Sopra Steria Ventures

The bridge between the startup ecosystem and Sopra Steria Group

Bringing scale to teams with virtuous and bold ideas

We acknowledge that our World is changing, Business needs are shifting, and Technology is evolving.
The single constant is People.
We believe the Future is in the hands of the next-generation of early-stage founders willing to challenge status quos.

Sopra Steria Group has created Sopra Steria Ventures to serve as the bridge between the startup ecosystem and its clients.

WHO ARE WE?

Sopra Steria Ventures (SSV) is the strategic venture arm of Sopra Steria Group. Our mission is to generate startup partnerships for the Group and co-develop strategic offerings. 

 

We are Sopra Steria Group + Ventures.

 

WHAT DO WE DO?

We support early-stage startups through strategic partnerships and/or direct investments between €250K and €1.5M.

For investments, we primarily target: 

  • Early-stage Enterprise Software and Deep Tech startups in Europe 
  • with a technological focus on AI/ML, Quantum, AR/VR… 
  • supporting Financial Services, HR, Digital Real Estate, Aeronautic & Space, Cybersecurity, Defense & Security, Data+Cloud and Enterprise Sustainability industries. 

On top of that, we occasionally support VC firms as LP on “exploratory” themes (Future of Computing, Aeronautic, Sustainability … impress us!).

 

We are founder-centric, business-oriented and technology-driven. 

 

WHAT DO WE BRING?

We understand the needs of founders and enterprise client requirements as our team combines experiences from all sides of the table: operating startups, investing in technologies, and working as corporate executives.
We offer to assist in providing industry knowledge, support the acceleration of your growth by bringing technological maturity, and enable access to our ecosystem of clients & partners.

 

We are People + Technology.

Portfolio

Equity Investments 

Albert
AI-enabled Strategic Workforce Planning HR solution

Algoan
Credit scoring API solution

Alice & Bob
Quantum Computing European leader

HoloCare
AR for surgical planning

Ravel
The world's fastest fully homomorphic encryption technology

SkyReal
VR solution for industrial use cases

Sky Republic
ESG Wallet

Vero Technologies
E2E wholesale auto-finance platform

XXII
AI-driven Computer Vision solutions

 

 

Funds Investments 

Karista
Karista’s fund dedicated to SpaceTech

Quantonation
Quantonation’s fund dedicated to Quantum Technologies & the Future of Computing

 

Spring Invest
Spring Invest’s fund dedicated to Retail & Supply Chain

Brienne III & IV
Tikehau Ace Capital’s 3rd & 4th fund dedicated to Cybersecurity

Truffle Capital
Truffle Capital’s fund dedicated to Fintech & Insurtech

 

Wind Capital
Wind Capital's fund dedicated to Climate+Sustainability

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