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Aster

Also known as Aster Capital, Aster Capital Partners, Schneider Electric Ventures

Paris VC (est. 2000, ex-Schneider Electric Ventures) investing €500k–€5m from seed to Series B in climate, industrial and deep-tech startups; €600M raised across six funds.

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

FOCUS

STAGES
SeedSeries ASeries B
SECTORS
Climate & EnergyDeep TechIndustrial & ManufacturingMobility & Logistics
ASSET MIX
Venture capital
GEOGRAPHY
Europe

WHAT IT IS

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

ABOUT

Aster Capital Partners is a Paris venture capital firm founded in 2000 that invests in deep tech, industry and climate startups from seed to Series B, with tickets of €500k to €5m in energy, logistics, mobility, manufacturing, construction, chemicals and agriculture. It began as a spin-off of Schneider Electric Ventures and became an independent fund attracting other industrial and institutional partners; it states its LP base is corporate and institutional. The firm states it has raised €600M and managed six funds, and has also bought TotalEnergies’ climate-tech portfolio in a secondary transaction. Exits include Solairedirect (Engie), CPower (Constellation), ekWateur, Eficia (Hager), GridBeyond and Swiftly.

PORTFOLIO (19)

  • SolairedirectNOTABLE
    Climate & Energy · Acquired
  • Neural Concept
    Artificial Intelligence
  • Sunfire
    Climate & Energy
  • tado°
    Climate & Energy
  • Karos
    Mobility & Logistics
  • Hadean
    Software & SaaS
  • Elroy Air
    Mobility & Logistics
  • Heetch
    Mobility & Logistics
  • Circulor
    Software & SaaS
  • Getaround
    Mobility & Logistics
  • LevelTen Energy
    Climate & Energy
  • Iceotope
    Industrial & Manufacturing
  • Cosmo Tech
    Software & SaaS
  • Swiftly
    Mobility & Logistics · since 2019 · Exited
  • GridBeyond
    Climate & Energy · Exited
  • CPower
    Climate & Energy · Acquired
  • ekWateur
    Climate & Energy · Acquired
  • Eficia
    Climate & Energy · Acquired
  • Claroty
    Software & SaaS

TEAM

  • Jean-Marc Bally
    Managing Partner · source
  • Fabio Lancellotti
    Partner · source
  • Cécile Tirbonod
    General Secretary & Partner · source
  • Chama El Shamy
    Chief Financial Officer · source
  • Vincent Prêtet
    Venture Partner · source
  • Marie Capdeville
    Corporate Development · source
  • Valentin Gouband
    Analyst · source
  • Adrien Chaltiel
    Advisor · source

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FAQ

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

Yes. Aster invests directly in private companies.

Aster invests at Seed, Series A and Series B stages in Climate & Energy, Deep Tech, Industrial & Manufacturing and Mobility & Logistics.

Aster's stated ticket size is €500K–€5M.

Key people at Aster include Jean-Marc Bally (Managing Partner), Fabio Lancellotti (Partner), Cécile Tirbonod (General Secretary & Partner) and Chama El Shamy (Chief Financial Officer).

Aster's investments include Solairedirect, Neural Concept, Sunfire, tado°, Karos, Hadean, Elroy Air and Heetch, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Aster is Neural Concept ($100M Series C (led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives; Aster Capital participating as existing investor)), announced in Dec 2025.

Yes. Aster manages capital from outside investors.