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Motier Ventures
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Motier Ventures is the venture family office of the Houzé family, co-owners of the Galeries Lafayette Group, investing in tech startups on behalf of Motier — the family holding company with 130 years of entrepreneurial history. Described as "a value-added business angel at scale," the firm provides agile and patient capital: up to €200–300k at pre-seed/seed and follow-on capacity up to €3m through Series B. It focuses on six verticals — Future of Commerce, Fintech, Creative Technologies, Gaming & Consumer, Infra & Tooling, and Future of Work — with Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence as transversal themes. Beyond capital, Motier Ventures leverages the Galeries Lafayette ecosystem, a broad corporate network, and its Paris hub "La Maison" to give founders access to partnerships, customers, and community.
Notable quotes
“In the last 130 years, my family has been constantly innovating, scaling businesses, and embracing change through the joint energy of creativity and entrepreneurship. With Motier Ventures, we have decided to take this commitment forward, investing far beyond our historical industry to support bold entrepreneurs with a vision for the future. It is my sincere belief that those who create — whether in business or the arts — share the same appetite to craft the worlds to come.”
“En quelques années, Motier Ventures est devenu une marque incontournable de l'écosystème français. L'équipe a accompli un travail remarquable, avec 95 deals réalisés en trois ans, ce qui en fait aujourd'hui un acteur de référence dans l'early stage à Paris.”
“Pour moi, l'intelligence artificielle est désormais présente dans quasiment toutes les nouvelles entreprises. Ce n'est plus une catégorie à part entière : elle est devenue une composante structurelle, intégrée dès le premier jour.”
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Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Kima Ventures | 6 |
| Serena | 3 |
| Daphni | 2 |
| Partech | 2 |
| Axeleo Capital | 2 |
| Notion Capital | 2 |
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