NEWSLETTER XANGE. Enjoy reading and let's keep in touch!

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1 NEWSLETTER XANGE Dear all, We are very happy to share XAnge s latest news with you. We made new investments, our portfolio companies won awards and closed additional follow-on funding, and XAnge is preparing its next XAnge university. Enjoy reading and let's keep in touch! XAnge is getting married! XAnge is now part of the Siparex group, one of the biggest French independent players in the SMEs financing with a total of 1.2 billion euros under management, and also present in venture capital. This merger will benefit from the complementary nature of the two teams: Siparex in the Mid- Market and local segments, and XAnge in Venture Capital. Olivier Pagezy - former deputy CEO at Ricol Lasteyrie Corporate Finance, becomes the President of the new structure. XAnge will thus leave its office in la Madeleine and join the Siparex team Rue Marbeuf, in brand new premises. Please come and visit us! New investments Zenchef raises 6M with Edenred and XAnge Zenchef (formerly 1001menus) is THE all-in-one SaaS marketing and CRM provider for restaurant managers, empowering them with an easy to use technology platform. The mix of tools provided on the platform enable restaurant managers to create the restaurant s website very easily and update it, follow the restaurant s e-reputation, gather the customer s opinion, manage reservations through the website and also to get a better idea of

2 the restaurant s results thanks to a statistics tool. Thanks to this intuitive tool, the restaurant manager will be able to refocus on its core business: food and clients! News from our portfolio companies Sinequa recognized as a Leader in the Gartner 2015 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Search Sinequa, a leader in real-time big data search and analytics, was recognized by Gartner. Inc. as a leader in the recently released Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Search. Sinequa moved up into the "Leaders" quadrant from its position amongst the "Visionaries" in the 2014 Magic Quadrant. The Company clearly demonstrated significant technical innovation over the last year, as well as customer momentum with impressive and agile use cases, and a significant international expansion with a strong U.S. market focus.

3 AB Tasty wins the e-commerce Award technology 2015 This award comes as recognition for the best technological e-commerce innovation of the year. The jury was particularly impressed by its mobile solution AB TASTY for App. Created in 2011 by Rémi Aubert and Alix de Sagazan, AB Tasty has become the French leader in A/B testing solutions. In practical terms, the software enables online brands to implement several tests and analyze the results in order to boost the conversion rate of their websites.

4 Sculpteo & Staples partnership: a turning point for 3D printing? Staples, the leading supplier in office supplies, is launching an online platform for 3D printing addressing SMEs and consumers and chose Sculpteo as a partner for this project. Concretely, it will now be possible to submit your own 3D files on Staples website and to personalize the design. A viewer will enable users to see a 3D pre-view of their creation. For Clément Moreau, Sculpteo s CEO It is a turning point for 3D printing in the retail trade. Sculpteo, which is located in Paris and San Francisco, has raised 5 million euros in April 2015 with XAnge and Creadev. The company has formed partnerships with Auchan, Intermarché, Orange, la Poste, and more recently HP. This raises the question: will 3D printing become a regular service offered by office supplies specialists? Peerby or the incarnation of Sharing Economy Peerby is an online service that helps to connect people in particular cities who want to lend or borrow various household items. Launched out of Amsterdam in 2012, the service is now available in 20 cities throughout Europe and has 10 pilot projects in the works in the U.S. The company just rolled out a new Peerby Go model which offers a payment and delivery option to the lender. Time will tell if a business that s based on lending and borrowing can become truly profitable. HTC phones will now come pre-loaded with the News Republic application The News Republic app, a disruptive global news syndicator with mobile apps for smartphones, has been selected as the news application pre-loaded on HTC smartphones. Users will now be able to pick the topics they care about from more than 1,500 fully licensed quality content partners, giving them a personalized list of relevant in-depth articles on worldwide, regional or local events. Today, News Republic counts more than 12 million readers on its three Apps: News Republic, AppyGeek and AppyGamer.

5 Exits Shopmium s exit: Quotient acquires the cash-back app Shopmium, backed by Accel Partners, ISAI, Ventech and XAnge, has been acquired mid-november by Quotient Technology, a NASDAQ-listed company. Using the App, shoppers can browse thousands of products, and find them at a discounted price nearby. The company based between New York and Paris, has over 250 customers, 2 million registered users, and is adding thousands of users a day. As for Quotient Technology, it became a pioneer in digital promotions with its flagship website Coupons.com, which has approximately 17 million monthly unique visitors and a network of nearly 30,000 publishers. With the acquisition, Quotient Technology will have a new way to reach customers through their mobile devices. Shopmium s co-founder and CEO Eli Curetti will continue to lead the product as part of Quotient.

6 XAnge exits Marcel & Fils Founded in November 2008 in Aix-en-Provence, the MARCEL & FILS Group is a regional leader specialized in the distribution of organic food in the South-eastern region of France (PACA). The group owns a network of 11 stores mostly located in shopping areas, and enjoys a 50% revenue growth this year. Marcel & Fils realized a fundraising 4M subscribed by Azulis Capital and historic shareholder Amundi Private Equity Funds. XAnge, Marcel & Fils first financial shareholders in 2011 participated in the last four funding rounds of the group, exited its investment at this occasion.