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Saviu Ventures

Geography
France
Stage
Seed
Fund size
€25M
Focus
AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, EdTech and Digital Health
Signals
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N°01 / About

About Saviu Ventures

Saviu Ventures 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, E-Commerce, Digital Education Consumer, Digital Health, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionFrance
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Climate & Sustainability
EdTech
Digital Health
E-Commerce
SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Francophone African tech founder scaling regionally

West Africa
francophone Africa
fintech
health tech
education tech
climate tech
Côte d'Ivoire
Morocco
cross-border payments
crypto & blockchain
electric mobility
logistics
real estate tech
PropTech
high-impact verticals

Bullish Signals

Annual Summit in Abidjan, strong LP networkexternal
DFIs, corporates, banks as LPsexternal
Active portfolio community, workshops 2026external
2026 Summit: 4 days, multi-stakeholder communitylinkedin
Crypto, mobility, logistics on agendalinkedin
110+ likes; high ecosystem engagementlinkedin
Lawyers, inv. banks, DFIs all in roomlinkedin
Agenz $5M seed, BREEGA co-investor validatelinkedin
Morocco expansion: second major regional betlinkedin
700K+ monthly visits; proven product-market fitlinkedin
Real estate platform solves major market needlinkedin
Agenz co-founders exceptional; market timing rightlinkedin
Attijariwafa Ventures co-investor; corporate validationlinkedin
Hiring investment analysts; active deal sourcing modelinkedin
Paris hub operational; European-Africa bridge stronglinkedin
January 2027 internship hiring; team expansion confirmedlinkedin
6-month internship; full deal cycle exposurelinkedin
Sourcing, diligence, memos, portfolio support rolelinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Niche geography, limited exit track record visibleexternal
Francophone-only focus limits deal flowexternal

Founder Do's

Build in francophone West Africa or North Africa
Show board readiness early
Have clear M&A/exit thinking
Demonstrate cross-border scaling plan
Engage with corporate partners
Build 700K+ user scale thinking
Address fintech, health, education, climate sectors

Founder Don'ts

Ignore local regulatory realities
Skip talent strategy planning
Overlook Africa-Europe dynamics

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€25M
Saves0
People

Key People

Samuel Touboul, Jean Charles Fourrier

Benoit DelestrePartner
Samuel TouboulPartner
Cynthia MandjekTeam
Papa Mady SidibéTeam
Cécilia TruchiTeam
Amine TorgemanTeam
Ivan BahintchieTeam
Leith FerjaniTeam
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