Few European venture firms can claim a longer innings than Ventech. Founded in Paris in 1998, it ranks among the continent's most experienced early-stage investors, partnering with founders at Seed and Series A. Since inception the firm has raised €1bn across its funds, supported 360+ companies and recorded 210+ exits, including 19 IPOs.
Ventech's thesis has stayed close to the digital economy for nearly three decades: technology companies and the digital transformation of industry. Its sixth flagship fund, closed at €175M, sharpens that lens on five themes — AI, digital health, industrial software, cybersecurity and digital sovereignty — a slate that mirrors Europe's current strategic priorities.
The firm practises what it calls 'local intimacy, global scale'. Beyond Paris it runs offices in Munich, Berlin, Helsinki and Stockholm in Europe, and in Hong Kong and Shanghai in Asia — linking European engineering talent with Asian and US growth capital. Its Europe arm invests from France, Germany and the Nordics; its Asia arm from Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The portfolio reads like a catalogue of European tech history. Standout names include luxury-resale pioneer Vestiaire Collective, digital music company Believe, semiconductor IP firm Arteris and connected-health brand Withings (acquired by Nokia). Earlier wins include Webedia, Botify, Ogury, Speexx, Prewave and MeilleursTaux.com. Ventech has described the 2024 take-private of Believe as France's biggest VC exit in a decade.
The team is led from Paris by founder Alain Caffi alongside general partners Jean Bourcereau, Claire Houry and Christian Claussen — a bench with decades of continuity that signals unusual stability for a founder choosing a long-term partner.
Ventech writes early-stage cheques across Europe and China, typically partnering at the moment founders need an experienced hand to scale beyond their home market. The firm runs no public accelerator or founder-credits programme; its value-add is the cross-border network and the pattern recognition built over 27 years of investing.
Why it matters for founders
If you are an early-stage founder building in AI, digital health, industrial software, cybersecurity or sovereignty tech — and especially if your growth plan spans Europe and Asia — Ventech is one of the rare firms that has operated in both for decades. Its new €175M sixth fund is actively deploying, with 15 startups already backed across France, Germany, Sweden, Finland and the US. Pitch through ventechvc.com and come ready to show how you scale beyond one market.