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October 21, 2025

Polytechnique Ventures raises €21m fund to back university founders

École Polytechnique ranks among France’s most prestigious engineering schools

Polytechnique Ventures, the alumni fund of prestigious French engineering school École Polytechnique, has closed €21m of a new fund, with a final close target of €30m-€40m.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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