What Techmind does

Techmind SAS is a Paris-based, privately held venture capital firm founded in 2018 by David Domingues (ex-EY, M Capital Partners) and Olivier Tilloy (ex-BPCE intrapreneur with ACPR license). The firm operates a community-powered VC model, mobilizing a network of 250-500 committed private and corporate investors (business angels, family offices, CAC 40 venture funds, banks) to deploy smart capital tickets of €50k-€1.5m into pre-seed to Series A startups across Europe, the US, Africa, and the Middle East.

The firm's product surface comprises multiple coordinated services: (1) VC as a Service, an externalized VC team model serving family offices, banks, CAC 40 groups, ETIs, and public organizations with strategy, execution, and portfolio management; (2) three specialized investor clubs — Club Techmind for European tech deals, Club Jeriko for agrifoodtech, and Club Africa+ for Africa/Middle East opportunities, all commission-based with no entry fees; (3) Techmind Academy, a €490-per-person masterclass training program delivered across Paris and Nice; and (4) Trackr, a proprietary portfolio management SaaS platform offering real-time tracking and reporting. The firm sources 400+ opportunities per month through its deal flow network of entrepreneurs, European VCs, and accelerators, applying a less than 0.5% acceptance rate.

Techmind's business model is multi-streamed: it derives revenue from carried interest and management fees on investment activities, transaction commissions from club deals (only upon investment), VCaaS managed services fees from corporate clients, and training fees from the Academy. The firm has deployed €50M+ into 150+ startups since inception, with a small internal team of fewer than 10 employees supplemented by a distributed network of regional Venture Partners.

Name

Techmind

Legal name

Techmind SAS

Website

https://techmind.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Techmind is a Paris-based community-powered venture capital firm connecting 250-500 private and corporate investors with pre-seed to Series A startups across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East via club deals, VC-as-a-Service, and a proprietary portfolio tracking platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Venture capital services
• Club deal investing
• Portfolio management software
• Agrifoodtech investment
• Startup training programs

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

Revenue model

1. Club Deal Commissions: No entry fee for clubs. Commissions apply only upon investment in deals. Techmind earns carried interest and management fees from investment activities.
2. Techmind Academy Training: Masterclass training programs for entrepreneurs and investors in VC and PE. One-day programs priced at €490 covering fundraising, investment strategies, and VC fundamentals.
3. VC as a Service Fees: Externalized VC team services for private and corporate investors including deal flow analysis, due diligence, deal execution, and portfolio management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Techmind is a community-powered venture capital firm that mobilizes a network of 250-500+ private and corporate investors to deploy "smart capital" tickets of €50k to €1.5m into pre-seed to Series A startups. The firm operates investment clubs across European tech, agrifoodtech (Club Jeriko), and Africa/Middle East (Club Africa+), and offers a VC-as-a-Service capability that externalizes a complete VC team for corporate and institutional investors, plus the Techmind Academy for startup education.

Product overview

Techmind is a venture capital firm operating through a multi-service platform model. The core offerings include VC as a Service (externalized VC team for investors), Club Deals (Club Techmind, Club Jeriko for agrifoodtech, and Club Africa+ for Africa/Middle East), Techmind Academy for VC training, and Trackr for portfolio management. The company connects investors with startups through selective deal flow and provides ongoing support to portfolio companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VC as a Service An outsourced venture capital offering that provides corporate and institutional investors (CAC 40, SBF 120, ETIs, banks, family offices) with a full externalized VC team, including deal sourcing, due diligence, selection, investment, and follow-on support, enabling them to invest in startups without building an in-house team.
• Club Techmind A club deal vehicle focused on European technology investments, pooling together 250-500+ private and corporate investors who co-invest in selected pre-seed to Series A European tech startups with ticket sizes from €50k to €1.5m.
• Club Jeriko A specialized investment club dedicated to agrifoodtech startups in Europe, operating as a vertical-specific extension of the Techmind community model with co-founder Emmanuel Leconte leading the agrifood focus.
• Club Africa+ An investment club dedicated to backing startups in Africa and the Middle East, channeling the Techmind investor community into these emerging markets with a regional focus.
• Techmind Academy A training program (with stated pricing of €490) that educates entrepreneurs and aspiring investors on startup financing, venture capital, and growth topics, leveraging Techmind's investor and founder network.
• Trackr A proprietary portfolio management platform providing transparency on Techmind's portfolio, the startups being followed, and ongoing deal flow activity, serving as the operational backbone for Techmind's investor community.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ investments completed since inception in 2018
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• EDHEC Business SchoolminorOthersFounder David Domingues taught Venture Capital and Private Equity at EDHEC for many years, creating educational partnerships and alumni network connections.
• Paris-Dauphine UniversityminorOthersFounder Olivier Tilloy teaches Venture Capital in Master's program at Paris-Dauphine University, creating connections with talented graduates and the academic ecosystem.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AngelList: AngelList pioneered the syndicated venture deal model that connects startups with a large pool of accredited angel/VC investors. Techmind's Club Deal model mirrors this mechanic but is localized to European/French investors and corporates, with Techmind adding managed deal curation and VC-as-a-Service on top.
• OurCrowd: OurCrowd operates a community-powered online VC platform enabling individuals and institutions to co-invest in curated startup rounds. Closely comparable to Techmind's club structure (Club Techmind, Jeriko, Africa+) given shared emphasis on aggregating a community of smaller investors around pre-qualified deals.
• Republic (formerly SeedInvest): Republic runs private investment and syndication platforms for retail and accredited investors across multiple asset classes including venture. Comparable to Techmind's investor club model and broader community-led deal distribution.
• Anaxago: Paris-based Anaxago is a private investment platform offering curated deals in startups and real estate to French private investors. Closely comparable given shared geography, retail/professional investor audience, and curated co-investment club structure.
• Wiseed: French investment platform (Toulouse-based) offering club deals in startups, real estate, and forest assets to private investors. Directly comparable to Techmind's French club-deal model and investor community positioning.
• Kima Ventures: Kima Ventures is a Paris-based early-stage investment vehicle of Otium Capital that writes small, frequent checks across many startups — a syndication-style early-stage model targeting French and European founders, very similar in check size and stage focus to Techmind's €50k–€1.5m pre-seed/Series A range.

Broad incumbents

• Partech: One of France's largest venture and growth funds with several hundred million to multi-billion AUM. Overlaps Techmind on European tech seed-to-Series A but operates at substantially larger scale with sector-specialized partners rather than a community-led model.
• Serena Capital: Established French VC firm with multiple sector-focused funds (SaaS, digital, deeptech, sports) deploying into French and European early-stage startups. Comparable in geography and stage focus but with a more traditional fund-led structure rather than Techmind's club/VCaaS model.
• Daphni: Paris-based early-to-growth VC firm investing across European digital and tech-enabled startups. Comparable geography and stage overlap, with a more conventional LP-backed fund structure rather than Techmind's community/syndication model.
• Idinvest Partners (now Seventure): Major Paris-based VC/PE firm, historically one of the most active in French tech with broad sector exposure from seed to growth. Comparable geography and stage breadth, with both direct investment and fund-of-funds activity that loosely parallels Techmind's syndication ethos.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/techmindfr

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments28 records

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