Daphni Blue III

France
Seed
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About Daphni Blue III

Daphni Blue III is a venture capital firm based in France, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionFrance
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Climate Sustainability

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Visionary European tech founders, community-minded, sustainability-aligned

community-driven VC
data-augmented decisions
sustainability/B Corp
European tech
capital + content

Bullish Signals

B Corp certified — twicedaphni.com
400+ community network backing decisionsdaphni.com
Own media hub — content + capitaldaphni.com
Large senior team, multiple partnersdaphni.com
Dedicated CTO + VP Eng — rare in VCdaphni.com
Dedicated Head of Sustainability on teamdaphni.com
New fund teased — future rewrite signaldaphni.com
FirstMile program — founder support resourcedaphni.com
Where people, tools & purpose aligndaphni.com

Contrarian Signals

Large team — decision speed unclearexternal
Community model may slow convictionexternal
Very large headcount — overhead riskexternal

Founder Do's

Leverage 400+ community brain trust
Align with sustainability values
Embrace data-enhanced pitch approach
Engage with daphni media ecosystem
Show vision + conviction clearly

Founder Don'ts

Expect pure gut-feel decisions
Ignore ESG/impact angle
Avoid community involvement

Key GPs & Partners

PM
Pierre-Yves Meerschman
Co-founder & Managing Partner
community-drivenconviction-leddata-enhanced
PL
Pierre-Eric Leibovici
Co-founder & Managing Partner
community-drivenconviction-ledimpact-focused
SD
Sofia Dahoune
Partner
conviction-led
SM
Samir Matki
Partner
SV
Shabir Vasram
Partner
SSL
Sauvanne Saint-Léger
Partner & Investor Relations
relationship-builder
PB
Paul Bazin
Partner
CT
Claire Tanguy
Partner & Chief Legal Officer
legal-focused
AV
Aurelie Van Peteghem
Partner & Chief Marketing Officer
brand-builder
MS
Marc Simoncini
Venture Partner
operatorserial founder
AD
Alain Dinin
Venture Partner
operatorproduct-focused
PB
Pauline Boucher
Venture Partner
AT
Alix Tricot
Legal Counsel
legal-focused
SC
Sophie de Champs
Head of Communications
brand-builder
PG
Pierre Gallet
Chief Technical Officer
tech-focuseddata-driven
NB
Nicolas Borie
Financial Controller
finance-focused
MF
Marie Ferri
Investor
MB
Marie Bardinet
Investor
ML
Madison Lenormand
Investor
JS
Jonas Simonin
Investor
JF
Jocelyn Fournier
VP of Engineering
tech-focusedinfrastructure
ER
Etienne Renoux
Chief Financial Officer
finance-focused
ED
Erica Delamare
Communication & Marketing
brand-builder
DD
Damien Didier
Head of Sustainability
impact-focusedsustainability-driven
CP
Cristian Pinto
Investor
ADu
Alexandra Dubar
Partner

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$200M
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Key People

Ierre Eric Leibovici, Ierre Yves Meerschman

Pierre-Yves MeerschmanCo-founder & Managing Partner
Pierre-Eric LeiboviciCo-founder & Managing Partner
Sofia DahounePartner
Samir MatkiPartner
Shabir VasramPartner
Sauvanne Saint-LégerPartner & Investor Relations
Paul BazinPartner
Claire TanguyPartner & Chief Legal Officer
Aurelie Van PeteghemPartner & Chief Marketing Officer
Marc SimonciniVenture Partner
Alain DininVenture Partner
Pauline BoucherVenture Partner
Alix TricotLegal Counsel
Sophie de ChampsHead of Communications
Pierre GalletChief Technical Officer
Nicolas BorieFinancial Controller
Marie FerriInvestor
Marie BardinetInvestor
Madison LenormandInvestor
Jonas SimoninInvestor
Jocelyn FournierVP of Engineering
Etienne RenouxChief Financial Officer
Erica DelamareCommunication & Marketing
Damien DidierHead of Sustainability
Cristian PintoInvestor
Alexandra DubarPartner

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