From Venture Capital
to Capital Boost

We help founders dream big, succeed faster and unlock their full potential

4,5x

Our startups are 4.5x more likely to raise their next round (Dealroom).

75%

75% of our Seed startups reach Series A, vs. 29% market average.

17 months

From Seed to Series A: 17 months at Serena vs. 25 on the market.

€1,2B

Total raised by our startups in 2024. 15% of all French Tech funding.

The first Operating taskforce
in European VC

Our Operating team isn’t made of consultants. It’s made of people who’ve been there.

Founders, scale-up Executives, battle-tested Operators.

We’re not here to rationalize ambition. We’re here to turn the wildest ones into reality, while protecting what matters: time, energy, and drive.

David Bitton

David Bitton

Serial Entrepreneur
Founder & CEO of three companies including MyBestPro, Wengo, and Oreka. Built teams across 9 countries, raised €30M+, led 7 acquisitions and multiple exits to major industrial groups (Engie, Groupama, Vivendi…).
Jérôme Stioui

Jérôme Stioui

Serial Entrepreneur
Founder & CEO of three companies (Directinet, AddScreen, Accengage). Over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience, €25M raised, 90% average annual growth across ventures, 500 hires, 5 international markets opened, 5 acquisitions completed.
Émilie Benayad

Émilie Benayad

Serial Scale-up Exec
15+ years in HR leadership across fast-growing and global organizations (Altran, Sifox, etc.). Expert in international talent strategy, governance, and scaling teams. Member of multiple executive committees driving 1000+ hires globally.
Élodie Charles

Élodie Charles

Talent & Community Manager
6 years of experience recruiting tech and non-tech profiles. Leads sourcing and competency frameworks. Responsible for 30% of strategic hires across Serena’s portfolio.
Augustin Honorat

Augustin Honorat

Energy Expert
20 years of executive leadership in the energy sector (Engie). Led €8B B2C unit in France and Australia/NZ. Now senior advisor and board member in SaaS and industrial scale-ups. Teaches governance and energy transition at HEC & Sciences Po.
Amélie Séguret

Amélie Séguret

Consumer Expert
10+ years in marketing and operations in scale-ups like BlaBlaCar. Former strategy consultant specialized in retail and sustainability. Expert in go-to-market, climate adaptation, and digital growth strategies.
Olivier Gérardin

Olivier Gérardin

Product & Tech Expert
Founder/operator of B2B platforms (€92M ARR). 20 years of experience in product, architecture, IA and data. Specialist in scale-ups, build-ups and international growth. Board member and advisor to PE-backed companies.
Riadh Dridi

Riadh Dridi

SaaS & US GTM Expert
Former CMO at RingCentral, Automation Anywhere, and Board Member at BrightTalk. 25 years in SaaS go-to-market scaling companies up to $1B with multiple exits. Advisor and Operating Partner to top-tier funds.

And the Squad: The most engaged C-level community

Our community brings together the C-levels from across our portfolio, operators facing real-world challenges at Seed and Series A stage.

It’s the right people, solving the right problems, fast.

Workshops, peer-sharing groups, and curated resources. All in a relaxed and supportive environment, led by our Operating team.

500

C-levels across our portfolio

85%

Monthly engagement rate

30’

Average time to get an expert answer

5

Expertise channels: Sales, Marketing, HR, Product & Tech, Finance.

What Entrepreneurs say about us

Tanguy Touffut
“The Serena team brings strategic, operational and human support. With a true understanding of the pivotal moments in a startup’s journey”
Tanguy Touffut
Descartes Underwriting
CEO of Descartes Underwriting, a global insurtech leader that has raised over $140M to date
Aurélien de Meaux
“Serena helped us gain a full year in our commercial execution”
Aurélien de Meaux
Electra
CEO of Electra, a fast-growing EV charging scale-up that has raised more than €600M since inception