BFC ANGELS

What BFC ANGELS does

BFC Angels (legally Bourgogne Franche Comté Angels) is a non-profit business angel association (association loi 1901), headquartered in Dijon, France, founded in 2021 and declared at the Préfecture under number W212006158. The association federates approximately 60 individual business angels — senior executives, professionals, and liberal practitioners based in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region — and connects them with entrepreneurs seeking seed or early-stage capital for business creation, takeover, or growth phases. BFC Angels is a member of the France Angels national federation, which unites more than 60 business angel networks across France, providing cross-network deal flow and co-investment opportunities.

The association's core service is investment facilitation: entrepreneurs submit projects through the Dealum online platform or via direct outreach, while investors are onboarded through a formal cooptation process. BFC Angels does not develop technology products; instead it operates community-driven programming including monthly educational workshops (Ateliers du Jeudi) on topics such as financial planning, IP protection, insurance, and fundraising, plus newsletter communications and networking events. Since inception, BFC Angels members have collectively invested over €8 million across more than 60 portfolio companies, with notable follow-on rounds including SESAMm (€35M, Series C), 360 medics (€10M), Sintermat (€6M Series A), and DOOD (€2.5M Series B). The portfolio spans deeptech (Sintermat Spark Plasma Sintering, AUM BIOSYNC), ESG/FinTech (SESAMm), medtech (360 medics, UPPER's Alyzée chair), agritech (Scanopy, Agri-Echange), collaborative delivery (Cocolis), and inclusive technology (TOOLIB).

The association is funded through member fees and does not charge portfolio companies. It maintains strategic partnerships with regional institutions including Dijon Métropole (March 2026), Banque Populaire BFC (December 2025), BATIFRANC (October 2025), Crédit Agricole (Le Village by CA Champagne Bourgogne), Réseau Entreprendre, and various expert firms (Grant Thornton, Cabinet Guiu IP, Eric Petitlaurent/Inbonis). A separate vehicle, BFC Angels Capital, was launched in 2023 to complement the association's investment activities. The association is led by President Pierre Vieillard and operates with a small operational staff supporting the membership base.

Name

BFC ANGELS

Legal name

Bourgogne Franche Comté Angels

Website

https://bfcangels.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BFC Angels is a non-profit business angel association based in Dijon, France, that federates approximately 60 individual investors to provide seed and early-stage capital, mentorship, and co-investment to startups in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Angel Investing / Venture Capital Network

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYFSANAAAI

Micro-VC & Angel Funds

Financial & Insurance/Private Equity & Venture Capital/Venture Capital Firms

Keywords

• Business angel network
• Early-stage investment
• Seed funding
• Startup mentoring
• Regional investment network

Headquarters

HQ city

Dijon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Revenue is generated through membership fees from individual business angel members. The association is non-profit (loi 1901) and uses funds to support its operations, events, and entrepreneurial ecosystem development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BFC Angels is a non-profit business angel network (association loi 1901) that federates approximately 60 individual investors (senior executives, professionals, retired executives) in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It connects these business angels with entrepreneurs seeking seed and early-stage funding for startup creation, business takeover, or growth phases. The association offers curated deal flow, mentorship, networking events, monthly expert workshops (Ateliers du Jeudi), and co-investment facilitation.

Product overview

BFC ANGELS (Bourgogne Franche Comté Angels) is a non-profit association (association loi 1901) that federates business angels from the Bourgogne Franche-Comté region. It is a member of the France Angels network. The organization connects individual investors (business angels) with entrepreneurs seeking funding for creation, acquisition, or development projects. Services include investment facilitation, mentorship, networking, and educational workshops ("Ateliers du Jeudi"). BFC ANGELS does not offer technology products; it provides investment and advisory services to the startup ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ateliers du Jeudi (Thursday Workshops)

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 8 million euros invested since creation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, key, supporting, core and minor.

• Dijon MétropolemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2026Strategic partnership announced March 2026. Dijon Métropole and BFC Angels share the ambition to support innovation, foster entrepreneurial projects, and contribute to the economic attractiveness of the territory. Dijon Métropole is structuring dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystems in its areas of excellence (health, digital, agroecology) through 'totem' innovation hubs including Santenov (health, 9,100 m² opening 2028) and Technov (tech, 6,000 m² opening 2027).
• BATIFRANCkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Partnership announced October 2025. BATIFRANC is a major actor in professional real estate financing in the region. Together with BFC Angels, shared conviction to support innovative project leaders, encourage business creation, development and takeover, and actively contribute to the economic dynamism of Bourgogne Franche-Comté.
• Eric Petitlaurent / Société InbonissupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 June 2021Eric Petitlaurent, Mandataire ad hoc – Conciliator, joined as partner to support entrepreneurs facing financial difficulties. Specialist in preventive treatment of companies in difficulty; helps avoid payment cessation through amicable arrangements. Intervention success rate approximately 75% when acting early.
• France AngelscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBFC Angels is a member of France Angels, the national federation that promotes business angels, recognizes their positive economic impact, and legitimizes their action. France Angels federates more than 60 business angel networks and provides national visibility, shared resources, and cross-network co-investment opportunities.
• Crédit Agricole Champagne Bourgogne / Village by CAkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistoric partnership. Le Village by CA Champagne Bourgogne is a business accelerator serving territory companies. BFC Angels leverages the partnership to provide startups access to a national network of 908+ partners, physical innovation spaces, workshops, and visibility platforms. Offers at 500€/year for SMEs and entrepreneurs; 5,000–20,000€/year for large enterprises.
• BlockPulsesupportingTechnology or IntegrationLegalTech partnership with BlockPulse regarding the digitalization of investment for business angels: closing processes, participation tracking, and liquidity management.
• Tech&FestminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Tech&Fest, the largest Tech & Innovation festival in the territories, to be held in Grenoble in February 2025.
• Grant ThorntonsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExpert accounting and financial advisory firm that regularly partners on workshops (Ateliers du Jeudi) covering financial indicators, business planning, and startup metrics. Hosted events at their Dijon offices.
• Cabinet Guiu IPsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIntellectual property consulting firm (Dorian Guiu) providing workshops on IP protection, patent strategy, and trademark security as part of the Atelier du Jeudi program.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Nord Angels: Regional business angel network covering Hauts-de-France. Direct functional comparable to BFC Angels: France Angels-affiliated association that mobilizes individual investors for early-stage deals with regional economic focus.
• Normandy Angels: Regional business angel network based in Normandy. Direct comparable to BFC Angels in structure (member association, France Angels affiliate) and focus (early-stage local startups), differing primarily by geography.
• Alsace Angels: Regional angel network serving Alsace. Comparable to BFC Angels as a France Angels member organization pooling individual investors for early-stage equity, with similar workshop-driven deal flow and regional economic development mandate.
• Loire Valley Angels: Regional business angel network covering Centre-Val de Loire. Highly comparable to BFC Angels as a regionally focused France Angels-affiliated network deploying individual capital into local startups, with similar workshop programs and partnership ecosystems.

Direct peers

• Investessor: Established French business angel network based in the Paris region. Direct peer to BFC Angels: it pools individual angel investors, invests in seed/early-stage startups, and operates under the France Angels federation with the same community-led selection process.
• Paris Business Angels: Paris-based business angel network and one of the largest in France. Direct peer to BFC Angels: both are member-driven angel networks affiliated with France Angels, deploying individual capital into early-stage startups with mentorship, and running community-driven workshops and pitch sessions.
• Kreaxi: French early-stage investor (historically a micro-VC) operating in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Direct comparable to BFC Angels as a regional early-stage investor; co-invested with BFC Angels in AIDAXIS, illustrating overlapping regional deal flow in France.
• Business Angels des Grandes Écoles (BBA): National French business angel network with regional chapters. Direct peer to BFC Angels: comparable structure (membership of individual angels), investment thesis (early-stage equity + mentorship), and governance (association loi 1901, member of France Angels).

Broad incumbents

• Réseau Entreprendre: National French network of business leaders supporting entrepreneurs with loans and mentorship. Comparable as a co-investment partner of BFC Angels (e.g., co-invested in La Réussite), but operates at a broader national scale with a different financial model (interest-free loans vs. equity).
• France Angels: National federation of French business angel networks of which BFC Angels is a member. Not a direct competitor; functions as an industry body that legitimizes angel investing, federates 60+ networks, and channels deal flow visibility to member networks like BFC Angels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bourgogne-angels

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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