Go Capital
Majority shareholder since July 2025 Groupe Magellim
Also known as GO CAPITAL, GOCAPITAL
Rennes-area seed and venture manager (AMF GP03019, 2003) investing in deeptech, health, digital and energy-transition start-ups in western French regions; about €400M managed (Jan 2026).
- HEADQUARTERS
- Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, France
- FOUNDED
- 2003
- AUM
- €400M (2026)
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes
- TEAM LISTED
- 10 people
Focus
- STAGES
- SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
- SECTORS
- HealthTechBiotech & Life SciencesSoftware & SaaSClimate & EnergyIndustrial & ManufacturingDeep Tech
- ASSET MIX
- Venture capitalImpact
- GEOGRAPHY
- France
Overview
Go Capital is a portfolio management company created in 2003 and authorised by the AMF on 28 July 2003, headquartered at La Courrouze near Rennes with offices in Paris, Bordeaux, Nantes, Caen, Orléans, Tours, Marseille and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. It invests in seed and venture rounds of innovative companies in health, digital, energy transition, industry and the maritime economy through regional funds, sector impact funds and advisory mandates. Groupe Magellim has been its majority shareholder since July 2025. It invested €25M in 2025 (13 new companies, 22 follow-ons) and manages close to €400M.
Investment thesis
Regional seed-to-development funds backing deeptech, health, digital, energy-transition and industrial start-ups in its territories, plus impact funds for the blue economy, water and the social and solidarity economy.
PORTFOLIO (12)
- OlenbeeFintech · since 2026
- OxxiusDeep Tech · since 2026
- Sirius NeosightHealthTech · since 2025
- BrightHeartHealthTech · since 2025
- KemiwattClimate & Energy · since 2025
- Grain de SailMobility & Logistics · since 2025
- Sweetch EnergyClimate & Energy
- OsmosunClimate & Energy
- HealshapeHealthTech
- BiosencyHealthTech
- ExpliseatIndustrial & Manufacturing
- ShopopopSoftware & SaaS
People
- Bertrand DistinguinManaging Partner (Directoire) · source
- Jérôme GueretManaging Partner (Directoire) · source
- Aude KermarrecManaging Partner (Directoire) · source
- Hervé Bachelot LallierPartner · source
- Leila NicolasPartner · source
- David LerayPartner · source
- Alexis MénardPartner · source
- Frédéric Le BrunPartner · source
- Frédéric Le GuillouPartner · source
- Guillaume FoillardPartner · source
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Frequently asked questions
Go Capital is a VC fund based in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, France, founded in 2003.
Yes. Go Capital invests its own capital in private companies.
Go Capital invests at Seed, Series A, Series B and Growth stages in HealthTech, Biotech & Life Sciences, Software & SaaS, Climate & Energy, Industrial & Manufacturing and Deep Tech.
Key people at Go Capital include Bertrand Distinguin (Managing Partner (Directoire)), Jérôme Gueret (Managing Partner (Directoire)), Aude Kermarrec (Managing Partner (Directoire)) and Hervé Bachelot Lallier (Partner).
Go Capital's investments include Olenbee, Oxxius, Sirius Neosight, BrightHeart, Kemiwatt, Grain de Sail, Sweetch Energy and Osmosun, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Go Capital is Olenbee (€7M round with Bpifrance/ERDF support and business angels), announced in Sep 2026.
Yes. Go Capital manages capital from outside investors.