Sopra Steria Ventures

“Great Stories start with chat, not a prompt” Slush 2024, here we come! 🙌 We couldn’t agree more with this year’s tagline—it truly resonates with how meaningful connections and groundbreaking ideas begin. 🚀 At Sopra Steria Ventures, we’re on a mission to invest in the tech of tomorrow. Through strategic partnerships and investments, we empower Europe’s most promising startups across sectors like IA, cybersecurity, Defense, Deeptech and vertical Solution for Industry (Aeroline, Fintech, Transport...) to complement our group’s offerings and create a world where innovation thrives. We’re excited to meet the next wave of high-growth startups and forward-thinking V&CVCs leaders at #Slush in Helsinki. ☕️ Let’s connect! Or contact us at ventures.corp@soprasteria.com for potential collaboration and/or investments! Socheat Chhay Yann Metz-Pasquier Guillaume Blot Antonio CHEN T. H. Tobias Studer Andersson Gaspar Lacour-Couderc Darius Selke Jil Ruch Clementine Grossetete Delphine Jarrige #Innovation #TechStartups #Slush2024 #CorporateVenture

✨ #JobAlert We are hiring our futur VC Analyst Intern ✨ 🦄Dreaming of a future in VC? Join SSV’s team as a VC Analyst & Program Manager intern and work with a tight-knit team dedicated to supporting bold founders and transforming industries Socheat Chhay Yann Metz-Pasquier Antonio CHEN T. H. Clementine Grossetete 📍 Paris / 🗓️ 6 months (from Dec, 2024 or Jan, 2025) What you’ll be doing: 📈 Manage the deal flow and participate in every phase of the investment process 🧠 Dive deep into tech sectors to uncover emerging trends and connect with the Tech & VC landscape 🤝 Support our portfolio companies in scaling and building business synergies with Sopra Steria Group’s business units through our “Startup Programme 📊 Help optimize processes and reporting, contributing to the efficiency of our operations Sound like your kind of challenge? Learn more and apply via the link in the comment! 👇

🌟 Grateful to have been part of the journey - La French Tech Grand Paris Paris x Fundtruck Maddyness Thank you, La French Tech and Maddyness, for the invitation to sit on the panel of judges with Socheat Chhay our MD, and be part of such an inspiring panel! 🚀 Witnessing the presentations of these remarkable startups— Delpha, Inquizyt, Procureezy, RUBICON , MidlJob, Seedext, smartlawyer.ai, and WISP Solutions —was an absolute privilege. Each pitch showcased a unique vision, insightful solutions, and true entrepreneurial spirit. Alongside our C&VCs friends Serena, INNOVACOM, 360 Capital, 50 Partners, AG2R LA MONDIALE, OneRagtime, Breega, Supernova Invest, Banque de France and idi. Sopra Steria Ventures Team is looking to build strong synergies with Tech founders tackling Enterprise issues for partnerships and/or investments 📢 Contact us at ventures.corp@soprasteria.com for potential collaboration and/or investments! And a special thanks to Alexandra André for inviting us to your always great initiative for the Tech ecosystem!

🚀 Sopra Steria Ventures x Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs 🚀 👏 In the life of a CVC, it's also about supporting and mentoring the future tech leaders who will shape tomorrow's industries. Congratulations to our MD Socheat Chhay for serving on the selection committee for the fintech startup award with Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs. This was a fantastic opportunity to connect with top mind futur startups and VCs in the #Fintech industry and recognize the innovators driving the #futureoffinance. A big round of applause to the selected startups, including Cognerium, Bimaplan, Oze, Delfi, @Kara, Almond FinTech, S1lkPay, Aghanim, Amwal Tech, Tirios MetaFin DIY Digital Platform, @soil. We wish them the best of luck in the final round! Sopra Steria Sopra Steria Next Cyril Malargé Éric Pasquier Kathleen Clark Mohammed Sijelmassi Solenne Bonnet Guillaume Blot Stéphane Le Cam Mung Ki Woo Philippe Marques Olivier Gervaise Marine Lecomte Laure-Marine GAILLARD Yann Metz-Pasquier Clementine Grossetete Antonio CHEN T. H. Gaspar Lacour-Couderc Lindsay Patterson Darius Selke Jil Ruch Morgane Chambon

[📖🇫🇷 Must read!] Record Number of French Startup Bankruptcies: What’s Behind the Surge? The French startup scene is witnessing an unprecedented wave of bankruptcies, signaling the end of an era of easy financing without profitability pressures. With stricter investment criteria and a natural process of selection, the ecosystem now faces the challenge of reinventing itself to survive in this uncertain economic climate. 👉 How did we get here, and what does this surge in bankruptcies really signify? 👉 Could these closures be less alarming than they appear—perhaps even a sign of an evolving economic cycle? Thanks Maddyness for this insightful breakdown, we were happy to share our thoughts alongside Claude Calmon, Founder of Calmon Partners Media Events and our MD Group Head of Corporates Ventures Socheat Chhay Sopra Steria Read the full article 👇 (content in French)

🌟 We're thrilled to support Heilbronn Slush'D as a Premium Partner, joining forces with strong allies to shape the digital future of Europe! ➡️ On October 24th, the German Sopra Steria Ventures Team is excited to welcome our clients and many tech enthusiasts to an inspiring event. Digital transformation and European sovereignty are not just buzzwords; they are our mission - driven by trust, innovation, and collaboration. Expectations for Generative #AI surpass those of previous technological advancements, and Heilbronn’s rising reputation as Europe’s newest AI hub presents an exciting opportunity for us. By engaging closely with this ecosystem with influential players like IPAI, Dieter Schwarz Foundation , and the Technical University of Munich, we can demonstrate our strategic interest in AI and solidify our presence alongside these leading organizations. In the Ventures Lounge, we'll connect our clients with pioneering startups, showcasing high-tech made in Europe. Here's what you can look forward to: 📍 Insights and exchanges with the brightest minds in the European tech scene. 📍 Opportunities to meet innovative startups revolutionizing the industry. 📍 A focus on collaboration, blending our expertise with startup innovation to drive transformation. Join us and experience how we're shaking up the tech world together! Darius Selke Socheat Chhay Jil Ruch Daniel Eichhorn Antonio CHEN T. H. can’t wait to see you in Heilbronn, Germany's AI Hub! Yann Metz-Pasquier Mohammed Sijelmassi Yves Nicolas Guillaume Blot Mung Ki Woo Isabelle PONS Bruno Maillot Gaspar Lacour-Couderc Lindsay Patterson Clementine Grossetete

🎤 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝑽𝒊𝒆𝒘𝒔 – Interview 3 Up next in our Expert Views series: Socheat Chhay, Group Head of Corporate Ventures at Sopra Steria! With his founder background and deep expertise in open banking and digital transformation, Socheat offers a unique perspective on the future of small business lending. In this interview, he dives into the frustrating status quo of SMB lending and highlights how collaboration between banks and fintechs can unlock the vast potential of this underserved market. Drawing from his time at Bpifrance, he shares how he led the rollout of loans to 50,000 SMBs in less than two months during the Covid-19 crisis. 👉 Read his full interview here: https://lnkd.in/e2TAGrqe #ExpertViews #SMBLending #BankingInnovation #FinanceLeadership #LaaS

🙏Thomas Bigagli Arthur Bessières @ Plug and Play Tech Center and Sébastien Paillet@Scale X for having us! it was great being on the panel alongside my esteemed peers Muriel ATIAS @BOLD, the venture fund of L’Oréal and Virginie Reynaud @ALIAD Venture Capital by Air Liquide to speak on strategy of CVCs in front of the community. Glad to have re-connected with other CVC folks as well! Sopra Steria Ventures Yann Metz-Pasquier Clementine Grossetete Antonio CHEN T. H. Delphine Jarrige Gaspar Lacour-Couderc Lindsay Patterson Morgane Chambon Neli Atanasova Phil Roche Darius Selke Jil Ruch #CVC #Corporateinnovation #strategy

Join us today at #Big event Bpifrance🔥 in Paris - We’re eager to connect with the next wave of high-growth tech startups across France and Europe, as well as forward-thinking VC & CVC 👥📩 Looking forward to meeting and connecting with (new) founders & fellow investors. Ping Socheat Chhay Gaspar Lacour-Couderc Lindsay Patterson if you are around and let's catch up over a coffee. Why partner with us? 📍 From consulting and integrating tech solutions to software development, we connect startups with the full financial services ecosystem. 🎯 Sopra Steria Ventures is committed to fostering meaningful partnerships with tech founders to address enterprise challenges, whether through collaboration or investment. 😎 Sopra Steria Ventures is fluent in the languages of entrepreneurs (agility), unicorns (scaling), and corporates (business), having generated over 40 startup collaborations across Europe. See you there!

Congrats to Albert team, a standout startup in our portfolio, on their exciting new branding! We’re excited to see your fresh identity take shape Jérôme Soulard Vincent Barat Barbara Lopez 🤖 Albert is a SaaS platform that empowers organisations to plan for the workforce of tomorrow, by simplifying their approach to Strategic Workforce Planning. The intuitive solution enables organisations to model, test and manage various workplace scenarios and equip them with the tools to navigate changing landscapes.