About Impact Maker
Impact Maker is a venture capital firm founded in 2003. It is primarily based out of France. As of Nov 2023, Impact Maker has invested in 42 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in France based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from HealthTech to Consumer and Food and Agriculture Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of WeeFin A lot of funds co-invest with Impact Maker, with names like Ring Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Impact Maker has team of 75 people including 7 partners.Key Metrics
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Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Impact Maker's List of Top Investments
Impact Maker has a portfolio of 42 companies. Their most notable investments are in Cantoo and Naoden.Their portfolio spans across France, Australia and Spain. They have invested in HealthTech, Consumer, Food and Agriculture Tech and 17 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Impact Maker:
1. Yuka
Application for scanning the barcodes of food and cosmetic products to evaluate impact on health. It allows users to scan the barcode of the product. The app analyses the product and provides information whether the product is healthy or not and suggests similar products of better quality.
Key facts about Yuka
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 269 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Wind Capital, Techmind and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Lifeaz
Developer of connected defibrillators. The Lifeaz Defibrillator provides vocal instructions for usage and to enables the user to place the electrodes on the patient's chest and analyze the cardiac rhythm. The data is collected on the platform which analyses to provide the results. Some of the partners are Allianz, bpifrance, ANOULD, WILCO, Centralelille, and many others.
Key facts about Lifeaz
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $20.1M
- Employee Count: 43 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: BNP Paribas, Kima Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 12, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. MindDay
Provider of therapy sessions and exercises for mental health conditions. The company offers a self-therapy app that offers programs, activities, content, and tools, as well as access to certified professionals. It provides video sessions and writing exercises for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems,
Key facts about MindDay
4. HelloAsso
HelloAsso is a France-based crowdfunding platform that enables associations to raise funds for their charitable projects. It also helps associations to manage their membership or selling tickets to an event. As of march 2016, 14,000 associations have raised funds on the platform.
Key facts about HelloAsso
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Bordeaux (France)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8.4M
- Employee Count: 167 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Microsoft Accelerator, Investisseur Prive and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 05, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Frello
Mobile & Web-based platform providing learning and teaching solutions. It provides a digital assistant tool for teachers that consists of a flipped classroom tool, digital manual, and reinforcement or collective solutions. It also provides learning programs that contain video content, exercises, learning lessons, and more.
Key facts about Frello
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Rouen (France)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 34 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Normandie Incubation, Makesense and 1 Other
Impact Maker's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Impact Maker has invested in 42 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in WeeFin and most recent follow-on round was in Wefight.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Impact Maker's Investments by Stage
Impact Maker has made 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.59M and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.84M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 8 |
Series A | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Impact Maker's Investments by Sector
Impact Maker has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Sustainability Tech, Consumer, Enterprise Applications, HealthTech and EdTech. Notably, it has invested in 28 Tech companies, 24 Consumer (B2C) companies, 16 Software companies and at least 15 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Sustainability Tech | 4 |
Consumer | 3 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
HealthTech | 3 |
EdTech | 2 |
Others | 10 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Impact Maker's Investments by Geography
Impact Maker has made most investments in France (10), followed by Spain where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
France | 10 |
Spain | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Impact Maker's recent investments
Impact Maker has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Impact Maker:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 28, 2023 | France | Series A | 6976 | [+2] | |
Sep 21, 2023 | France | Series A | 1109 | [+3] | |
Nov 29, 2022 | France | Seed | 1799 | - | |
Oct 11, 2022 | France | Seed | 7946 | [+3] | |
Nov 02, 2021 | France | Seed | 5304 |
Team profile of Impact Maker
Impact Maker has a team of 75 members including 7 Partners and 63 Principals located in France. Impact Maker's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Impact Maker:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | Paris | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | - | |
Principal | France | - | - | |
Principal | France | - | - | |
Principal | France | - | - | |
Principal | France | - |
Co-investors of Impact Maker
Over the past 13 years, 42 investors have co-invested in Impact Maker's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Impact Maker: U.S. Department of State, InnoEnergy and 5 others have invested in rounds before Impact Maker. There is 1 company where U.S. Department of State has invested before Impact Maker and 1 company where InnoEnergy has invested before Impact Maker.
- Top Co-investors of Impact Maker: 23 investors entered a company along with Impact Maker. These include investors like Ring Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after Impact Maker: A total of 12 investors have invested in Impact Maker's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Credit Mutuel (1 company), BlackFin (1 company) and Digital Health Ventures (1 company).
