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Alven

Also known as Alven Capital Partners, Alven Capital

Independent Paris early-stage VC founded in 2000 by Guillaume Aubin and Charles Letourneur; seven funds raised, 250+ startups backed, €350M sixth fund (2022).

HEADQUARTERS
Paris, France
FOUNDED
2000
AUM
—
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
Yes
TEAM LISTED
8 people

FOCUS

STAGES
SeedSeries A
SECTORS
Software & SaaSFintechArtificial IntelligenceConsumer & E-commerceHealthTech
ASSET MIX
Venture capital
GEOGRAPHY
Europe

WHAT IT IS

VC Fund. A fund manager investing capital raised from limited partners into startups.

ABOUT

Alven Capital Partners is an independent early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Guillaume Aubin and Charles Letourneur, who left investment and corporate banking careers to start it with a €10M first institutional fund. Over 25 years it has raised seven funds and backed more than 250 startups across Europe, growing to Alven VI, closed at its €350M hard cap in 2022. Portfolio companies include Qonto, Algolia, Dataiku, Stripe, Gorgias and Typology.

PORTFOLIO (14)

  • QontoNOTABLE
    Fintech · since 2016
  • AlgoliaNOTABLE
    Software & SaaS
  • DataikuNOTABLE
    Artificial Intelligence
  • StripeNOTABLE
    Fintech
  • Archy
    HealthTech
  • Gorgias
    Software & SaaS
  • Typology
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Akeneo
    Software & SaaS
  • Kestra
    Software & SaaS
  • Stoïk
    Fintech
  • Planity
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Neural Concept
    Artificial Intelligence
  • Generare
    Biotech & Life Sciences
  • The Guarantors
    Fintech

TEAM

  • Charles Letourneur
    Co-founder and Managing Partner · source
  • Guillaume Aubin
    Co-founder and Managing Partner · source
  • Rodolphe Menegaux
    Managing Partner · source
  • François Meteyer
    Partner · source
  • Maria Tahri
    Partner · source
  • Victor Charpentier
    Venture Partner · source
  • Aude Steinberg
    Head of Legal · source
  • Léo-Paul Lajoinie
    CFO · source

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FAQ

Alven is a VC fund based in Paris, France, founded in 2000.

Yes. Alven invests directly in private companies.

Alven invests at Seed and Series A stages in Software & SaaS, Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, Consumer & E-commerce and HealthTech.

Key people at Alven include Charles Letourneur (Co-founder and Managing Partner), Guillaume Aubin (Co-founder and Managing Partner), Rodolphe Menegaux (Managing Partner) and François Meteyer (Partner).

Alven's investments include Qonto, Algolia, Dataiku, Stripe, Archy, Gorgias, Typology and Akeneo, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Alven is Archy ($50M Series C (led by JMI Equity; Alven participating as existing investor)), announced in Sep 2026.

Yes. Alven manages capital from outside investors.