About EVOLEM
EVOLEM is a private equity firm founded in 1997. It is primarily based in Lyon, France. As of Apr 2026, EVOLEM is an active investor with a portfolio of 80 companies, comprising 80 funding rounds and 2 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 1 funding round. The firm primarily invests in companies based in France and Ivory Coast. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech. Its latest investment was a $***** Series A round in Funguit on Jun 17, 2025 which also saw participation from Asterion and UI Investissement.
Overall EVOLEM portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 10 acquisitions, namely Kalray, Nutrisens and Nextpool. A lot of funds co-invest with EVOLEM, with names like Kima Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
EVOLEM has a team of 26 people, including 5 partners.
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EVOLEM's Portfolio
EVOLEM has a portfolio of 80 companies. They have invested in a total of 80 companies. Their most recent investment was in Funguit (Series A round) on Jun 17, 2025. Here are the most recent investments by EVOLEM:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 17, 2025 | Series A | 9050 | ||
Nov 18, 2024 | Seed | 1407 | ||
Jun 04, 2024 | Series A | 2147 | and 5 others | |
Jan 18, 2024 | Seed | 6185 |
EVOLEM has acquired 2 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of RX Solutions on Sep 12, 2019. Here are the most recent acquisitions by EVOLEM:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Sep 12, 2019 | Manufacturer of part inspection equipment | - | 2006 | |
Jan 15, 2019 | Manufacturer of temporary, semi permanent, and permanent building solutions with a wide range of shelters for military and humanitarian projects | - | 2012 |
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Here is the portfolio snapshot of EVOLEM:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2022
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2019
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in France and Ivory Coast
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of EVOLEM
EVOLEM has a team of 26 members including 5 Partners and 5 Principals located in France. EVOLEM's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in EVOLEM:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | France | - | ||
Partner | Lyon | - | ||
Partner | Lyon | - | - | |
Partner | Lyon | - | ||
Partner | Lyon | - | ||
Principal | Lyon | - | ||
Principal | Lyon | - | ||
Principal | Lyon | - | ||
Principal | Lyon | - | - | |
Principal | France | - | ||
Advisor | Lyon | - |
Co-investors of EVOLEM
Over the past 29 years, 104 investors have co-invested in EVOLEM's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of EVOLEM: 104 investors entered a company along with EVOLEM. These include investors like Kima Ventures (8 companies).
EVOLEM News
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Sopht raises €3.3M for energy reduction SaaSTech.eu•Jun 04, 2024•Climate Club, Sopht, Ring Capital, Axeleo Capital and 5 others
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Morocco’s Crealo raises $1.42 million Seed round to accelerate its growthTechMoran•Jan 24, 2024•Crealo, 212 Founders, CDG, Kima Ventures and 6 others
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Jimini AI, an AI co-pilot for legal professionals raises €1.9MTech.eu•Nov 13, 2023•Polytechnique Ventures, J12, Galion.exe, EVOLEM and 3 others
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Health technology startup Teale receives $11 million investmentWebrazzi•Aug 31, 2023•teale, Alter Equity, Bpifrance, Bpifrance and 2 others
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Speedinvest leads $3M seed round for French traveltech startup FairlyneAIN.Capital•Jul 13, 2023•Fairlyne, Speedinvest, EVOLEM, Kima Ventures and 1 other
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FAIRLYNE raises $3 million to roll out its ticket resale white labelFrenchWeb•Jul 12, 2023•Fairlyne, Kima Ventures, EVOLEM, Speedinvest and 1 other
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France-based DataGalaxy raises €9.1M to help data teams succeed in data governanceSilicon Canals•Jul 07, 2023•DataGalaxy, EVOLEM, Newfund, Orange Ventures and 1 other
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DataGalaxy Raises $10M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Jul 06, 2023•DataGalaxy, AV8 Ventures, Orange Ventures, Newfund and 1 other
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