About Alven
Who we are
Alven is an independent early-stage venture capital firm with a successful track record of 5 successive funds backing more than 130 startups over 20 years. As of 2020 Alven has over €500m in funds under management.
Alven was founded 20 years ago in 2000 by Guillaume Aubin & Charles Letourneur, Alven has kept growing over the years thanks to its stellar performance, from a first €8m institutional fund in 2000, to a fifth fund of €250m in 2016, consolidating its position as a leading European VC firm.
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Our History
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May 2018
Sézane acquired by General Atlantic
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December 2016 – Alven V
Alven raises €250m for its fifth fund
A testimony of Alven’s continued dynamism, Alven’s fifth and largest-ever fund is launched only 3 years after its predecessor, consolidating Alven’s position as a leading European VC firm
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November 2016
Stripe raises a $150m Series D led by CapitalG/Google and General Catalyst, reaches 9.2b valuation
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March 2015
Heetch Seed Round
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January 2015
Dataiku Seed Round
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October 2014
Wit.ai Seed Round
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September 2014
Akeneo Seed Round
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November 2013
Bime Analytics Series A
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March 2013
Sézane Series A
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March 2013: Alven IV
Alven continues to establish itself as a perennial player in the European VC ecosystem, by launching its fourth fund in 2013, followed in 2019 by the Alven IV opportunity fund – both totalling €190m
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September 2012
Drivy Seed Round
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March 2012
OpenClassrooms Seed Round
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June 2010
PeopleDoc Series A
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December 2009
MeilleursAgents Serie A
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2008: Alven III
Following on its strong track record, Alven keeps growing in ambition & scope with its third, €100m fund, becoming one of the rare European funds over six-figure mark.
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November 2006
SeLoger announces €370m IPO
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Mid-2000s: Growing the team
As operations grow, Alven’s team grows into a tight and focused team with a strong tech & entrepreneurial background
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December 2005
Webhelp is sold to Equistone in an €83m LBO
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2003: Alven II
Alven raises its second, €40M fund, Alven II
Despite an unfavorable global economy, Alven is able to leverage the stellar performance of its first fund to gradually increase its operations in a second institutional fund of 36m€
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Fall 2000
Alven invests in SeLoger
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Summer 2000
Webhelp seed round
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Summer 2000: Alven created
Alven is created in Paris by Guillaume Aubin and Charles Letourneur, with a first institutional fund of 10m€
Focusing on tech & digital early-stage startups, Guillaume & Charles, two college friends, decide to leave their investment & corporate banking careers, investing their savings in budding startups