its ecosystem of experts to count around 50 senior advisors in a year's time.
Accurafy has also been working on the future redesign of its graphic charter to reflect its growing professionalism and new
AAlogos, first steps of this redesign. Accurafy's desire to contribute to the common good by building up its portfolio of socially, societally and environmentally active companies is translated into the Accurafy 4 tagline: "Invest for Good".
Frédéric CARON, Michael PRIEM, Christophe PECHOUX and Rodolphe SEYNAT, Partners of Accurafy 4, said: "We are very satisfied with Accurafy's
in the coming months - in terms of structuring the fund, management of its ecosystem of entrepreneurs, experts and investors, but also, of course, in terms of the size and type of investments made. »
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Santexpat.fr, the first health insurance broker and comparator 100% online dedicated to French expatriates, is accelerating its development with the acquisition of an equity stake by the Accurafy 4 investment fund
•€750,000 fund raising through the acquisition of a stake by Accurafy 4 (A4) acting as a strategic partner
•Accelerating growth in a 10 billion euro market
•Operational support by A4 aimed at strengthening the digitalization, consulting and service offered by Santexpat.fr
Paris, le February 9th, 2021
Santexpat.fr, the personalized healthcare partner for French expatriates, is entering a new phase in its development with a €750,000 fund raising, during which the Accurafy 4 investment fund has entered the capital as a strategic partner. This alliance will enable Santexpat.fr to consolidate the digitalization of its offer and accelerate its growth in the international health insurance market.
The technology developed by Santexpat.fr offers French expatriates the most personalised and cost efficient health insurance of their country of expatriation.
Beyond the subscription, Santexpat.fr supports its customers throughout the contract life cycle. Expatriates benefit from personalized services adapted to their state of health, such as teleconsultation with the health professionals of their choice or repatriation to their home country for surgery.
Santexpat.fr key differentiators from existing online comparators and brokers are :
•An exclusive health insurance offer designed and distributed by Santex- pat.fr, such as the «Odyssée» offer developed with Malakoff Humanis;
•A simplified customer experience offering a negotiated and live pricing with only three personal details: country of expatriation, date of birth and household composition;
•100% online subscription thanks to interfaces developed for insurers.
This positioning has enabled Santexpat.fr to attract many individual and corporate clients, but also to develop important B2B2C partnerships with expatriation and insu- rance players, including generalist comparators, prescribers such as Cooptalis, French District and France Immigration, as well as a dozen insurers such as ACS, Allianz, April International,
Thus, to date and since the launch of its platform in April 2020, several hundred French expatriates are already insured thanks to Santexpat.fr.
«This partnership with Accurafy 4 is a tremendous accelerator for Santexpat.fr. Our ambition is to become a major player in expatriation among the 2.8 million French people who represent a market worth 10 billion euros.»
Christophe PECHOUX and Frederic CARON, Managing Partners of Accurafy 4 added : «
«We are very pleased to support Santexpat.fr and have high ambitions for this very promi- sing player of the health insurance sector. In particular, we are going to make our resources and our international network available to the management team to serve the digital platform in order to accelerate growth over the next five years. »
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Created in 2019 by
Santexpat.fr.
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PK2M, a company specialising in decentralized 1 governance, asset tokenisation and AI, accelerates its development with the acquisition of an equity stake by the Accurafy 4 investment fund
•£500,000 capital increase, with a first tranche closed in December 2020 from institutional investor Accurafy 4.
•Strategic partnership focused on the development of Consilience Ventures, a decentralized1 platform offering an innovative ecosystem of specialised experts, qualified investors and
•Operational support of Consilience Ventures by Accurafy 4 to structure and develop the platform on a large scale: development of the ecosystem of investors and experts, strengthening of investment processes, and financial & management consulting.
•This fundraising is a significant step forward for PK2M's ambition to become the leader in asset tokenisation, decentralized1 governance and software for the financial services industry.
London & Paris, 28 January 2021 - PK2M, a UK company specialising in decentralized1 governance, asset tokenisation and artificial intelligence (AI), is entering a new phase in its development, with a £500,000 capital increase from strategic partner, Accurafy 4 (A4) investment fund. This alliance will enable PK2M to accelerate the development of Consilience Ventures (CV), a decentralized1 platform offering an innovative ecosystem of professional experts, qualified investors and
Created in 2019, CV was created to solve two major problems in venture capital:
•On the one hand, investing in
•On the other hand, most entrepreneurs can’t access nor afford the best experts and investors to accelerate their growth without breaking the bank.
CV offers
CV has tokenized the portfolio assets. All accelerated
At the end of 2020, CV had £1.5 million in assets under management, five start- ups in its portfolio and a network of 150 experts.
PK2M's ambition is to become the leader in decentralized1 governance, asset tokenisation and software for the financial service industry, and CV to have achieved:
1Decentralized finance (or DeFi) is a form of finance that does not rely on central financial intermediaries such as brokerages, exchanges, or banks, and instead utilizes smart contracts on blockchains.
•30
•200
This scaling up will be made possible in particular thanks to the collection and analysis of CV data and their exploitation by the AI developed by PK2M.
The strategic partnership between CV and A4 involves numerous synergies for both players:
•A4's mission will be to help CV develop its ecosystem of investors and experts, as well as to strengthen and professionalise its investment processes (larger investment tickets, expansion of the coverage from Seed to Series A, expansion of the verticals with
•In return, in addition to
Kevin MONSERRAT,
Frederic CARON,
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Risk management web application specialist DELTA RM accelerates its development with the acquisition of an equity stake by Accurafy 4 investment fund
●Fundraising of €800,000 closed on May 22, 2020, with Accurafy 4 (A4) as a strategic partner.
●Operational support of A4 in several areas of expertise: SaaS application approach & GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) products, marketing & communications, distribution & sales
●This fund raising is part of a
Paris, July 8th, 2020 – DELTA RM, the French Regtech that offers companies a turnkey risk management tool that enables the analysis of risks and means of mitigation as well as the prioritization of major risks and critical actions, is entering a new phase in its development, recently materialized by a €800,000 fund raising, during which the investment fund Accurafy 4 entered the capital as a strategic partner. This alliance will enable DELTA RM to sustain and accelerate its growth in the
The French publisher, which today offers comprehensive consulting and support services in enterprise risk management as well as an application available in SaaS mode to digitize all risk management processes (Risk Management, Internal Control, Compliance, Incidents, Audit and Insurance), is distinguished by its agile and innovative approach based on long experience in GRC projects, 100% digital services and the desire to make all their tools accessible to all.
In less than five years, this positioning has enabled it to attract, conquer and develop its portfolio of clients, including players in the Insurance sector (Malakoff Humanis), Banking (BPCE, Bpifrance), the financial sector (Perial, EURONEXT) and the industrial sector (Suez, Savencia).
As the
In this context, DELTA RM's ambition is to become an independent European leader dedicated to enterprise risk management in SaaS mode. The strategic partnership with Accurafy 4, which includes operational support for the teams and the provision of targeted expertise, will enable DELTA RM to achieve this ambition more quickly, through:
-Continued growth in its historical markets;
-The conquest of new international markets, particularly in Europe, with the recruitment of sales and marketing teams, and the support of its customers and partners;
-The development of new products;
-The creation of complementary services such as data analysis and predictive risk analysis.
Chantal CARNEL,
Frederic CARON,
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About DELTA RM
Created in 2013 by Chantal Carnel, former SI Universe at Gras Savoye and Jérôme Olivier, former research engineer at Marsh, DELTA RM offers companies risk management and decision support solutions. DELTA RM's team of experts supports companies of all sizes in their methodology, strategy and operational deployment of their risk management system. DELTA RM's innovative technologies form an ergonomic, intelligent, and
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The energy renovation expert Cozynergy accelerates its positioning as a key and responsible "Constructech" player
●Successful deployment of remote energy diagnostics during the
●Acceleration of "solidarity offers1" starting at 1€ during this period, aiming at global energy renovation for all
●Equity investment realized by the entrepreneurial investment fund Accurafy 4, alongside the historical shareholders Demeter, Aviva Impact Investing France2, Arkea3, IRDI, Saint Gobain Recherche and BTP Capital Investissement
Toulouse, June 30th, 2020 – Cozynergy, the digital platform for energy renovation experts offering individuals turnkey solutions for their work, is entering a new phase of its development recently materialized by the launch of remote energy diagnostics during lockdown. This project is the result of an innovation programme financed by the Occitania Region, DIRECCTE and the Accurafy 4 investment fund. Thanks to its technological platform and remote diagnostics, Cozynergy is realizing its ambition of energy renovation for all, throughout the country.
As a pioneer in energy renovation thanks to its business expertise (insulation, joinery, heating and air conditioning, ventilation and photovoltaic) and its technological platform, Cozynergy has once again been able to anticipate its customers' needs by offering remote diagnosis during
Beyond its contribution to the fight against “energy colanders”, Cozynergy is also aware of the social and societal role it can play throughout the country. The innovative company from Toulouse is one of the committed and certified professionals who offer the “solidarity offers1” allowing people on modest incomes to benefit from insulation and heating work starting from 1€. These offers have moreover made up most online sales recorded by Cozynergy during the lockdown period.
Through these new developments, Cozynergy recorded more than 2 million euros in orders in the month of June 2020 alone, exceeding its budget by 30%. The company forecasts a turnover in excess of 10 million euros for the year 2020 and a growth of more than 100% in 2021, thanks to planned recruitment in Toulouse and many other cities in France.
1Cozynergy's 1€ “solidarity offers” are part of the commercial offers proposed by companies that have signed a charter with the French Ministry of Ecology and Solidarity Transition. Indeed, within the “ECC” programme (Energy Savings Certificates), there is a special scheme aimed at the most modest and subject to income conditions, the "energy savings boost" scheme, generally coupled with the “MaPrimeRénov'” grants managed by the ANAH (National Housing Agency).
2Fund managed by INCO
3Fund “We Positive Invest”
Nicolas DURAND, Founder, Chaiman and Chief Executive Officer of Cozynergy, stated: “We are proud to help remove the obstacles to energy renovation that have existed until now. Our eventual objective is to offer individuals a precise remote simulation of our entire energy renovation offer: heat balance, technical study and administrative support for obtaining grants and financing, traditionally carried out on site, in order to make energy renovation accessible to the greatest number of people.”
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About Cozynergy
Created in 2013, Cozynergy is revolutionizing the approach to energy renovation by offering a simple service that takes care of the energy renovation projects of individuals in their entirety. Based on a proprietary technological platform equipped with an online simulator, Cozynergy offers a quick and free estimate for each project: an estimate of the work to be carried out, the energy savings achieved and the associated subsidies. The
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Accurafy 4 appoints Investor Relations Manager to support its new phase of development
Luxembourg, June 25th, 2020 – With the appointment of Candice Baudet as Investor Relations Manager, the private equity fund Accurafy 4 highlights its commitment to accelerate its investments, strengthen its structuring, and deepen the dialogue and relationship of trust with all of its stakeholders.
With more than 10 years of experience in investment banking and financial communications, Candice Baudet joined Accurafy 4 on June 9th, 2020. She began her career in 2008 at Merrill Lynch in mergers and acquisitions, before joining the
A graduate from ESCP Europe and the University of
As of June 2020, Accurafy 4 had gathered more than 50
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