Ardian

General contacts
Investor type

Fund of funds / VC / PE / Debt fund

Founded

1996

AUM

$55 900 M

Location

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America South America Europe Asia

ESG Focus

Women
Investor profile last updated: 22 August, 2026

Profile

Ardian is a private equity firm based in Paris, France, founded in 1996. The firm was formerly known as AXA Private Equity and is led by Dominique Senequier. Ardian is employee-owned and has a team of over 400 professionals. The firm is known for its commitment to entrepreneurship and responsible investment, with a focus on delivering strong investment performance.

Ardian invests across a wide range of sectors including healthcare and life sciences, technology and innovation, food and consumer value chains, business services, energy and utilities, transport and digital infrastructure, real estate, and financial credit markets. The firm manages assets worth approximately €145 billion and operates globally, with investments primarily in Europe and North America. Ardian's investment stages range from early revenue to growth and scaling.

Notable investments by Ardian include PetSmart - a pet retail chain, Sedgwick - a provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits, and integrated business solutions, and Nielsen - a global measurement and data analytics company. The firm has also been involved in significant energy projects, such as the 132 MW Onshore Wind Project Portfolio in Saxony, Germany.

Industry

Energy Infrastructure Life Sciences Technology MedTech Utilities Travel Transportation Telecommunications Software Real Estate Marketing and Advertising Healthcare Services Foodtech Food and Beverage Fintech Financial Services Digital Consumer Products Business Services (B2B) Aerospace CleanTech LegalTech

Contacts

Name
Title
Email
Social Networks
avatar
Alexis Saada Managing Director
Managing Director
a•••@•••
LinkedIn
avatar
Benoit Gaillochet Senior Managing Director
Senior Managing Director
b•••@•••
LinkedIn
Upgrade to see contacts
avatar
vEsDw0zCRHy9dkjG vEsDw0zCRHy9dkjG
vEsDw0zCRHy9dkjG
[email protected]
linkedin twitter
avatar
vEsDw0zCRHy9dkjG vEsDw0zCRHy9dkjG
vEsDw0zCRHy9dkjG
[email protected]
linkedin twitter
avatar
vEsDw0zCRHy9dkjG vEsDw0zCRHy9dkjG
vEsDw0zCRHy9dkjG
[email protected]
linkedin twitter
Investment-team contacts for Ardian — including verified work emails and LinkedIn profiles — are available to Private Equity List subscribers.
Instant access on the web. Plans from $129/month — see pricing.
Contacts sourced from the firm's website and LinkedIn, re-verified on a rolling cycle. Spot a stale contact, or none at all? Report it — we re-run that firm within 48h and get back to you.

FAQs about Ardian

Ardian is a venture capital and private equity firm that also operates as a fund of funds and debt fund. It backs companies at Series A, Seed and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Ardian is located in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Ardian was founded in 1996.
Ardian invests in companies and startups in Energy, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Technology, MedTech, Utilities, Travel, Transportation, Telecommunications, Software, Real Estate, Marketing and Advertising, Healthcare Services, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Financial Services, Digital, Consumer Products, Business Services (B2B), Aerospace, CleanTech, LegalTech.
Ardian invests in companies and startups in North America, South America, Europe, Asia.
Ardian invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Late Stage (Series C+).
Ardian usually invests $1-5 m on average.
Ardian has around $55 900m assets under management.
Ardian invests and supports Women startups and founders.
Ardian can be reached through its website ardian.com, its LinkedIn page and its X account. Its general enquiries address is [email protected]. Cold-mailing a general inbox rarely reaches a partner, so Private Equity List also lists the investment-team contacts for Ardian — names, roles, verified work emails and LinkedIn profiles — available on a Pro plan from $129/month (see pricing). Contacts are sourced from the firm's website and LinkedIn and re-verified on a rolling cycle. Spot a stale contact, or none at all? Report it — we re-run that firm within 48h and get back to you.
Yes. Every field on this page — profile, funds, investment criteria, portfolio and investment-team contacts — is available programmatically through the Private Equity List REST API and MCP server, so AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT can query Ardian directly instead of scraping this page. One subscription covers both the web app and machine access — see API & MCP.
Private Equity List re-verifies investor profiles on a rolling cycle, pulling from the firm's own website and LinkedIn rather than a one-off import. This profile was last updated on 22 August, 2026. Something out of date here? Report it — we re-run that firm within 48h and get back to you.