Serena Ventures
Back bold European entrepreneurs building global category leaders through a combination of patient capital, operational support, and deep entrepreneurial expertise. Focus on Applied AI, Energy Transition, and Infrastructure sectors with long-term commitment to scaling.
Check Size$111K – $16.7M
StagesPre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Locationeurope
Data quality64good
Investment thesis
Back bold European entrepreneurs building global category leaders through a combination of patient capital, operational support, and deep entrepreneurial expertise. Focus on Applied AI, Energy Transition, and Infrastructure sectors with long-term commitment to scaling.
90 confidence · stated by fund
Partners
BD
Bertrand Diard
Venture Partner
What sets Serena Ventures apart
- 50%+ team are operator-founders with execution experience
- PALM platform for intrapreneurship support
- First-mover advantage (launched France's first AI fund)
- Investment-Operating duo model combining capital and operational support
Recent investments
Darewise, 8SEC
Investment profile
- Stages
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- Applied ai, Energy transition, Infrastructure, Consumer innovation, Saas
- Cold inbound
- Warm intro preferred
Frequently asked questions
- What does Serena Ventures invest in?
- Serena Ventures is a pre-seed, seed, series a stage Applied ai, Energy transition, Infrastructure, Consumer innovation, Saas investor, typically writing $111K – $16.7M checks, primarily investing in europe. Their thesis: Back bold European entrepreneurs building global category leaders through a combination of patient capital, operational support, and deep entrepreneurial expertise. Focus on Applied AI, Energy Transition, and Infrastructure sectors with long-term commitment to scaling.
- What check size does Serena Ventures write?
- Serena Ventures typically writes $111K – $16.7M checks at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stage in Applied ai, Energy transition, Infrastructure, Consumer innovation, Saas.
- Is Serena Ventures actively deploying capital?
- Serena Ventures is actively deploying capital. What we observed: Website explicitly states €1Bn investment program with 15-20 teams per year; active press mentions through 2026; European SaaS Benchmark 2026 published
- What makes Serena Ventures different from other funds?
- Serena Ventures stands out on 4 points: 50%+ team are operator-founders with execution experience; PALM platform for intrapreneurship support; First-mover advantage (launched France's first AI fund); Investment-Operating duo model combining capital and operational support.
- What has Serena Ventures invested in recently?
- Recent investments DryPowder has tracked from Serena Ventures include Darewise, 8SEC.
- What other funds are similar to Serena Ventures?
- Funds with overlapping stage and sector focus include Diagram Ventures, Avant Global. See the full list below, or use DryPowder's AI fund matching to rank all tracked funds by fit with your specific startup.
- How do I reach out to Serena Ventures?
- Serena Ventures doesn't generally take cold inbound — a warm introduction from a founder or investor they already know is the reliable path in. Use DryPowder's AI fund matching to see how your startup aligns with Serena Ventures's thesis and focus areas (Applied ai, Energy transition, Infrastructure, Consumer innovation, Saas) — it returns a fit score and specific talking points for your outreach.