François Lainée

Auriga Partners SA (Auriga) is an independent, management-owned venture capital firm which was founded by Patrick Bamas, Jacques Chatain and Bernard Daugeras in 1998. Headquartered in Paris, the firm's core activity is enterprise creation. In addition to providing a network of contacts capable of accelerating internationalization, and furthering strategic partnerships and business deals, Auriga manages several seed and early-stage funds specializing in information technology and life sciences.

Mesophotonics Ltd. develops photonic crystal devices and circuits. Its devices allows light to be bent, routed and processed at sub-millimeter scale. It offers multiple optical functions and systems to be implemented on a single silicon chip for production of integrated optical devices. The company was founded by Caterina Netti, Majd Zoorob, Simon Cox, James Wilkinson, Greg Parker, Martin Charlton and Jeremy Baumberg in July 2001 and is headquartered in Southampton, UK.

Convertigo SAS provides Internet related software. It delivers a secured and scalable disruptive all-in-one solution, integrating rapid cross platform mobile development tools and a powerful MBaaS covering challenging backend enablement, featuring a middleware optimized for mobility. The company was founded by Olivier Picciotto and Jean-Michel Cohen in 1994 and is headquartered in Orsay, France.

Mckinsey & Co. SAS provides business and management consulting services. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

Data Publica SA develops and operates an electronic data directory. Its products include Open Data and Lexique Open Data platforms. The firm offers public and portal sales data. The company was founded by Christian Frisch and François Bancilhon in July 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Aleia SAS is an AI platform that accelerates and secures all AI projects. The company is based in Paris, France. The platform is designed for all sectors of activity and is sovereign and secure. The platform was created to industrialize AI projects and promote collaboration among teams. It was founded in 2021 by Antoine Couret, who is also the CEO.