What KREAXI does

KREAXI is a privately-held French investment management firm (SAS, AMF-certified under GP 03016) founded in 1990 and headquartered in Lyon, with a secondary office in Paris and a registered address in Limonest. The firm specialises in equity financing of innovative startups across the deeptech and lowtech spectrum, investing first-round tickets of €100k to €2.5m into seed and Series A companies, with occasional participation in later rounds (e.g., the Diabeloop €70m Series C). Kreaxi manages regional funds focused on the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region alongside French and pan-European fund vehicles, and deploys capital both directly and in syndicates with partners such as Bpifrance, Crédit Agricole Création, Demeter, Ventech and the EIC Fund.

The firm operates a "patient and value-added capital" model: founders describe multi-year partnerships that extend from initial proof-of-concept through to trade-sale or IPO exit, including Sentryo (acquired by Cisco), Docea Power (acquired by a US group), Mathym (sold to Baikowski), and Amoeba. Kreaxi is signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (since 2014), the France Invest Investors for Growth Charter (since 2008) and the France Invest Parity / Sista charters (since 2019), and it formalised a 2022 partnership with Winequity to promote female entrepreneurship. The team of around 10 professionals includes senior operators with prior buyout, Bpifrance, Siparex and Crédit Agricole Création backgrounds.

Revenue is generated from management fees on assets under management across multiple regional and pan-European funds, supplemented by carried interest on successful exits. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; no portfolio funding rounds were raised by KREAXI itself in the observed window. The firm has no identified parent company, no listed subsidiaries, and no disclosed M&A beyond the 2016 acquisitions of Banexi Ventures and Rhone-Alpes Creation that consolidated its regional franchise.

Name

KREAXI

Legal name

KREAXI, SAS

Website

https://kreaxi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KREAXI is a French AMF-certified venture capital firm (SAS) founded in 1990, managing regional Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes funds and pan-European vehicles. It invests €100k–€2.5m per seed or Series A round in innovative deeptech and lowtech startups, typically syndicating with Bpifrance, Crédit Agricole Création and other institutional partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities (523999)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG)

Keywords

• Venture capital
• Equity financing
• Seed investment
• Startup funding
• Capital investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Limonest

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Management: Kreaxi generates revenue through management fees on funds under management and carried interest (performance fees) from successful portfolio company exits. The firm manages regional funds in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes as well as French and pan-European funds, investing equity in exchange for ownership stakes in portfolio companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

KREAXI is an investment management firm providing equity financing to innovative deeptech and lowtech startups with high growth potential. The firm invests €100,000 to €2.5 million in seed and Series A financing rounds, supporting entrepreneurs through acceleration and development phases. It manages regional funds focused on Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, as well as French and pan-European fund vehicles.

Product overview

KREAXI is an investment management firm, not a product company. It does not offer a traditional product portfolio. KREAXI provides equity financing and investment management services for innovative startups and deeptech companies. The company's service offering consists of a single unified investment management and venture capital service, investing in seed and Series A stage companies across France (with regional focus on Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) and pan-European markets, with investment tickets ranging from €100k to €2.5m. KREAXI manages regional funds and national/pan-European funds to support entrepreneurs through financing, strategic guidance, and network access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Equity Financing for Innovative Startups
• Regional Fund Management (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
• National and Pan-European Fund Management

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• WinequitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 April 2022Kreaxi, a pioneer in innovation capital in France, and Winequity, an investment company founded by a group of predominantly female entrepreneurs and investors, signed a partnership to promote female shareholding, encourage entrepreneurial gender mix, and increase women's presence in governance bodies.
• UN-PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKreaxi is a signatory since 2014 to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, working towards more sustainable finance. The firm is committed to integrating ESG principles into its investment process and portfolio company oversight.
• France InvestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKreaxi is a signatory to both the Parity Charter and the Investors for Growth Charter of France Invest, demonstrating commitment to gender diversity and innovation ecosystem development in France.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Supernova Invest: French deeptech and early-stage venture capital manager with comparable ticket sizes and focus on technology-driven startups. Frequently co-invests alongside Kreaxi in regional rounds (e.g., Apix Analytics), making it a directly comparable French early-stage deeptech peer.
• Demeter: French early- and growth-stage VC specializing in the energy and ecological transition, managing regional and national funds. Co-invested with Kreaxi in Revcoo (cleantech) and Apix Analytics, directly comparable in thematic overlap, ticket size, and AMF-regulated structure.
• Crédit Agricole Création: French seed capital fund affiliated with Crédit Agricole, investing across French regions including Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Kreaxi's most active co-investment partner; comparable in stage (seed), ticket size, and regional footprint, and a natural peer for benchmark LP positioning.
• Sofimac Innovation: French regional venture capital manager historically active in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and adjacent regions, focused on seed/Series A innovation financing. Closely comparable in geographic focus, stage, and AMF-regulated fund management approach.
• Go Capital: French regional venture capital firm with seed and early-stage innovation funds across Western France. Comparable in fund structure, ticket size, and stage focus; provides a useful regional-VC benchmark outside Kreaxi's home territory.
• Capital Grand Est: Regional venture capital manager covering the Grand Est region of France, investing seed and Series A tickets in innovative startups. Directly comparable in scale, regional mandate, and AMF-regulated structure, offering a peer read on regional fundraising dynamics outside Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• IRDI Capital Investissement: Independent French regional private equity firm with seed and development capital activity primarily in southwestern France. Comparable in AMF-regulated structure, regional anchor, and focus on innovative SMEs, serving as a near-substitute for limited partners evaluating regional French VC managers.
• Galia Gestion: Independent French venture capital manager based in the Toulouse region, investing in innovative startups across seed and Series A rounds. Comparable in size, regulatory standing, and stage focus; useful regional-VC peer for benchmarking deal flow and fund performance.
• iXO Private Equity: French regional private equity firm with seed and growth capital activity in southern France. Co-invested alongside Kreaxi in 365 Talents (Series A), making it a directly comparable regional manager with overlapping portfolio activity and similar ticket size.

Broad incumbents

• Bpifrance Investissement: France's state-backed development bank and the dominant French early- and growth-stage investor. Bpifrance is a core co-investment partner for Kreaxi (referenced across multiple portfolio rounds) but operates at vastly larger scale and breadth, including direct lending, export finance, and growth equity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kreaxi

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments67 records

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