Occitanie Angels

What Occitanie Angels does

Occitanie Angels is a French non-profit business angel association founded in 2016 and headquartered in the Occitanie region, with operational offices in Montpellier (Halle de l'Innovation, 10 Place Françoise Héritier) and Toulouse (La Cité des startups, 55 Avenue Louis Bréguet). It was formed through the merger of the Toulouse and Montpellier business angel networks and today aggregates more than 200 private investors alongside co-presidents Philippe NAHOUM and Pierre CARLI. The network's core offering is structured deal intermediation: it runs Soirées Pitch events and a Deal Flow Committee to screen, select, and present seed-stage startups to its angel membership, and it facilitates co-investment to assemble larger tickets than any single angel could provide. It has cumulatively financed over 90 startups with more than 60 million euros deployed, spanning greentech (deepbloo, microphyt), aerospace (skyted, Aerospace Angels sub-vertical), education (School Mouv), logistics (i-percut), and consumer products (Rise, Lium, takeair, oppi, woodland garden).

The organization's business model relies on transaction-based economics rather than upfront fees: revenue is generated via success fees or carry on funded deals, supplemented by corporate sponsorships. Customer acquisition is event-led and community-driven, with online application portals (Fillout-based) for both prospective business angels and entrepreneurs, supported by newsletters, press coverage, and word-of-mouth referrals. A specialized sub-brand, Aerospace Angels, addresses the Toulouse aerospace cluster, and a partnership with Capitole Angels (the legacy Toulouse branding) reinforces regional coverage. Operating geographies are restricted to the Occitanie region in France. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, public funding rounds, or operating revenue are disclosed.

Name

Occitanie Angels

Legal name

Occitanie Angels

Website

https://occitanie-angels.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Occitanie Angels is a French non-profit business angel network, formed in 2016 from the merger of the Toulouse and Montpellier BA networks, connecting 200+ private investors with seed-stage startups across the Occitanie region and having financed over 90 companies.

Ownership category

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Product category

Angel Investing Network

NAICS

Other Financial Vehicles (525990), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

Keywords

• Business angel network
• Seed stage investment
• Early stage funding
• Startup mentoring
• Private investment club

Headquarters

HQ city

Ramonville-saint-agne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment syndication fees: The network facilitates co-investment among business angels, typically taking a success fee or carry on funded deals. Revenue is generated through successful investment outcomes rather than upfront membership fees.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Occitanie Angels is a non-profit business angel association that connects innovative startups in the Occitanie region of France with a network of over 200 private investors (business angels) for seed and early-stage equity investment. The organization facilitates co-investment opportunities, screens startup applications through a Deal Flow Committee, hosts pitch events (Soirées Pitch), and provides post-investment mentorship and support to portfolio companies. Revenue is generated through transaction-based fees on successful investment deals.

Product overview

Occitanie Angels is a regional business angels network serving the Occitanie region of France (covering Montpellier and Toulouse). The organization operates as an investment network and startup support service rather than a software product company. Its primary offerings include connecting private investors with innovative startups, facilitating fundraising for entrepreneurs, and providing mentorship and support to early-stage companies. The network brings together over 200 Business Angels who contribute expertise and funding to regional startups across diverse sectors including technology, aerospace, greentech, and digital services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aerospace Angels: A specialized vertical/initiative focused on aerospace sector investments

Products and services

• Pitch Events (Soirées Pitch) Recurring pitch events where selected entrepreneurs present their projects to the network of over 200 Occitanie Angels business angels for evaluation and potential co-investment.
• Deal Flow Committee Screening A screening committee that reviews incoming startup applications and selects promising projects to present to the business angel network, providing initial due diligence.
• Startup Accompagnement (Mentorship and Support) Structured accompaniment program providing mentorship, strategic guidance, and operational support to portfolio startups throughout the early stages of their development after receiving investment.
• Co-Investment Syndication Service that facilitates co-investment among the network's 200+ business angels, enabling larger funding rounds for startups and producing revenue for the network through success fees or carry.
• Business Angel Training (Formations Business Angel) Training programs offered to current and prospective business angels covering the practice of angel investing, deal evaluation, and due diligence within the Occitanie Angels network.
• Aerospace Angels Vertical A specialized investment vertical within Occitanie Angels that focuses on deal flow and co-investment in aerospace startups, capitalizing on the strong aerospace industry presence in the Toulouse region.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 startups financed including exits such as School Mouv (acquired by Sofatutor after 12 years)

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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 minor and core.

• Aerospace AngelsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized vertical within Occitanie Angels focusing on aerospace sector investments, serving the strong aerospace industry presence in the Toulouse region
• SponsorsminorOthersCorporate sponsors supporting the network's activities and events
• Capitole AngelscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer name/affiliate after the merger of Toulouse and Montpellier networks into Occitanie Angels; Capitole Angels branding still referenced by members

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Crédit Agricole Capital Investissement: Private equity arm of Crédit Agricole bank. Comparable as a broad incumbent investor operating in the French early-stage and growth capital space across regions.
• Bpifrance: French public investment bank funding and supporting French startups. Comparable as a large incumbent investor in the French early-stage ecosystem that competes for and often co-invests with regional angels.

Direct peers

• AngelSquare: French business angel deal-sharing and syndication platform. Comparable as a digital platform enabling business angels to pool capital and co-invest, targeting the same HNW investor segment.
• Paris Business Angels: Largest business angel network in France, based in Paris. Directly comparable as a regional/metro business angel network connecting HNW investors with early-stage startups, operating under the same French BA model.
• Capitole Angels: Toulouse-based business angel network and historical predecessor/affiliate of Occitanie Angels. Directly comparable as a regional BA network focused on the same Occitanie innovation ecosystem.
• France Angels: National federation of French business angel networks. Directly comparable as a peer/membership body organizing the same BA community model across France.
• WiSEED: French equity crowdfunding and investment platform connecting individual investors with startups. Comparable as an intermediary that pools private investor capital for early-stage French startups.

Regional players

• Provence Angels: Marseille-based regional business angel network serving Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Comparable as a regional BA network operating in southern France with similar community-led deal sourcing.
• IRDI Capital Investissement: Toulouse-based regional venture capital and private equity firm active in Occitanie. Comparable as a regional investor active in the same Occitanie ecosystem targeting early to growth-stage companies.
• Invest Sud Gestion: Montpellier-based regional private equity firm. Comparable as a regional investor in the Occitanie ecosystem, complementing and competing with Occitanie Angels' deal flow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/occitanie-angels

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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