Financière Saint James
Also known as Société Financière Saint James, FinSJ
Family office of vente-privee co-founder Michaël Benabou investing in tech startups (from €200k, follow-ons up to €5M) and Paris real estate; seat in Luxembourg, branch in Paris.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Benabou family (Michaël Benabou)
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Co-founder of vente-privee.com (now Veepee); sold 90% of his shares at the end of 2013
- HEADQUARTERS
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- France
- STAGES
- SeedSeries A
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Venture capitalReal estateDirect investments
- TICKET
- €200K–€5M
Overview
Financière Saint James is the asset holding company to which Michaël Benabou devoted himself after selling 90% of his vente-privee.com shares at the end of 2013; its first significant investment was a 20% stake in the Paris Beaugrenelle shopping centre. It invests in early-stage tech companies, sector-agnostic with a focus on tech-driven models, from €200k and following on up to €5M, and redevelops Paris buildings. Its registered office is in Luxembourg, with a branch in Paris.
Holdings & investments (81)
- AlmaNOTABLEFintech
- Welcome to the JungleNOTABLEMedia & Entertainment
- MiraklNOTABLEConsumer & E-commerce
- Food & Agriculture
- HealthTech
- Software & SaaS
- Deep Tech
- SwanFintech
- Fintech
- Artificial Intelligence
- AdaptiveArtificial Intelligence
- Fintech
- Fintech
- Software & SaaS
- Food & Agriculture
- Software & SaaS
- Fintech
- Fintech
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software & SaaS
- Fintech
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Media & Entertainment
- Fintech
- Education
- Fintech
- Fintech
- Real Estate & PropTech
- Real Estate & PropTech
- Media & Entertainment
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software & SaaS
- Fintech
- Climate & Energy
- Software & SaaS
- Education
- Software & SaaS
- Fintech
- Real Estate & PropTech
- Real Estate & PropTech
- Software & SaaS
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Software & SaaS
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Real Estate & PropTech
- Mobility & Logistics
- Education · Acquired by Renaissance (2021)
- Real Estate & PropTech
- Food & Agriculture
- Software & SaaS
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Software & SaaS
- Space
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Education
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Software & SaaS
- Software & SaaS
- Software & SaaS
- American venture capital firm (fund commitment)
- French early-stage VC (fund commitment)
- UK series A VC (fund commitment)
- Global multi-stage VC (fund commitment)
- French early-stage VC (fund commitment)
- French consumer PE (fund commitment)
- French early-stage VC (fund commitment)
- European early-stage VC (fund commitment)
- European early-stage VC (fund commitment)
- French late-stage VC and FoF (fund commitment)
- European late-stage VC (fund commitment)
- Global AI VC (fund commitment)
People
- Franky LhommeChargé d'investissements · source
- Clément HardyAnalyste private equity · source
- François-Jacques GrämigerAnalyste investissements immobiliers · source
- Michaël BenabouPrésident · source
- Grégory ZeitounDirecteur général (Managing Director since 2015) · source
- Sylvain VergèsFamily Officer · source
- Clément DecosterDirecteur des opérations · source
Frequently asked questions
Financière Saint James is a single family office based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Financière Saint James invests on behalf of the Benabou family (Michaël Benabou) family (Co-founder of vente-privee.com (now Veepee); sold 90% of his shares at the end of 2013).
Financière Saint James invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes venture capital, real estate and direct investments.
Financière Saint James invests at Seed and Series A stages in Fintech, Software & SaaS, Real Estate & PropTech, Consumer & E-commerce and Artificial Intelligence.
Financière Saint James's stated ticket size is €200K–€5M.
Key people at Financière Saint James include Michaël Benabou (Président), Grégory Zeitoun (Directeur général (Managing Director since 2015)), Sylvain Vergès (Family Officer) and Clément Decoster (Directeur des opérations).
Financière Saint James's holdings and investments include Alma, Welcome to the Jungle, Mirakl, Taster, BrightInsight, Pharmaesthetics, DailyPay and Ouihelp, among others.
No. Financière Saint James invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.