Kreaxi

Banexi Ventures Partners (BVP) is one of the pioneers of French venture capital, founded in 1983 within Banexi, the merchant banking arm of BNP Paribas, in Paris. Over more than three decades as an independent investment management company, BVP invested €430 million across 267 companies, backing technology businesses with high growth potential in internet, electronics, and medical technology. The firm focused on early-stage companies, high-technology spin-offs, turnarounds, and specific situations for tech-enabled businesses. BVP leads rounds with checks ranging from $1 million to $10 million across seed through Series B stages, deploying across software, health technology, hardware and robotics, deep tech, communications, e-commerce, fintech, and biotech. Its 267-company portfolio was built over a period when French venture capital was still in its formative stages, making BVP a foundational institution in the development of the Paris technology ecosystem and a training ground for multiple generations of French VC investors. In 2016, Banexi Ventures merged with Rhône-Alpes Création to form KREAXI, which continues operations as the successor entity — expanding geographic and sectoral reach while maintaining the venture capital heritage BVP built over 33 years. The original Banexi Ventures' legacy is reflected in the scale and diversity of its portfolio: 267 backed companies across three decades of French and European technology investing represents one of the largest cumulative early-stage portfolios assembled by a single French VC institution.