GSO Innovation

Profile and portfolio

Parent Crédit Agricole (five regional banks)HQ Bordeaux, FranceFounded 2018

GSO Innovation is the corporate venture arm of Crédit Agricole (five regional banks), a financial services company. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Bordeaux, France. It invests from seed to Series A across sectors.

Companies backedS4: 22+

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series A

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Data behind this graphic
Item	Value
Stage range	Seed to Series A
Sectors	Sector agnostic
Geography	Europe
Offices	Bordeaux, France, Toulouse, France

Sources: S1 Grand Sud-Ouest Capital: GSO Innovation.

Scale and capital allocated

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Data behind this graphic
Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Companies backed	22+	companies	Stated by the firm	S4
Companies on the firm's portfolio page	22	companies	Counted from the firm's own list	S4

Sources: S4 Grand Sud-Ouest Capital: Nos participations.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Bordeaux, France
Offices: Bordeaux, France
Toulouse, France

Investment regionsS1

Europe

LeadersS3

Frank StephanDirecteur généralFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Laurent MazardDélégué régional, GSO CapitalFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Cyril LaugierDirecteur de participations, GSO CapitalFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Romain FebvreDirecteur de participations, GSO CapitalFind on LinkedIn Firm page

GSO Innovation on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	Crédit Agricole (five regional banks)	Single source	S2
Parent industry	Banking and financial services	Single source	S2
Founded	2018	Single source	S1
Headquarters	Bordeaux, France	Single source	S1
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S2
Companies backed	22+	Single source	S4
Stages	Seed, Series A	Single source	S1

For founders

Item	What the firm says	Source
Stages	Seed, Series A	S1

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 22 companies.S4

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

1 companies on the GSO Innovation portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
Arkea Capital	1	IQSpot

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the GSO Innovation list

22 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S4 Read the firm's list.

Alogia Groupe
Certis Therapeutics
Comeen
Discurv
Febus Optics
Genoskin
Ipsophene
iQ Spot
Ixcys
Kapptivate
LTU Tech
Medinbox
Next-U
Ollow
Paarly
Poool
Self&Innov
Shippingbo
Sky in Lab
Symbiose
Turnk
Valoregen

History

2018GSO Innovation createdS1

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.gsocapital.com/gso-innovation
Portfolio www.gsocapital.com/nos-participations

Sources

S1Grand Sud-Ouest Capital: GSO InnovationFirm
S2Grand Sud-Ouest Capital: PrésentationFirm
S3Grand Sud-Ouest Capital: EquipeFirm
S4Grand Sud-Ouest Capital: Nos participationsFirm

Disclaimer and corrections

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