Financière Saint James

Financière Saint James is an investment firm focused on venture capital and real estate. As an early-stage venture investor, it supports innovative technology companies with transformative business models. Its real estate division acquires and redevelops high-yield residential and commercial properties, primarily in Paris, strategically enhancing asset value.

The firm was founded by Michaël Benabou, co-founder of vente-privée.com (now Veepee), who dedicated himself to Financière Saint James in late 2013. After successfully scaling his prior e-commerce venture, Benabou’s insight was to deploy capital into disruptive technology and select real estate, driven by a belief in innovation's potential.

Financière Saint James targets ambitious tech founders, offering both capital and strategic market guidance. Its real estate portfolio provides premium urban properties. The firm's vision is to convert promising ideas into successful ventures, applying an entrepreneurial ethos to leverage advanced technology and high-value physical assets within the real economy.