Sharpstone Capital

What is Sharpstone Capital?

Sharpstone Capital is a venture capital firm based in Paris, France, specializing in early-stage and seed investments. With an investment range between €50,000 and €100,000, they primarily target French-based startups with strong technological foundations across various industries. Their aim is to serve as the first institutional investor for these early-stage companies, bolstering innovation from inception through to seed rounds.

Through their consulting business unit, Sharpstone Advisory, they offer strategic financial advice and assess the future potential of startups, even when those projects demonstrate limited initial metrics.

Sharpstone Capital promotes a 'smart money for smart people' ethos, intending to fund the technology of the future and support tech-driven entrepreneurs from creation to IPO. Services range from non-dilutive funding consulting, such as public innovation and international development financing, to private consulting on financial strategy.

Their holistic approach to funding encompasses innovation aids from Bpifrance, ADEME, and regional and state subsidies to debt financing, leveraging tools like JEI, CIR, and IP Box for fiscal advantages. Committed to maximizing leverage at every development phase, Sharpstone prioritizes a combination of knowledge across engineering, financial, and entrepreneurial disciplines, providing a unique contact point for various financing needs at any startup growth stage.

Their team is committed to assisting high-potential tech startups succeed in markets they understand well, drawing from a pool of over 400 clients across sectors from DeepTech to UX-centric advisory services.

What they say:

We invest in French-based startups with strong technological foundations, whatever the industry, from Pre-Seed to Seed (supporting investors). Our goal is to be the first institutional investor for early-stage startups. Thanks to Sharpstone Advisory, our consulting business unit, we are able to evaluate the future potential of projects at a time where they have very limited metrics.