Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Investment Management • Mobile • Productivity |
Stages | Expansion, MBO/LBO, Turnaround, Acquisition, Recapitalization, Restructuring, Going Private,Early,Seed, Series A, Angel, Venture, Series B, Pre-seed |
Investing | United States • United Kingdom • France • Spain • Netherlands • Belgium • Europe • Hungary • Poland • Czech Republic • Bulgaria • Romania • Slovakia • Slovenia |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Assets Under Management | $40,500,000,000 |
ISAI is an investment firm with a focus on discovering and empowering high-potential digital startups. Founded in 2008 and headquartered at 8 Avenue Kléber, 75116 Paris, France, they specialize in various stages of the investment cycle, including seed, start-up, early-stage, late-stage, leveraged buy-out, and growth capital investments. They concentrate on several industries such as Software (including Web Marketplace and SaaS), IT & TMT, Media, Business Solutions, FinTech & Financial services, Hardware & Manufacturing, Retail & E-Commerce, IoT & Wearables, AI & Big Data, HealthTech & Fitness, Web Security & Privacy, Cloud Services & Infrastructure, Food & Beverage, Logistics & Distribution, Material Science, Investment Management, and Mobile Productivity. Within these fields, they offer expertise in Equity and possess specialties that cover a range of scenarios such as Expansion, MBO/LBO, Turnaround, Acquisition, Recapitalization, Restructuring, and Going Private. ISAI invests in companies particularly those with at least one French founder across Europe and the US, from Pre-Seed to Series A, including Angel and Venture investments, Series B, and beyond, targeting investment amounts from 100,000 to 5,000,000 euros with a sweet spot of around 1,500,000 euros. With assets under management totaling approximately 40.5 billion euros, their investment thesis revolves around selecting companies in the digital ecosystem that demonstrate an ability to innovate and scale in their respective markets. The scope of their investment approach includes Early-stage VC, Corporate VC, Growth & Buyout, and Growth Lending. They are staunch supporters of French Tech Entrepreneurs, and their approach is detailed in the sections including Portfolio, Team, Scope, Philosophy, News, Jobs, and ESG guidelines available on their website.
We invest in digital startups (B2C & B2B) with at least one French founder in Europe and in the US, from Pre-Seed to Series-A