Daphni
Daphni is a Paris-based venture capital firm established in 2015, focusing on user-oriented early-stage technology startups primarily in the Seed to Series A stages. The firm emphasizes investments in companies with European roots and strong international ambitions. Daphni operates as a "VC-as-a-platform" firm, combining capital with a community network called daphnipolis, which includes over 300 entrepreneurs, executives, and advisors. With approximately €350 million in assets under management, Daphni targets investments ranging from €200,000 to €5 million, seeking shareholdings of 15–30%. T Per Crunchbase, Daphni has made 139 investments, 52 as lead investor across 92 portfolio companies, with 10 exits including 1 IPOs.
Investing activity
Daphni has made 139 investments according to Crunchbase across 92 portfolio companies, and has led 52 rounds and seen 10 exits, 1 of them by IPO.
Daphni appears in 3 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk, and led 2 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $4M and the largest at $5M. The most recent are Quartz (Pre-seed, £2.75M, Sep 2026), Graph Therapeutics (Seed, $5M, Jun 2026) and Certo (Seed, $4M, May 2026).
Daphni most often invests alongside Transpose Platform Management, Outward VC, Philippe Gelis and Gilles BianRosa, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Daphni
What AI companies has Daphni invested in?
Daphni's AI investments include Quartz, Graph Therapeutics and Certo. The 3 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Daphni based?
Daphni is based in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
What stage does Daphni invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Daphni has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $4M. Daphni led 2 of those rounds.
Who does Daphni co-invest with?
Daphni's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Transpose Platform Management (2 deals), Outward VC (1 deal), Philippe Gelis (1 deal), Gilles BianRosa (1 deal) and K Fund (1 deal).
How can founders reach Daphni?
Founders on Lounge can see Daphni's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Daphni to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.