Supernova Invest

What Supernova Invest does

Supernova Invest is a Paris-based (with a Grenoble office) asset management firm authorized by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF, registration GP-17000008), operating as a deeptech venture capital GP. Founded in 2017 from the alliance between Amundi (Crédit Agricole Group) and the CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission), the firm deploys patient capital across seed, growth, and corporate venture vehicles, investing in European deeptech startups across Industrial Technologies, Digital Technologies, Healthcare, and Cleantech.

The firm's platform is organized around specialized fund vehicles: the Supernova Innovation seed series (Supernova 2 deployed, Supernova Innovation 3 closed at €100 million in January 2025 targeting ~20 new portfolio companies), the €50 million Orano Venture Fund (corporate VC with Orano for circular economy and sovereign industrial transition), the CAIT agri-agro tech fund (€60 million first closing toward a €100 million target, partnered with Crédit Agricole), and growth-stage capacity (Tech Growth fund) extending check sizes into Series A/B and growth rounds. Underlying capabilities include an Operating Partners Platform (six specialists covering ESG, IP management, governance, executive coaching, and outsourced production), a CEA-rooted research network providing preferential access to patents and technology transfer opportunities (one CEA venture builder co-launched with Technofounders in 2024), and a team of 30+ investment professionals. Track record: roughly 100 investments, 70+ portfolio companies, 30+ successful trade exits, including unicorn Loft Orbital (>€170M Series C, $1B+ valuation).

Revenue is generated through traditional venture capital economics: management fees on approximately €800 million of assets under management across multiple fund vintages, plus carried interest on successful exits. Limited partners comprise institutional and corporate investors (CEA, Crédit Agricole regional branches, VINCI, Michelin, bioMérieux, Bpifrance/FNA2, Orano, MACSF, Agir à Dom, Groupe Seb, EDF). The firm reports no public revenue figures and does not publish pricing terms, which are governed by individual fund limited partnership agreements.

Name

Supernova Invest

Legal name

Supernova Invest

Website

https://supernovainvest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Supernova Invest is a Paris-based deeptech venture capital firm managing over €800M in AUM across seed, growth, and corporate VC funds, investing from seed to Series B in European Industrial Tech, Digital, Healthcare, and Cleantech startups from its 2017 Amundi–CEA heritage, with 70+ portfolio companies and 30+ exits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Asset Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro industry

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Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B)

Financial & Insurance/Private Equity & Venture Capital/Venture Capital Firms

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Institutional Capital Introduction (LP/Family Office/Endowment Matching)

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/Placement Agents & Capital Raising Intermediation

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SDG / Thematic Sustainable Investment Funds

Financial & Insurance/Private Equity & Venture Capital/Impact / ESG & Sustainable Investment Funds

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Corporate Strategic Real Assets & Infrastructure Venture Investing

Financial & Insurance/Private Equity & Venture Capital/Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)

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Venture Capital Fundraising Placement

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/Placement Agents & Capital Raising Intermediation

Keywords

• Deeptech venture capital
• Seed stage investments
• Technology transfer funding
• Industrial tech investing
• Cleantech venture capital

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Management Fees and Carried Interest: Supernova Invest generates revenue through asset management fees charged on funds under management and carried interest (performance fees) on successful fund exits. As an AMF-authorized management company (GP-17000008), it manages multiple venture capital funds including seed, growth, and corporate venture vehicles.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Supernova Invest is an AMF-authorized asset management firm (GP-17000008) that manages venture capital funds investing patient capital into European deeptech startups from seed to Series B stages. The firm deploys capital across four strategic sectors (Industrial Technologies, Digital, Healthcare, and Cleantech) and supplements funding with an Operating Partners Platform providing specialized ESG, IP management, and scaling support. It manages approximately €800M in assets across multiple funds including Supernova Innovation 3 (€100M seed fund), Orano Venture Fund (€50M), and CAIT Agri-Agro Tech Fund.

Product overview

Supernova Invest is a venture capital firm that provides investment services to deeptech startups. It does not offer technology products or services; rather, it invests in portfolio companies across four sectors: Industrial Technologies (advanced manufacturing, microelectronics, quantum computing, space tech), Healthcare (medtech, diagnostics), Digital (cybersecurity, data and AI, vertical software), and Cleantech (AgTech, energy storage and production, waste and recycling).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Orano Venture Fund: A €50 million investment vehicle dedicated to supporting sovereign and sustainable industrial transition, investing in circular economy and advanced industrial technologies.
• CAIT (Crédit Agricole Innovation T), through its CAIT fund
• Supernova Innovation 3

Products and services

• Supernova Innovation 3
• Orano Venture Fund
• CAIT (Crédit Agricole Innovation T) Agri-Agro Tech Fund
• CEA Venture Builder

Quantifiable outcome

• Portfolio companies collectively raised over €330 million and filed more than 150 patents across Supernova 2 investments alone
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TechnofounderscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 March 2024Technofounders (deeptech venture builder specializing in industrial startups) partnered with Supernova Invest and CEA to launch a venture builder dedicated to high-tech startups based on CEA strategic technologies. The initiative aims to launch startup projects using microelectronics technologies for healthcare and predictive maintenance markets.
• CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEA is both a founding shareholder and research partner of Supernova Invest. The 2017 alliance between Amundi (Crédit Agricole Group) and CEA gave rise to Supernova Invest. CEA is one of Europe's top patent filers (EPO 2024) and world's most innovative research organization (Clarivate 2024). Supernova Invest and CEA additionally co-launched a venture builder with Technofounders to support startups based on CEA strategic technologies.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Elaia Partners: Paris-based early-stage VC firm specializing in deeptech and digital, with comparable focus on science-based startups and similar AUM scale (~€700M). Elaia is Supernova Invest's most direct French deeptech competitor.
• Andera Partners: Paris-based private equity and venture capital firm with dedicated life sciences and growth teams. Co-leads deeptech rounds alongside Supernova (e.g., Spiro Medical $67M Series A) and competes for similar healthcare and growth deals.
• Partech Partners: Pan-European VC firm with Paris presence covering seed to growth across tech and digital. Comparable scale and stage focus, and a direct competitor for European deeptech and digital Series A deals.
• Karista: Paris-based early-stage VC with strong deeptech/healthtech focus. Comparable in stage and sector to Supernova, particularly competing for pre-seed and seed rounds in French deeptech startups.
• Earlybird Venture Capital: Berlin-based European deeptech and tech VC with comparable sector focus (industrial, health, digital). Directly competitive for cross-border European deeptech Series A rounds.
• Omnes Capital: Paris-based PE/VC firm with deeptech, healthcare, and small-cap buyout strategies. Comparable stage and sector overlap with Supernova, including prior roles of Supernova's investment directors (Rémi Spagnol was previously at Omnes).
• Speedinvest: Vienna-based European early-stage VC with sector-focused funds including deeptech. Competitor for European seed and Series A rounds, particularly in industrial tech and climate.

Broad incumbents

• Bpifrance: France's public investment bank — both a major LP/co-investor in Supernova funds and a direct competitor through its own large direct-investment and Industrial Seed Fund programs. Broad incumbent in French deeptech.
• Eurazeo: Major French-listed private investment firm with venture and growth teams across digital and healthcare. Broader incumbent with greater AUM, overlapping in growth-stage deeptech deals.

Emerging players

• Prime Movers Lab: US-based early-stage deeptech VC investing in breakthrough science across energy, transportation, health, and infrastructure. Thematic parallel but limited European overlap — emerging global deeptech peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SupernovaInvest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/supernova-invest/?originalSubdomain=fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles32 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments100 records

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