An operational vision of the Business Angel.
From structuring to fundraising
To support you from the outset, and help you to raise funds or make your business profitable, by structuring it in all its administrative, commercial, legal and financial aspects.
For 5% of your capital (returned at the end of the mission), you’ll benefit from all our expert services.
Go faster and more securely !
Focus on the digital ecosystem
For our business angel activity, we focus on projects in the digital sector or with the ability to leverage the sector.
Because we know this ecosystem inside out, we can provide you with valuable, experience-based support.
Prevent potential mistakes and build your structure in anticipation of the market and investors !
5%
This is generally the level of our equity investment in the startups we support.
Multi-faceted management support for a complete package, with a long-term vision from the outset.
Step 1: Project definition.
Time to ask the right questions.
Skills required
Operational resources
Market analysis
Financial outlook
Recruitment needs
Method of achievement
Minimum viable product
Implementation planning
Step 2: Setting up the company.
Jurisdiction, articles of association
Geographic jurisdiction
Company bylaws
Partnership agreement
Bank domiciliation
Employee profit-sharing
Administrative records
R&D financing
Staff recruitment
Step 3: Startup
Move fast and stay focused
Minimum viable product
Communication
Product market fit
Proof of market
Structuring accounting
Balance sheet forecast
Stay focus
Step 4: Scaleup
Raise funds and develop
Attractive teaser
Company memorandum
Equity analysis
Venture capital
Bank leverage
Secure development
Shareholders relationship
Amortization investments
Increasing returns to scale
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Our partnership principle, based on success.
What is our support period ?
We begin our support as early as possible, between the project stage and the first round of financing. (Project, pre-seed and seed stages). But we can also start in other situations (launch failure, company reorganization, managerial transition…).
Our support comes to an end when the company has reached the necessary maturity to be autonomous, or shortly after the arrival of the investment funds, or during the B and C series stages.
The duration of support generally varies between 2 and 5 years.
How do we work together?
We only work with a small number of companies, so that we can devote as much attention to them as possible.
That’s why we rigorously select projects and entrepreneurs.
After several interviews, we check that our visions are aligned, then we sign the commitments.
During the mentoring process, we are always on hand to respond to your every need, assisting you in the co-construction of all the subjects necessary for the structuring, development and, more generally, the life of the company and the project. (business plan, contracts of all kinds, recruitment plan, communication plan and all other necessary plans…)
We also provide specific resources for finance, legal affairs and capital management.
We’ll also help you meet the right people (banks, investors, lawyers, chartered accountants, public authorities, etc.) to save time and give you peace of mind.
How does our remuneration work ?
To help you as fully as possible, we need to have the same ambitions as you.
We usually use a fixed fee of 5% of capital in exchange for support.
The sale of Series B or C shares provides us with a return on our investment.
If raising capital is not the entrepreneur’s objective, the company or majority shareholder buys back our shares according to a valuation method agreed at the outset.
What’s our goal?
At each stage our objective is different :
– Make sure the project is viable.
– Set up the company as smoothly as possible.
– Adjust financing requirements to operational reality.
– Structure the team harmoniously.
– Be administratively, legally and compliance compliant.
– Attract investors or become profitable.
But beyond these examples of step-by-step objectives, we want the same thing as the founders :
To make the company autonomous and increase its value.
Technical work skills are useless without a more global vision in the long terme to satisfy capital investors.
Our field of operational support.
Breakdown of share capital
The management of share capital must anticipate the need to increase capital for investors, as well as salary distribution. .
Economic rationalization
Choose between self-financing, bank leverage and fund-raising, depending on the company’s needs and capacity.
Financial relations
Relations with financial professionals (banks, investors…) require a great deal of experience to ensure fair exchanges.
Operational targeting
Our operational targeting quality comes from many years of trying out numerous solutions, then retaining the best.
Development strategy
Try quickly with a minimal viable product, improve, and try again, staying focused. The iteration of this process is one of the keys.
Legal framework
If the legal and administrative aspects are not a priority, they must be well prepared, as they can quickly become a problem.
Find more about us.
We’re not just Business Angels, we’re also CDO shareholders and Investors.
CDO Shareholder
When your company, in any sector, needs to grow, make a transition or is in difficulty, if you think that digital is the solution, we’ll bring you all our expertise to help you get there.
We can take on the role of CDO for a small percentage of the capital calculated on our added value.
Financial Data
To find out more about what we do, our partners can consult our list of shareholdings and our capitalization. We can be co-founders, future minority shareholders or current CTO shareholders.
And because money isn’t everything, we’re also involved in corporate philanthropy.
Investment Fund
Direct financial participation is not at the heart of our model.
However, we do occasionally take a financial stake in projects via our investment fund.
And to cover risks we ensure our solidity through traditional, secure investments.