Riadh Shaoek
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- Firm
- Demea Sustainable Investment, part of Demea Invest; formerly Demeter Investment Managers
- Firm Type
- Independent private equity platform investing across venture capital, expansion capital, buyout, infrastructure, mezzanine, and private debt
- Investment Stage
- Startups, SMEs, and mid-caps; venture capital through later-stage private financing
- Check Size
- Demea Sustainable Investment has stated that its funds invest from €1 million to €30 million
- Target Company Profile
- Companies and projects in sustainable growth, especially agriculture, agri-food, energy, and ecological transition
- Sector Focus
- Agriculture, food and beverage, energy transition, ecological transition, sustainable industry
- Geographic Focus
- Europe and North America through offices in Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Düsseldorf, Madrid, and Montréal
Background
I could not verify a public professional profile, current team-page listing, LinkedIn profile, headshot, education history, or individual investment record for “Riadh Shaoek” or close variants such as “Riadh Shaiek” from primary or indexed public sources. The provided `demeter-im.com` domain now redirects to Demea Sustainable Investment / Demea Invest, and the current Demea team page does not list Riadh Shaoek or Riadh Shaiek.
The firm connected to the provided email domain is verifiable. Demea Sustainable Investment was formerly Demeter Investment Managers and joined forces with Cerea Partners in 2025 to create Demea Invest, an independent thematic investment platform. Demea Invest says it manages €3 billion in assets and supports more than 450 companies and projects with a 70-person team across six offices in Europe and North America.
Demea’s stated investment platform covers the full private financing value chain, including venture capital, expansion capital, buyout, infrastructure, mezzanine, and private debt. Its published sector focus is sustainable growth, with emphasis on agriculture, agri-food, energy, ecological transition, and sustainable solutions.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Invests in sustainable-growth companies and projects; Demea describes its positioning as supporting “startups, SMEs and mid-caps in agriculture, agri-food, energy and ecological transition sectors.”
- Operates across venture capital, expansion capital, buyout, infrastructure, mezzanine, and private debt through dedicated teams and funds.
- Sector approach includes agriculture, food and beverage, energy transition, ecological transition, and sustainable industry.
- Demea Sustainable Investment has stated that its funds invest from €1 million to €30 million to support companies “at all stages of their development.”
- The firm says founders should send projects as a short presentation to its entrepreneur contact channel.
Notable Investments
- Aisprid — agricultural robotics company offering autonomous harvesting robots for fragile fruits; listed in Demea’s portfolio.
- Recyc’Elit — textile recycling company developing technology for complex polyester-based textile waste; listed in Demea’s portfolio.
- Ze Energy — renewable-energy company combining photovoltaic generation with flexible storage; listed in Demea’s portfolio.
- CheckDPE / Veridea — software for verifying the reliability of French energy performance certificates; Demea led a €1.2 million raise announced January 15, 2026.
- Viti-Tunnel — retractable protection system for row crops; announced a €2 million fundraising on January 13, 2026.
- Quideos — French fintech serving agri-food-sector players; announced as the first investment from Demea’s IAM fund on January 9, 2026.
- Ilion Water Technologies — desalination technology startup; announced a €3.8 million pre-seed round co-led by Demea Sustainable Investment and Critical Path Ventures on March 2, 2026.
- Amatera — climate-resilient crop-development company; announced a €6 million round from Demea Sustainable Investment and Oyster Bay on March 4, 2026.
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