Since 2006, WIRECOM Technologies opened its doors to investors in order to address its growth and to guarantee the financing of its research. Today WIRECOM Technologies enjoys the support of four investors: CDC Innovation (Paris), Emertec (Grenoble), Centre Capital Développement (Orléans), Sofimac Partners (Clermont-Ferrand), Phitrust (Paris) and LC Capital (Paris).
About CDC Innovation
CDC Innovation is an international venture capital company with its head office in Paris and and a local presence in the Silicon Valley and in Switzerland.
With over 415M€ currently under management, our focus is on venture investments at both the early and late stage, in two sectors: information technologies and life sciences.
Our aim is to create value by providing talented entrepreneurs with the resources, experience, and network necessary to turn world-class technologies into great businesses.
Contact : Bertrand Limoges
Tél. : +33 (0)1 40 76 99 16 - bertrand.limoges@cdcinnovation.com
About Emertec Énergie Environnement
The funds of Emertec Energie Environnement (FCPR 3E), managed by Emertec Gestion are dedicated to financing start-up companies in the field of energy and environment. This is the fifth investment of the capital which should rank as one tenth of the interest in this fast developing sector by 2008.
Contact : Eric Marty
Tél. : +33 (0)4 38 12 38 99 - emarty@emertec.fr
About Centre Capital Développement
Created in 1987 through the initiative taken by regional economic groups, Centre Capital Développement helps in the development of companies of the Centre region through its own funds.
A close investor, Centre Capital Développement acts as an active partner of regional small and medium companies and industries in their operations related to internal or external growth, technology innovation, tapping of new markets, and revival of companies.
Centre Capital Développement, today participates in the capital of about fourty small and medium companies (SME/SMI) and industries, services catering to industry and the wholesale business of the Centre region.
Contact : Jean-Louis Lemarchand
Tél : +33 (0)2 38 78 18 15 - ccd@centcdev.com
About Sofimac Partners
Since its inception in 1977, SOFIMAC Partners specialises in the field of investment in private limited companies and concentrates in particular on the small and midsized companies of l’Espace Central. It stays with these companies in all stages of their development. SOFIMAC Partners manages a total of 70 million euros. As a result of its varied methods of investment, it has a portfolio of 70 companies, constituting all industrial and technological sectors, and invests in about 10 companies every year.
Contact : Pascal Voulton
Tél : +33 (0)4 73 74 57 57 - p.voulton@sofimacpartners.com
About Phitrust
Phitrust is a French venture philanthropy fund dedicated to funding and mentoring French, European and wordwide companies in the areas which favour solidarity and sustainable development. It aims at supporting profitable projects with high social returns. Thus, Phitrust allows new and innovative companies to emerge. These companies want to sell new industrial process in order to manage more efficiently the energy and environmental issues.
About LC Capital
LC Capital is a private equity firm, managing and advising venture capital funds in the information technology industries. The team is involved in the life of the portfolio's companies and has acquired a large experience to manage the lines of investment through successive economical cycles of growth and recession since 1990.
