Paris-based Well raised US$4 million in Pre-Seed funding for an AI assistant aimed at small-business founders. Speedinvest led the round. Kima Ventures, Purple, and Oprtrs Club also participated.
Investor lineup
Relics Ventures, Source Ventures, and 199 Ventures joined as additional backers. Business angels Steve Anavi and Arthur Quérou also invested. Anavi co-founded Qonto and Quérou leads Vibe.
Founding team
Maxime Champoux and Bastien Blanc founded Well in 2025 after meeting at iBanFirst. Champoux spent seven years at Qonto, and Blanc was VP of Engineering at Fintecture. The startup is based at Station F and had 12 employees in September 2026.
What the assistant does
Well runs through WhatsApp, Claude, ChatGPT, a Chrome extension, and a web app. It prioritizes emails, prepares meetings, creates invoices, and chases late payments. The assistant can prepare accounting records and VAT or URSSAF filings, but owners or accountants submit them.
The company plans to hire for product and engineering roles. It will also develop electronic invoicing features. Well intends to expand in France, then the United States and the rest of the European Union.