About OVNI
OVNI is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of Challes-les-Eaux, France. As of Oct 2026, OVNI is an active investor, having invested in 22 companies, with 9 new investments in the last 12 months. 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 Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Epyr A lot of funds co-invest with OVNI, with names like Kima Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. OVNI has team of 21 people including 16 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
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Seed & Series A
Deals in last 12 months
OVNI's List of Top Investments
OVNI has a portfolio of 22 companies. Their most notable investments are in Bacta Life and Resolve Stroke.Their portfolio spans across France, Germany, Netherlands and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by OVNI:
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: 526 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Eiffel Investment Group, Evli Growth Partners and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Feb 20, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. DataDome
DataDome provides website protection against bots and a marketplace for access controlled content monetization to the websites and content creators. Protects against web threats like web scraping, ad fraud, and online fraud. The platform extends the option for big data companies to legally access the relevant data for the analysis. Pricing starts at €50/month for analyzing up to 500k hits and covers features like the centralized dashboard, bot traffic monitoring, and blocking. Main customers include ZDNet, MaddyNess, 1001Pharmacies, AWS, SUBWAYStats, SENAT, and 50 Partners. Named as a finalist for Big Data Paris 2017 Innovation Trophy.
Key facts about DataDome
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $81.2M
- Employee Count: 222 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Elephant Venture Capital, SaaS Lander and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 30, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. MokN
Provider of identity and access management solution. It offers a security solution that utilizes contextualized deceptive technology to phish-back stolen credentials to attackers, that allows organizations to detect and respond to potential threats.
Key facts about MokN
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $18M
- Investors: Kima Ventures, Google Ventures and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 29, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. NcodiN
Provider of processors for HPC computing. It is a deeptech platform that develops and provides an optical interposer to support the chiplet-to-chiplet communications in the High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence processes. It supports system capabilities by leveraging laser systems and photonics to explore the applications. It provides solutions in areas of climate modelling, autonomous driving, medical treatment, and smart cities.
Key facts about NcodiN
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Palaiseau (France)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $22.3M
- Employee Count: 37 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Earlybird, Verve Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 20, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Mendo
Platform to deploy and adopt Generative AI. It provides training and acculturation in generative AI, and equips both novice and experienced users with its tool.
Key facts about Mendo
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Paris (France)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $18.4M
- Employee Count: 67 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Educapital, Ventech and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 11, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
OVNI's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
OVNI has invested in 22 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments, while as of Oct 2026, it has made 9 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Lightspring and most recent follow-on round was in Epyr.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
OVNI's Investments by Stage
OVNI has made 14 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.26M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.66M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 14 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OVNI's Investments by Sector
OVNI has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure, Semiconductors and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 18 Tech companies, 14 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 14 Software companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 8 |
High Tech | 6 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Semiconductors | 2 |
Sustainability Tech | 2 |
Others | 11 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OVNI's Investments by Geography
OVNI has made most investments in France (13), followed by Germany where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
France | 13 |
Germany | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OVNI's recent investments
OVNI has made 9 investments in 2026 so far. Epyr and Lightspring are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by OVNI:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 13, 2026 | France | Series A | 5130 | [+4] | |
Sep 22, 2026 | France | Seed | 3297 | [+3] | |
Sep 15, 2026 | Netherlands | Seed | 7413 | [+3] | |
Sep 08, 2026 | Germany | Seed | 5768 | [+4] | |
Jun 20, 2026 | France | Seed | 5906 |
Team profile of OVNI
OVNI has a team of 21 members including 16 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 1 Principal located in France, United Kingdom and 2 more locations. OVNI's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in OVNI:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | Berlin | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | France | - | ||
Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | - |
Co-investors of OVNI
Over the past 3 years, 54 investors have co-invested in OVNI's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before OVNI: Claudio Erba, Emerge and 1 other have invested in rounds before OVNI. There is 1 company where Claudio Erba has invested before OVNI and 1 company where Emerge has invested before OVNI.
- Top Co-investors of OVNI: 43 investors entered a company along with OVNI. These include investors like Kima Ventures (6 companies).
- Invested after OVNI: A total of 8 investors have invested in OVNI's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Google Ventures (1 company), Datadog (1 company) and MIG Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to OVNI
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Lightspring Secures Over €3.5M to Industrialize Photonic Chip PackagingEU-Startups•Sep 22, 2026•Atlantic.vc, OVNI
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Mendo Secures Series A Funding of €12 MillionLes Echos•Jun 11, 2026•Mendo, OVNI, Educapital, TomCat Ventures and 4 others
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MokN raises €12.9 million to combat credential theft as GV makes its first investment in a French startupEU-Startups•May 29, 2026•MokN, Google, OVNI, Datadog and 2 others
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Lithosquare Raises €22 Million in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Mineral Exploration with AIFrenchWeb•May 05, 2026•Lithosquare, World Fund, Kindred Capital, OVNI and 2 others
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Paris’ baCta raises €7 million to use microorganisms as programmable molecular factories for industrial ingredientsEU-Startups•Mar 03, 2026•baCta, OVNI, LocalGlobe, Daphni
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NcodiN Secures €16M Seed Round to Break AI’s Main Bottleneck with the World’s Smallest LaserBusiness Wire•Nov 20, 2025•NcodiN, PhotonVentures, Verve Ventures, MIG Capital and 6 others
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French drone startup Rift zips €4.6M to build Europe’s first autonomous aerial intelligence networkTech Funding News•Nov 20, 2025•Rift, OVNI, AlleyCorp
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Isentroniq Secures €7.5M to Enhance Wiring Tech for Superconducting QubitsQuantum Computing Report•Oct 15, 2025•Kima Ventures, iXCore, Licify, Heartcore Records and 5 others
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