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Top 25 Social impact venture capital companies based in France

RevenueBase identified 116 social impact venture capital companies headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 1,659 professional contacts across them, including 634 with verified work emails and 101 with mobile numbers. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers social impact venture capital companies headquartered in France, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 6, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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116Companies
1,659Contacts tracked
634Verified emails
101Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest social impact venture capital companies based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 116 social impact venture capital companies based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 6, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to social impact venture capital companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
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1Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 2026201-500366 contacts →

“Meridiam was founded in 2005 by Thierry Déau, with the belief that the alignment of interests between the public and private sector can provide critical solutions to the…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
2Strong evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202651-20095 contacts →

“Sofinnova Partners is a leading European venture capital firm in life sciences, specializing in healthcare and sustainability.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
3Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5092 contacts →

“Amethis, a member of the Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity partnership, was founded in 2012.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
4Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5084 contacts →

“Founded on the core principle that the next wave of tech is born in the startup streets - the natural environment of tomorrow’s innovation superstars - Ventech has been a pioneer…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
5Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5077 contacts →

“Founded in 2013 by Clara Gaymard and Gonzague de Blignieres, RAISE is a pioneer in engaged sustainable finance with its investment and innovation platform.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
6Partial evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5067 contacts →

IMPACT Partners is the 1st European investment platform dedicated to impact investing.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
7Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5060 contacts →

“Creadev is an investment company founded in 2002 by the Mulliez family (known for Decathlon, Leroy Merlin, Auchan, etc.) to support and accompany high-potential SMEs.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
8Strong evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5051 contacts →

“Ring Capital actively directs capital towards vital solutions tackling major social and environmental challenges, and helps entrepreneurs and companies grow by fostering both…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
9Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5047 contacts →

“Create and invest alongside bold entrepreneurs to develop tomorrow’s leaders Inspired by the vision and values of its founder, Pierre-Édouard Stérin, Otium perpetuates its mission…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
10Partial evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5038 contacts →

“STOA is an impact investment fund, financing and supporting the development of sustainable and resilient infrastructure for future generations in Africa, Latin America and Asia.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
11Strong evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5026 contacts →

“Shift4Good is an impact venture capital fund with €220 million in assets under management, focused on the decarbonization of the transportation sector.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
12Strong evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5024 contacts →

“Citizen Capital is a pioneering impact investing fund in France.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
13Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5020 contacts →

“blisce/ – based in Paris and New-York - is a technology investment firm backing founders reshaping industries from early to IPO.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
14Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-1020 contacts →

“Smart Equity is an innovative player in Corporate Development, crossing our perspectives of entrepreneurs, financial advisors and investors.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
15Strong evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5018 contacts →

“Première société de gestion à impact, alter equity a porté une disruption radicale dans le private equity dès 2007 et continue d’innover depuis au service d’un investissement…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
16Strong evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-1018 contacts →

“Fondée par 12 entrepreneurs et professionnels de la finance, de la solidarité et du capital risque avec un engagement d’apporter un maximum d’impact, de transparence et de…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
17Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5017 contacts →

“Created in 2008 and AMF-certified in 2014, Starquest has been investing ever since into disruptive companies.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
18Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 202611-5016 contacts →

“Créée en 2016 par Alexandre Toussaint, Baltis est une plateforme d'investissements alternatifs engagée et dédiée au financement des territoires et des entreprises de demain.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
19Strong evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-1012 contacts →

“Ternel is a an early-stage venture capital investor committed to empowering tech companies that positively impact major societal themes.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
20Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-1012 contacts →

“Vous avez une idée de startup que vous voulez lancer?”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
21Strong evidenceBordeaux, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-1011 contacts →

“Happy Capital est une plateforme de financement participatif en actions (crowdfunding) dédiée aux projets à impact.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
22Partial evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-1010 contacts →

“Aurae est un fonds familial d'investissement à impact.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
23Partial evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-108 contacts →

“AVAHI est une ONG et cabinet de conseil en stratégie spécialisé dans l’impact investing.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
24Partial evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-107 contacts →

“Gaia Impact is a French impact investment advisory firm specialized in renewable energy and emerging countries with a high focus on start-ups, SMEs, and infrastructure projects…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
25Strong evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 6, 20261-107 contacts →

“FAME Impact is a private equity fund focused on delivering positive environmental and social impact together with superior return on investment.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026

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Social impact venture capital companies based in France at a glance

As of Sep 6, 2026
38.2%Verified-email coverage
6.1%Mobile-number coverage
14.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
66.4%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Sep 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
87
11-50
24
51-200
3
201-500
2

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How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among social impact venture capital companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in France whose own description of what they do matches “social impact venture capital companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names social impact venture capital companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among social impact venture capital companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 634 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Social impact venture capital companies by metro

  • Social impact venture capital companies in Paris77

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names social impact venture capital companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many social impact venture capital companies are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 116 social impact venture capital companies headquartered in France as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Meridiam, headquartered in Paris, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most social impact venture capital companies?

Paris leads with 77 headquartered companies, followed by Bordeaux (3) and Lyon (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 634 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 116 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 6, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.