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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.

    Deal activity decreased year-over-year (8 deals in the last 12 months vs 16 prior). Average disclosed round size is $30.0M (across 49 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    78

    Fund Size

    $307M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    8

    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

    116 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    EPYR logoEPYRSeries A—Oct 2026
    GGraph TherapeuticsUnknown$5MJul 2026
    Generare logoGenerareSeries A—Apr 2026
    Ternary Tx logoTernary TxSeed—Mar 2026
    Bacta logoBactaSeries A—Mar 2026
    Alpa logoAlpaPre-Seed$3.5MFeb 2026
    Edumapper logoEdumapperPre-Seed—Jan 2026
    Lithosquare logoLithosquareSeed$25MJan 2026
    Rocapine logoRocapineSeries A—Jan 2026
    TerraSpark logoTerraSparkPre-Seed—Jan 2026
    Ternary Therapeutics logoTernary TherapeuticsSeed—Jan 2026
    Generare logoGenerareSeries A—Jan 2026
    Quartz logoQuartzPre-Seed—Jan 2026
    Ankar logoAnkarSeries A$20MDec 2025
    albatross logoalbatrossSeries A$12.5MNov 2025
    EEverdyeSeries A—Sep 2025
    Karavela logoKaravelaPre-Seed—Aug 2025
    KKaravela AiPre-Seed—Aug 2025
    NG.CASH logoNG.CASHSeries B$26.5MAug 2025
    Animaj logoAnimajGrowth—Jun 2025
    Voltfang logoVoltfangSeries B—Jun 2025
    Kolet logoKoletSeries A—Jun 2025
    Ankar logoAnkarSeed—May 2025
    FFaumeUnknown—Apr 2025
    Moonwatt logoMoonwattSeed$8.3MMar 2025
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    Last updated: 20 October 2026