IT-Translation

IT-Translation is a France-based investor and co-founder specializing in digital technology start-ups spun off from public and private research institutions. The firm operates an investment fund designed to seed companies from their initial idea stage, providing early-stage capital and business expertise to researcher-entrepreneurs. They typically offer up to €300,000 in initial investment per company, jointly establishing new ventures to translate research into commercial products. By early 2015, the fund had incorporated over 25 start-ups, demonstrating its active role in the French deep tech ecosystem. A notable success story is Keeneo, a video analytics software vendor spun off from INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, which was acquired by Digital Barriers in 2011. Its business model centers on they operate an investment fund that seeds start-ups from their initial idea stage, providing up to €300,000 in early-stage investment per company while jointly establishing the business.