199 Ventures
Also known as 199 VENTURES SAS, 199.vc
Paris investment vehicle created in 2025 by Eskimoz founder Andréa Bensaid, funded entirely from his personal fortune; invests in tech startups and publishes every ticket online.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Bensaid
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Profits from Eskimoz, the digital consulting firm founded by Andréa Bensaid
- HEADQUARTERS
- Paris, France
- FOUNDED
- 2025
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- France
- ROUTES
- Direct investments
- STRATEGIES
- Venture capitalDirect investments
- LATEST DEAL
- Faktus · Sep 2026
- INBOUND
- Accepts submissions
Overview
199 Ventures was created in 2025 by Andréa Bensaid, founder of the digital marketing group Eskimoz, with Gaultier Brun, formerly of Global Founders Capital and Antler. On its blog Bensaid states that the money comes entirely from his personal fortune, built from Eskimoz profits, that he is the fund's only investor and that it is not subject to AMF fund rules; Brun's blog post calls it a family office. Its website lists 15 startups backed since February 2025 with the amount invested and an estimated value for each, and it offers portfolio companies marketing support.
Investment thesis
Invests in tech startups and supports founders with operational help and marketing expertise; 20% of capital gains are to be reinvested in entrepreneurs whose companies failed.
Holdings & investments (11)
- SpikoNOTABLEFintech · since 2025
- HonestFintech · since 2026
- LincSoftware & SaaS · since 2026
- Mister IAArtificial Intelligence · since 2026
- PanoraFintech · since 2026
- FaktusFintech · since 2026
- StairlingFintech · since 2025
- LucisHealthTech · since 2025
- TernHealthTech · since 2025
- DermaScanHealthTech · since 2025
- WellSoftware & SaaS · since 2025
People
Classification
Single Family Office. Manages one family's own capital, with no outside investors. The family bears every loss. How family capital is classified →
FAQ
199 Ventures is a single family office based in Paris, France, founded in 2025.
199 Ventures invests on behalf of the Bensaid family (Profits from Eskimoz, the digital consulting firm founded by Andréa Bensaid).
199 Ventures invests directly in companies. Its stated asset mix includes venture capital and direct investments.
199 Ventures invests in Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, Software & SaaS and HealthTech.
Key people at 199 Ventures include Andréa Bensaid (Founder) and Gaultier Brun (VC).
199 Ventures's holdings and investments include Spiko, Stairling, Lucis, Tern, DermaScan, Well, Honest and Linc, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by 199 Ventures is Faktus, announced in Sep 2026.
199 Ventures states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.
No. 199 Ventures invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.