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October 1, 2025

Paris-based Serena closes €200m fund for AI and climate tech

The French VC firm plans to close €250m total by 2026

Paris-based VC Serena, an early backer of AI unicorn Dataiku and electric vehicle (EV) charging scaleup Electra, has closed €200m for a new flagship fund dedicated to European early-stage startups in applied AI and the energy transition.

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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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