About OVNI
OVNI is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of Challes-les-Eaux, France. As of Nov 2025, OVNI is an active investor, having invested in 14 companies, with 3 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 Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Rift A lot of funds co-invest with OVNI, with names like Kima Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. OVNI has team of 24 people including 17 partners.Key Metrics
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OVNI's List of Top Investments
OVNI has a portfolio of 14 companies. Their most notable investments are in Bacta Life and Resolve Stroke.Their portfolio spans across France and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by OVNI:1. 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: 211 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: SaaS Lander, InfraVia Capital Partners and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 30, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. 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
- Investors: Earlybird, Verve Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 20, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
onoff Telecom provides a mobile app (Android and iOS) which allows users to have multiple phone numbers across 33+ countries. Its app works on a mobile network. Its numbers can be used for cost-effective calling and texting. It also provides number portability. It stores all the calls, contacts, and SMS data on the cloud which can be accessed anywhere.
Key facts about OnOff Telecom
4. Axeptio
GDPR compliance solution provider. It offers widgets, educational editorials, and micro animations for consent management on websites. It provides a cookie widget and marketing consent management tool to protect users personal data. The platform allows businesses to obtain and save explicit consent from users.
Key facts about Axeptio
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Montpellier (France)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.84M
- Employee Count: 62 as on Jan 31, 2026
- Investors: Kima Ventures, EVOLEM and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 03, 2023, $*****

5. ELIA Games
Developer of casual mobile games. It has developed games like 'Dunkz' which is a sports game, 'Word Box' which is a word game, 'Color Maze' which is a casual game. The game is available for Android and iOS users, It monetizes through in-app ads and purchases.
Key facts about ELIA Games
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Saint Gely du Fesc (France)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 11 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Kima Ventures and OVNI
OVNI's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
OVNI has invested in 14 companies over the last 3 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Rift and most recent follow-on round was in NcodiN.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
OVNI's Investments by Stage
OVNI has made 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.98M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.47M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 8 |
Series A | 1 |
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, Business Services, Chemicals and Materials and Energy Tech. Notably, it has invested in 10 Tech companies, 9 Software companies, 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
High Tech | 3 |
Business Services | 1 |
Chemicals and Materials | 1 |
Energy Tech | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OVNI's Investments by Geography
OVNI has made most investments in France (8), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
France | 8 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OVNI's recent investments
OVNI has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by OVNI:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Nov 20, 2025 | France | Series A | 8572 | ||
Nov 20, 2025 | France | Seed | 2801 | [+5] | |
Oct 14, 2025 | France | Seed | 9207 | [+6] | |
Oct 03, 2025 | France | Seed | 3116 | [+1] | |
Feb 03, 2025 | France | Seed | 3075 | [+2] |
Team profile of OVNI
OVNI has a team of 24 members including 17 Partners and 4 Venture Partners located in France. 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 | Chambery | - | ||
Partner | Paris | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | ||
Partner | France | - | ||
Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | - | |
Partner | France | - | - |
Co-investors of OVNI
Over the past 3 years, 28 investors have co-invested in OVNI's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of OVNI: 24 investors entered a company along with OVNI. These include investors like Kima Ventures (5 companies).
- Invested after OVNI: A total of 4 investors have invested in OVNI's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include MIG Capital (1 company), Maverick Silicon (1 company) and PhotonVentures (1 company).
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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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Speedinvest invests in crypto startup tranchedFinanceFWD•Nov 12, 2024•Speedinvest, Tranched, OVNI, Andreessen Horowitz and 1 other
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Paris-based baCta secures €3.3 million to revolutionize natural rubber productionEU-Startups•Oct 10, 2024•Bacta Life, OVNI, Kima Ventures, Sharpstone and 1 other
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Paris-based NcodiN raises €3.5 million to push the limits of AI processorsEU-Startups•May 28, 2024•NcodiN, Elaia, Earlybird, OVNI