Orano Venture Fund
A path to a sovereign, sustainable and industrial transition.
Orano commits to fostering innovation in the deeptech ecosystem by launching its Venture Fund powered by Supernova Invest.
A bold vision for a wider cooperation with deeptech startups
Orano reinforces its cooperation with deeptech pioneers, with the purpose to support a sovereign and sustainable industrial transition.
As a key player in the nuclear fuel cycle, Orano aims to leverage the expertise of deeptech startups to:
- Accelerate industrial transition by enhancing and sustaining our capabilities
- Explore new activities by accessing new markets
Our mission: investing in deeptech
Orano Venture Fund invests in the most promising European deeptech startups (Seed, Serie A) in alignment with Orano’s strategic vision. Beyond a traditional investment, Orano provides its expertise and access to unique industrial infrastructures,
enabling the selected startups to become high-growth and high-impact companies.
Focus areas
Orano Venture Fund focuses on startups that are developing cutting-edge technologies and circular processes and which positively impact the environment in the three following areas.
Cutting-edge technologies for industrial performance & safety
Technologies for advanced engineering
Sustainable chemistry & next gen. circular solutions
Our portfolio
Dessia is an AI platform that automates design generation, verification, and decision-making for complex engineering systems - helping industrial leaders turn engineering complexity into a competitive advantage.
Sintermat specializes in Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS), a high tech powder metallurgy process used to create dense, high performance materials from powders of metals, ceramics, composites for multiple industries.
UniSieve is developing an advanced membrane technology to achieve molecular separations with exceptional energy efficiency by replacing energy-intensive industrial processes, particularly in chemistry and carbon capture.
Wormsensing revolutionizes industrial monitoring with a new generation of vibration sensors offering an unprecedented level of sensitivity. Its solutions enable manufacturers to anticipate failures, optimize their processes and improve production quality.
Orano’s assets
The global challenge of moving away from fossil fuels (coal, gas and oil) and geopolitical concerns means that nuclear energy is back at the heart of the political agenda. As stated by the Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, COP28
rightly sees nuclear energy as part of the solution for deep decarbonization".
Key Figures
50+ years
Industrial experience
20+
Best-in-class industrial sites
15+
International implementation
100+
Successful cooperations with deeptech startups
300+
Scientific and technological experts
12+
Research and testing centers