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    Karista

    Paris, FranceFounded 2001

    Karista is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in innovative companies across the Health, Digital, Tech, and NewSpace (DeepTech) sectors. Their strategy involves providing both financial support and strategic guidance, often as the first investor in Seed and Series A rounds, to help ambitious entrepreneurs scale their companies.

    40% of their portfolio is in AI. Deal activity increased 50% year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is series-a (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $22.3M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    5

    Fund Size

    $225M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    5 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    WWaivSeries B$33MMar 2026
    TiHive logoTiHiveUnknown$8MOct 2025
    LLookupSeries A$53.9MJun 2025
    BforeAI logoBforeAISeries A$15MApr 2024
    10Lines logo10LinesSeed$1.6MApr 2024

    Top Co-Investors

    Wind1 shared
    SYN Ventures1 shared
    Partnership Fund for New York City1 shared
    Karma1 shared
    Addendum Capital1 shared
    OTB Ventures1 shared
    Sistafund1 shared
    ETF partners1 shared
    Leadwind1 shared
    KFund1 shared
    MIG1 shared
    Tera1 shared

    Last updated: 7 April 2026