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Shift4Good

Geography
France
Stage
Series A
Fund size
€220M
Focus
AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability and Mobility & Transport
Signals
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N°01 / About

About Shift4Good

Shift4Good is a venture capital firm based in France, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Mobility Transport, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionFrance
Funding StageSeries A
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Climate & Sustainability
Mobility & Transport

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Impact-driven founder decarbonizing transportation at scale

sustainable mobility
transportation decarbonization
climate tech
maritime & EVs
impact investing

Bullish Signals

World's largest sustainable mobility fundwebsite
Portfolio: maritime, EVs, freight, micromobilitywebsite
Active news flow into 2026website
Partnership: Smart Freight Centre 2026website
EU Industrial Acceleration Act tailwindwebsite
Founders cite non-financial support explicitlywebsite
Sector specialist + hands-on partner positioningwebsite
Decarbonizing 20% of global CO2 emissionswebsite
Cleantech sovereignty shift from policy tailwindwebsite
Fund name: Shift4Good—values-explicit brandingwebsite

Contrarian Signals

No GP names publicly visibleexternal
Heavy EU policy dependency riskexternal
Niche sector limits deal flow breadthexternal

Founder Do's

Show measurable climate impact
Be resilient, mission-driven builder
Demonstrate sector expertise in mobility
Embrace hands-on partnership approach
Focus on real-world deployment & scale

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch pure financial growth story
Don't ignore sustainability metrics
Don't expect passive investor relationship

26 signals on Shift4Good

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

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€220M
Saves1
People

Key People

Matthieu De Chanville, Sébastien Guillaud, Yann Marteil

Tommy PhunCEO (Pyxis)
Euan WheatleyCOO (Charge Europa)
Yanis SouamiCEO (Sinay)
Pierre KhouryCEO (Shippeo)
Cristina AleixendriCOO (bound4blue)
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