Supernova Invest Fund II

Supernova Invest

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Paris, France

Countries of investment

France
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
United Kingdom
Spain
Italy
Switzerland
Sweden
Denmark
Finland

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B

Industries

DeepTech
Digital
Health
Energy Transition
Mobility
Quantum Computing
Advanced Materials
Semiconductors
Life Sciences
Biotech

About
Supernova Invest is a Paris-based venture capital firm focused on backing European deep tech founders with scientific and technological breakthroughs. Their focus spans deep tech, digital, health, energy transition, mobility, and quantum across France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. The firm supports deep tech founders from seed through Series B stages.

Min check size: $500K
Max check size: $15M
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Investment Thesis

Supernova Invest is a seed to Series B stage venture capital firm deploying capital across deep tech, digital, health, energy transition, mobility, and quantum computing sectors. They invest €500K to €10M in French and European deep tech startups with strong scientific and technological foundations. The firm differentiates itself as one of France's largest deep tech investors with over €400M AUM, backed by CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission) providing access to top scientific research and infrastructure.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2017 as a spinout from CEA Investissement (French Atomic Energy Commission's investment arm), led by Frank Yvonnet (President and Managing Partner) with 20+ years in venture capital and deep tech investing. Team includes Ludovic Boilley (Managing Partner) and Cédric Garnier (Managing Partner). Manages over €400M AUM across two funds (Supernova 1 and Supernova 2). Backed by CEA, Bpifrance, Air Liquide, and other institutional and corporate investors. The firm provides portfolio companies unique access to CEA's scientific research infrastructure and Grenoble deep tech ecosystem. Portfolio includes Diabeloop, Ynsect, Alsatis, Nawa Technologies, Aledia, and Aryballe. Focused on early to growth-stage deep tech investments with initial checks ranging from €500K to €10M and follow-on reserves for later rounds.