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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October 21, 2025
Polytechnique Ventures raises €21m fund to back university founders
École Polytechnique ranks among France’s most prestigious engineering schools
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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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