Partech
Global venture capital firm; joined Exein's €15M Series B (2024) and continued participating in its €70M Series C (2025).
Partech is a global technology investment firm founded in 1982 in Silicon Valley (originally Paribas Technologies, the venture arm of French bank Paribas), now headquartered in Paris with offices in Berlin, San Francisco, Milan, and Dakar. The firm invests across the full company lifecycle — seed, venture, and growth stages — with a portfolio of roughly 220 companies across 40+ countries. It's known for a "pan-Atlantic" and pan-African approach connecting US, European, and African tech ecosystems.
Overview
- Firm
- Partech
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 1982
- AUM
- ~€2.5 billion (secondary sources; one older source cites €2.7B)
- Stages
- Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth
- Thesis
- Not sector-specific — Partech's public positioning is broad ("independent in thought," backing "impactful founders" globally) rather than defense/deep-tech focused. Its Exein position reads as a generalist multi-stage follow-on rather than a dedicated defense-tech thesis.
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Frequently asked
- What is Partech?
- Not sector-specific — Partech's public positioning is broad ("independent in thought," backing "impactful founders" globally) rather than defense/deep-tech focused. Its Exein position reads as a generalist multi-stage follow-on rather than a dedicated defense-tech thesis.
- How much does Partech manage?
- Partech manages ~€2.5 billion (secondary sources; one older source cites €2.7B) in assets, and was founded in 1982.
- What stages does Partech invest at?
- Partech invests at Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth.
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Partech is a global technology investment firm founded in 1982, headquartered in Paris with offices in Berlin, San Francisco, Milan, and Dakar, managing roughly €2.5 billion.
Partech: partechpartners.comVerified2026-08-08 - 2
Partech's offices are located in Paris, Berlin, San Francisco, Milan, and Dakar.
Partech: ContactVerified2026-08-08 - 3
Partech continued participating in Exein's €70M Series C (2025).
Partech: Exein raises $70M in Series C funding to secure billions of IoT devices worldwideVerified2025-07-01 - 4
Partech joined Exein's €15M Series B (2024).
Exein: Exein raises €15M in Series B funding as it sets global standard for embedded cybersecurityVerified2024-01-01