InnovaFonds invests in equity and quasi-equity in French SMEs in growth capital and/or buy-out transactions.
Founded in 2011, InnovaFonds is an independent private equity management company known for its strong entrepreneurial spirit and a hands-on involvement in clients companies.
In addition to its team's successful investment and combined experience, InnovaFonds has a proven track-record in its industrial and financial expertise.
InnovaFonds currently manages over € 350M in five investment vehicules and has offices in Paris and Lyon.
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InnovaFonds acts as a "sparring partner", and actively participates with management to develop their growth strategy.
InnovaFonds' core approach is to set up management and their teams as primary development drivers.
While establishing a relationship based on alignment of interests, InnovaFonds brings investment experience and networks to its clients to create long-term value.
serving SMEs
for investments and investors
discipline, trust and transparency
InnovaFonds targets leading French SMEs in growth capital and/or buy-out transactions.
Committed and experienced investment team
SMEs with high growth potential in France and export markets
Proven industrial, technological and/or commercial expertise
Market leader and strong strategic position
Revenues between € 10M and € 150M
We invest from € 2M to € 15M with underwriting commitments of up to € 30M.
Growth capital and buy-out transactions
Minority or majority shareholder
Mainly leadership position
InnovaFonds provides management with its expertise and networks, while supporting not only strategic thinking and growth perspectives, but also operational and financial leverage options.
InnovaFonds assists SMEs in their international development by identifying growth potential areas, and leveraging its networks to facilitate the opening of new business operations.
InnovaFonds partners with management on their digital strategy, technological evolution of their business, and upgrades of their toolsets.
InnovaFonds works with SMEs management to define their acquisition strategy and identify targets either directly or via its networks.
As a contributor to their business evolution, InnovaFonds helps management to adapt to business development challenges (managerial tools, top executives recruitment, cross-functional team implementation…)
InnovaFonds favors building a partnership among its portfolio companies that can share their competences on common projects, discuss operational themes, and build on their experience (optimization of purchasing function, business connections, industrial and commercial organization, "Best Practices ", ...)
Combining culture and know-how specific to Pagès Group, InnovaFonds is an effective partner of our growth and business transformation projects.
Yannick Ains, CEO - Pagès Group
A real partner with an ability to listen, to understand and to advice, but also an experience that allows interesting exchanges of views and facilitates decision-making.
Joël Etienne, CEO - Numalliance
The arrival of InnovaFonds was necessary to help us continue our growth and take our development to the next level. [...] These years spent with InnovaFonds are a great memory. Memory because it ended in January 2021. The relationship was very simple, very human and very constructive.
Eric VanBanlinghem, CEO - Physitek Devices
With InnovaFonds, we have established a direct partnership that enables us to move forward in a very pragmatic way in order to generate value.
Our relationship was also built on a frank and sincere intuitu personae that allows us to go straight to what matters most.
Alexandre Chaverot, CEO - Smart Home International
InnovaFonds' capital infusion enabled Lotronic to envision a more global and long-term positioning of its business. This opportunity encouraged us to transform a "craft" business into a structured, organized company that faces the future and its international expansion serenely.
Pierre Ghennassia, Founder - CEO - Lotronic
