Karista | Investing in Game Changers

OUR WAY

Karista is an early-stage venture capital firm created in 2001. We funded 90+ companies over the past two decades and support tomorrow’s game changers in the field of Health, Digital, Tech, and NewSpace.

We have always worked to provide more than cash and partnered with entrepreneurs whom we share a common vision with.

OUR WAY

OUR COMPANIES

Vestack

Tech

By combining digital design, bio-based materials, and modular manufacturing, Vestack is a PropTech company producing buildings faster and at lower cost, while drastically reducing the building’s environmental footprint.

Exotrail

Tech

Exotrail’s mission is to deliver agility to the space industry. The company provides mission simulation and operation software, high thrust and flexible electric propulsion systems, and on-orbit transfer vehicles.

moveUP

Healthcare

MoveUp develops data-driven personalized remote digital care for post-acute out-patients, delivering similar clinical outcomes at a lower cost, while enabling healthcare professionals to focus on more complex patients or urgent situations.

NEWS

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Oct 22 nd, 2021

DEO Announces a €3.65 Million Funding Round

DEO, a company that provides hospitals and healthcare industry partners with comprehensive data insights inside the operating room (OR), has announced a €3.65 million funding round. Capricorn Partners led the round via their Capricorn Digital Growth Fund and was joined by French investor Karista, a leading European HealthTech Fund.

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Oct 19 th, 2021

CosmiCapital announces its first closing at €38 million

CosmiCapital announces its first closing with CNES and Bpifrance. CosmiCapital will have an investment capacity of €38 million to meet its main objective: to take advantage of the unprecedented acceleration of the Newspace economy and invest in French and European technology start-ups within this sector.

Oct 8 th, 2021

i-lunch raises €5m to impose its digital cuisine

Fast-growing startup I-lunch has announced a €5 million round of financing from Banque des Territoires, Karista via the Paris Region Venture Fund (PRVF), Financière Tuileries and Noveo. This new round of financing will enable the foodtech company to continue its ascent and expand its neo-restaurant service, which has already attracted players such as Adecco, Labeyrie, Castalie, Wojo and Jennyfer.