At BNP Paribas Banque Privée and Mer Angels, we share these same values of supporting and developing the maritime economy while protecting our marine environment.  By offering our joint expertise to innovative startups and their directors, our partnership aims to provide the assistance and support necessary for their development while maintaining a detailed understanding of the financial issues they face.

Mer Angels was created by France Angels as a sector-specific club to meet business angels and entrepreneurs. By bringing together investors interested in the maritime economy and entrepreneurs reinventing the marine sector, Mer Angels provides the support, funding and expertise necessary for these innovative startups to grow.    

BNP Paribas Banque Privée, the first private bank in France in terms of assets under management, holds €121bn (as at the end of 2022). Present in all regions of France, BNP Paribas Banque Privée supports well-off and more wealthy families with all their asset-management projects, as well as entrepreneurs, family shareholder-directors, employees who are members of CAC 40 company management committees, and executives with stock options.