Startups researching Orange Ventures funding are looking at the corporate venture capital arm of the Orange Group — a multi-stage technology fund that invests in Orange's strategic areas and beyond, with portfolio companies getting go-to-market support with Orange Business, access to Orange experts, and synergies with business units serving roughly 256–266 million customers across 26 countries. The official figures: €350M total AUM, ticket size up to €20M, 1,200+ annual dealflow, about a 30-day average response to funding requests, and a 5-year average investment period.
Thesis and focus areas
Core sectors: Networks & IT, digital enterprise, cybersecurity, fintech — and beyond: consumer platforms, e-gaming, edtech, health — plus dedicated impact (environment, inclusion, CareTech) and Africa–Middle East initiatives. Stages: multi-stage, seed through growth.
Fund size and cheque size
€350M total allocation (official About page and Orange press releases), with €30M ringfenced in Orange Ventures Impact for environment, inclusion and CareTech, and €50M ringfenced for Africa & the Middle East. Tickets go up to €20M.
Portfolio and track record
Recent and notable bets: Biolevate (French health-tech, September 2026), Moments Lab (video AI, $24M round, June 2025), Monzo (UK fintech unicorn), InterCloud (cloud interconnection), Gebeya (pan-African edtech/developer marketplace) and Weaveworks (cloud-native/GitOps). The predecessor programme Orange Digital Ventures (2015) was folded into Orange Ventures with its portfolio.
People behind the fund
Jérôme Berger is Chairman and Managing Partner; Mathieu de La Rochefoucauld is President & Managing Partner; Clément Combal is Managing Partner; Rémi Prunier covers MEA as Partner (partner names beyond Berger via VC-database listings).
How to apply for funding from Orange Ventures
Start-ups submit their project via the funding-request form on the Orange Ventures website — the fund publishes an average 30-day response time to funding requests. That is unusually transparent for a CVC: send a tight project summary through ventures.orange.com, and expect an answer within a month. For Africa and Middle East founders, the dedicated MEA Seed track and the €50M MEA allocation make this one of the most reachable corporate funds on the continent.
Why it matters for founders
Corporate VCs are often black boxes; Orange Ventures publishes its €350M allocation, €20M ticket ceiling and 30-day response on its About page — a standard more CVCs should meet. For founders in connectivity, cybersecurity, fintech or African markets, the combination of capital plus distribution through ~260 million Orange customers is the real prize. Use the funding-request form; it is built to be answered.