About This Fund
Fonds National d'Amorçage 2 (FNA 2) is a €500 million government-backed fund-of-funds managed by Bpifrance, France's public investment bank. Created under the Programme d'Investissements d'Avenir (PIA) through a convention between the French State and Bpifrance signed on 28 December 2017, FNA 2 is the second generation of France's national seeding fund initiative, one of the largest government-sponsored seed VC fund-of-funds in continental Europe. The fund was initially capitalized with €250 million, with a further €250 million committed in a second tranche planned for 2020.
FNA 2 invests in professionally managed seed venture capital funds that themselves back early-stage, high-growth technology companies in France. Eligible investee funds must prioritize French and European non-listed companies in strategic technological sectors including biotechnology and life sciences, digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, and fintech, as well as ecotechnologies. By 30 June 2020, FNA 2 had committed €93.3 million across five seed funds: Agrinnovation, PSL Innovation Fund, Frst 2, Technocom 3, and Pertinence Invest 2, serving as a cornerstone LP for emerging French fund managers seeking institutional validation.
FNA 2 builds on the first Fonds National d'Amorçage, which established France's model for public seed fund catalysis. A third generation, FNA 3, endowed with €400 million under France 2030, has since been launched by Bpifrance and the Secrétariat Général pour l'Investissement, underscoring the program's sustained importance to France's innovation economy. Bpifrance manages the fund through its Fonds Propres division's fund-of-funds activity.