Investments
66Portfolio Exits
6Funds
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Mar 13, 2023
Cristiani christened general partner at SE Ventures Mar 13, 2023 • Edison Fu Corporate venturing veteran Julien Cristiani will lead Europe and Israel investments for Schneider Electric’s $1bn investment arm. Photo of Julien Cristiani courtesy of LinkedIn. Julien Cristiani has joined SE Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of France-based energy management and automation equipment manufacturer Schneider Electric, as general partner (GP). Cristiani was formerly GP at VC firm Supernova Invest and has also been appointed vice-president at SE Ventures along with head of Europe and Israel. The unit is headquartered in the US state of California but he will be based in Grenoble, France. Formed in 2017, SE Ventures has €1bn ($1.06bn) under management, having launched a €500m climate and industrial fund in November 2022 . Its main targets include developers of energy management, electric mobility, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and industry 4.0 technologies. Heriberto Diarte, founder and former CEO of SE Ventures, left the unit in July 2022. Cristiani is joining current GPs and GCV Emerging Leaders 2022 Grant Allen and Varun Jain at the unit. Cristiani spent six years at Supernova Invest from 2017 focusing on deep, climate and industrial technology companies in Europe through the firm’s venture and growth funds. Before joining the firm, Cristiani co-founded and co-managed a €100m fund for Air Liquide Venture Capital, the greentech-driven corporate VC subsidiary of industrial gas supplier Air Liquide. He first joined the group in 2009 to lead corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. LEADERSHIP SOCIETY Informing, connecting, and transforming the global corporate venture capital ecosystem. The Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) Leadership Society’s mission is to help bridge the different strengths and ambitions of investors across industry sectors, geography, structure, and their returns.
Supernova Invest Investments
66 Investments
Supernova Invest has made 66 investments. Their latest investment was in ProovStation as part of their Series A on January 1, 2023.

Supernova Invest Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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1/25/2023 | Series A | ProovStation | $11.35M | Yes | 2 | |
1/9/2023 | Series C | SoniVie | $60M | Yes | 6 | |
11/23/2022 | Series C | APIX Analytics | $5.2M | No | 1 | |
11/21/2022 | Series A | |||||
10/10/2022 | Series A |
Date | 1/25/2023 | 1/9/2023 | 11/23/2022 | 11/21/2022 | 10/10/2022 |
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Round | Series A | Series C | Series C | Series A | Series A |
Company | ProovStation | SoniVie | APIX Analytics | ||
Amount | $11.35M | $60M | $5.2M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Supernova Invest Portfolio Exits
6 Portfolio Exits
Supernova Invest has 6 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Diota on September 01, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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9/1/2022 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 9/1/2022 | ||||
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Exit | Acquired | ||||
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Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 |
Supernova Invest Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Supernova Invest acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Kika / Leiner on June 01, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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6/1/2023 | Acq - Fin | 3 |
Date | 6/1/2023 |
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Investment Stage | |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | |
Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources | 3 |
Supernova Invest Fund History
6 Fund Histories
Supernova Invest has 6 funds, including Ambition Industrie.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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11/30/2021 | Ambition Industrie | $164.19M | 1 | ||
11/30/2021 | Ambition Industrie | ||||
6/29/2017 | Supernova 2 | ||||
3/28/2017 | Credit Agricole Innovations et Territoires | ||||
4/1/2013 | Amorcage Technologique Investissement |
Closing Date | 11/30/2021 | 11/30/2021 | 6/29/2017 | 3/28/2017 | 4/1/2013 |
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Fund | Ambition Industrie | Ambition Industrie | Supernova 2 | Credit Agricole Innovations et Territoires | Amorcage Technologique Investissement |
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Status | |||||
Amount | $164.19M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Supernova Invest Team
3 Team Members
Supernova Invest has 3 team members, including current Managing General Partner, Regis Saleur.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Regis Saleur | CEA Investissement, Galileo Partners, and Pleiade Venture | Managing General Partner | Current |
Name | Regis Saleur | ||
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Work History | CEA Investissement, Galileo Partners, and Pleiade Venture | ||
Title | Managing General Partner | ||
Status | Current |
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