Daphni is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Marie Ekeland and four partners, operating as a mission-driven. See contact routes.
Daphni is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Marie Ekeland and four partners, operating as a mission-driven, B Corp-certified investor with over €1 billion in assets under management. The firm invests primarily in early-stage European tech startups from seed to Series A that feature strong international ambitions, focusing on sectors like consumer, AI, climate, and deeptech with a science-forward angle in biology, chemistry, physics, and life sciences. Typical check sizes range from €500,000 to €10 million for its science fund Daphni Blue, while earlier rounds span €200,000 to €5 million, with the firm often taking 15–30% ownership and acting as a lead investor when technological barriers or serial entrepreneurs are present. Notable portfolio companies include French unicorns Back Market (refurbished electronics marketplace) and Swile (employee benefits platform), as well as BlaBlaCar (ride-sharing) and Pasqal (quantum computing). Daphni distinguishes itself with a “VC-as-a-platform” model, leveraging a community of 300–400 experts and a digital platform to support founders, and it self-describes as a “Venture Capital Mutant” du
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