Building the next generation of enduring companies
We partner with exceptional founders from the earliest days to global scale.
We back ambitious entrepreneurs who are building category-defining businesses with lasting impact.
From first conviction to pre-IPO, we invest with the patience, perspective and long-term commitment of a family-backed investor.
Backed by entrepreneurial heritage.
Aglaé Ventures is the global technology investment platform backed by Agache (the principal investment vehicle of Bernard Arnault). Independent in our investment decisions and global in our outlook, we combine the agility of a venture firm with the perspective of permanent capital.Long-term by nature. Permanent capital.
We believe the greatest companies are built over decades, not funding cycles. Our role extends beyond capital. We provide thoughtful partnership, strategic perspective and access to a global network of entrepreneurs, operators and industry leaders.We back exceptional people before exceptional businesses.
We seek founders with unusual ambition, relentless curiosity and the ability to attract extraordinary talent. We value ambition, intellectual honesty and resilience above all else.One partner across every stage.
From a founder's first institutional round to global expansion and the public markets, we invest with consistency and conviction.
We look for fast growing tech companies.
We invest on the basis of data and historical traction.
We are sector agnostic. However we concentrate our investments on asset light and well-defined business models with high potential for scalability.
- Marketplaces
- Software
- SaaS
- Data
- Open-source
- Content platforms
- Robotics
- Cyber
- Consumer apps
- Artificial Intelligence
- Digital native vertical brands
- Fintech
We invest as lead, co-lead or follower in:
Stage investPre-seed, Seed and Series A
Europe and in the USSeries B through Pre-IPO
on a global scaleAglaé Lab
our flagship deeptech fund to back long-term frontier tech companies& Frontier
Low ego. High standards.
We believe lasting partnerships are built on trust, candor and mutual respect. We favour thoughtful decisions over fast opinions, substance over visibility, and long-term value over short-term outcomes.