Angels’ Bay Invest

What Angels’ Bay Invest does

Angels' Bay Invest is a non-profit Business Angels association (association loi 1901) founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sophia Antipolis, Biot, France. It brings together approximately thirty business angels and operates as a member-driven investment network connecting high-net-worth individual investors with innovative startups. The association conducts 8-10 deal flow meetings per year through a sourcing committee, screens opportunities, and deploys minority equity tickets of €50K-250K per company, with co-investment rounds reaching €100K-1M at pre-seed, seed, and pre-Series A stages.

The network's core offering combines capital deployment with co-investment facilitation leveraging public partners (notably Bpifrance and Région Sud), strategic guidance from members, and active board representation in portfolio companies. Its portfolio of 16 companies spans diverse sectors including medical devices, biotech, AI, IoT, fintech, cleantech, robotics, agritech, and digital health. The organization is a member of the France Angels federation and maintains partnerships with regional ecosystem players including Incubateur PCA and Agiciel.

The business model is structured as a non-profit association, with revenue derived from annual membership dues (cotisations) paid by business angels. The network competes primarily on regional deal flow quality, co-investment syndication capacity, and the institutional credibility derived from its Bpifrance and France Angels affiliations. Geographic focus is the Côte d'Azur and Monaco region, with potential national extension if local networks lead rounds.

Name

Angels’ Bay Invest

Legal name

Angels'Bay Invest

Website

https://angelsbay.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Angels' Bay Invest is a French non-profit Business Angels network founded in 2016 in Sophia Antipolis, bringing together around thirty individual investors to deploy minority equity (€50K-250K per startup, up to €1M with co-investment) into early-stage innovative startups on the Côte d'Azur and Monaco.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Angel Investment Network (Venture Capital)

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

Keywords

• Business angel network
• Early-stage equity investing
• Startup financing
• Venture capital
• Angel investment club

Headquarters

HQ city

Biot

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (cotisations): Annual membership dues paid by Business Angels members. Adhesion confirmed after one year by the board of directors.
2. Investment returns from portfolio companies: Returns from minority stake investments in startups. Pre-seed, Seed, and Pre-Series A financing stages with investment tickets of €50-250K and co-investment rounds of €100K-1M.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Angels' Bay Invest is a Business Angels network (association loi 1901) that invests minority equity in innovative startups at pre-seed, seed, and pre-Series A stages, with individual ticket sizes of €50K-250K and co-investment rounds of €100K-1M. Membership is open to high-net-worth individual investors who join after board approval and pay annual dues, while startups receive financing plus strategic guidance, board participation, and access to the network's expertise. Co-investment leverage with Bpifrance, Région Sud, and France Angels amplifies the capital deployed into portfolio companies.

Product overview

Angels' Bay Invest is a Business Angels investment network (association loi 1901) providing a unified platform of investment and advisory services for innovative startups. The core offering combines financing with minority equity participation (50-250K€ tickets, 100K€-1M€ financing rounds), co-investment facilitation, startup development support through BA competencies and networks, and active strategic governance participation. The company acts as a platform connecting entrepreneurs seeking funding with experienced investors, offering deal flow management, due diligence support, and ongoing portfolio company monitoring through board representation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Angels Investment Services Investment financing with minority equity stakes to innovative startups, with ticket sizes of €50K-250K and financing rounds of €100K-1M through pre-seed, seed, and pre-Series A stages. Designed for innovative startups seeking equity capital and strategic guidance.
• Co-Investment Facilitation Leveraging private and public co-investment opportunities to amplify funding capacity for portfolio companies, creating multiplier effects for initial investments through partnerships with Bpifrance, Région Sud, and France Angels.
• Deal Flow Management Qualified deal flow through sourcing committees and deal flow meetings (8-10 per year), providing structured project evaluation and due diligence processes for member investors.
• Strategic Advisory and Board Participation Active involvement in portfolio company governance through participation in strategic committees or board of directors, contributing to exit planning and providing strategic guidance to portfolio companies.

Named customers16 records

Segments3 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.

• France AngelscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Member of the French federation for Business Angels investment promotion, adopting its ethics framework. Provides access to national deal flow, best practices, and broader investor community.
• BpifrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench public investment bank and partner for co-investment opportunities in startups. Provides leverage effects for private investments through public funding mechanisms.
• Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government partner supporting innovation ecosystem development and startup financing in the South of France region.
• Incubateur PCA (Pôle de Compétitivité Absorption)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional business incubator providing startup pipeline and early-stage support for companies in the technology park area.
• AgicielminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology partner supporting digital innovation initiatives in the regional ecosystem.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Paris Business Angels: Largest Business Angels network in France, based in the Paris region. Directly comparable to Angels' Bay as a multi-sector early-stage investor network pooling high-net-worth individuals to fund pre-seed and seed startups.
• Investessor: Paris-region Business Angels association investing equity tickets into innovative startups. Comparable as a member-driven BA network operating in the same French seed-stage ecosystem.
• BADGE (Business Angels des Grandes Écoles): French Business Angels network sourced from Grandes Écoles alumni. Directly comparable as a French BA network providing equity financing and mentoring to early-stage startups.
• Femmes Business Angels: France's leading women Business Angels network. Comparable as a French BA association providing equity tickets and mentoring to early-stage startups, with a distinct member-driven investment model.
• Angels Santé: French Business Angels network specialized in healthtech and life sciences. Comparable as a BA association pooling individual investors to fund early-stage startups, with similar deal flow and equity-ticket mechanics.
• Breizh Angels: Brittany-based regional Business Angels network. Directly comparable to Angels' Bay as a French regional BA association funding early-stage innovative startups via pooled member tickets.
• Nord France Angels: Northern France regional Business Angels network supporting early-stage startups with equity tickets and mentoring. Comparable as a regional French BA association operating on a similar member-funded model.

Broad incumbents

• Bpifrance: French public investment bank and Angels' Bay's co-investment partner. Comparable as a major institutional investor and ecosystem enabler in the same seed-stage market — both a partner and a competitive force for deal flow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/angelsbayinvest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/angels-bay-invest

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments8 records

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