Serena Capital

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21, rue Auber

75009 Paris

France

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General information:

Serena Capital is a management company launched in 2008 by a trio of entrepreneurs turned venture capitalists - Marc Fournier, Philippe Hayat and Xavier Lorphelin. All three were entrepreneurs during the 1990s, founding, growing and selling a variety of businesses in both France and Silicon Valley. In 2000, they founded a French incubator called Kangaroo Village, sold to Société Générale Asset Management (SGAM) in 2002. Between 2002 and 2008, they managed SGAM's venture capital activity.

Serena Capital is focused on early growth capital investments of €3 million to €8 million in a variety of technology sectors including internet and media, software, telecom and mobile, consumer electronics, IT services . The geographical focus is primarily France but we also make investments throughout Europe.

Company information:

Company type:

Investor

Industry:

Financial Services

FAQ:

Who we target?

high-growth, technology-driven French and European companies, primarily in information and communications technologies (ICT) and services: internet and media, software (SaaS, Open Source), telecom and mobile, consumer electronics.

What stage is needed?

at a development stage where their product or service offering is proven, they can demonstrate strong customer references and sales momentum, and they look for additional financing and support to accelerate their growth

Range of the investments?

We invest amounts ranging from €3 million to €8 million in companies with a wide range of revenues, and we back our portfolio companies with financing and hands-on operational support at every stage of their development - all the way to exit. We typically intervene as lead investor and play an active role on the boards of our portfolio companies.