By Xavier Lazarus, with help from Marc Rougier, Saish Rane, Justine Guers, Delphine Villuendas & Louisa Mesnard Facing this new market condition, I gathered thoughts and analysis from both discussions with key players on both sides of the Atlantic and based on my past experience in times of crisis. …

By Xavier Lazarus, with the help from Marc Rougier, Saish Rane, Justine Guers, Delphine Villuendas & Louisa Mesnard Facing this new market condition, I gathered thoughts and analysis from both discussions with key players on both sides of the Atlantic and based on my past experience in times of crisis…

By Xavier Lazarus, with help from Marc Rougier, Saish Rane, Justine Guers, Delphine Villuendas & Louisa Mesnard Facing this new market condition, I gathered thoughts and analysis from both discussions with key players on both sides of the Atlantic and based on my past experience in times of crisis. Having…

By Xavier Lazarus, with help from Marc Rougier, Saish Rane, Justine Guers, Delphine Villuendas & Louisa Mesnard Despite everyone’s prediction, Covid for the majority of the tech/startup/VC industry was mostly a three week anxiety followed by the best 20 months ever. So, what’s happening now? Are we facing a longstanding…

After a great 20/21 season, where thanks to the fantastic execution of our entrepreneurs and the great market dynamics, we divested more than we invested — and we did invest a lot (check out Elaia’s 2020 year in review & the sunny road ahead for a glimpse of our current…

The chaos of 2020 affected everyone but not in the same way. That holds true for venture capital. At Elaia, we had to adapt the way we supported our portfolio companies and questioned our investment theses. Despite that, it was still one of our very best years ever, especially in…

Today is an exciting day for the French Tech ecosystem with one of its SaaS champions exceeding $1.5 billion valuation; and also for Elaia: we welcome a newborn in our unicorn stable, with Mirakl, the only marketplace SaaS platform that empowers both B2B and B2C organizations to launch and grow…

Great news: we just held the first closing of our new fund, Elaia Delta at €115M! It has been a long journey; but this process, rather than just painful, was actually a fantastic period where we had to clearly present our firm and our strategy to existing and new investors…