About Notus Technologies
Notus Technologies is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. It is primarily based out of Paris, France. As of Jun 2024, Notus Technologies has invested in 21 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 Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Mercateam Overall, Notus Technologies portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 3 acquisitions including key companies like Mistral AI, Studapart and Homepilot. A lot of funds co-invest with Notus Technologies, with names like Kima Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Notus Technologies has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Notus Technologies' List of Top Investments
Notus Technologies has a portfolio of 21 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Jolly Mama and Mercateam.Their portfolio spans across and France. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Notus Technologies:1. Mistral AI
Provider of customizable, open-source artificial intelligence models and solutions for various applications. It is a company specializing in open-source large language models and generative AI, providing cutting-edge language models for various applications.
Key facts about Mistral AI
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Paris (France)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $3.05B
- Employee Count: 1,506 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Index Ventures, BNP Paribas and 51 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Osivax
Developer of vaccines against constantly mutating pathogens. The company leverages oligoDOM a novel proprietary nanoparticles technology specifically designed to trigger superior T-cell responses. The company's lead candidate is OVX836 against influenza and coronavirus.
Key facts about Osivax
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Lyon (France)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $42.2M
- Employee Count: 60 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Gates, Start Capital and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Sep 12, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Wecasa
Online platform to book at-home beauty services. The platform offers beauty services such as manicures, pedicures, massages, waxing, hair styling, and make-up, and others for men & women at their locations. Users can book beauty services of their choice based on their location and time requirements. Their app is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about Wecasa
4. Greenly
Provider of carbon accounting and sustainability management software platform. The company offers a platform that enables businesses to measure, reduce, and report their carbon emissions. It provides tools for carbon footprint analysis, lifecycle assessments, supplier engagement, and decarbonization strategy development. The platform supports compliance with various sustainability standards and certifications, including CSRD, CBAM, SBTi, and Ecovadis. It caters to diverse industries, including finance, technology, consulting, and manufacturing, serving both SMEs and large enterprises.
Key facts about Greenly
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Paris (France)
- Annual Revenue: €1M - €10M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $78.6M
- Employee Count: 283 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HSBC and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 21, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. LiveMentor
LiveMentor provides marketplace for online tutoring services. Offers services at college, high school courses and vocational courses. Tutor can set his own price. Payment transaction will be after the end of the course. Schedules are synchronized with Gmail calendar. Updates through notifications to mobile phones. Also provides video conference platform for the tutors to conduct their classes.
Key facts about LiveMentor
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $13.7M
- Employee Count: 329 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Notus Technologies, Ring Capital and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 05, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Notus Technologies' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Notus Technologies has invested in 23 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in MeltingSpot and most recent follow-on round was in Mercateam.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Notus Technologies' Investments by Stage
Notus Technologies has made 7 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.25M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $23M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 7 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Notus Technologies' Investments by Sector
Notus Technologies has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Food and Agriculture Tech, Sustainability Tech, Consumer and Environment Tech. Notably, it has invested in 17 Tech companies, 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 2 |
Sustainability Tech | 2 |
Consumer | 1 |
Environment Tech | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Notus Technologies' Investments by Geography
Notus Technologies has made most investments in France (8).Notus Technologies' recent investments
Notus Technologies has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Notus Technologies:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 05, 2024 | France | Series A | 6124 | ||
Jun 20, 2022 | France | Seed | 3080 | [+8] | |
Apr 20, 2022 | France | Series A | 1221 | ||
Mar 25, 2022 | France | Seed | 2134 | ||
Mar 25, 2022 | France | Seed | 9072 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Notus Technologies' Portfolio
Notus Technologies has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Mistral AI. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Mistral AI which became a unicorn in 2023, 2 years before Notus Technologies first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Notus Technologies' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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84 | Provider of customizable, open-source artificial intelligence models and solutions for various applications | 2023 | Paris | Series C | fou{ptd |
Acquired companies in Notus Technologies' Portfolio
3 companies from Notus Technologies' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Homepilot in Sep 2022 by iad Group for $*****.Here are Notus Technologies' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Sep 08, 2022 | - | - | 7409 | |
May 17, 2022 | - | - | 9061 | |
Feb 15, 2022 | - | - | 9292 |
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Team profile of Notus Technologies
Notus Technologies has a team of 2 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in France. Notus Technologies' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Notus Technologies
Over the past 7 years, 44 investors have co-invested in Notus Technologies's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Notus Technologies: Alexandre Prot, Bertrand Jelensperger and 2 others have invested in rounds before Notus Technologies. There is 1 company where Alexandre Prot has invested before Notus Technologies and 1 company where Bertrand Jelensperger has invested before Notus Technologies.
- Top Co-investors of Notus Technologies: 28 investors entered a company along with Notus Technologies. These include investors like Kima Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Notus Technologies: A total of 12 investors have invested in Notus Technologies's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Fidelity International Strategic Ventures (1 company), Benhamou Global Ventures (1 company) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (1 company).
Recent News related to Notus Technologies
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The Notus Technologies fund swallows up Benoit ChocolatsLsa-Conso•May 12, 2023•Notus Technologies, Benoit Chocolats
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The GreenGo Consignment, now Bibak, raises €6 millionNotus Technologies•Feb 13, 2023•Notus Technologies, SWEN Capital Partners, Founders Future, Seed-One Ventures and 2 others
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Proptech: the unicorn IAD diversifies into rental management with HomepilotNotus Technologies•Nov 10, 2022•Notus Technologies, Homepilot, iad Group
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Jolly Mama announces fundraising of more than one million eurosLe Monde du Droit•Mar 25, 2022•Jolly Mama, Notus Technologies
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Greenly raises €2.5M to generalize the carbon footprint of SMEs and prepare for a carbon-neutral economyNotus Technologies•Sep 14, 2021•Greenly, Notus Technologies
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Monisnap raises €10 million to become the European leader in digital transfers to emerging countriesNotus Technologies•Jul 01, 2021•MONI, Truffle Capital, EVOLEM, Notus Technologies and 1 other
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Nihola France – Notus acquires 75% of this scooter specialist made in FranceNotus Technologies•Nov 16, 2020•Notus Technologies, Nicolas
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Mercateam raises 1.2 million euros from ISAI and Kima VenturesFrenchWeb•Oct 06, 2020•Kima Ventures, Notus Technologies, Mercateam, ISAI
