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Family-anchored FundPuts its own capital into companiesActive · deal in last 18 monthsLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 17 SOURCES

Hi Inov

Subsidiary of Dentressangle

Also known as Hi inov S.A.S., Hi Inov · Dentressangle, Hi Inov Dentressangle

Lyon VC manager co-founded by Pierre-Henri Dentressangle, backed by Dentressangle and outside LPs; €1–15M early-stage B2B software deals in France, DACH and Benelux.

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Venture capital management company co-founded by Pierre-Henri Dentressangle and Valérie Gombart and branded “Hi Inov · Dentressangle”; Dentressangle is one of its biggest partners. It is a fund manager with outside investors, not the family's own holding company.

Family & background

FAMILY
Dentressangle
HEADQUARTERS
Lyon, France
FOUNDED
2013
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
Yes — also manages others' money

Investment approach

SECTORS
Software & SaaSArtificial IntelligenceIndustrial & Manufacturing
GEOGRAPHY
FranceGermanyAustriaSwitzerlandBelgiumNetherlandsLuxembourg
STAGES
Series ASeries B
ROUTES
Companies (own capital)
STRATEGIES
Venture capital
TICKET
€1M–€15M
LATEST DEAL
Actionable · Sep 2026
INBOUND
Accepts submissions

Overview

Hi Inov is a B2B venture capital fund branded "Hi Inov · Dentressangle", with offices in Paris, Lyon and Munich; its legal entity, Hi inov S.A.S., is registered in Lyon and approved by the French AMF as a portfolio management company. It was co-founded in 2013 by Pierre-Henri Dentressangle and Valérie Gombart; its team page calls Dentressangle one of its biggest partners, and the first close of its third fund (€75m, October 2023) drew historic investors plus institutional investors, family investment holding companies and entrepreneurs, so it is a fund manager with third-party LPs rather than the family's own investment vehicle. Its website states tickets of €1m–€15m at early stage in France, DACH and Benelux, and counts 42 companies backed, 19 exits and three fund generations. Recent deals include leading Actionable's $10M round (September 2026), Covalo's €3.5M round (April 2026) and MyC's €10M round (February 2026); in June 2026 it sold its stake in Kaiko Systems to UniSea.

Investment thesis

Backs software companies that create the trust needed for AI to run the enterprise, with a focus on "infrastructure intelligence": software for asset-heavy industries such as energy, real estate, logistics and agriculture (energy management, grid orchestration, building performance, decarbonisation).

Holdings & investments (43)

People

  • Alexandre Pelletier
    Venture Partner · Portfolio Management · source
  • Pierre-Henri Dentressangle
    Co-Founder & Chairman · source
  • Valérie Gombart
    Co-founder & CEO · source
  • Wolfgang Krause
    General Partner · source
  • Julius Jürging
    Partner · source
  • Nicolas Butin
    Senior Associate · source
  • Aurélie Sorel
    Chief Administrative & Financial Officer · source
  • Marie Role
    Head of Legal, Compliance & Sustainability · source

Frequently asked questions

Hi Inov is a family-anchored fund based in Lyon, France, founded in 2013.

Hi Inov invests on behalf of the Dentressangle family.

Hi Inov invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes venture capital.

Hi Inov invests at Series A and Series B stages in Software & SaaS, Artificial Intelligence and Industrial & Manufacturing.

Hi Inov's stated ticket size is €1M–€15M.

Key people at Hi Inov include Pierre-Henri Dentressangle (Co-Founder & Chairman), Valérie Gombart (Co-founder & CEO), Wolfgang Krause (General Partner) and Julius Jürging (Partner).

Hi Inov's holdings and investments include 360Learning, Agorapulse, Deepki, Actionable, Acodis, Anozrway, awork and C4T (Customs4trade), among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Hi Inov is Actionable, announced in Sep 2026.

Hi Inov states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.

Yes. Hi Inov manages capital from outside investors.