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Kurma Partners

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About Kurma Partners

Kurma Partners is a venture capital firm based in France, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Deep Tech, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionFrance
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Deep Tech
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Scientific founder, European academic IP, severe disease, pre-seed

biotech-early-stage
company-creation
rare-disease
therapeutics
europe-focus

Bullish Signals

4 Big Pharma exits from Fund IIIblog
CSL anchors as strategic pharma LPblog
11 portfolio companies already deployedblog
€1B AUM crossed, first timeblog
Munich office open, Max Planck spinout dealtwitter
Active in Dx, diagnostics deals 2017–18twitter
Biofund III first close announcedtwitter
Biofund IV final close €215Mlinkedin
Bpifrance, EIF, SFPIM as LP anchorslinkedin
Target 20 portfolio companies, Biofund IVlinkedin
Part of Eurazeo group — institutional backinglinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Missed €250M target by €35Mblog
10–12 year horizon, slow exitsblog
Binary clinical risk, 80% therapeuticsblog
Tweets mostly RTs, low original signaltwitter
Biofund IV below €250M target againlinkedin

Founder Do's

Come pre-formation — Kurma engages early
Have academic or research institute roots
Target severe or rare diseases
Be open to hands-on co-building
Therapeutics focus (oncology, immunology, gene therapy)

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch without clear unmet medical need
Don't expect passive capital — they co-build
Don't pitch growth-stage SaaS or digital health

Key GPs & Partners

JC
Jacques Chatain
Directeur Général / Founder
thesis-drivenex-founderhands-on
JC
Jim Cowart
Managing Partner
metrics-drivenhands-on
HB
Hadrien Bouchez
Partner
thesis-driven
DP
Daniel Parera
Principal
metrics-driven
PN
Peter Neubeck
Partner
geo-expansionhands-on
TL
Thierry Laugel
Partner
thesis-driven
RD
Rémi Droller
Partner
thesis-driven
AG
Amanda Gett-Chaperot
Partner
hands-on
FC
Florence de Coorebyter
Partner
hands-on
AT
Ania Tchorzewska
Partner
hands-on

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€140M
Saves0
Website
LinkedIn

Key People

Remi Droller, Thierry Laugel

Jacques ChatainDirecteur Général / Founder
Jim CowartManaging Partner
Hadrien BouchezPartner
Daniel PareraPrincipal
Peter NeubeckPartner
Thierry LaugelPartner
Rémi DrollerPartner
Amanda Gett-ChaperotPartner
Florence de CoorebyterPartner
Ania TchorzewskaPartner

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