About NCI
NCI is a private equity firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based in Rouen, France. As of Oct 2026, NCI has a portfolio of 91 companies, comprising 91 funding rounds and 7 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in France. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer. Its latest investment was a $***** Series C round in Expliseat on Jun 12, 2025 which also saw participation from Bpifrance, Crédit Mutuel Innovation and other investors.
Overall NCI portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 19 acquisitions, namely Robocath, Sencrop and Transports Malherbe. A lot of funds co-invest with NCI, with names like Bpifrance sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
NCI has a team of 11 people, including 5 partners.
NCI's Portfolio
NCI has a portfolio of 91 companies. They have invested in a total of 91 companies. Their most recent investment was in Expliseat (Series C round) on Jun 12, 2025. Here are the most recent investments by NCI:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 12, 2025 | Series C | 3446 | ||
Jan 28, 2025 | Series A | 3821 | ||
Apr 29, 2024 | Series B | 6874 | ||
Jan 10, 2024 | Series C | 5778 |
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NCI has acquired 7 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of SOPANO on Jan 08, 2021. Here are the most recent acquisitions by NCI:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Jan 08, 2021 | Manufacturer and distributor of adhesive labels and cash rolls | - | 1961 | |
Jan 12, 2018 | Manufacturer of communication equipments | - | 2007 | |
Jun 07, 2017 | Firm focused on custom metal structures, metal infrastructure projects, oil & gas exploration and production | - | 2017 | |
Mar 03, 2017 | Provider of real estate development services | - | 1997 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of NCI:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2019
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2017
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in France
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of NCI
NCI has a team of 11 members including 5 Partners and 1 Principal located in France. NCI's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in NCI:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Rouen | - | - | |
Partner | Rennes | - | ||
Partner | France | - | ||
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Principal | - | - | ||
Advisor | France | - | - | |
Associate | France | - | ||
Associate | - | - | ||
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Associate | - | - |
Co-investors of NCI
Over the past 27 years, 50 investors have co-invested in NCI's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of NCI: 50 investors entered a company along with NCI. These include investors like Bpifrance (5 companies).
NCI News
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The Moroccan CDG Invest participates in the lifting of $ 6.4 million for the benefit of the French start-up VelyveloEcofin Agency•Apr 29, 2024•CDG, VelyVelo, NCI, 212 Founders
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SCALINX, Leading Fabless Semiconductor in System-on-a-Chip Design, Secures €34 Million in Second Round FundingDesign-Reuse•Jan 10, 2024•SCALINX, Bpifrance, GO CAPITAL, NCI and 5 others
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Obat raises 12 million euros for its management software dedicated to construction artisansusine-digitale.fr•Nov 24, 2023•Obat, Crédit Mutuel Innovation, NewAlpha Asset Management, NCI and 1 other
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Exotrail raises million$ via Series B fundraising effortsSatNews•Feb 08, 2023•Exotrail, 360 Capital Partners, Karista, PARIS REGION Venture Fund and 14 others
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The PropTech Buildrz raises an initial fundraising of 3.8 million eurosFrenchWeb•May 23, 2022•NCI, Buildrz, SWEN Capital Partners, NovX and 1 other
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Sencrop raises $18 million to democratize precision agricultureFrenchWeb•May 10, 2022•Sencrop, JVP, Bpifrance, Demeter and 4 others
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Scalinx Secures €10.5M Funding RoundFinSMEs•Feb 04, 2021•SCALINX, WaterStar Capital, Another, BNP Paribas Developpement and 6 others
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French startup Exotrail raises $13 million for propulsion, space software and on-orbit transport systemsSpaceNews•Jul 16, 2020•Exotrail, IXO, Karista, NCI and 9 others
