Turning scientists
into founders.
We turn their breakthroughs into companies. Industry buys them because they're cheaper — and adopts them because they're cleaner.
Core investment themes
Our portfolio is structured across three areas addressing major industrial pain points, with each venture tackling a critical environmental challenge while generating green discounts and future-proof businesses.
Water Systems
Water purification, detection, desalination, and water-resource advanced techs
Regenerative Agri-Food & Bio Circularity
Soil restoration and circular agri-food technologies
Advanced Industrial Tech
Low-carbon industrial processes, energy efficiency, and next-generation materials
Portfolio companies
High-impact deep tech startups we co-create and scale.
From lab research to market-ready ventures.
ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL TECH
ThermoPower
Industrial pain points
Between 20% and 50% of energy lost as heat in industrial processes, resulting in avoidable CO2 emissions and costs
Breakthrough technology
A proprietary material developed to turn industrial waste heat into electricity at low cost and at large scale
Impact: 43X lower sourcing costs · 50% less environmental impact
REGENERATIVE AGRI-FOOD & BIO-CIRCULARITY
Living Forest
Industrial pain points
Accumulation of microplastics in industrial effluents leading to cleanup costs
Breakthrough technology
New cellulose-based bacterial membrane capable of treating water contaminated with nano- and microplastics, as well as other materials, at a lower cost
Impact: Circular valorization of underutilized forest biomass into sustainable bio-based materials
WATER SYSTEMS
Fluiscope
Industrial pain points
Need for real-time, point-of-care, decentralized detection of pathogens to fasten decision-making process and reduce cost of analysis
Breakthrough technology
New multi-analysis sensing platform enabling laboratory-level diagnostics directly into the field, at low cost
Impact: 15-minute pathogen detection · 90% lower testing costs · up to 1,000× improved sensitivity
ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL TECH
Chemora
Industrial pain points
Chemical production remains dependent on solvent-intensive processes that generate excessive waste, high energy consumption, and significant costs, limiting both sustainability and competitiveness.
Breakthrough technology
A proprietary mechanochemistry platform that uses mechanical energy instead of solvents and heat to manufacture molecules, enabling a new generation of cleaner, faster, and more cost-effective chemical production processes.
Impact: 50% lower production costs · 85% lower CO₂ emissions
More to come
New ventures launching soon
Three claims, each one earned.
No success-factor laundry list. No six-pillar consultant deck. Just the three things that actually distinguish our venture-building model.
BREAKTHROUGH SCIENCE
We see lab IP before anyone else does.
Framework agreements with UCLouvain, ULiège, UMontpellier and CNRS France, plus some of Europe’s leading research centres. Backed by TechAtlas, our continuously updated map of 38,000+ deep tech startups. Not scouting — first-look rights, negotiated at the institution level.
THE GREEN DISCOUNT
Cheaper for industry. Cleaner for the planet.
Every venture must clear two bars: a measurable commercial advantage for industrial buyers (lower cost, higher throughput, defensible edge), and a measurable sustainability gain. We require both. That's why industry acquires our ventures — at TRL 7, in 4–5 years.
BUILT BY OPERATORS
We help run the companies we invest in.
Academic depth fused with hands-on operating experience. Our team is embedded in commercial strategy, fundraising, hiring, and industrial relationships. Example: Olivier built the studio’s dealflow, then stepped in to run ThermoPower as MD. That level of involvement is the model, not the exception.
Three paths in.
ARE YOU A SCIENTIST?
If your research could be a company, we'll be specific about what that looks like.
Equity, time commitment, your role, the exit horizon. The questions you actually want answered.
Scientist pageARE YOU AN INVESTOR?
A different deep-tech model. With a different exit.
TRL 7 inflection in 4–5 years. BXVentures co-invests alongside external investors.
Investor pageARE YOU A CORPORATE INNOVATOR?
Searching for the next industrial edge?
See what's emerging, decide what to back, and partner with a studio that ships companies — not just decks.
Advisory pageThe scientists behind the ventures.
Frédéric Lani
Founder, ThermoPower
Louis Falisse
Founder, Living Forest
Grégoire Le Brun
Founder, Fluiscope
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You?
Your breakthrough
Ready to accelerate?
Whether you're an industrial player looking to access the new wave of deep tech or a founder building the next big thing, we will be happy to hear from you.