1st Kind is a venture capital firm. Team members are concentrated in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Among the 5 companies in the known portfolio are Augur, Spore.Bio, Matta, Mimic and Flow Tool.
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1st Kind portfolio companies (5)
- Augur
- Spore.Bio
- Matta
- Mimic
- Flow Tool
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About 1st Kind
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Hardware and SaaS, and focus areas AI Applications, Computer Vision, Enterprise SaaS and Industrial Automation; known deals cluster at Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A.
The contacts to approach at 1st Kind are Carla Paillardon (Investor), Sophia Martin (Investor) and Frédéric Villain (Investor).
1st Kind shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them STATION F, Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company and Boost VC.
Frequently asked questions
What is 1st Kind?
1st Kind is a venture capital firm whose team is concentrated in Paris, Île-de-France, France, with a known portfolio of 5 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does 1st Kind invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Hardware and SaaS; listed focus areas include AI Applications, Computer Vision, Enterprise SaaS and Industrial Automation. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does 1st Kind invest at?
The known deals of 1st Kind include Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at 1st Kind?
All 3 people on file at 1st Kind are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact 1st Kind?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 3 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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