Serena was founded by entrepreneurs on the belief that your VC should work for you and not the other way around. Serena is one of Europe's leading investment funds, with €750m under management. Founded in 2008 by Xavier Lorphelin, Marc Fournier, and Philippe Hayat, Serena finances and supports innovative start-ups from pre-seed to Series A, with initial checks ranging from €500k to €15m. Focus sectors: AI, SaaS, Climate Tech, Internet Infrastructure, Impact. The portfolio includes successful exits such as The Fork (acquired by Tripadvisor), Aramis Auto (acquired by Peugeot), Cheerz (acquired by Cewe), iBanFirst (acquired by the Marlin fund) and …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

The event where climate minds meet. The Drop 2025 = September 15th-17th A climate tech festival, for scientists, investors, startups & doers. Created by leading climate Pale blue dot and climate-led design and strategy studio, Domino. Lokstallarna, Malmö, Sweden September 17th 2024

Sectors: Event

Where tech meets nature. Astanor is a mission-driven, venture capital firm backing high impact agrifood tech solutions. Astanor - where tech meets nature - is an impact investor that backs ambitious entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond with disruptive, scalable solutions that will create systemic change across the agrifood value chain, from soil to gut. We partner with founders that are committed to restoring balance and sustainability to the land and oceans, prioritising nature and culture, nurturing change and feeding growth.