Breega

What is Breega?

Breega is a Paris-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments, particularly focusing on Seed, Pre-seed, Series A, and, on occasion, Series B rounds.

They invest in a variety of sectors, including Software, FinTech, InsurTech, Marketplaces, EdTech, Robotics, DeepTech, and Hardware, seeking opportunities where there is some indication of market traction such as running pilots, engaged users, or positive customer feedback, as well as high tech solutions with the potential to significantly disrupt the market.

With an investment range from €685,000 to €21,000,000, and a sweet spot of around €10,800,000, Breega positions themselves as not just investors but as full-stack funding partners who support founders from the initial idea through to impact.

They are focused on supporting pioneering and purpose-driven founders and encourage tech entrepreneurship to catalyze universal prosperity.

The firm operates under principles such as 'act like a founder,' embracing the highs and lows of building a company, 'play for the team,' using a collaborative investment process to make team decisions and eliminate bias, 'be caring and constructive,' treating everyone with fairness and respect, and 'win or learn,' adopting a growth mindset.

Breega also emphasizes social impact, assessing investments for their potential to evolve the foundations of society, and applying effort to ensure each business they back is impactful. The team's ethos reflects in their website messaging, emphasizing their commitment to helping companies scale and sharing progress, knowledge, and driving change alongside the entrepreneurs they partner with.

What they say:

We invest in software, fintech, insurtech, marketplaces, edtech, robotics, deeptech, hardware.We are an early-stage investor and specialize in Seed and Series A (sometimes even Pre-Seed!) rounds for early-stage companies with some sign of market fit (up and running pilots, engaged users, positive customer feedback, etc.) or high tech solutions with significant market potential.

How we help: Built by founders for founders, Breega supports its portfolio companies through each phase of their development, providing them with free-of-charge operational expertise and international opportunities.