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Since 2022, Evolem has backed 2 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $7.3M, most heavily in Senegal and HR & Talent.
Evolem Start is the investment activity of Evolem, a family office founded by Bruno Rousset. Evolem is based in Lyon, France, and presents itself as a long-term investor supporting entrepreneurs and sustainable initiatives. In Africa, Evolem has backed early-stage companies, with the records provided showing all disclosed rounds at Seed stage. Its activity in the region has centered on HR and talent, as well as legal and compliance software, with investments in Senegal and Morocco. The disclosed companies backed include Socium and Crealo. Evolem’s stated investment approach includes supporting entrepreneurs over the long term, with attention to sustainable and impact-oriented themes. The available records also show repeat investment in Socium across two Seed rounds.
Data updated · Jul 29, 2026
Evolem has backed 2 African startups across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $7.3M since 2022.
Mostly Seed: 3 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage.
Its tracked rounds lean toward HR & Talent (2), Legal and Compliance (1).
Evolem most often shares rounds with Techmind VC (2 shared deals), Breega (2 shared deals), Super Capital (2 shared deals).
Evolem Start is the investment activity of Evolem, a family office. It focuses on backing early-stage companies with a long-term approach.
The disclosed African companies in the records are Socium and Crealo. Socium appears twice in the dataset, including a Seed round in November 2024 and an earlier Seed round in August 2022.
