Hexa is a unique entrepreneurial platform focused on creating companies from scratch (Hexa Start) and investing in companies through majority-stakes and scaling them for long-term value (Hexa Scale) . Over the past decade, we’ve launched more than 50 companies, including Front, Aircall, Spendesk, Yousign, and Swan, helping create over 2,000 jobs and improving the work lives of millions. Today, our portfolio is valued near €5 billion, delivering significant financial outcomes for our earliest backers.
The arrival of these new shareholders reflects our ambition to broaden our investor base, particularly in France. This evolution is part of a wider strategy, which includes the rollout of Hexa Scale, our Private Equity arm dedicated to the acquisition and growth of profitable companies and the creation of dedicated investment vehicles.
Why this matters
Our mission is to help ambitious founders to build exceptional companies. Doing this at scale requires a distinctive model, one that combines financial capital with deep, hands-on support from operators and repeat entrepreneurs. That is Hexa’s edge. Through Hexa Start, we originate ideas, co-build product, shape go-to-market, and help teams through their Seed round as true co-founders. Through Hexa Scale, we partner with founders of product-market-fit companies to unlock the next phase of growth with capital and a 30-person team of experts.
Placing people at the center, founders, partners, and our in-house operators, allows us to create standout companies and secure equity at earlier, more favorable entry points than traditional seed investors.
New strategic shareholders
We’re proud to welcome a group of respected industrial and entrepreneurial families and operators to Hexa’s cap table, including Sopra Steria, Tanguy Mulliez, Miyasan group, members of the Hennessy family, Jean Maynier & François Cazor (Kpler). Their support underscores confidence in our platform and long-term vision.
Under the leadership of our recently appointed CEO Matthieu Gombeaud, we’re strengthening Hexa as a true entrepreneurial platform, supporting founders at multiple stages, with both financial and human capital.
The road ahead
In the next 2-3 years, we plan to build and invest in ~15 projects per year and to launch a dedicated Hexa Scale private-equity fund in 2026 to power our profitable-software strategy.
What makes Hexa different
Hexa began as a collective of entrepreneurs who believed that working together increases the odds of success. We don’t just invest; we co-found, entering companies at much lower valuations than typical seed VCs and compounding returns over time. With three unicorns to date, and a portfolio approaching $5B in combined value, our model has demonstrated its ability to create leaders and enduring equity value.
As we scale, we’re also opening a greater share of Hexa’s opportunities to a broader circle of aligned investors through dedicated vehicles. If you are an entrepreneur, operator, or long-term capital partner who shares our values and wants to help build exceptional companies, we’d love to connect.