Hardware Club

General contacts
Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2014

AUM

$130 M

Location

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Series A Series B

Region of investment

North America Europe Asia
Investor profile last updated: 21 August, 2026

Profile

HCVC, also known as Hardware Club Venture Capital, is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2014 or 2015. The firm specializes in investing in hardtech, deep tech, and hardware startups that focus on automating and digitizing the physical world. Key sectors of interest include robotics, AI, climate, biotech, space, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and defense. HCVC operates from offices in Paris, San Francisco, and Tokyo, primarily investing in Europe, North America, Japan, and France, with investment amounts ranging from $100,000 to $2.5 million.

The firm supports ambitious founders by providing patient capital for research and development cycles. HCVC manages the Hardware Club, a global community of over 500 hardtech startups that offers resources, partnerships, and collaboration opportunities. The team at HCVC not only provides funding but also strategic guidance and hands-on support to help companies scale and address challenges in digital transformation, automation, and sustainability. The firm targets pre-seed to Series A stages, focusing on startups with technical defensibility and innovative solutions to complex technological problems.

Industry

Gaming Internet and Web Services Media and Entertainment Robotics Software Education Edtech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Medical Devices Other Pharmaceuticals Security Sports/SportsTech Telecommunications Transportation MedTech Life Sciences Infrastructure Energy HealthTech SaaS

Hardware Club Funds

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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
HCVC Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Healthcare Services
Robotics
SaaS
Security
Software
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$50 M
December 2018
HCVC Fund II
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$69 M
August 2023

Contacts

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Alexis Houssou Founder & Managing Partner
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FAQs about Hardware Club

Hardware Club is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A and Series B, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Hardware Club is located in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Hardware Club was founded in 2014.
Hardware Club invests in companies and startups in Gaming, Internet and Web Services, Media and Entertainment, Robotics, Software, Education, Edtech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, Medical Devices, Other, Pharmaceuticals, Security, Sports/SportsTech, Telecommunications, Transportation, MedTech, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy, HealthTech, SaaS.
Hardware Club invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Asia.
Hardware Club invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A, Series B.
Hardware Club usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Hardware Club has around $130m assets under management.
Hardware Club last fund was created/launched in 2023-08-10
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