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Arts et Métiers Business Angels

Also known as AMBA, Arts & Métiers Business Angels

National business-angel association founded in 2008 by Arts et Métiers engineering alumni, organised in six regional delegations; members invest their own money from €5k per deal.

HEADQUARTERS
Paris, France
FOUNDED
2008
AUM
—
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
—
TEAM LISTED
6 people

FOCUS

STAGES
Seed
SECTORS
Industrial & ManufacturingDeep TechSoftware & SaaSHealthTechClimate & EnergyConsumer & E-commerce
ASSET MIX
Venture capital
GEOGRAPHY
France

WHAT IT IS

Angel Network. Individuals investing their own money, organised as a syndicate or club.

ABOUT

Arts et Métiers Business Angels (AMBA) was founded in 2008 with 29 founding members from the Arts et Métiers engineering alumni community and is open to other profiles. It runs six regional delegations (Île-de-France, Grand Est, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Sud-Est, Sud-Ouest, Bretagne-Pays de la Loire) that pre-screen startups before national pitch sessions and a monthly investment committee. Members invest their own money directly, through a business-angel investment company (SIBA) or through deal-specific SPVs, with a minimum ticket of €5,000 per project. Recent investments include Skydrone Robotics, Nisiar and Reus’Eat.

INVESTMENT THESIS

Young French companies with an innovative, high-growth project, a few customers and early revenue, and societal or environmental impact; minimum €5k per member per project.

PORTFOLIO (10)

  • Skydrone Robotics
    Deep Tech · since 2025
  • Nisiar
    Climate & Energy · since 2025
  • Reus’Eat
    Climate & Energy · since 2025
  • Astriis
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2025
  • Authôt
    Software & SaaS · since 2019
  • BadBugs
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2021
  • Braintale
    HealthTech · since 2020
  • Datategy
    Artificial Intelligence · since 2019
  • Epur
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2019
  • Footbar
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2019

TEAM

  • François Amiot
    President · source
  • Pascal Leroy
    Vice-President · source
  • Claude Leichle
    Vice-President; President of SIBA 2 · source
  • Pierre Boulet
    Secretary General · source
  • Cyril Hansen
    Treasurer · source
  • Yann Schenowitz
    VP Dealflow · source

LINKS

FAQ

Arts et Métiers Business Angels is a angel network based in Paris, France, founded in 2008.

Yes. Arts et Métiers Business Angels invests directly in private companies.

Arts et Métiers Business Angels invests at Seed stage in Industrial & Manufacturing, Deep Tech, Software & SaaS, HealthTech, Climate & Energy and Consumer & E-commerce.

Key people at Arts et Métiers Business Angels include François Amiot (President), Pascal Leroy (Vice-President), Claude Leichle (Vice-President; President of SIBA 2) and Pierre Boulet (Secretary General).

Arts et Métiers Business Angels's investments include Skydrone Robotics, Nisiar, Reus’Eat, Astriis, Authôt, BadBugs, Braintale and Datategy, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Arts et Métiers Business Angels is Skydrone Robotics (€5M first financing round), announced in Feb 2026.

Arts et Métiers Business Angels states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.