OVNI Capital

OVNI Capital is a French private venture capital firm and AMF-authorised fund manager founded in 2022. It invests at pre-seed and seed stage, primarily targeting European founders and startups with global expansion ambition. The firm leads early rounds and writes initial cheques in the lower millions, positioning itself as a first-cheque investor rather than a late-stage asset manager. The business generates value by raising venture funds from limited partners and allocating that capital into early-stage companies where it can secure access, ownership and influence early in the company lifecycle. Its direct customers are institutional and private capital allocators investing into the fund, while its operating market counterparties are founders seeking early-stage capital and support. Commercially, the model is fund management plus carried interest tied to long-term portfolio performance.