Bénédicte de Raphélis Soissan
Founders and General Partner at Emblem
· Paris, France
Check size
€500,000 to €3 million
Lead stage
pre-seed
Deals tracked
17
Sectors
FinTech, technology
FinTech
technology
AI
seed-stage startups
French and Nordic startups
pre-seed
seed
France
Nordics
Europe
About Bénédicte
Bénédicte de Raphélis Soissan is Founder of Emblem, a pre-seed stage VC fund partnering with French and Nordic entrepreneurs. She brings 15+ years of operational and investment experience, including founding and exiting Clustree (AI/HRTech, acquired by Nasdaq-listed Cornerstone OnDemand for $20M in 2020) and serving as Venture Partner at Northzone leading Series A deal-sourcing in France. She has deployed capital as an early-stage business angel across 28+ startups
Investment thesis
Pre-seed VC backing French and Nordic founders with hands-on company-building support.
Emblem is a pre-seed venture capital firm that backs French and Nordic founders with hands-on company-building support. The fund deploys capital at the earliest stages of company formation, focusing on high-risk, high-reward opportunities across France, Denmark, and Sweden. Bénédicte and her team provide concrete, pragmatic, and unreserved support to help startups graduate to Series A and beyond, emphasizing founder-centric relationships and flexible deal terms tailored to each startup's unique needs
Investment philosophy
Emblem focuses exclusively on pre-seed company building and backs European founders, especially in France and the Nordics, with pragmatic, founder-centric support. The firm emphasizes early conviction, close collaboration, and help from a network built through entrepreneurship, venture capital, business angels, and investment banking experience.
Investment focus
Emblem focuses exclusively on pre-seed and seed-stage company building across Europe, with particular emphasis on French and Nordic founders. The fund leverages its team's combined experience as entrepreneurs, VCs, angels, and investment bankers to provide pragmatic operational support during the earliest phases of venture creation
Areas of expertise
Recent activity
Live platform data · proprietary, citable layer
Notable portfolio
Altrove
Claap
Dalma
Evy
Finematter
Gladia
Gourmey
Payflows
Stoik
Hyperline
Immortal Game
Growblocks
Notable deals
Clustree – Founded 2014, scaled to 35+ people, acquired by Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ) for ~$20M in Jan 2020
Claap – Early angel investment
Dalma – Early angel investment
Immortal Game – Early angel investment
Gourmey – Early angel investment
Frequently asked
Does Bénédicte de Raphélis Soissan invest at pre-seed stage?
Yes. They invest at pre-seed, seed stage.
Their geographic focus includes France, Nordics, Europe.
What is their typical check size?
Bénédicte de Raphélis Soissan's typical check size is €500,000 to €3 million.
They currently invest through Emblem.
What sectors does Bénédicte de Raphélis Soissan focus on?
Bénédicte de Raphélis Soissan primarily invests in FinTech, technology, AI, seed-stage startups.
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