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    Daphni

    Paris, FranceFounded 2015

    Daphni is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that invests in early-stage European tech startups with strong international ambition. Its latest fund, daphni Blue, closed at €260 million (~$307 million) and focuses on science-driven, deep tech, and sustainability startups rooted in Europe's public research system.

    Average disclosed round size is $53.1M (across 37 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    66

    Fund Size

    $307M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    10

    Team

    Pierre-Eric Leibovici

    Pierre-Eric Leibovici

    Co-founder & Managing Partner

    Pierre-Yves Meerschman

    Pierre-Yves Meerschman

    Co-founder & Managing Partner

    Alain Dinin

    Alain Dinin

    Venture Partner

    Alexandra Dubar

    Alexandra Dubar

    Partner

    Aurelie Van Peteghem

    Aurelie Van Peteghem

    Partner & Chief Marketing Officer

    Claire Tanguy

    Claire Tanguy

    Partner & Chief Legal Officer

    Edouard Morhange

    Edouard Morhange

    Operating partner Dastore

    Jérôme Tafani

    Jérôme Tafani

    Operating partner Dastore

    Marc Simoncini

    Marc Simoncini

    Venture Partner

    Nicolas Metzke

    Nicolas Metzke

    Operating partner Dastore

    Paul Bazin

    Paul Bazin

    Partner

    Pauline Boucher

    Pauline Boucher

    Venture Partner

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    82 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Generare logoGenerareSeries A$21.6MApr 2026
    Ternary Tx logoTernary TxSeedMar 2026
    baCta logobaCtaSeries AMar 2026
    Alpa logoAlpaPre-Seed$3.5MFeb 2026
    Edumapper logoEdumapperPre-SeedJan 2026
    Lithosquare logoLithosquareSeed$25MJan 2026
    Rocapine logoRocapineSeries AJan 2026
    TerraSpark logoTerraSparkPre-SeedJan 2026
    Ankar logoAnkarSeries A$20MDec 2025
    Albatross logoAlbatrossSeries A$12.5MNov 2025
    Karavela logoKaravelaPre-SeedAug 2025
    KKaravela AiPre-SeedAug 2025
    Animaj logoAnimajGrowthJun 2025
    Voltfang logoVoltfangSeries BJun 2025
    Kolet logoKoletSeries AJun 2025
    Ankar logoAnkarSeedMay 2025
    FFaumeUnknownApr 2025
    Moonwatt logoMoonwattSeed$8.3MMar 2025
    GraphTX logoGraphTXUnknown$3.1MJan 2025
    EPYR logoEPYRPre-SeedJan 2025
    Logistica OS logoLogistica OSPre-SeedJan 2025
    SStockly raises €26M to help e-commerce retailers stay in stockUnknownJan 2025
    Hubcycle logoHubcycleGrowthOct 2024
    Albatross logoAlbatrossSeedOct 2024
    Voltfang logoVoltfangSeries AOct 2024
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    Top Co-Investors

    Kima Ventures12 shared
    Bpifrance7 shared
    Eurazeo7 shared
    Breega4 shared
    AENU3 shared
    Redalpine3 shared
    Atomico3 shared
    83North3 shared
    Station F3 shared
    Ring Capital3 shared
    Better Angle3 shared

    Last updated: 9 September 2026