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Daphni Blue III

Geography
France
Stage
Seed
Fund size
$200M
Focus
AI/ML and Climate & Sustainability
Signals
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N°01 / About

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.

N°02 / Thesis

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

46 signals on Daphni Blue III

9 bullish · 3 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 26 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$200M
Saves0
People

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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