Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Web Security (& Privacy) • Advertising • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Nanotechnology • Online Social • Consumer |
Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre-seed |
Investing | France • Belgium |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Elaia Partners is an independent venture capital fund established in 2002, focusing on the Digital Economy and Deep Tech sectors. They manage over €850 million and target ambitious technology entrepreneurs, aiming to take a hands-on role from the initial financing rounds to the point where the startups become global leaders. Elaia Partners aims to lead these early-stage ventures and often takes a seat on the Board of Directors to actively support growth. They back disruptors in industries such as Software, PropTech, IT and TMT, Media, Education, BioTech, AgroTech, Business Solutions, FinTech and Financial Services, Hardware, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, E-Commerce, Sales, Marketing, IoT, Wearables, CleanTech, AI and Big Data, HealthTech, Fitness, Cannabis, Web Security, Privacy, Advertising, Cloud Services, Infrastructure, Human Resources, Impact, Insurance, InsurTech, Logistics, Distribution, Medical Devices, Hospital Services, Robotics, Real Estate, Construction, Healthcare, Wellness, Investment Management, Mobile, Nanotechnology, Online Social, and Consumer markets. Elaia Partners funds businesses with an investment ranging from €100,000 to €5,000,000, having a 'sweet spot' of around €1,500,000 for investments. Their specialties include Seed, Series A, Series B, and Pre-seed stages. The firm has a track record of over 100 investments and boasts of facilitating around 80 exits. With over 20 years of existence, they have cultivated close relationships with academia and are resolute about integrating entrepreneurship with performance and values. Their team is comprised of specialists dedicated to building tomorrow's European champions, with a focus on performance, values, and care for the tech disruptors they work with. They emphasize on being entrepreneur-friendly, serving as a sparring partner to the businesses they invest in, and fostering a culture that champions sustainability and the European innovation ecosystem.