Polytechnique Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups emerging from the École polytechnique ecosystem. The firm focuses on deep tech companies that have the potential to significantly transform their target industries. It provides not only financial support but also mentorship and access to a vast network of alumni, researchers, and industry experts.

Polytechnique Ventures

Polytechnique Ventures is the seed fund of Ecole Polytechnique, created in 2020. Financed by the Alumni, the fund accompanies and invests in start-ups from the Ecole Polytechnique's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. We target companies that will provide powerful solutions to the challenges of the transition to tomorrow's world. We support start-ups emanating from the Ecole Polytechnique ecosystem: founded by one or more Ecole Polytechnique alumni, incubated at Ecole Polytechnique or emanating from the school's laboratories. Our investment strategy is focused on early stage financing, in co-investment, with average initial tickets of €250K to €500K in pre-seed and seed, followed by reinvestments in series A (average ticket per company of about €2.5m). We give priority to ambitious deep tech teams, able to transform the industrial sectors they target. We cover a wide range of sectors, derived from the School's areas of technological excellence: energy, climate and environment; mobility, transport and aerospace; biomedical engineering and health; industry 4.0 and robotics; IoT and digital applications; digital economy; cybersecurity; new materials; finance ... We are focused on the values of proximity, notably with entrepreneurs and the Ecole Polytechnique ecosystem; of experience through the Alumni network and the X community; and of generosity from all stakeholders to the community built around the fund.Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

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