Cleo Ventures
Cleo Ventures is a Paris-based venture capital firm that specializes in investing in AI-native companies. Founded in 2025 by Antoine Veret and Maxime Le Dantec, the firm focuses on very early-stage investments, particularly in pre-seed and seed rounds across Europe. Cleo Ventures aims to support businesses that are fundamentally shaped by AI, distinguishing itself from traditional SaaS investment approaches. The firm invests in a range of AI applications, including consumer and enterprise solutions, AI infrastructure, frontier labs, and AI-adjacent deep tech. Cleo Ventures typically writes fi
Investing activity
Cleo Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $8M. The most recent is Zeliq (Seed, €7M, Sep 2026).
Cleo Ventures most often invests alongside Moon Venture, Ora Global, Sylvestre Blavet and Julien Jean, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Cleo Ventures
What AI companies has Cleo Ventures invested in?
Cleo Ventures's AI investments include Zeliq. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Cleo Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Cleo Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $8M.
Who does Cleo Ventures co-invest with?
Cleo Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Moon Venture (1 deal), Ora Global (1 deal), Sylvestre Blavet (1 deal) and Julien Jean (1 deal).
How can founders reach Cleo Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Cleo Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Cleo Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.