Newfund is an early-stage venture capital firm with main office in Paris, France and investments mostly in France and the United States. Founded in 2008, it has raised more than 200 million US Dollars. As of late 2016, its portfolio included investments in 49 companies in France and the U.S.
In January 2016, Newfund was listed third in an independent ranking of the Top 10 French venture capital firms in the FinTech sector.
Companies in which Newfund has invested include:
Aircall, a French telecoms support services company co-founded by Thibaud Elziere
CustomerMatrix (formerly known as Polyspot), a New York-based cognitive intelligence engine for CRM systems, winner of Red Herring Top 100 Award in 2015
Groupe Pratique, a Paris-based information & services group focused on everyday life and leisure
iBillionaire, a New York-based provider of stock indices and ETFs
In2Bones, a medical device designer and manufacturer based in Ecully near Lyons
Invoxia, an Issy-les-Moulineaux-based producer of phone hardware, which has also received investment from the Amazon Alexa Fund
Jobijoba, an application that uses machine learning to match employment announcements with job seekers
Limonetik, Paris-based developer of a payment engine that enables alternative payments on commercial websites
Medtech, a Montpellier-based robotic surgery company that developed the ROSA robot, listed on Euronext Paris from November 2013 and purchased in July 2016 by Zimmer Biomet
Monbento, a Clermont-Ferrand-based lifestyle company whose award-winning Bento boxes are distributed by the New York Museum of Modern Art
Red Luxury, a Paris-based smartwatch designer
Tageos, a designer and manufacturer of low-cost and eco-friendly RFID labels
Trading Ticket/TradeIt, a New York-based fintech company that offers infrastructure solutions for retail investing
One of Newfund's early investments, MobPartner, was purchased in March 2015 by Cheetah Mobile.
François Véron created Newfund in 2008 after a decade of private equity investment experience.
Newfund's other partners include Patrick Malka and Charles-Antoine Morand.
