Rocapine, a Paris-based AI-native wellness venture studio developing wellness apps, today announced a €11.2 million ($13 million) Series A round as it aims to tangibly improve the lives of at least 40 million people in the next five years.
The round was led by Educapital, with participation from Daphni (which led Rocapine’s Seed round), Ring Capital, Centre Court Capital, Athletico Ventures and Better Angle. Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve (Alan) and the founders of leading consumer apps such as Opal and Yubo also participated.
Stanislas Marchand, co-founder and CEO of Rocapine, said, “Technology was supposed to make us smarter, healthier and more connected. Instead, too much of it has become addictive, extractive and exhausting. Our phones now track the stress, the sleep loss and the racing heart rates they ironically cause, and still the system pushes us to scroll more. Rocapine was founded to change that.”
Founded in late 2024 by Marchand, Jean-Gabriel Boinot-Tramoni and Sammy Teillet, Rocapine claims to craft wellness apps designed to “hold instead of hook”, that can be included as part of the daily routines because they support users and deliver real value, not because they engineer compulsion and monetise attention.
According to the company, it has adopted a new approach to consumer wellness apps, using a high-velocity publisher model. Rocapine states that it uses the same growth playbook that built mobile gaming, fast iteration, AI-native development and performance marketing can be turned in the opposite direction. Instead of optimising for time-on-screen, the company optimises for time well spent.
Rather than focusing on a single app like most players, Rocapine tests hundreds of concepts per year, often partnering with independent developers. When a concept resonates with users, the company notes that it can craft a personalised wellness app and scale it quickly, powered by its AI-native tech stack.
Rocapine highlights that the early results from this formula were instrumental in attracting investors, with one of its apps reaching €863.6k ($1 million) in ARR just 16 days after launch.
Alexandre Glaser, Investment Director at Educapital, said, “Rocapine is one of the most compelling stories we have seen in European consumer tech. In less than a year, the team has done what most studios take years to attempt: build multiple hits, crack distribution and generate real revenue at speed. What strikes us most is their rare combination of product instinct and execution velocity.”
The company plans to use this funding to turn its early hits into category leaders, scale the testing engine to 400 apps this year, and reinforce the AI, data and marketing infrastructure behind the portfolio.
Rocapine is backed by founders and leaders from health, consumer apps and mobile gaming. These include Jean-Charles Samuelian (Alan), Sacha Lazimi, Marc-Antoine Durand and Jérémie Aouate (Yubo), Xavier Mariani (Adikteev), Kenneth Schlenker (Opal), Francescu Santoni (Mojo), Benedict Kurz (Knowunity), Olivier Lemarié (Photoroom), Maxime Demeure (Madbox), Maud Pasturaud (Menoclinic, Bumble), Naveen Mewani (Homa) and Sebastien Borget (The Sandbox).
It is also backed by entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds, including Thibaud Elzière, Amaury Sépulchre and Quentin Nickmans (Hexa), Julien Romanetto (Arianee), Gary Anssen (Alltricks), Justine Hutteau (Respire) and Will Mahon (Outpost).
The round follows €5.1 million ($6 million) in ARR over nine months since launch and over 2.5 million downloads, with 70% of revenue coming from the US.
Its portfolio includes Harmony, dedicated to cycle tracking and women’s wellbeing; That Girl, which helps build better daily habits; and Unchaind, which helps users break free from compulsive behaviours.
Read the orginal article: https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/06/paris-based-rocapine-raises-e11-2-million-to-scale-wellness-apps-that-hold-instead-of-hook/
