About Crédit Mutuel Innovation
Crédit Mutuel Innovation is a venture capital firm located in Paris, France. As of Jul 2026, Crédit Mutuel Innovation is an active investor, having invested in 17 companies, with 2 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 High Tech to Real Estate and Construction Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series D round of e-peas A lot of funds co-invest with Crédit Mutuel Innovation, with names like European Innovation Council sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Crédit Mutuel Innovation has team of 6 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Crédit Mutuel Innovation's List of Top Investments
Crédit Mutuel Innovation has a portfolio of 17 companies. Their most notable investments are in PatrOwl and HarfangLab.Their portfolio spans across France, Austria and Belgium. They have invested in High Tech, Real Estate and Construction Tech, Consumer and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Crédit Mutuel Innovation:
1. Planity
Planity is an online platform for salon appointment booking. The user can search for the saloon based on the location and book an appointment for the selected service at the available time and date. Its services include hair cut for men/women, hair coloring, manicure, hairdressers, and more.
Key facts about Planity
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $105M
- Employee Count: 522 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Eiffel Investment Group, Evli Growth Partners and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Feb 20, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. UroMems
Developer of active implantable devices for urological incontinence. The device MyoElectroMechanical System is based on a technology where a patient‘s activity is measured in real-time through micro-sensors inside the implant into which algorithms are embedded; the system interprets data coming from the micro-sensors and computes the urethral pressure to apply.
Key facts about UroMems
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Grenoble (France)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $150M
- Employee Count: 90 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: BNP Paribas, Wellington Partners Venture Capital and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, May 14, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Quandela
Developer of quantum computing hardware, software, cloud access, and related services. It offers quantum computers, quantum random number generators, and quantum acceleration programs. The company provides access to quantum processors, simulators, and algorithms. It delivers open-source frameworks for quantum programming and AI developers. The company offers quantum computing training and resources.
Key facts about Quandela
4. e-peas
Developer of power management integrated circuits for energy harvesting applications. The company offers ambient energy managers designed for various energy sources. These integrated circuits manage power from energy harvesters to storage elements. The company's products support applications in smart homes, consumer electronics, and industrial IoT. The company also provides microcontrollers for data acquisition and processing.
Key facts about e-peas
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Louvain la Neuve (Belgium)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $54.1M
- Employee Count: 50 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Otium Capital, Airbus Ventures and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 09, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Biomemory
Online platform offering bio-digital data storage solutions. The platform is developing a petrol-free DNA synthesis and copy process based on synthetic biology for data storage. It also allows the production of long, bio-sourced, biocompatible, and bio-secure DNA fragments that can be stored as inert polymers for thousands of years without any energy input.
Key facts about Biomemory
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $23.2M
- Employee Count: 80 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Next Sequence, Bpifrance and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 10, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Crédit Mutuel Innovation's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Crédit Mutuel Innovation has invested in 17 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in e-peas.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Crédit Mutuel Innovation's Investments by Stage
Crédit Mutuel Innovation has made 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $20.9M, 5 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $26.9M, 3 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $46.1M and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $22M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 8 |
Series B | 5 |
Series C | 3 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Crédit Mutuel Innovation's Investments by Sector
Crédit Mutuel Innovation has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Sustainability Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 15 Tech companies, 10 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 6 Software companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 6 |
Consumer | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Sustainability Tech | 4 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Others | 20 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Crédit Mutuel Innovation's Investments by Geography
Crédit Mutuel Innovation has made most investments in France (15), followed by Austria where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
France | 15 |
Austria | 1 |
Belgium | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Crédit Mutuel Innovation's recent investments
Crédit Mutuel Innovation has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - e-peas.Here are the most recent investments by Crédit Mutuel Innovation:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 09, 2026 | Belgium | Series D | 8489 | ||
Sep 30, 2025 | France | Series A | 2782 | ||
Jun 12, 2025 | France | Series C | 9294 | [+5] | |
Dec 10, 2024 | France | Series A | 7695 | [+7] | |
Sep 09, 2024 | France | Series A | 8795 |
Team profile of Crédit Mutuel Innovation
Crédit Mutuel Innovation has a team of 6 members including 2 Partners and 3 Principals located in France. Crédit Mutuel Innovation's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Crédit Mutuel Innovation:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Marseille | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Principal | Paris | - | ||
Principal | Lyon | - | ||
Principal | Paris | - |
Co-investors of Crédit Mutuel Innovation
Over the past 9 years, 125 investors have co-invested in Crédit Mutuel Innovation's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Crédit Mutuel Innovation: Bpifrance, Credit Mutuel Equity and 72 others have invested in rounds before Crédit Mutuel Innovation. There are 5 companies where Bpifrance has invested before Crédit Mutuel Innovation and 2 companies where Credit Mutuel Equity has invested before Crédit Mutuel Innovation.
- Top Co-investors of Crédit Mutuel Innovation: 48 investors entered a company along with Crédit Mutuel Innovation. These include investors like European Innovation Council (2 companies).
- Invested after Crédit Mutuel Innovation: A total of 3 investors have invested in Crédit Mutuel Innovation's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Ajax Health (1 company), European Innovation Council (1 company) and European Investment Bank (1 company).
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