Creadev

Overview

Creadev is an investment company created in 2002 by the Mulliez family, the founders of Décathlon, Leroy Merlin, Auchan, Kiabi and Boulanger. It says it invests up to €250M a year in 5 to 10 companies across three sectors, health, food and climate, from offices in Paris, Lille, New York and Nairobi. Its initial investment is generally €10–30M in companies with more than €10M in revenue, with the aim of reaching €100M in revenue within five years; its Africa and US pages state €2.6B invested to date. In July 2026 it took a majority stake in FCA Fertilisants, a French producer of low-carbon fertilisers.

Investment thesis

Three investment territories: preparing tomorrow's food (personalised nutrition, natural functional ingredients, healthy-brand platforms, food safety, biosolutions), developing health for all (home care, care platforms, medical technology, health data, pharma services) and entrepreneurship for the climate (energy efficiency, clean mobility, decarbonisation, preservation of natural resources). Targets companies with a proven business model and strong growth potential, and describes its capital as long-term with no fixed exit horizon.

Holdings & investments (10)

• VoltaliaNOTABLE
  Climate & Energy
• FoundeverNOTABLE
• Maisons de FamilleNOTABLE
  HealthTech
• FCA Fertilisants
  Food & Agriculture · since 2026
• Victory Farms
  Food & Agriculture
• Twiga
  Food & Agriculture
• MyDawa
  HealthTech
• Recommerce
  Climate & Energy
• Nutri&Co
  Consumer & E-commerce
• Foodles
  Food & Agriculture

People

• Charles François
  Senior Investment Director, Food · source
• Benoit Legrand
  Président (chairs the Conseil and Investment Committee) · source
• Julien Cuvelier
  Directeur d'investissement, Climate · source
• Brieuc Sartorius
  Directeur d'investissement, Food · source
• Thomas Breuvart
  Directeur d'investissement, Health · source
• Anise Che
  Investment analyst, New York · source
• Héloïse Mangin
  Investment analyst, New York · source
• Séverine Tapié-Mulliez
  Member of the Conseil de surveillance and the Investment Committee; chairs the Audit Committee · source
• Caroline Mulliez
  Conseil de surveillance and Investment Committee member · source
• Bertrand Boré
  Directeur Général (General Manager) · source
• Chantal Toulas
  CFO and Head of ESG · source
• Julien Hombreux
  Operating Partner · source
• Bénédicte Monpert
  Managing Director, Food · source
• Joel Filippi
  Head of US office (New York) · source
• Pierre Fauvet
  Head of Creadev Africa · source
• Dennis Thuo
  Creadev Africa team · source
• Alexia Lingart
  Senior Associate, New York · source
• Maud Lehman
  Head of the Climate team · source
• Killian Tatham
  Chargé d'affaires, Climate · source
• Prosper Poissonnier
  Analyst, Health & Climate · source
• Clément Cazaux
  Analyst, Food · source
• Eléonore Guermonprez
  Associate, Food · source
• Kevin Lim
  Analyst, Food · source
• Marie Ville
  Associate, Food · source
• Pierre Tribondeau
  Associate, Food · source
• Yohann Gbahoué
  Head of Health · source
• Marc Chipot
  Health team · source
• Victor Izard
  Associate, Health · source
• Louise Desmarets
  Analyst, Health · source
• Loreine Ngolobe
  Creadev Africa team · source
• Nelson Kanyu
  Creadev Africa team · source
• Tom Rostand
  Creadev Africa team · source
• Nicolas Mo
  Creadev Africa team · source
• Theo Levacher
  Analyst, US team · source
• Isabelle Cousteau
  Directrice juridique · source
• Patricia de Tinguy
  Operating Partner, HR · source
• Stéphane Guinet
  Conseil de surveillance member · source
• Vincent Fauvet
  Conseil de surveillance member · source
• Isabelle Bastide
  Conseil de surveillance member · source
• Michel Boucly
  Senior Advisor · source
• Frédéric Levacher
  Senior Advisor · source

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