Odyssee Venture

What is Odyssee Venture?

Odyssee Venture is a Paris-based private equity and venture capital firm established in 1999, specializing in funding and fostering the growth of ambitious French SMEs.

With a comprehensive approach rooted in a longstanding tradition of supporting companies through crucial growth phases, they target a diverse array of sectors, including information and communication technology, hardware, chemistry, electronic components, software, life sciences, biotechnology, consumer goods, internet, retail, and industrial sectors.

Over the past two decades, Odyssee Venture has financed nearly 200 French growth SMEs by leveraging investment vehicles like FCPI, FIP, and FCPR.

Their expertise encompasses supporting startups through various stages, ranging from early development to pre-IPO. Key growth stages facilitated by Odyssee Venture include launching new products, commercial acceleration, internationalization, and external growth. Their team offers a unique investor-entrepreneur relationship philosophy, which values straightforward, direct, and speedy interactions.

They have a track record of disrupting the status quo, evident in their investment portfolio, which includes pioneers in second-chance computer education, audit automation, energy brokerage for businesses, and leaders in fields such as silicon on insulator and order-to-cash process dematerialization.

Additionally, Odyssee Venture encompasses leaders in SIRH platforms, European online photo printing, AI for public sector suppliers, and cloud Open Stack, among others.

Their current offerings include FIP ODYSSEE PME CROISSANCE N8, aiming for 90% eligible asset investment and immediate tax reductions, and FCPR ODYSSEE ACTIONS N3, a rare solution for asset reinvestment eligible under the article 150-0 B ter, designed for a clientele looking to support the growth of French SMEs.

Both funds highlight potential risks, such as capital loss and locked-in investment periods of 7 to 10 years.

What they say:

Odyssée is a leading independent French investment firm with over 20 years of experience and €250M+ under management. Our agile team of 7 investors has backed 170+ companies. We act as a trusted partner, bridging the gap between innovation and mature growth capital for ambitious leaders.

What we look for: We invest in French startups and SMEs (Series A/B) to drive organic growth and M&A build-ups. Key sectors: SaaS, B2B Software, Fintech, HealthTech, Cybersecurity, MedTech, Greentech, and Digital Transformation. As an agile lead investor with over 20 years of expertise, we provide strategic support to help ambitious entrepreneurs scale while prioritizing resilient business models and structural market shifts.

How we help: Beyond capital, we provide hands-on strategic guidance. As lead investors, we support founders through critical phases: international expansion, external growth (build-ups), and future fundraising. Our agile team ensures direct access and fast decision-making. We leverage our 20+ year track record and cross-sector expertise to help startups transform into market leaders via a frank, direct, and entrepreneur-centric relationship focused on long-term value creation.