Karot Capital
Venture Capital Est. 2018
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 2018
- Tracked deals
- 2
About
Karot Capital is an innovation-driven early stage VC. C.A. Morand and P. de Thomasson work alongside ambitious entrepreneurs, with no sector bias.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Investment Focus
Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
France
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
Europe
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
1 country
France
1 known office
Paris, France (HQ)
Deals & Activity
Tracked Deals
2
Most common deal types
Unknown (2)
Deals by domain
Credit 1
Recent tracked deals
A18g
2026 - Credit
WAAM Cosmetics
2022
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