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Industrial automation and IoT

European industrial automation investors

Desk data for 2026.

These are real, verified funds with an industrial automation and IoT line in their thesis – ticket ranges and fund sizes shown only where disclosed.

1Rank

Bpifrance

All stages, France's largest venture actor Paris, France €10.5B into venture 2013-2023

France's public investment bank, the single largest actor in French venture capital, investing directly through Digital Venture (seed/Series A) and Large Venture (a €2.5B vehicle for rounds above €20M).

Why it is hereThe largest and most systemically important fund on this desk for any French industrial-automation founder.
2Rank

Breega

Pre-seed to Series A+, digital, climate and deep tech Paris, France (London office) €700M managed

A founder-run European venture firm working from Paris and London with partners across Europe and Africa's main tech hubs. Every team member has built or scaled a company; B Corp certified. Portfolio includes Exotec, a named industrial-automation scale-up.

Why it is hereThe only fund on this desk with a named industrial-automation portfolio company (Exotec).
3Rank

Iris Capital (IRIS)

Seed to Series A, logistics and robotics Paris, France (Berlin, Munich offices) €1M–€8M ticket

A European venture firm founded in 1986, sponsored since 2012 by Orange and Publicis. Concentrates on software, fintech, AI, cybersecurity, logistics and robotics at seed and Series A, with portfolio names including Exotec and Forto.

Why it is hereThe most fully disclosed ticket range on this desk for an early-stage industrial-automation round.

Five funds on Sesamers carry an industrial automation and IoT line; the two not shown here do not yet have a disclosed ticket range or fund size.

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Common questions

Which industrial automation fund is the largest?
Bpifrance, France's public investment bank, which put €10.5B into venture capital between 2013 and 2023.
Does Sesamers take payment for placement on this list?
No. Every fund shown is included because its data is verified, not because it paid for coverage.

Methodology

Counts are drawn from published Sesamers records tagged to this vertical in 2026. Funding totals use EUR-converted desk rates.

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