With a certain discretion, Hexa has established itself as one of the major players in the European SaaS ecosystem. At the crossroads of a startup studio and an investment fund, the company founded in Paris in 2011 by Thibault Elzière and Quentin Nickmans is entering a new phase of its development with the arrival of strategic shareholders: Sopra Steria, Tanguy Mulliez, Miyasan Group, Jean Maynier and François Cazor (Kpler)as well as several members of the Hennessy family. An operation, the amount of which has not been communicated, which consolidates a hybrid entrepreneur-investor model, built on the creation, support and now acquisition of companies.
A creative platform that has become an integrated investment group
With more than 50 companies created in ten years, including Front, Aircall, Spendesk, Yousign or Swan, and a portfolio valued at nearly 5 billion eurosHexa has gradually professionalized its organization. Under the impetus of Matthieu Gombeaudappointed CEO in 2024, the group now articulates its activities around two complementary divisions:
- Hexa StartTHE startup studio history, who designs the ideas, co-builds the products and supports the founders until their Seed turn.
- Hexa Scalethere Private Equity branchdedicated to the acquisition and development of already profitable companies, with a first operation carried out on Veevart and a dedicated fund planned for 2026.
The ambition is now to make Hexa a complete entrepreneurial platformcapable of intervening throughout the entire life cycle of technology companies, from creation to consolidation.
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A rise supported by long-term investors
The opening of capital to industrial and heritage players marks a strategic turning point. The entrance to Sopra Steriaa European digital player, but also investors like Tanguy Mulliez, Jean Maynier, also allows Hexa to strengthen its presence in France while diversifying its sources of financing.
According to the group, this lifting aims to accelerate the acquisition roadmap by 2026 and support the launch of around fifteen new projects per year via the studio. The new partners will help strengthen investment capacity and consolidate Hexa’s credibility in the B2B software market.
An unchanged philosophy: create, support, grow
Since its creation, Hexa has been based on a conviction: the success of startups arises from collaboration between experienced entrepreneurs. By placing founders and operators at the center of the model, the company develops a community where product expertise, operational rigor and experience sharing replace the purely financial logic of venture capital. This “hands-on” model partly explains the success of its unicorns and the group’s ability to generate value from the first rounds of financingat lower entry levels than traditional Seed funds.
