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    1st Kind Ventures

    Neuilly, FranceFounded 2024

    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.

    43% of their portfolio is in AI. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Their most common stage is series-a (57% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $30.8M (across 4 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    5

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    CP

    Carla Paillardon

    FV

    Frederic Villain

    SM

    Sophia Martin

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    7 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Mimic logoMimicSeed—Nov 2025
    Mimic logoMimicSeries A$50MFeb 2025
    Spore Biotechnologies logoSpore BiotechnologiesSeries A—Feb 2025
    Spore logoSporeSeries A$23MJan 2025
    Spore.Bio logoSpore.BioSeries A$23MJan 2025
    Mimic logoMimicPre-Seed—May 2024
    Mimic logoMimicSeed$27MJan 2024

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    Last updated: 8 November 2026