Drysdale Ventures
Drysdale Ventures is a pre-seed venture capital fund and angel group based in Paris, France, founded in 2025 by Nicolas Essayan. The firm focuses on supporting software startups from their inception, providing initial funding of up to €500k. With a team of 2-10 employees, Drysdale Ventures is backed by over 80 tech entrepreneurs and prominent international investors, including Sequoia and Accel. The company specializes in investing in software-driven businesses across various high-growth sectors, including FinTech, AI, consumer tech, and cybersecurity. Drysdale Ventures offers day zero invest
Investing activity
Drysdale Ventures appears in 5 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $20M. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $4M and the largest at $20M. The most recent are Macrodata Labs (Pre-seed, $4M, Jul 2026), ZML (Seed, $20M, Jul 2026) and Concord (Seed, $3M, Jun 2026).
Drysdale Ventures most often invests alongside Kima Ventures, Air Street Capital, OPRTRS Club and Solomon Hykes, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Drysdale Ventures
What AI companies has Drysdale Ventures invested in?
Drysdale Ventures's AI investments include Macrodata Labs, ZML, Concord, Omniscient and Arrakis Technologies. The 5 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Drysdale Ventures based?
Drysdale Ventures is based in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
What stage does Drysdale Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Drysdale Ventures has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $4M.
Who does Drysdale Ventures co-invest with?
Drysdale Ventures's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Kima Ventures (2 deals), Air Street Capital (1 deal), OPRTRS Club (1 deal), Solomon Hykes (1 deal) and Kindred Capital (1 deal).
How can founders reach Drysdale Ventures?
Founders on Lounge can see Drysdale Ventures'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 Drysdale Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.