Paris-based Keenest, a climate-focused investment club, has reached a major milestone: more than €10 million has already been raised to help finance impact startups, seven months ahead of its projected targets.
Keenest has managed to double the investment amount raised in merely three months, when EU-Startups covered that the investment club had raised €5 million.
Jérémie Sicsic, CEO of Keenest said: “Individual savings are a considerable lever for financing the sustainable economy. By investing directly in impact projects, every citizen becomes a driver of transition, while participating in the creation of a greener, more resilient, and more sovereign economy.”
In the 2025 European sustainable finance landscape, Keenest joins a wave of climate-focused investment activity combining environmental impact with investor returns.
Similar community-driven platforms like Goparity in Portugal have secured €2.9 million to expand access to impact projects, while institutional players are scaling up larger funds – such as Norrsken’s €57 million Evolve Fund, Suma Capital’s €210 million SC Net Zero Ventures I, and Vireo Ventures’ €50 million Electrification Fund I.
Within this context, Keenest’s milestone of surpassing €10 million in raised capital positions it as part of a broader continental trend toward participatory, transparent financing mechanisms aimed at accelerating the low-carbon transition.
Launched in 2023 by Jérémie Sicsic and Renan Labrunie with 300 investors, Keenest now has 3,500 members. Its community is mainly made up of individuals who want to give meaning to their savings. With investment projects accessible from €500, the platform has helped finance startups involved in the ecological transition, such as Feedback, Sapiologie, Loewi, OpenClimat, Zilo Énergie, Kolverr, Arkeon Energy, Fenix Energy, Seaturns, Leviathan, Monomeris, and Veridian.
Keenest innovates by offering climate dividends, paid according to the tons of CO₂ avoided by the projects financed. The greater the environmental impact, the higher the return. This mechanism creates a virtuous circle for sustainable investment. Keenest aims for an AAR of 20% on investments made, while offering liquidity prospects.
Building on this momentum, Keenest aims to:
- Implement a non-financial dashboard by the end of 2025 for transparent monitoring of impact indicators, including the first climate dividends distributed.
- Finance 20 impact projects.
- And, by 2026, the launch of a diversified fund enabling investment in all projects selected by Keenest.
Read the orginal article: https://www.eu-startups.com/2025/10/french-investment-club-keenest-raises-e10-million-to-finance-sustainable-economy-startups/
