About BNP Paribas Developpement
BNP Paribas Developpement is a venture capital firm founded in 1987. It is primarily based out of Paris, France. As of Sep 2026, BNP Paribas Developpement is an active investor, having invested in 133 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A 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 A round of Inbolt Overall, BNP Paribas Developpement portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 24 acquisitions including key companies like Withings, Paprec and Stilla Technologies. A lot of funds co-invest with BNP Paribas Developpement, with names like Bpifrance sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. BNP Paribas Developpement has team of 50 people including 8 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 7 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
BNP Paribas Developpement's List of Top Investments
BNP Paribas Developpement has a portfolio of 133 companies. Their most notable investments are in Avostart and AgriLoops.Their portfolio spans across France, United States, Germany and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Life Sciences and 34 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 7 more. Here is the list of top investments by BNP Paribas Developpement:1. Withings
Withings provides solutions for health monitoring, sleep monitoring, activity monitoring and home environment monitoring. Withings provides computing and storage resources for app building. Its product, Wifi BodyScale can measure both weight and fat mass and upload the data to the cloud over wi-fi. Withings home is a video monitoring and security. Withings Thermo, a WiFi connected thermometer, measures temperature from the temporal artery on the die of the head. The company plans to launch the device for $99.95. The connected app will be available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Withings
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Moulineaux (France)
- Annual Revenue: €100M - €500M as on Dec 31, 2021
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $93.8M
- Employee Count: 327 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Gilde Healthcare, 360 Capital Partners and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 28, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. SPLIO
Customer experience management solution. The solution helps in comprising campaign management, CRM, customer engagement and experience management. Provides solutions such as segment and scoring customer data from all sources online and offline, creating multichannel campaigns and personalised customer journeys, managing data-driven loyalty programs, access to tailored performance reports and customer analytics.
Key facts about SPLIO
- Founded Year: 2001
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $22M
- Employee Count: 174 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Eiffel Investment Group, Amundi and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 24, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Paprec
Key facts about Paprec
- Founded Year: 1994
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $1.01B
- Employee Count: 3,464 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Demeter, BNP Paribas Developpement and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Dec 04, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. TISSIUM
Developer of vascular sealant for open vascular surgery. The company has developed biomorphic and programmable polymers for natural tissue healing. The flagship product, SETALIUM is a biocompatible, biodegradable, and on-demand activated sealant, designed to help achieve hemostasis during open vascular surgery.
Key facts about TISSIUM
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $190M
- Employee Count: 145 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: BNP Paribas, Exor and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 24, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of digital PCR solution for research. The system works on the principle of Crystal Digital PCR in a compact and reliable digital PCR solution with a single consumable. The device is assisted by Crystal Miner software for analyzing the generated data and identifying positive and negative droplets for all 3 fluorescence channels.
Key facts about Stilla Technologies
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Villejuif (France)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $53.1M
- Employee Count: 78 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: LBO France, Kurma Partners and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 23, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
BNP Paribas Developpement's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
BNP Paribas Developpement has invested in 152 companies over the last 25 years, with an average of 9 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 8 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 6 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in HighLife Medical and most recent follow-on round was in Inbolt.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2025 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2024 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
2023 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
2022 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2021 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
2020 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
2019 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2018 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
2017 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
BNP Paribas Developpement's Investments by Stage
BNP Paribas Developpement has made 46 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.1M, 22 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.91M and 20 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $24.3M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 46 |
Seed | 22 |
Series B | 20 |
PE | 16 |
Series C | 6 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BNP Paribas Developpement's Investments by Sector
BNP Paribas Developpement has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, Life Sciences and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 72 Tech companies, 71 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 33 Software companies and at least 26 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 25 |
High Tech | 20 |
Consumer | 13 |
Life Sciences | 12 |
Sustainability Tech | 11 |
Others | 119 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BNP Paribas Developpement's Investments by Geography
BNP Paribas Developpement has made most investments in France (111), followed by United States where it has made 6 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
France | 111 |
United States | 6 |
Germany | 1 |
Latvia | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BNP Paribas Developpement's recent investments
BNP Paribas Developpement has made 6 investments in 2026 so far. Inbolt and HighLife Medical are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by BNP Paribas Developpement:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 30, 2026 | France | Series A | 8245 | [+2] | |
Sep 22, 2026 | France | Series C | 3978 | [+11] | |
Jul 22, 2026 | France | Series A | 9709 | [+1] | |
May 13, 2026 | France | Series A | 8103 | [+2] | |
Mar 04, 2026 | France | Series B | 5065 | [+6] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in BNP Paribas Developpement's Portfolio
1 of BNP Paribas Developpement's portfolio company became public - Voyageurs du Monde. It got listed on the Euronext Exchange (Euronext), in Jul 2006 at marketcap of undefinedHere are BNP Paribas Developpement's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 07, 2006 | Jul 16, 2020 | Post IPO | 3730 |
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Acquired companies in BNP Paribas Developpement's Portfolio
24 companies from BNP Paribas Developpement's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was ROSSI AERO Group in May 2026 by Groupe Meloche for $*****.Here are BNP Paribas Developpement's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 04, 2026 | May 15, 2017 | PE | 1792 | |
Jun 20, 2025 | Nov 17, 2016 | Series A | 5907 | |
Mar 13, 2025 | Feb 04, 2020 | Seed | 9482 | |
Feb 14, 2025 | Nov 20, 2018 | Series A | 9819 | |
Jan 21, 2025 | Jan 20, 2022 | Series B | 6058 |
Team profile of BNP Paribas Developpement
BNP Paribas Developpement has a team of 50 members including 8 Partners and 20 Principals located in France. BNP Paribas Developpement's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in BNP Paribas Developpement:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | France | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | - | |
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | Rennes | - | ||
Principal | Strasbourg | - | ||
Principal | France | - | ||
Principal | Paris | - |
Co-investors of BNP Paribas Developpement
Over the past 25 years, 386 investors have co-invested in BNP Paribas Developpement's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before BNP Paribas Developpement: Europa, Bpifrance and 86 others have invested in rounds before BNP Paribas Developpement. There are 12 companies where Europa has invested before BNP Paribas Developpement and 5 companies where Bpifrance has invested before BNP Paribas Developpement.
- Top Co-investors of BNP Paribas Developpement: 197 investors entered a company along with BNP Paribas Developpement. These include investors like Bpifrance (25 companies).
- Invested after BNP Paribas Developpement: A total of 101 investors have invested in BNP Paribas Developpement's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Europa (9 companies), Bpifrance (5 companies) and Economy And Finance (4 companies).
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