International OTA for tours & tourist activities Ceetiz raises €3m  with Entrepreneur Venture, BPI, HPC Capital and Sigma Gestion

Background

• Launched in 2012, Ceetiz is an international platform to book activities worldwide (tourist attractions, monuments, cultural visits, tours, guided visits, sports, and adventure, etc.). Ceetiz offers 240 destinations around the world and more than 6 000 activities for all budgets.

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• Created in 2000, Entrepreneur Venture is an investment management fund regulated by the AMF and specialized in non-listed companies held and managed by entrepreneurs. Capital investor and debt subscriber, Entrepreneur Venture has invested in and supports over a hundred SMEs. The fund supervises institutional FCPRs and FIPs for a total of 450 million euros under management.

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• Private equity investments of Bpifrance are operated by Bpifrance Investments, management company. Bpifrance, a subsidiary of France’s Caisse des Dépôts, is a trusted partner of entrepreneurs that supports companies, through financing, guarantee, and equity, from early-stage to IPO. In addition, Bpifrance provides support services with respect to innovation and export, in partnership with UBIFRANCE and Coface.

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• When he founded HPC Capital, Patrice Cavalier wished to apply his passion for entrepreneurship and innovation to help chief executive offices who share his values. HPC Capital brings active support beyond a simple equity investment. As an active investor, and much like its founder, HPC Capital’s work revolves around creativity, innovation and people, convinced that these are ultimately the real pillars of value creation.

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• Sigma Gestion is an investment management fund regulated by the AMF supporting individual investors through its investment holding, FIP, FCPI, FCPR, and management mandates. The fund manages over 200 million euros and has completed more than 150 operations for SMEs. Sigma Gestion invests since 1993 in strong potential, high-growth companies situated in France with amounts ranging between 300 K€ and 2 000 K€. Its activities cover all sectors for companies in their seed, development, or transmission stages.