Creadev

www.creadev.com/en

VCMatch tracks Creadev as an investor focused on Healthtech, Foodtech, and Climate/Cleantech companies, Growth and Late Stage rounds, Europe, Africa, and United States markets, and $10m to $30m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$10m to $30m

Stages

Growth, Late Stage

Focus Areas

Healthtech, Foodtech, Climate/Cleantech

Geography

Europe, Africa, and United States

Investment Thesis

Creadev operates as a family-backed investment firm rooted in the Mulliez family’s 120-year entrepreneurial legacy. They practice “evergreen” investing with a long-term perspective, combining patient capital with operational expertise to help entrepreneurs build sustainable, high-impact businesses. As stated: “We bring our family of entrepreneurs’ capital and values to fast-growing companies.” Their approach emphasizes co-construction with entrepreneurs rather than top-down direction: “We don’t invest to impose. We co-construct together.”

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Creadev is most relevant for founders raising Growth and Late Stage rounds in Healthtech, Foodtech, Climate/Cleantech, and Agtech, especially across Europe, Africa, and United States, with public check-size signals around $10m to $30m.

Focus statement

Creadev invests €250 million annually in 5-10 high-potential SMEs across three sectors: Healthcare (to make health more accessible and efficient), Food (to offer healthy food while respecting the planet), and Climate (to drive low-carbon economic transition). They target companies with €10+ million revenue across Europe, Africa, and the United States.

Value Add

Evergreen investment model with no predetermined exit horizon, enabling long-term strategy building
Family-backed capital from the Mulliez family (founders of Decathlon, Leroy Merlin, Auchan) bringing entrepreneurial DNA and operational expertise from creating 150+ companies
Active shareholder approach combining financial resources with governance, strategy, and access to global expert ecosystem
Strong focus on impact measurement: 2024 portfolio avoided 26,400 tonnes CO2, served 306 million meals, treated 367,000 people
Multi-geography presence (Paris, Lille, New York, Nairobi) enabling regional investment and support
Structured 5-step investment approach: Meet → Choose → Structure → Accelerate → Sustain