About Aurinvest
Aurinvest is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. It is primarily based out of Paris, France. As of Nov 2021, Aurinvest has invested in 31 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in France based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Life Sciences. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of PathoQuest Overall, Aurinvest portfolio has seen 4 IPOs and 16 acquisitions including key companies like Iron Mountain, PathoQuest and Sinequa. A lot of funds co-invest with Aurinvest, with names like XAnge sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Aurinvest has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Aurinvest's List of Top Investments
Aurinvest has a portfolio of 31 companies. Their most notable investments are in BizMeeting and Smallable.Their portfolio spans across France, Austria and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Life Sciences and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Aurinvest:
Provider of data centers, records management, and digital business solutions. The organization delivers services including asset lifecycle management, shredding, and information governance. It offers solutions across various industries, such as financial services, healthcare, and public sector. The business supports digital transformation, data security, and sustainability initiatives for its clientele.
Key facts about Iron Mountain
- Founded Year: 1951
- Location: Markgrafneusiedl (Austria)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 24,300 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Samara Capital, Entree Capital and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 14, 2014, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Provider of data marketplace solutions for internal, B2B, and public use. The company offers capabilities such as data cataloging, business glossary, and metadata management. It facilitates data visualization, automation, and intelligent search through AI. The platform enables collaboration, API integration, and user access management. Solutions address data governance, dashboarding, smart cities, open government, and master data management needs.
Key facts about Open Data Soft
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $32.2M
- Employee Count: 103 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Eiffel Investment Group, Demeter and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 11, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. PathoQuest
Provider of next-generation sequencing for microbiology testing The company has technology that combines sample preparation technology and cloud-based bioinformatics with pathogen genome sequence database and automated analysis. It helps in quality control testing of biologicals and diagnosis of infections.
Key facts about PathoQuest
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $9.99M
- Employee Count: 62 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Verve Ventures, Kurma Partners and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 09, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Sinequa
Developer of an enterprise platform providing agentic AI and search solutions. The platform offers AI agents, assistants, and search capabilities grounded in internal knowledge. It automates workflows, improves decision-making, and facilitates access to enterprise knowledge. The company provides solutions for industries including manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace, and legal.
Key facts about Sinequa
5. Invibes
Invibes provides a proprietary technology that offers in-feed advertising which matches the format of ad unit to the publisher content. The technology takes the user off site to the brand page while video or richmedia ad unit is played in-feed while keeping user on the site and optimized to display on premium media outlets.
Key facts about Invibes
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Paris (France)
- Annual Revenue: €1M - €10M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 131 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Virtual Network, Aurinvest and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jan 28, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Aurinvest's Investments by Stage
Aurinvest has made 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.12M, 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.17M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $5.32M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 8 |
Series A | 5 |
Series B | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Aurinvest's Investments by Sector
Aurinvest has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Retail, Consumer, High Tech and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 24 Tech companies, 22 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Software companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 7 |
Retail | 4 |
Consumer | 3 |
High Tech | 3 |
Life Sciences | 3 |
Others | 10 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Aurinvest's Investments by Geography
Aurinvest has made most investments in France (13), followed by United States where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
France | 13 |
United States | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Aurinvest's recent investments
Aurinvest has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Aurinvest:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 09, 2021 | France | Series B | 5648 | [+5] | |
Feb 20, 2017 | France | Series B | 6360 | [+4] | |
Oct 24, 2016 | France | Series A | 2575 | [+1] | |
Aug 30, 2016 | United States | Seed | 4845 | ||
Jun 22, 2016 | France | Seed | 1206 |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Aurinvest's Portfolio
4 of Aurinvest's portfolio companies have become public. Invibes got listed on the Euronext Exchange (Euronext), in Jul 2016 at marketcap of $11.5M and Pharnext got listed on the Euronext Exchange (Euronext) at marketcap of $111M.Here are Aurinvest's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 25, 2016 | - | - | 4714 | |
Jul 18, 2016 | Jun 10, 2010 | Series A | 1686 | |
Oct 12, 2012 | - | - | 7708 | |
Jul 01, 1997 | - | - | 8205 |
Acquired companies in Aurinvest's Portfolio
16 companies from Aurinvest's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was PathoQuest in Jan 2026 by Charles River Laboratories for $*****.Here are Aurinvest's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 13, 2026 | Jul 11, 2013 | Series B | 3554 | |
Nov 18, 2024 | Jan 24, 2007 | Series A | 5579 | |
Aug 01, 2023 | Feb 23, 2015 | Seed | 3782 | |
Feb 14, 2023 | - | - | 7788 | |
Dec 09, 2019 | - | - | 4110 |
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Team profile of Aurinvest
Aurinvest has a team of 2 members including 2 Partners located in France. Aurinvest's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Aurinvest
Over the past 20 years, 41 investors have co-invested in Aurinvest's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Aurinvest: Alven has invested before Aurinvest.
- Top Co-investors of Aurinvest: 15 investors entered a company along with Aurinvest. These include investors like XAnge (2 companies).
- Invested after Aurinvest: A total of 25 investors have invested in Aurinvest's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Idinvest Partners (2 companies), Aster (1 company) and Salesforce Ventures (1 company).
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