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Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Paris, France
Countries of investment
  • France
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • Netherlands
  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
Investment stages
  • Pre‑Seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
Industries
  • Digital tech
  • Applied AI
  • Enterprise Software
  • Marketplaces
About
Serena Capital partners with European founders aiming for leadership in applied AI and the energy transition, offering operational support and strategic guidance across growth phases.
Min check size
$100K
Max check size
$20M
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Investment Thesis

Invest in bold European tech entrepreneurs building category‑defining companies in applied AI, data and transition sectors.
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Manager's Experience

The partners have substantial founder‑operator track record (e.g., former CEOs of SaaS companies, serial entrepreneurs) and leverage entrepreneurial know‑how across sectors and geographies to support selected high‑growth European tech companies.

Serena Capital Contacts Information

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Team

Xavier Lorphelin - Managing Partner

Marc Fournier - Managing Partner

Philippe Hayat - Managing Partner

Bertrand Diard - Partner

Charles Rousset - General Secretary

Guillaume Decugis - Partner

Alix Trébaol - Associate

Émilie Benayad - Operating Partner

Olivier Martret - Partner

David Bitton - Head of Operating

Matthieu Lavergne - Partner

Jérôme Stioui - Operating Partner

Heba Hitti - Chief Communications Officer

Juliette Ast - Associate

Stéphanie Nizard - Partner

Head of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development

Eric Gossart - Partner

Floriane de Maupeou - Principal

Louis Natier - Senior Investor Relations

Sébastien Le Roy - Partner

Thibaut Hartog - Senior Financial Manager

Elodie Charles - Talent & Community

Paul Moriou - Partner

Mamadou Diallo - Financial Controller

Maxime Furet - Associate

Isabel Lavoura - Office Manager

Jérémy Rasori - Head of Sustainability

Julia Lefebvre - Human Resources Director

Margaux Bussiere - Principal at makesense fund

Portfolio

Probabl

Goodvest

Clevergy

DESKi

Poppins

Emmi AI

Rainbow

Cloud Ex Machina

PyannoteAI

Kleio

DeepIP

Underdog

Formality

Bitstack

Edgee

Switstack

Opsmill

Kotzilla

Metrobloks

Onibi

Santé Académie

Jimmy

Dataiku

Cheerz

Pelico

8Sec

Pretto

Koyeb

CarbonFarm

Quandela

Electra

Darewise

Boxy (ex-Storelift)

Cometh

Fipto

Memo Bank

Lifen

May

Helios

Dotfile

Inato

Implicity

Leonardo.ai

Wazo

Uniphore

CybelAngel

Sarus

iBanFirst

Full Speed Automation

Mindee

Qualtera

Acheel

Silvr

Malt

AramisAuto

Kardinal

Kiute

Prestashop

Acinq

Descartes Underwriting

Kili Technology

MONI (Ex-Monisnap)

Wecasa

Evaneos

LaFourchette

Alkemics

Brigad

PixelMe

Launchmetrics

PandaScore

Jam.gg

Heuritech

Coorpacademy

TVTY

Norbert Health

Allo-Media

Lengow

Powder

Seiza

Selectron

RSI Video Technologies

Elium

Shadow

Melty

Sequans

Bonitasoft

Bestmile

Habiteo

PixelMe

Quantilia

SantéVet

Coachclub

Arlettie

Prixtel

iContainers

TextMaster

Kotcha

Racine²

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