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Serena is a leading independent European VC fund partnering with entrepreneurs who build a better world through innovation and technology.
As a mission-driven firm with ā¬1 billion under management, Serena invests with a long-term view, backing exceptional companies from inception to global scale in all sectors undergoing profound technological transformation (AI, Energy transition, Deeptech, Impact). Built on entrepreneurial DNA, Serena operates through agile, fast-moving teams that combine operational experience, business acumen, and sector expertise. Its value-add platform, all-in-one and ****the largest in Europe, gives founders the strategic and operational leverage to build enduring category leaders. Its success stories include Dataiku, Malt, The Fork, Electra, Descartes Underwriting, and wecasa.
You will be joining a team of dedicated people, passionate about serving a better world.
Like everyone at Serena, you will contribute to the direction of our organization as we stand for a co-created culture that represents the people who are part of it. We have it at heart to empower our team members with their aspirations and watch them thrive in an environment of trust and mentorship.
We encourage continuous learning through feedback, training schemes, questioning, and experimentation. As a consequence, we are comfortable with errors, and failures. They are part of the learning process and pave the way for innovation.
Everyone at Serena is getting fair opportunities. We have put together clear career paths across the company that detail the steps that need to be taken at each stage to climb the professional ladder. We are committed to bringing our people to a higher levelĀ andĀ upgrading their skills and knowledge.
Making sure our teams find personal growth and fulfillment is also a huge part of our culture. We think itās possible to have the best of all worlds by connecting individual purposes to organizational ones. This is how we foster passion and loyalty, the hallmarks of every successful organization.
Get to know the members of the team here š
Serena was founded in 2008 but the premises started more than 10 years earlier.
In 1997, Xavier Lorphelin and Marc Fournier met in Silicon Valley, where they studied.
In 2002, they joined forces with Philippe Hayat and created an incubator in Paris to fund and develop young new economy companies.