Firms

Elaia
Paris, France · Belgium
Elaia is a leading European full-stack venture capital firm specializing in digital and deep tech, headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 2002, it partners with ambitious B2B technology entrepreneurs from pre-seed to Series B, focusing on AI, cybersecurity, techbio, and industrial innovation.
- Founded
- 2002
- Type
- Venture capital
Funds3
Deep Tech Seed 3€134M
DTS3 final close, EUR134m supersedes EUR60m March2024 first close and EUR120m target. Fund-specific preseed/seed EUR1m–13m tickets, not firmwide initial checks.
Digital Venture 5€120M
DV5 EUR120m FIRST CLOSE, not final size. Date from Maddyness 2026-02-11 reporting; official HTML undated. Fund-specific preseed–SeriesB tickets EUR1m–15m; mimic first investment, exact allocation unknown.
Digital Venture 4€200M
DV4 EUR200m final close reported 2023-03-30, supersedes earlier commitments/target.
Team
![]() Benoit Georis Elaia, venture_partner | $1M$100K – $5M | Belgium |
![]() Alexis Frentz Elaia, partner | $1M$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Anne-Sophie Carrese Elaia, partner | $1M$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Céline Passedouet Elaia, managing_director | $1M$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Franck Lescure Elaia, partner | $1M$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Marc Rougier Elaia, partner | $1M$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Pauline Roux Elaia, managing_partner | $1M$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Sofia Dahoune Elaia, partner | $1M$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Armelle de Tinguy Elaia, partner | —$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Florian Denis Elaia, partner | —$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Geoffroy De Meyer Elaia, analyst | —$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Manon Sorroche Elaia, analyst | —$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Philippe Gire Elaia, partner | —$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Samantha Jérusalmy Elaia, partner | —$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Xavier Lazarus Elaia, partner | —$100K – $5M | Paris, France |
![]() Anya Brochier Elaia, Marketing & Communications Senior Associate | —— – — | |
![]() Arthur Liabastre Elaia, Senior Finance Officer | —— – — | |
![]() Arturo Ancira García Elaia, Associate | —— – — | |
![]() Camille Hamon Elaia, Finance Team Manager | —— – — | |
![]() Celine Passedouet Elaia, Investment Director | —— – — | |
![]() Christophe Primault Elaia, Venture Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Clément Vanden Driessche Elaia, Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Daniel Pilaud Elaia, Venture Partner | —— – — | |
![]() David Sourdive Elaia, Venture Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Delphine Villuendas Elaia, Partner, Head of Investor Relations | —— – — | |
![]() Elfwa Ljungdahl Elaia, Associate | —— – — | |
![]() Emma Aït Aoudia Elaia, Investor Relations Senior Associate | —— – — | |
![]() Emmanuel Perez-Duarte Elaia, Partner, CFO & General Secretary | —— – — | |
![]() Gabrielle de Massol Elaia, Associate | —— – — | |
![]() Gemma Gil Romero Elaia, Office Manager | —— – — | |
![]() Isabelle Amigues Elaia, Event Manager & Team Support | —— – — | |
![]() Julien Macquet Elaia, Investment Manager | —— – — | |
![]() Justine Guers Elaia, Chief of Staff, Head of Strategic Projects | —— – — | |
![]() Laurent Kott Elaia, Venture Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Loghan Lemonnier Elaia, Head of Digital Venture Operations | —— – — | |
![]() Louis Darvoy-Lindrec Elaia, Finance Officer | —— – — | |
![]() Louisa Mesnard Elaia, CMO, Head of Sustainability | —— – — | |
![]() Léa Billaud Elaia, Investor Relations Associate | —— – — | |
![]() Léonor Landeau Elaia, Investment Manager | —— – — | |
![]() Pierre Besse Elaia, Head of Compliance, Internal Control & Risk | —— – — | |
![]() Sacha Loiseau Elaia, Venture Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Sandra Benacquista Elaia, Executive Assistant | —— – — | |
![]() Seif Mahjoub Elaia, Analyst | —— – — | |
![]() Sophie Digard Elaia, HR Director | —— – — | |
![]() Sébastien Lefebvre Elaia, Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Vincent Faber Elaia, Investment Director | —— – — | |
![]() Xavier Evans Elaia, Sustainability Associate | —— – — | |
![]() Zeevi Michel Elaia, Partner | —— – — |
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