The adoption of AI by enterprises is a global phenomenon that will last for several decades.
To back the best and brightest AI-first startups, BGV deploys a multi-stage approach, from pre-seed to IPO, bolstering our portfolio across each juncture of the value creation journey.
PRE-SEED / SEED
Description: Direct investment, partnership with Netzero, Arka Venture Labs and BGV France
Strategy: Capture relationships early, feed deals to flagship funds
SERIES A
Description: Flagship Early-Stage Funds (BGV II, III, IV)
Strategy: Identify high performance teams building companies with Product-Market-Fit
FOLLOW-ON/ CO-INVESTMENTS
Description: BGV Opportunity Funds (OF I & II)
Strategy: Identify and bolster near-profitable ventures in portfolio, scale ups
Central to our ethos is a unique cross-border investment strategy. We source the best Human Centric AI startups from innovation hubs in Silicon Valley, France, India and Israel. To advance this capital efficient sourcing strategy, we rely on preferred partnerships with affiliated pre-seed funds in India, Israel and France.
Arka Venture Labs is a first-of-its-kind cross-border pre-seed accelerator program between India and the US, designed to facilitate a faster global transition for Indian AI start-ups. The fund provides BGV with early exposure to AI powered enterprise startups from India. BGV is a lead investor in Arka and the firm is led by BGV General Partner Yash Hemaraj.
NetZero is a pre-seed climate tech fund backed by the Israel Innovation Authority (IAA), Schneider Electric, OSEG, and BGV. The fund provides BGV with early exposure to competitive deal flow in deep tch AI powered Climate Tech startups from Israel. NetZero is led by BGV Partner Barak Ben Avinoam.
BGV France has received formal authorization as a Portfolio Management Company by the AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers). This certification offers additional assurance to institutional investors more acquainted with the AMF regime than the FINRA (US) system, while reinforcing BGV’s strategic posture within the French Tech Ecosystem and serves as a bridge between European and Silicon Valley innovation. BGV is in advanced discussions to enter a strategic partnership with a French pre-seed fund which will provide early exposure to AI startups in France.
