Benjamin Wainstain

IPSA SA (IPSA), a subsidiary of ACG SA, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Paris. Formerly known as Innoven Partenaires SA, the firm was founded in 1997.

CEA Investissement SA (CEA-I), formerly known as CEA Valorisation, is the corporate venture arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CEA-Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, which is the French governmental agency in charge of civilian and defense nuclear research. CEA-I was established in 1999 and is located in Grenoble, a large city in the southeast of France. CEA-I manages a portfolio of direct participations in high-technology companies. The firm also provides services related to IP protection for research done at CEA, by other public research entities or within private companies.

SymbioFCell SA manufactures and industrializes hydrogen fuel systems. It also engages in the development, assembly and integration of its fuel systems. The firm’s product applications include industrial and automotive embarkation, such as short- and mid-range trucks, industrial and specialized vehicles, buses, trams, ferries and barges. The company was founded by Fabio Ferrari in 2010 and is headquartered in Grenoble, France.

Demeter Partners SA (Demeter Partners) is a French private equity firm which was founded in 2005 by Sophie Paturle-Guesnerot and Stéphane Villecroze and is majority-owned by the management team. Headquartered in Paris with an additional office in Madrid, Demeter Partners has partnerships with English, German and Spanish funds which are involved in their sectors and are also members of international networks of investors specialized in 'clean technologies'. The firm manages the Demeter Fund, sponsored by the Caisse des Dépôts (CDC Entreprises) and the Institut Français du Pétrole (French Petroleum Institute) for institutional investors including life insurance companies, health insurance companies, pension funds and sophisticated private investors.

I-TEN SA manufactures and markets micro batteries. It serves data backup, smart cards, autonomous sensors, medical and specialty applications. The company was founded by Fabien Gaben in 2011 and is headquartered in Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or, France.

BW Ideol specializes in the designing and installation of foundation solutions for the offshore wind industry. It offers ring-shaped platforms for offshore wind turbines and engineering and installation services. The company was founded by Pierre Coulombeau and Paul de la Guérivière in June 2010 and is headquartered in La Ciotat, France.

Innovacom Gestion SAS (Innovacom) is a venture capital firm founded in 1988 and a subsidiary of Turenne Capital Partenaires. Innovacom is headquartered in Paris, France with additional offices in Stockholm and San Francisco.