
Investments
267Portfolio Exits
55Funds
22Service Providers
1About XAnge
XAnge is an asset management company based in France and Germany that is conducting two investment activities: Venture Capital and Private Equity. XAnge invests primarily in what it believes are ambitious, disruptive ideas and businesses that are led by dynamic and enthusiastic management teams.

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Latest XAnge News
Jul 19, 2023
Date: October, 31st, 2019 Welcome to the Jungle announces a € 20 million financing round to accelerate its European deployment and develop new products Gaia Capital Partners , a new growth fund focused on companies that have a positive environmental or societal impact, is leading this € 20 million round, also backed by historical investors Xange , Bpifrance , SGPA (Jean-Paul Guisset’s family office) and Financière Saint-James (Michaël Benabou’s family office). Currently active in France, Spain and Czech Republic, the company will use the proceeds from the transaction to expand in more European countries. The funding with also help Welcome to the Jungle launch new products such as Welcome Home, a new generation intra-enterprise communication platform. Clipperton confirms its expertise in the HR tech space following a series of transactions for innovative companies such as Staffme, Speachme, Givve (sold to Up Group), Wizbii, Foederis and Vodeclic (sold to Skillsoft). Paris, October 2019 – European corporate finance firm Clipperton is pleased to announce it acted as sole financial advisor to Welcome to the Jungle, in a € 20 million private placement led by Gaia Capital Partners and followed by historical investors Xange, Bpifrance, as well as Business Angels Jean-Paul Guisset (SGPA) and Michaël Benabou (Financière Saint-James). Founded in 2015, Welcome to the Jungle has built a unique employer branding and mediaplatform with #1 position in France. The company combines exclusive content and technology to connect candidates and recruiters. On one side, they reinvent candidates’ job application experience, and on the other side, they allow companies to showcase their corporate culture and manage recruitments with in-house ATS (Welcome Kit) through a subscription-based model. With upcoming product Welcome Home, the company wants to improve new recruits onboarding, foster company’s culture and team building with a user-friendly information and communication platform. After opening offices in 2019 in Spain and Czech Republic, this round will allow the company to continue expanding its deployment in Europe starting by Germany and the UK in 2020. This landmark private placement marks the 3rd investment in Welcome to the Jungle, after a first €2 million round in 2017 and a second € 7 million fundraise early 2018 led by Xange and Bpifrance, also advised by Clipperton. Jérémy Clédat, co-founder and CEO of Welcome to the Jungle explained: “this new round is essential for our development, and we are thrilled to have the support of our investors which confirms a strong market interest for our services. Since Welcome to the Jungle was founded, its ambition has been to reinvent work environment by emphasizing the importance of human link”. For more information, please contact: Thibaut Revel, Managing Partner, trevel@clipperton.net Caroline Landré, Director, clandre@clipperton.net
XAnge Investments
267 Investments
XAnge has made 267 investments. Their latest investment was in Animaj as part of their Unattributed VC on September 9, 2023.

XAnge Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/22/2023 | Unattributed VC | Animaj | Yes | Daphni, Left Lane Capital, and XAnge | 2 | |
6/28/2023 | Series B | Gleamer | $29.57M | No | Bpifrance Digital Venture, Crista Galli Ventures, Elaia Partners, heal capital, MACSF, Supernova Invest, UI Investissement, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and XAnge | 4 |
6/6/2023 | Seed VC | elba | $2.67M | Yes | Angel Invest Ventures, Eric Fourrier, Jason Chan, Jean-Baptiste Aviat, Kima Ventures, Plug and Play Accelerator, Uncorrelated Ventures, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and XAnge | 6 |
3/9/2023 | Unattributed VC | |||||
2/9/2023 | Series A |
Date | 9/22/2023 | 6/28/2023 | 6/6/2023 | 3/9/2023 | 2/9/2023 |
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Round | Unattributed VC | Series B | Seed VC | Unattributed VC | Series A |
Company | Animaj | Gleamer | elba | ||
Amount | $29.57M | $2.67M | |||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Daphni, Left Lane Capital, and XAnge | Bpifrance Digital Venture, Crista Galli Ventures, Elaia Partners, heal capital, MACSF, Supernova Invest, UI Investissement, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and XAnge | Angel Invest Ventures, Eric Fourrier, Jason Chan, Jean-Baptiste Aviat, Kima Ventures, Plug and Play Accelerator, Uncorrelated Ventures, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and XAnge | ||
Sources | 2 | 4 | 6 |
XAnge Portfolio Exits
55 Portfolio Exits
XAnge has 55 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Sequoiasoft on July 27, 2023.
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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7/27/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
7/13/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
6/8/2022 | Shareholder Liquidity | 1 | |||
Date | 7/27/2023 | 7/13/2023 | 6/8/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Shareholder Liquidity | ||
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Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
XAnge Acquisitions
4 Acquisitions
XAnge acquired 4 companies. Their latest acquisition was Scopus Omnibadges on February 10, 2015.
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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2/10/2015 | Acq - Fin | 1 | ||||
11/20/2014 | ||||||
9/7/2010 | ||||||
3/25/2006 |
Date | 2/10/2015 | 11/20/2014 | 9/7/2010 | 3/25/2006 |
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Note | Acq - Fin | |||
Sources | 1 |
XAnge Fund History
22 Fund Histories
XAnge has 22 funds, including XAnge 4.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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7/7/2022 | XAnge 4 | $225.04M | 2 | ||
5/31/2018 | XAnge Digital 3 | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Open | $107.57M | 1 |
7/10/2014 | XAnge Capital 2 | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $80.38M | 1 |
1/31/2014 | FCPI La Banque Postale 15 | ||||
2/11/2013 | XPansion 2 |
Closing Date | 7/7/2022 | 5/31/2018 | 7/10/2014 | 1/31/2014 | 2/11/2013 |
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Fund | XAnge 4 | XAnge Digital 3 | XAnge Capital 2 | FCPI La Banque Postale 15 | XPansion 2 |
Fund Type | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | Multi-Stage Venture Capital | |||
Status | Open | Closed | |||
Amount | $225.04M | $107.57M | $80.38M | ||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
XAnge Team
8 Team Members
XAnge has 8 team members, including current President, Francois de-La Villardiere.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Francois de-La Villardiere | Publicis Groupe, and Digitas | President | Current |
Name | Francois de-La Villardiere | ||||
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Work History | Publicis Groupe, and Digitas | ||||
Title | President | ||||
Status | Current |
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