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Demeter Partners

Founders Sophie Paturle

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Total investments 91
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$7M
Portfolio companies 64
Rounds per year 5.35
Lead investments 20
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.30
Exits 10
Key employees 21
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture
Private Equity
Seed

Areas of investment

  • Energy
  • Manufacturing
  • Renewable Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Electronics
Summary

In 2007 was created Demeter Partners, which is appeared as VC. The venture was found in Europe in France. The main department of described VC is located in the Paris.

The current fund was established by Sophie Paturle. We also calculated 18 valuable employees in our database.

For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - France. Besides, a startup needs to be aged 4-5 years to get the investment from the fund. The fund has no exact preference in some founders of portfolio startups. When startup sums 5+ of the founder, the probability for it to get the investment is little. Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Renewable Energy, Industrial. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Ynsect, iSTAR Medical, Aledia.

The standard case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 2-3 partakers. Despite the Demeter Partners, startups are often financed by Emertec Gestion, New Enterprise Associates, NGEN Partners. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Emertec Gestion, Bpifrance, Sofinnova Partners. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Bpifrance, Demeter, Paca Investissement.

Deals in the range of 5 - 10 millions dollars are the general things for fund. Considering the real fund results, this VC is 12 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The top amount of exits for fund were in 2014. The top activity for fund was in 2017. Despite it in 2019 the fund had an activity. The fund is constantly included in 2-6 deals per year. Opposing the other organizations, this Demeter Partners works on 18 percentage points less the average amount of lead investments.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

watttron

Computer
Electronics
Innovation Management
$14M27 Mar 2024 Germany, Saxony, Germany

Maltivor

Brewing
Craft Beer
Food and Beverage
Manufacturing
$944K01 Jan 2023 Rhone-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Naïo Technologies

Agriculture
Cultivation
Electrical Equipment
Farming
Robotics
$37M08 Dec 2022 France, Occitania, France

Outsight

Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Service Industry
$26M20 Oct 2022 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Les Grappes

E-Commerce
Wine And Spirits
$4M22 Sep 2022 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Les Nouvelles Affineurs

Food and Beverage
Snack Food
$2M02 Mar 2020 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Naïo Technologies

Agriculture
Cultivation
Electrical Equipment
Farming
Robotics
$16M09 Jan 2020 France, Occitania, France

Outsight

Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Service Industry
$21M11 Apr 2019 France, Ile-de-France

Zenpark

Information Technology
Location Based Services
Parking
Sustainability
$11M30 Jan 2019 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

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Total investments 91
Average round size 7M
Rounds per year 5.35
Peak activity year 2017
Lead investments 20
Follow on index 0.30
Exits 10
Group Appearance index 0.66

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

watttron

Computer
Electronics
Innovation Management
$14M27 Mar 2024 Germany, Saxony, Germany

Maltivor

Brewing
Craft Beer
Food and Beverage
Manufacturing
$944K01 Jan 2023 Rhone-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Naïo Technologies

Agriculture
Cultivation
Electrical Equipment
Farming
Robotics
$37M08 Dec 2022 France, Occitania, France

Outsight

Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Service Industry
$26M20 Oct 2022 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Les Grappes

E-Commerce
Wine And Spirits
$4M22 Sep 2022 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Les Nouvelles Affineurs

Food and Beverage
Snack Food
$2M02 Mar 2020 Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Naïo Technologies

Agriculture
Cultivation
Electrical Equipment
Farming
Robotics
$16M09 Jan 2020 France, Occitania, France

Outsight

Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
Service Industry
$21M11 Apr 2019 France, Ile-de-France

Zenpark

Information Technology
Location Based Services
Parking
Sustainability
$11M30 Jan 2019 Paris, Ile-de-France, France
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