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Yaday Capital (Tech Fund)

France
Pre Seed
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About Yaday Capital (Tech Fund)

Yaday Capital (Tech Fund) is a venture capital firm based in France, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionFrance
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Deep tech defense founders building vertically integrated European solutions

defense tech
European sovereignty
deep tech
vertical integration
AI & autonomy

Bullish Signals

Backed Destinus, rare European defense championexternal
Present at PDSF2026, top EU defense forumexternal
Conviction in full-stack defense autonomy playsexternal
100x–3000x drone cost asymmetry thesislinkedin
Portfolio co. Destinus: airframes to AI in-houselinkedin
Destinus: supply chain resilience built-inlinkedin
Backs founders with category-defining executionlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Narrow focus: EU defense onlyexternal
Long procurement cycles in target sectorexternal
Explicitly acknowledges decade-long procurement risklinkedin

Founder Do's

Build full tech stack from scratch
Show execution velocity, not just vision
Focus on European defense sovereignty
Demonstrate category-defining ambition
Own hardware + software + AI together

Founder Don'ts

Adapt legacy systems to new threats
Rely on non-European supply chains
Pitch without clear execution proof

Key GPs & Partners

RA
Romain Afflelou
Partner
defense-focusedcategory-builderEurope-first
PF
Pauline Ferrari Bovyn
Partner
defense-focusedinnovation-driven
VB
Valentin B.
Partner
defense-techEurope-first
JW
Johannes Wilbrenninck
Partner
defense-tech
CF
Colin Ferrari
Partner
defense-tech
EC
Ethan Cohen
Partner
defense-tech

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€100M
Saves0
Website
LinkedIn

Key People

Romain Afflelou, Auline Bovyn

Romain AfflelouPartner
Pauline Ferrari BovynPartner
Valentin B.Partner
Johannes WilbrenninckPartner
Colin FerrariPartner
Ethan CohenPartner

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