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Angel NetworkPuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 8 SOURCES

YPIK - Your Partner Is Kapital

Also known as YPIK, Ypik

Paris club deal of KEDGE Business School alumni; its business angels subscribe directly to pre-seed rounds under €300k, larger raises are referred to crowdfunding platforms.

HEADQUARTERS
France
FOUNDED
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AUM
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OUTSIDE CAPITAL
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TEAM LISTED
10 people

Focus

STAGES
Pre-SeedSeed
SECTORS
Software & SaaSClimate & Energy
ASSET MIX
Venture capitalImpact
GEOGRAPHY
France

Overview

YPIK (Your Partner Is Kapital) is a club deal created and run by KEDGE Business School graduates from private equity and business, which selects startups, mainly founded by KEDGE alumni or supported by KEDGE Entrepreneurship, with a positive social or environmental impact. Through YPIK-BA, its network of business angels subscribes directly to the capital increases of pre-seed startups raising under €300k, with the process run on Roundtable. For raises above €300k (YPIK-Crowd) it introduces startups to crowdfunding platforms. Its past projects include Mão Boa.

Investment thesis

Startups “porteuses de sens” with positive environmental or social impact (decarbonisation, gender and minority equality), about 80% co-founded by KEDGE alumni or backed by KEDGE Entrepreneurship; YPIK-BA for pre-seed raises under €300k; YPIK-Crowd (referral to crowdfunding platforms) above €300k.

PORTFOLIO (1)

  • Mão Boa
    Software & SaaS

People

  • Georges Klenklé
    Team member (President, KEDGE BS Alumni) · source
  • Jean-François Thunet
    Team member · source
  • Bérengère Ferrier
    Team member · source
  • Kristell Le Gallais
    Team member · source
  • Stéphanie Guitton
    Team member · source
  • Alexis Valero
    Team member · source
  • Lionel Le Maux
    Team member · source
  • Philippe Cassous
    Team member · source
  • Christophe Montague
    Team member · source
  • Jean-Emmanuel Vernay
    Team member · source

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Frequently asked questions

YPIK - Your Partner Is Kapital is a angel network based in France.

Yes. YPIK - Your Partner Is Kapital invests its own capital in private companies.

YPIK - Your Partner Is Kapital invests at Pre-Seed and Seed stages in Software & SaaS and Climate & Energy.

Key people at YPIK - Your Partner Is Kapital include Georges Klenklé (Team member (President, KEDGE BS Alumni)), Jean-François Thunet (Team member), Bérengère Ferrier (Team member) and Kristell Le Gallais (Team member).

YPIK - Your Partner Is Kapital's investments include Mão Boa.

YPIK - Your Partner Is Kapital states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.