Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | PropTech • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Real Estate (& Construction) • LegalTech |
Stages | Seed, Early Stage, Series A, Series B, Pre-seed |
Investing | France • Brazil |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Assets Under Management | $100,000,000 |
Frst is a venture capital firm headquartered at 17 rue Bergère, 75009 Paris, France, specializing in seed and early-stage investments. They are dedicated to backing strong French entrepreneurs who possess global ambitions. They actively support these businesses as they transition from seed-stage startups through various growth phases, including Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, and Series B funding rounds. Frst's investment strategy is configured to engage with sectors such as PropTech, BioTech, Business Solutions, FinTech, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Cloud Services, Infrastructure, Insurance, InsurTech, Real Estate, Construction, LegalTech, and beyond. Their philosophy extends to being the first believers in revolutionary and scalable ideas, offering meaningful checks from day one, often before a company actually exists. Their approach is to form a long-term partnership, potentially lasting a decade, where they provide responsive, reliable, and knowledgeable expertise, ensuring their interests are aligned with those of the entrepreneurs. With €100,000,000 assets under management, Frst has outlined their investment range with a minimum of €100,000 and a maximum of €5,000,000, while the typical sweet spot for their investments is about €1,500,000. The firm leverages the varied experience of its team, which comes from diverse backgrounds including entrepreneurship, company building, private equity, and management consulting. They have constructed a portfolio that includes innovative ventures such as business planning platforms, AI for software development, AI biotechs, cybersecurity platforms, orbital defense systems, financial services for fleets, pet insurance, NFT games, and a tech-enabled freelancers marketplace, among others.
We invest in seed-stage startups and focus on supporting a new generation of French entrepreneurs with global ambitions.