France Invest

What France Invest does

France Invest (legal name: France Invest - Association des investisseurs pour la croissance) is the French professional membership association representing private equity, venture capital, and growth-equity investors in France. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Paris, the association organizes the domestic PE/VC ecosystem through 28 specialized Clubs & Commissions that cover topics including compliance, sustainability, biodiversity, and regional action. Its primary constituents are French investment funds and PE/VC firms, with secondary informational audiences comprising entrepreneurs, individual savers, and young professionals.

The association's core offerings are non-technological and centered on member services: structured governance forums (Clubs & Commissions), professional training through L'Académie France Invest (in partnership with SKEMA Business School), a member extranet (Espace Connecté), a public member directory, annual flagship conferences (notably IPEM Paris and the annual Sustainability Conference with PwC), and a research publication program including the annual Venture & Growth study and the Net Performance study. It also produces ongoing legal and fiscal monitoring (Veille juridique & fiscale) and acts as the industry's principal interlocutor with French public policymakers, exemplified by its 2027 Presidential Manifesto with 10 policy proposals.

France Invest is structured as a nonprofit association (association professionnelle), operating independently with no parent entity. Revenue is generated through recurring institutional membership fees from PE/VC firms, supplemented by training, event, and conference-related income. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The association claims that member-supported investments have accompanied over 10,700 companies (76% of which are SMEs/PME) and supported 2.4 million jobs, positioning France Invest as a coordinating body rather than an investor itself.

Name

France Invest

Legal name

France Invest - Association des investisseurs pour la croissance

Website

https://franceinvest.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

France Invest is the French professional membership association for private equity and venture capital investors, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Paris, providing governance forums, training (L'Académie), research, events, and policy advocacy to 200+ member funds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity Industry Association

NAICS

Finance and Insurance (52), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ), Venture Capital Fundraising Placement (FSAEALAC)

Keywords

• Private equity association
• Venture capital membership
• Investment training programs
• Capital-investissement advocacy
• Investor network services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: France Invest generates revenue through professional membership fees from investment funds, private equity firms, venture capital companies, and other entities operating in the French private equity ecosystem.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

France Invest is a professional membership association (Association des investisseurs pour la croissance) that represents French private equity and venture capital investors. It sells membership to investment funds and PE/VC firms and delivers member services including access to a 200+ organization member network, professional training through L'Académie France Invest, 28 specialized Clubs & Commissions, annual industry studies (Venture & Growth, Net Performance), legal/fiscal monitoring (Veille juridique & fiscale), advocacy (e.g., the 2027 Presidential Manifesto), and events such as IPEM Paris and the Sustainability Conference with PwC.

Product overview

France Invest is a professional membership association for private equity and venture capital investors in France, not a technology product company. The organization provides member services including professional networking, industry events, training programs (France Invest Academy), research studies and publications, resource toolboxes (lexicon, ESG guides, diversity resources), and a member directory. The association connects entrepreneurs with investment funds and provides educational resources about private equity for various audiences including entrepreneurs, savers, and young talent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L'Académie France Invest: Training academy of France Invest offering professional development programs for members
• France Invest Academy

Products and services

• France Invest Membership
• L'Académie France Invest
• Veille juridique & fiscale (Legal & Fiscal Monitoring Service)
• IPEM Paris 2026 Conference
• Conférence annuelle Sustainability 2026 France Invest x PwC
• Annuaire des membres (Member Directory)

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,700+ companies have been accompanied by member funds
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026France Invest and CNRS signed a partnership convention to strengthen cooperation between public research and private innovation financing. The partnership was announced in connection with the 4th edition of the Venture & Growth study. The collaboration aims to bridge the gap between academic research institutions and private equity investors, facilitating the commercialization of publicly-funded research through private investment channels.
• PwCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026France Invest partners with PwC for the annual Sustainability Conference, bringing together industry stakeholders to discuss ESG considerations in private equity. The 2026 conference is scheduled for September 22, 2026 at the Pullman Tour Eiffel in Paris.
• SKEMA Business SchoolsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025France Invest collaborates with SKEMA Business School on the 'Parité & Performance' (Parity & Performance) program, combining academic expertise with industry practice to advance gender equality in private equity.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• LPEA (Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association): Luxembourg PE/VC industry association, operating with a comparable member-association structure but oriented around Luxembourg's fund-domiciliation ecosystem.
• EMPEA (Emerging Markets Private Equity Association): Industry association for private capital in emerging markets. Comparable membership, research, and advocacy model but focused geographically on EM rather than a single developed market like France.
• BVCA (British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association): UK trade association for the PE/VC industry with a comparable member-services, advocacy, and training offering. Highly comparable in structure and value proposition but serves the UK market rather than France.
• AIFI (Italian Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt Association): Italy's industry association for private equity, venture capital, and private debt. Operates a similar membership, training, and policy engagement model for the Italian PE/VC ecosystem.
• NVP (Netherlands Private Equity and Venture Capital Association): Dutch PE/VC industry association representing investors in the Netherlands. Comparable membership-driven advocacy and education model for a smaller, mature European PE/VC market.
• BVK (German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association): Germany's PE/VC industry association with comparable advocacy, research, and member-services functions. Serves the largest European PE/VC market by AUM, providing a useful scale benchmark for France Invest.
• ASCRI (Spanish Association of Venture Capital): Spanish PE/VC and private debt industry association providing member services, training, and policy advocacy. Closely comparable model to France Invest but serving the Iberian market.

Direct peers

• Invest Europe: Pan-European private equity and venture capital association (formerly EVCA) representing Europe's PE/VC industry. Most direct peer to France Invest as a fellow trade association, operating at the supranational level with overlapping membership and policy advocacy scope.
• France Angels: French federation of business angel networks, also serving as a membership and advocacy body for early-stage private investors in France. Comparable organizational model (membership association serving French private capital providers) but focused on the angel/pre-seed segment rather than institutional PE/VC.

Others

• BPI France: France's public investment bank and a major LP/capital provider in the French PE/VC ecosystem. Not a direct competitor but a key ecosystem participant and potential partner/counterparty to France Invest's member funds.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/france-invest
• Xx.com/FranceInvestEU

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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