What Finovam Gestion does

Finovam Gestion is an AMF-licensed French portfolio management company (Société de Gestion de Portefeuille) founded in June 2015, headquartered at the Parc Scientifique de la Haute Borne in Villeneuve d'Ascq near Lille. The firm manages the FIRA NORD-EST 2 regional venture capital fund, which deploys minority equity stakes into early-stage innovative SMEs across four declared verticals: IT, Bio-économie, Santé & Biotechnologies, and Industrie du futur. Finovam positions itself as a co-entrepreneur alongside founders, providing seed and Series A capital, strategic guidance, and access to a regional network spanning Hauts de France, Grand Est, and Bourgogne Franche-Comté via four offices (Lille, Amiens, Metz, Dijon). Its portfolio of approximately 80 companies spans deep-tech sectors including sodium-ion batteries (Tiamat), cybersecurity SaaS (Oversoc), surgical robotics (Surgitec Robotics), vocal biometrics (Whispeak), voice anonymization (Nijta), medical devices (Lattice Medical, Dianosic, JAPET, Mdoloris), insect protein (Innovafeed), and document AI (Neuronalys). The investment team is six people led by President François-Ren\u00e9 LETOURNEUR, with a Management Board including H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Cannard, Alexandre Koressios, and Thomas Bexant, plus two Investment Directors (Anthony Daccache, Marc Blondet) and an Executive Secretary.

Name

Finovam Gestion

Legal name

FINOVAM GESTION

Website

https://finovamgestion.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Finovam Gestion is an AMF-licensed French venture capital firm managing the FIRA NORD-EST 2 fund, taking minority stakes in early-stage innovative SMEs across IT, bio-economy, health/biotech, and industry-of-the-future sectors in North-East France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Emerging Managers / Seeding Platforms (FSAHAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emerging Manager / Seeding Platforms (Multi-Manager) (FSANAGAF)

Keywords

• Venture capital management
• Seed stage investment
• Early-stage funding
• Portfolio management services
• Asset management firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeneuve

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fund Management Fees: Finovam Gestion operates as an AMF-licensed Portfolio Management Company (Société de Gestion de Portefeuille) managing FIA vehicles including the FIRA NORD-EST 2 fund. Revenue is generated through management fees charged on assets under management, consistent with standard VC/PE fund structures. The firm also conducts investment advisory services (conseil en investissement) and business advisory (conseil aux entreprises) on an ancillary basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Finovam Gestion is an AMF-licensed Société de Gestion de Portefeuille that manages early-stage venture capital funds (notably FIRA NORD-EST 2) investing minority stakes in innovative SMEs and technology startups across Hauts de France, Grand Est and Bourgogne Franche-Comté. It earns revenue through management fees on assets under management and provides co-entrepreneurial support, portfolio oversight and ESG monitoring to its portfolio companies.

Product overview

Finovam Gestion is a venture capital and asset management firm (Société de Gestion de Portefeuille) offering fund management and investment services. The company manages the FIRA NORD-EST 2 fund, which focuses on early-stage investments in innovative companies across four key sectors: IT, Bio-economy, Health & Biotechnologies, and Industry of the Future. Their services include investment management, co-entrepreneurial support for portfolio companies, and ESG assessment and monitoring. The company operates from offices in Lille (headquarters), Amiens, Metz, and Dijon, serving the Hauts de France and Grand Est regions of France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FIRA NORD-EST 2 Fund Venture capital fund managed by Finovam Gestion investing in early-stage innovative companies across Hauts de France and Grand Est regions of France, focusing on IT, Bio-economy, Health & Biotechnologies, and Industry of the Future sectors.
• Early-Stage Investment Management Services Early-stage venture capital investment management services including co-entrepreneurship support, portfolio company management and ESG integration for innovative startups and SMEs seeking seed and Series A funding in North-East France.
• ESG Assessment and Monitoring Services Environmental, Social and Governance evaluation services for portfolio companies utilizing a 35-criteria questionnaire based on France Invest, Caisse des Dépôts and BPI France methodology, with annual indicator tracking and Article 29 reporting.

Quantifiable outcome

• The FIRA NORD-EST 2 fund monitors 35 ESG criteria using France Invest, Caisse des Dépôts, and BPI France methodology, with annual follow-up.

Named customers20 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SYSTEMATIC Paris-Region Competitiveness ClustercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinovam Gestion participates in the Executive Committee of the SYSTEMATIC competitiveness cluster, representing French venture capital and contributing to the regional deep tech innovation ecosystem. This engagement provides deal sourcing access and strategic alignment with major research and industry players in the Paris region and beyond.
• France Invest (formerly AFIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrançois-René LETOURNEUR served as AFIC representative at competitiveness poles from 2009 to 2011 and co-developed the 'Label Entreprise Innovante des Pôles' initiative with DGCIS. The firm maintains active engagement with France Invest for industry representation and best practice sharing.
• SATT Nord (Société d'Accélération de Transfert de Technologie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSATT Nord conducts technology maturation for research outputs from CNRS, INRIA, and regional universities before spin-out. Finovam Gestion invests in companies emerging from SATT Nord's maturation pipeline, such as G-LYTE (maturation of CNRS-UPJV research).
• Alacrité France (Wesley Clover)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlacrité France is an accelerator concept operated by Canadian VC fund Wesley Clover, integrated into the Lille metropolitan innovation ecosystem. Finovam Gestion invested in Alacrité France to support early-stage startup creation and reinforce its role as a seed capital referent.
• France Invest / Caisse des Dépôts / BPI FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinovam Gestion's ESG policy utilizes the 35-criteria framework defined by France Invest, the Caisse des Dépôts, and BPI France for sustainability assessment. The FIRA NORD-EST 2 fund requires portfolio companies to report annually against these ESG indicators.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CapHorn: CapHorn is a French early-stage VC investing in B2B tech startups, operating with a multi-regional French footprint similar to Finovam. Both target seed/early-stage innovative SMEs and pursue co-entrepreneurial relationships.
• Elaia Partners: Elaia is a Paris-based early-stage VC with a strong deep tech and digital focus. It is comparable to Finovam as a French seed/Series A specialist investing across tech, life sciences, and deep tech verticals.
• Kreaxi: Kreaxi is one of France's most active seed-stage VCs, historically focused on regional French deal flow and small-check investments. Directly comparable to Finovam in stage, check size, and regional seed positioning.
• Truffle Capital: Truffle Capital is a Paris-based VC specializing in deep tech, biotech, and fintech early-stage investments. Comparable to Finovam through its deep-tech seed/early-stage thesis and French institutional LP base.
• Capital Grand Est: Capital Grand Est is a regional VC/PE firm operating across Eastern France. Direct peer given overlapping Grand Est geography, regional development mandate, and early-stage technology focus similar to Finovam's Metz and Dijon operations.
• Sofimac Innovation: Sofimac Innovation is a French regional VC/PE firm investing in innovative SMEs across multiple French regions. Comparable to Finovam through regional seed investing, AMF-equivalent regulation, and minority-stake approach in innovative SMEs.

Regional players

• Nord Capital: Nord Capital is a regional PE/VC firm based in Hauts-de-France. Directly comparable to Finovam through overlapping Lille/Hauts-de-France geography and regional development-backed investment approach.
• IRD (Institut Régional de Développement): IRD is a Hauts-de-France regional development investor that has historically supported local innovative SMEs. Comparable to Finovam through regional mandate, capital-développement activity, and overlapping Lille ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Seventure Partners: Seventure Partners is a French VC active in life sciences, digital, and sustainability. Comparable to Finovam through seed/early-stage investing in French innovative SMEs, though at materially larger scale.
• Bpifrance (Investment Division): Bpifrance is France's national development bank and a dominant provider of seed and venture capital to French innovative SMEs. Comparable to Finovam through direct equity investment in early-stage French tech and the same ESG framework methodology.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/finovamgestion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/finovam-gestion

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments42 records

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