
Odyssée leads €3m series-B for Serious Factory
Odyssée Venture has led a €3m series-B funding round for France-based software developer Serious Factory.
Historical investors including Region Paris Venture Fund, Investessor and Sibessor2 also took part in the fundraising.
The investment will be used to expand the education specialist and sales teams, in order to bolster the company's growth.
Previous Funding
In May 2015, Investessor, Sibessor2 and other business angels took part in a €1m funding round for Serious Factory.
Company
Serious Factory is a French software developer founded in 2007 by William Peres and Pierre Susset. It develops and publishes Virtual Training Suite, a professional training software that allows companies to create their own immersive educational scenarios without specific technical skills. The software is used by 150 companies. Serious Factory has offices in Morocco, Canada, Israel and the US.
People
Serious Factory – William Peres (CEO).
Odyssee Venture – Sébastien Sassolas (managing director).
Advisers
Company – Avolta Partners (corporate finance); Cabinet Vingt-Six (legal).
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