What Clint Capital does

Clint Capital SAS is a Paris-based, AMF-licensed portfolio management company (license GP-20240014) operating as a subsidiary of the Caption Group. Its sole product is the FPCI Blueberry fund, a professional private equity vehicle (FPCI) targeting pre-seed and seed-stage French tech startups, with a minimum investment of €30,000 for experienced investors and €100,000 for other qualified investors, structured to benefit from the Article 150-0 B ter CGI tax exemption on reinvested capital gains.

The company's core capability is fund design, sourcing, and portfolio monitoring rather than technology development. It analyses roughly 2,000-3,100 French startups annually through proprietary sourcing and selects only a small number for investment; four portfolio companies are publicly identified (Oriane for AI video intelligence, Fasten for HealthTech, Wavo for fintech inventory financing, Quideos for agritech price hedging), targeting a target portfolio of approximately 20 companies. The firm operates a proprietary investor portal (app.clint-capital.com) with role-based access for investors, distributors, partners, and professionals, offering real-time digital reporting.

Clint Capital generates revenue through management fees on the FPCI Blueberry fund and follows a direct-to-consumer distribution model augmented by selected financial distributors. Its target customer segments are French business owners and entrepreneurs seeking tax-optimized reinvestment of business sale proceeds, liberal professions (lawyers, accountants, doctors), and finance and real estate professionals seeking diversified alternative asset exposure. The firm is led by Managing Directors Mathieu Artaud and Lucas Mesquita, co-founders of Caption Group, bringing cumulative experience of over 20 years in private equity (notably Axeleo Capital and VINCI Energies' corporate venture fund).

Name

Clint Capital

Legal name

Clint Capital SAS

Website

https://clint-capital.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Clint Capital is a Paris-based, AMF-licensed French portfolio management company (subsidiary of Caption Group) that manages the FPCI Blueberry fund, providing qualified investors diversified exposure to early-stage French tech startups with Article 150-0 B ter tax eligibility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity Fund Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Private equity funds
• Venture capital management
• Asset management services
• Early-stage investment
• Tax-optimized investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fund management fees: Clint Capital generates revenue through management fees charged on its investment funds, including the FPCI Blueberry fund. The fund is accessible from €30,000 for eligible investors, and the company charges fees typical of professional capital investment funds (FPCI).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Clint Capital is a French AMF-licensed portfolio management company that designs and manages professional private equity investment funds for individual and professional investors. Its flagship product is FPCI Blueberry, a thematic fund providing diversified exposure to approximately 20 French tech startups at pre-seed and seed stages through a single minimum ticket of €30,000, with eligibility for tax-optimized reinvestment under article 150-0 B ter CGI. The firm also operates a proprietary digital investor portal for subscription, real-time reporting, and direct engagement with portfolio managers.

Product overview

Clint Capital is a French portfolio management company (AMF-licensed under GP-20240014) offering a single structured investment product: the FPCI Blueberry fund. Blueberry is a professional private equity fund targeting French tech startups at pre-seed and seed stages, with a minimum investment of €30,000 and eligibility for tax optimization under article 150-0 B ter. The fund provides access to a diversified portfolio of approximately 20 companies across sectors including AI/video technology, healthtech, fintech, and agritech. Clint Capital operates a digital investor portal enabling real-time performance tracking, portfolio visibility, and direct communication with fund managers. The portfolio currently includes four named companies: Oriane, Fasten, Wavo, and Quideos.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blueberry: FPCI (Fonds Professionnel de Capital-Investissement) fund managed by Clint Capital, focused on early-stage French tech startups with ticket sizes starting at €30,000.

Products and services

• FPCI Blueberry

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,100 French startups analyzed between March 2023 and early 2025, with only 4 invested

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Caption GroupcoreOthersClint Capital is a subsidiary of Caption Group. The platform uses Caption Services for investor onboarding, subscription management, compliance, and administrative tracking. Caption Group serves thousands of investors and operates caption.market.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Antler: Antler is a global early-stage VC that co-invested with Clint Capital in Oriane. It deploys pre-seed capital worldwide and is comparable in stage focus, though it operates at much larger geographic scale than Clint Capital's French-only mandate.

Regional players

• Speedinvest: Speedinvest is a Vienna-based European seed VC with multiple sector-focused funds. It is comparable in stage and fund structure to Clint Capital's Blueberry but operates across broader European geographies rather than France-only.

Direct peers

• Daphni: Daphni is a Paris-based venture fund investing in early-stage tech companies across Europe. It shares Clint Capital's focus on early-stage French tech with a community-driven LP approach, though at larger AUM scale.
• Ring Capital: Ring Capital is a French early-stage VC firm investing in digital and impact startups. It is comparable to Clint Capital in stage, geography, and thematic focus, though it tends toward later seed/Series A rounds.
• Axeleo Capital: Axeleo Capital is a Paris-based, AMF-licensed early-stage VC firm co-founded by Clint Capital's Lucas Mesquita. It manages three funds at €130M AUM and invests in B2B SaaS and deep tech — directly comparable in stage, geography, and regulatory structure to Clint Capital.
• Demeter: Demeter is a leading European VC firm focused on cleantech, energy, and environmental sectors, with €1.2B+ AUM. It led Quideos' follow-on round alongside Clint Capital and operates comparable French early-stage investment strategies.
• Kima Ventures: Kima Ventures is one of France's most active seed-stage investors, deploying capital across hundreds of tech startups. It is directly comparable to Clint Capital in stage and geography, though typically at smaller average ticket sizes.
• Breega: Breega is a French early-stage VC firm investing in tech startups from pre-seed to Series A. It co-led Quideos' €5.2M follow-on with Clint Capital, making it a direct co-investor peer with similar stage and geography focus.
• Elaia Partners: Elaia is a Paris-based VC firm investing in early-stage digital and deep tech startups. It operates in the same French early-stage tech ecosystem as Clint Capital with similar fund structures and stage focus.

Broad incumbents

• Partech: Partech is one of Europe's largest VC firms, investing from seed to growth across multiple sectors. It is a broad incumbent serving the same French/European tech market as Clint Capital, but at significantly larger scale and broader stage range.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments7 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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