Aster

Aster

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Overview

Aster is a Venture Capital firm with offices in 4 major innovation hubs: Paris, London, Tel Aviv and San Francisco. Since 2000, they have partnered with more than 60 teams of entrepreneurs that are transforming markets with disruptive offers and technologies. They are always open to exploring new ideas related to mobility, energy and industry sectors that they have been covering until now. They invest in all stages, with a preference for the early phase.

They are more than investors and they intend to act as an ally for entrepreneurs by connecting them to a valuable ecosystem of experts, influencers and business leaders. From marketing to executive talent, their commitment to the growth of their portfolio companies as well as the entire venture ecosystem also involves the commitment of their dedicated Operations team, their innovation strategy consulting firm (Aster Fab) and a crowdfunding branch to further expand opportunities (Aster Crowd).

Some of their success stories include Solairedirect (acquired by Engie in 2015), Digital Lumens (acquired by Osram in 2017) and Avantium (IPOed in 2017).

Highlights

Founded

2000

Industry

Venture Capital

Employees

1-10

Investment

195

Lead Investment

48

Exits

19

Stages

Late Stage Venture, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Private Equity

Investor Type

Venture Capital

Location

Europe

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

Aster, established in 2000 and headquartered in Europe., specializes in Late Stage Venture, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Private Equity investments across CleanTech, Solar, Construction, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, Energy, Consulting, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management. The organization boasts a portfolio of 194 investments, with an average round size of $8.3M and 19 successful exits. Their recent investments include Engie Solar, TechFund, Demeter Partners, CPower, Partnership Fund for New York City. The highest investment round they participated in was $97.4B. Among their most notable exits are Engie Solar and TechFund. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Jean-Marc Bally

Jean-Marc Bally

General Partner and Managing Director

imagePlace Fabio Lancellotti

Fabio Lancellotti

Partner

imagePlace Cecile Tirbonod

Cecile Tirbonod

Chief Financial Officer

imagePlace Jerome Joaug

Jerome Joaug

Partner

imagePlace Gianfranco Tosato

Gianfranco Tosato

Venture Partner

imagePlace Chama El Shamy

Chama El Shamy

Head of Operations

Investment portfolio

Aster has made 195 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 16, 2024, when LevelTen Energy raised $61.1M.

Aster has made 2 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Jun 11, 2018, when Claroty raised $60.0M.

investments

195

Diversity investments

2

Lead investments

48

Number of exits

19

Investments

195

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Jan 03, 2023--2.0M
Apr 12, 2023--22.0M
Jun 03, 2024--27.0M
Jul 16, 2024
LevelTen Energy LevelTen Energy
Energy61.1M

Exits

19

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

195

Investors

0

Funds

5

Funding Rounds

195

Aster has raised 195 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 16, 2024 from a Series D - LevelTen Energy round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Jan 03, 2023
Pre Seed Round - Twipes Pre Seed Round - Twipes
-2.0M-
Apr 12, 2023
Series A - EyeLights Series A - EyeLights
-22.0M-
Jun 03, 2024
Series B - Neural Concept Series B - Neural Concept
-27.0M-
Jul 16, 2024
Series D - LevelTen Energy Series D - LevelTen Energy
-61.1M-

Investors

1

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundMoney Raised
-No
Series A - Aster
3.2M

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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