Overview

HCVC is a Paris-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in hardtech startups. The firm focuses on companies that automate and digitize the physical world, investing in sectors such as climate, biotech, robotics, and space. HCVC manages the Hardware Club, a global community of over 600 hardtech startups, providing resources and collaboration opportunities. With offices in Paris and San Francisco, HCVC primarily invests in Europe and North America, offering support from pre-seed to Series A stages.

Is HCVC the right VC for your startup? Browse their investment focus, stage preferences, and geographic scope to see how well they align with your fundraising goals. Your full match score with HCVC, along with a list of other relevant VCs, is available on Hopohopo.io.

Investment focus

Invest in

  • Baltics
  • Nordics
  • Western Europe
  • Southern Europe
  • Central Eastern Europe
  • North America

Customer types

  • B2B2C
  • Consumers
  • Large enterprises
  • Small and medium enterprises

Product type

  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Software-enabled hardware

Industries / verticals

  • BioTech
  • Climate / New World
  • Defence / Military
  • Energy
  • HealthTech / MedTech
  • Robotics
  • SpaceTech / Aviation

Investment role

Lead and follow

Stages

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A

First ticket size

€100,000 - €2,500,000

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