Alven
Venture capital · Paris, France · Europe
Alven is an independent early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2000. It has raised seven funds and backed more than 250 startups, and describes itself as a partner for early-stage founders across Europe.
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Or find every investor that fitsAlven lists 125 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 14 funding rounds, 4 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 43% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (15%), Enterprise Software (12%) and Fintech (11%). 66% of its companies are based in France. It invests most often alongside Agoranov, Y Combinator and Aglaé Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Alven, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Alven's whole history. Rounds on record name 14 companies; its own site lists 125. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 43% |
| Series A | 21% |
| Series B | 14% |
| Growth | 21% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 1 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 3 | 1 |
| '26 | 10 | 3 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 97th | 125 companies |
| Recent activity | 95th | 11 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 67th | 43% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 74th | 9% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 2th | 15% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 95th | 10 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 15% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 12% | 8% |
| Fintech | 11% | 12% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 15% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 9% | 6% |
| Media & Entertainment | 7% | 4% |
| Consumer | 6% | 3% |
| Cybersecurity | 5% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Agoranov | 8 |
| Y Combinator | 6 |
| Aglaé Ventures | 5 |
| Iris Capital | 5 |
| Partech | 5 |
| Serena | 5 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 4 |
| Cathay Innovation | 4 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers11491%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company119%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Alven head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
from public registers and its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Alven| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2026 | Seed | |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Seed | |
| 11 Sept 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Series B | |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Series A | |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Series B | |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Series A Led |
Round details for Alven
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Alven's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
125 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeneo centralizes, manages, and enriches product data for businesses | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
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| Altrove designs and manufactures alternatives for critical materials using physics-based AI and lab automation | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Oct 2025Seed | Page + round | |
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Netbooster Group consults, scopes, implements, supports, and trains in Google Analytics and related services. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Antvoice provides a programmatic AI solution for display campaigns on the Open Web | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company provides cloud-based software for managing dental practices. | Healthcare & BiotechEnterprise Software | Sept 2026Series C+ | Page + round | |
| Attention builds AI agents that learn from sales conversations and integrate with various systems to provide deal alerts, scorecards, and other sales-related data | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Jun 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| The company creates immersive experiences, including virtual reality projects, for brands, entertainment, and culture. | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Bearer provides a developer-first static application security testing (SAST) tool for security and privacy | CybersecuritySpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| BI-SAM provides comprehensive, integrated, and innovative multi-asset portfolio analytics solutions to investment professionals | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Birchbox delivers a customizable box of premium beauty products monthly. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
EducationLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | |||
| Carbonfact provides a sustainability platform for the apparel and footwear industry | Space & DefenseConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Cardiologs provides ECG analysis software solutions utilizing clinically validated AI to help reduce the burden of ECG analysis for clinicians and service providers. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| ChartMogul provides an AI-native stack for subscription intelligence to help businesses understand their revenue and customers | Space & DefenseFintech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- alven.co
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 12 Jul 2022
- Companies checked
- 125
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