Orange Ventures

What Orange Ventures does

Orange Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Orange Group, a major French telecommunications conglomerate, and operates as a multi-stage technology investment fund managing €350 million in total assets under management. The firm invests in areas of Orange's telecom expertise and beyond, with portfolio companies gaining access to Orange Group's ecosystems, technical expertise in connectivity, cloud, contactless payment, blockchain, and IoT, plus potential customer relationships with Orange business units. Headquartered in Paris with additional teams in Senegal and Cairo, Orange Ventures serves growth-stage and seed-stage technology startups across Europe, the United States, and the Middle East and Africa.

The fund is organized into three primary investment streams: Global Champions (European and US software tech startups with hypergrowth potential, Series B and above, ticket sizes €3-20 million), MEA Champions (Middle East and African scale-ups from Series A onwards), and MEA Seed (seed-stage startups from 18 African countries with under €1 million previously raised). A fourth stream, OV Impact launched in May 2021, targets early-stage startups in environmental impact, inclusion, and CareTech across France and Europe. Orange Ventures Africa manages a dedicated €50 million vehicle, and post-investment support is delivered through a dedicated Value Creation & Synergies function working with Orange Business Services.

The firm does not develop proprietary technology products; its competitive position rests on deploying capital (ticket sizes ranging from €750,000 to €20 million) alongside Orange Group's distribution and technical resources, with a 5-year average holding period, 30-day average response to funding requests, and 200+ annual portfolio events. Notable portfolio companies include Dataiku, Famoco, Morphisec, Brut., Ringover, Supervizor, Moments Lab, Chari, and ToumAI, spanning cybersecurity, fintech, HRTech, media, and AI sectors. Revenue is generated through venture capital fund management — primarily management fees on AUM and carried interest from successful portfolio exits.

Name

Orange Ventures

Legal name

Orange Ventures

Website

http://ventures.orange.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Orange Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Orange Group, managing €350 million across three investment streams — Global Champions, MEA Champions, and MEA Seed — plus an OV Impact initiative, targeting technology startups in Europe, the US, and 18 Middle East and African countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed) (FSANAAAA)

Keywords

• Venture capital fund
• Corporate venture capital
• Growth stage investments
• Technology startup funding
• Seed stage capital

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. VC Fund Management: Orange Ventures generates returns through venture capital fund management, including management fees and carried interest from successful portfolio company exits. The firm manages €350 million in total assets under management with ticket sizes of up to €20 million.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Orange Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund investing in technology startups through three primary streams: Global Champions (European/US software tech startups from Series B onwards, ticket sizes €3-20M), MEA Champions (Middle East & Africa scale-ups from Series A), and MEA Seed (seed-stage African startups under €1M raised). The firm manages €350 million in assets under management and supports portfolio companies with Orange Group's commercial reach, technical expertise, and customer networks across connectivity, cloud, fintech, and IoT sectors.

Product overview

Orange Ventures is the venture capital arm of Orange Group, operating as a multi-stage technology investment fund with three distinct investment streams: Global Champions (for European and US software startups with Series B+ funding, focusing on AI, Networks, B2B SaaS, Cybersecurity, Fintech, E-Health, Consumer, Content, Gaming, and Impact sectors), MEA Champions (for Middle East and Africa scale-ups raising from Series A onwards), and MEA Seed (for seed-stage startups in 18 African countries). The firm manages €350 million in assets under management, with ticket sizes ranging from €750,000 to €20 million, and provides portfolio companies with access to Orange's ecosystems, technical expertise, and customer reach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Champions: Investment stream focused on European and US software tech startups with hypergrowth potential, Series B and above, ticket size €3-20M
• MEA Champions
• MEA Seed
• OV Impact

Products and services

• Global Champions Investment program for mature European and US software technology startups with hypergrowth potential, investing from Series B onwards with ticket sizes of €3-20 million in sectors including AI, Networks, B2B SaaS, Cybersecurity, Fintech, E-Health, Consumer, Content, Gaming, and Impact. Targets companies with proven product-market fit and first secured revenues.
• MEA Champions Investment program for Middle East and Africa tech startups raising from Series A onwards with pan-African or global scaling potential, covering sectors including Networks & IT, Digital Enterprise, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Consumer, Gaming, Edtech, and E-commerce.
• MEA Seed Seed-stage investment initiative supporting early tech entrepreneurs in 18 countries within Orange's MEA footprint (Cameroon, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, and others), targeting startups that have raised under €1 million in total equity funding.
• OV Impact Impact investment initiative focused on early-stage startups working on positive environmental impact, social inclusion, or CareTech solutions in France and Europe, investing from Seed onwards.
• Portfolio Support Services Post-investment support including Go-to-Market scaling through Orange Business Services collaboration, access to Orange as an anchor customer, and expert connections in connectivity, cloud, contactless payment, blockchain, and IoT. Includes 200+ annual events and business development meetings for portfolio companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,200+ annual dealflow with 30-day average response period
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• French Tech MissionflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Orange partnered with French Tech Mission on a three-pronged initiative to support French start-ups through direct procurement, sales distribution, and integration into Orange's B2B service catalogue. The programme aims to accelerate growth of French technology companies as part of France's digital sovereignty strategy.
• Bank Al-MaghribcoreOthers · 15 October 2025Morocco's central bank granted Chari a payment institution license, making it the first VC-backed startup in Morocco to receive such a license. This enables Chari to issue IBANs and debit cards, process transfers, and offer micro-insurance.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bpifrance Large Ventures: French state-backed growth investor co-investing alongside Orange Ventures in rounds such as Ringover. Operates a similar late-stage CVC-like mandate in French tech, making it the closest comparable peer by mandate and geography.
• Elevator Ventures: CVC arm of Raiffeisen Bank International, explicitly cited as a peer CVC alongside Orange Ventures in European fintech/cybersecurity investing, sharing similar ticket sizes (€750K–€20M) and growth-stage focus.
• Elaia Partners: Paris-based early-to-growth VC that has co-invested with Orange Ventures in Moments Lab. Comparable by virtue of operating a multi-stage French/European tech mandate and frequently co-appearing in the same rounds.
• Partech: Pan-European and African VC firm that co-invested with Orange Ventures' MEA Seed in Socium. Highly comparable given its dual focus on European growth-stage tech and African seed-to-Series A startups.
• Korelya Capital: Paris-based CVC/VC backed by Korean strategic investor NAVER with a comparable European growth-stage tech mandate, making it a close strategic-comparable peer in the French CVC ecosystem.
• Nauta Capital: European early-stage VC that co-invested with Orange Ventures in YZR. Comparable by mandate (seed-to-Series A B2B SaaS, AI, data) and by participating alongside Orange Ventures in French/European rounds.
• Launch Africa Ventures: Africa-focused seed VC that co-invested with Orange Ventures MEA Seed in SAYNA and ToumAI. Closest comparable on the MEA Seed side given matching ticket sizes, geography and stage focus.

Emerging players

• Axeleo Capital: Paris-based B2B tech early-stage investor with corporate-backed funds, comparable to Orange Ventures in French tech seed/early-stage activity and increasingly overlapping with Orange's Global Champions pipeline.

Broad incumbents

• Seventure Partners: Established French VC with multi-stage, multi-sector mandates including dedicated CVC-style partnerships. Comparable as a broader incumbent player operating across similar stages and sectors in European tech.

Regional players

• Axian Telecom (CVC arm): Pan-African telecom group with emerging venture activity in Indian Ocean and African markets overlapping with Orange Ventures' MEA Seed thesis, particularly relevant for region-specific telecom-adjacent investments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Orange_Ventures
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orange

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments80 records

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