1st Kind Ventures is a European venture capital firm powered by the Peugeot Family Group, leveraging over 200 years of industrial heritage. It focuses on deeptech innovation, industrial applications, and climate solutions, making early-stage investments from pre-seed to Series A with first checks up to €2m.
40% of their portfolio is in Biotech & Life Sciences. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Their most common stage is series-a (80% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $32.0M (across 3 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
5
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Portfolio
5 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mimic | Seed | — | Nov 2025 |
 Mimic | Series A | $50M | Feb 2025 |
 Spore Biotechnologies | Series A | — | Feb 2025 |
 Spore | Series A | $23M | Jan 2025 |
 Spore.Bio | Series A | $23M | Jan 2025 |
Top Co-Investors
LocalGlobe3 shared
Station F3 shared
Singular3 shared
No Label Ventures3 shared
Famille C3 shared
Point 723 shared
Speedinvest2 shared
Sequoia Scout Fund2 shared
10x Founders2 shared
Founderful2 shared
2100 Ventures2 shared
Elaia2 shared
Redpoint Ventures1 shared
Plug&Play1 shared
Phoenix Court Group1 shared
Point72 Asset Management1 shared
Menlo Ventures1 shared
GV1 shared
Shield Capital1 shared
Wing Venture Capital1 shared
Last updated: 27 September 2026