Angelor

Angelor is an independent venture capital firm based in Lyon, France, focused on backing French health and medtech scale-ups from seed through Series A. The firm deploys tickets of €500K–€3M (including follow-ons) into companies that have demonstrated medical and economic potential, supporting their clinical, industrial, and commercial scale-up over a patient 5–8 year investment horizon. Angelor operates through sector-specific investment vehicles (e.g. Simba Santé) and draws on a community of approximately 40 entrepreneur mentors and health/industry experts. As of its public materials, the firm has accompanied 93 startups over 18 years with a team of 8 staff. Historically, Angelor also operated in food, greentech, and social impact through its Angelor Partners network of co-founded investment companies, and offered back-office and fundraising support services. The firm was founded in 2006–2007 and is listed with France Invest.