#4 Seed venture
Senek & Sokrat, experts in the start-up ecosystem, has brought together a group of business leaders — recognised experts and leaders in their sectors — to invest in a selection of start-ups…
1 to 2 times per quarter, Senek organises the Senek BA Club Pitch Nights
On Monday evenings from 6:00pm to 9:30pm, three start-ups pitch to a group of Business Angels made up of business owners and sector leaders.
6:00pm
The Business Angels and start-ups meet for drinks. The pitches then follow: 20 minutes per start-up, plus 40 minutes of Q&A.
9:30pm
The BAs get together for a convivial debrief.
Within 48 hours, the start-ups receive detailed feedback, including the pros and cons and all the investment indications of interest (“comits”).
The start-ups then choose to meet one-to-one with the Business Angels who wish to invest.
Senek supports both the Business Angels and the start-ups through to closing.
This service is free for start-ups.
Senek charges 1% per year of the Business Angel’s investment amount.
Typical ticket sizes range from €15k to €50k. Family offices attending can go up to €250k.
On a given evening, total “comits” across the three start-ups presented can reach up to €750k.
Business Angels
They are active members of the Senek network
Maxime Péribère Founder of Accesite
Solveig Lenormand Private Investor, Family Office, Club Holnest
Grégoire Jarry Founder and former COO of Quanteam
François-Xavier Ringot Partner at OMS&Co
Monika Esprit Partner - Corporate & Public Sector at Incubateur HEC Paris
Frédéric Mugnier Founder Faguo
Thomas Cagnard COO
Edouard de Raulin CEO AdYen France
Matin Balas Founder Blissim (ex BirchBox)
Christophe Bernand CEO of Vaudor
Alexandre Shettle Start-up coach Digital Entrepreneur HEC Paris
Pascal Houssin Fomer CEO Karft Suchard
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Start-ups
Senek’s investment thesis
Do you want to apply to the Senek Business Angels Club Pitch Nights?
We invest in projects with very strong scalability (business plan > €20m at year N+3), with fast execution (founded within the last 24 months maximum).
All sectors considered, excluding deep tech, biotech and non-ethical businesses.
Key KPIs of the investment thesis
Pre-revenue to €10k MRR / €120k annual revenue: fundraising between €250k and €650k (seed), BA-only round or a small early-stage fund. Valuation capped at €2m.
€10k to €100k MRR / up to €1.2m annual revenue: fundraising up to €1.5m, with a lead fund. Valuation capped at €6m.
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Our investments
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1
LA CONSIGNE GREENGO :
2020
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2
TOUTES MES AIDES :
2019
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3
SHOTGUN :
2019
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4
KOBUS :
2018
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5
OVRSEA :
2018
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6
OKARITO :
2018
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7
HAVN :
2017
