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
media + capital

Bullish Signals

B Corp certified — twiceexternal
400+ community network backing decisionsexternal
Own media hub — content + capitalexternal
Large senior team, multiple partnersexternal
Dedicated CTO + VP Eng — rare in VCexternal
Dedicated Head of Sustainability on teamexternal
New fund teased — future rewrite signalexternal
FirstMile program — founder support resourceexternal

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
SM
Samir Matki
Partner
SV
Shabir Vasram
Partner
SS
Sauvanne Saint-Léger
Partner & Investor Relations
PB
Paul Bazin
Partner
CT
Claire Tanguy
Partner & Chief Legal Officer
AV
Aurelie Van Peteghem
Partner & Chief Marketing Officer
MS
Marc Simoncini
Venture Partner
operatorserial founder
AD
Alain Dinin
Venture Partner
operator
PB
Pauline Boucher
Venture Partner
AT
Alix Tricot
Legal Counsel
SC
Sophie de Champs
Head of Communications
PG
Pierre Gallet
Chief Technical Officer
tech-focused
NB
Nicolas Borie
Financial Controller
MF
Marie Ferri
Investor
MB
Marie Bardinet
Investor
ML
Madison Lenormand
Investor
JS
Jonas Simonin
Investor
JF
Jocelyn Fournier
VP of Engineering
tech-focused
ER
Etienne Renoux
Chief Financial Officer
ED
Erica Delamare
Communication & Marketing
DD
Damien Didier
Head of Sustainability
impact-focused
CP
Cristian Pinto
Investor
BL
Briac Lescure
Investor
AD
Alexandra Dubar
Investor

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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
Briac LescureInvestor
Alexandra DubarInvestor

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