Partech Ventures
Founded in 1982, Partech Ventures (formerly Partech International) is a venture capital firm with offices in Paris, Berlin and San Francisco.
The firm has AbOUT $650 million under ACTIVE management. Partech manages a seed, venture and growth fund, allowing the firm to invest from $250,000 to $20 million in the early and later institutional rounds of high growth companies.
Partech Ventures investes in companies that are able to transform the structure of significant markets. Startups with a substantial technology or innovation leverage, both in consumer internet and information technology.
Since 1982, Partech Ventures has a transatlantic Venture Capital approach in helping its portfolio companies to be present on both sides of the Atlantic if there is a clear opportunity for growth.
Some examples of companies formerly supported by Partech Ventures:
- Ascend Communications (NASDAQ: ASND)
- Business Objects (NASDAQ: BOBJ)
- Brands4Friends (acquired by EBAY)
- Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ: CDNS)
- DailyMotion: the world's largest independent site for sharing video on the Internet
- Digital Island (NASDAQ: ISLD)
- Digitick: leader of the paperless ticket in France,
- Qype: first European website sharing interests,
- Vignette (NASDAQ: VIGN) management solutions content on the Internet and e-business applications,
Some examples of companies currently supported by Partech Ventures:
- BrandforFriends: private sales website operating in Japan
- TheFork: restaurant booking service online, leader in France and Spain
- RockYou: world leader in developing apps for social networking
- Scoop.it: information tool curation online
- Sensee: French leader in online eyeglasses sale
- SIGFOX: first network operator data Machine to Machine
- VentealaPropriété: shopping club for lovers of wine, based in France