The Carrefour Group has signed an agreement with the European venture capital firm, daphni, to launch dastorea venture capital fund dedicated to investing in new startups targeting to the digital retail space. The fund will initially invest €80 million, taking minority stakes in new high-potential start-ups, to enable the Group to stay close to emerging innovations and technologies.
Thanks to this combination, Carrefour and daphni will bring a unique value proposition and strong competitive advantages to startups, with access to all the know-how of experienced investorsalong with Carrefour’s industrial capabilities and global reach.
This initiative was a significant milestone in advancing Carrefour’s 2026 digital strategy, which was presented during its Digital Day on November 9 and which aims to transform it into a company of Digital Retail. With Dastore, Carrefour is adding another asset to its innovation ecosystem to better anticipate market disruption and identify future leaders and winning models. A dedicated team will be created for Dastore, made up of experts from both companies.
Besides the financial investment From Dastore, Carrefour will be able to provide startups with business acceleration, operational support and easier access to customers, international markets and data insights they can use to grow.
The investment thesis will focus on business areas related to the priorities of the group’s digital strategy: new e-commerce businesses, data and digital tools for operations and financial services in retail, as well as new logistics and supply chain capabilities.
“Launching this venture capital vehicle is a major milestone in our innovation strategy and illustrates our willingness to further develop the links we have with the startup ecosystem. Investing in startups is an opportunity for Carrefour to accelerate its own digital transformation while helping early-stage businesses grow faster. Therefore, we have opted for an investment fund model without precedent in the
retail space and we are delighted to start this adventure together with experienced and well-known investors like daphni”, said Elodie Perthuisot, Executive Director of Electronic Commerce, Data and Digital Transformation of the Carrefour Group.
“Dastore is perfectly in line with one of daphni’s strategic goals, which is to create bridges between startups and corporations (in this case specifically, with Carrefour) in the area of digital retail”, said Marc Simoncini, a partner at daphni.
