Comet Software
Founded in 2024, Comet Software brings together independent vertical software vendors (VMS) across French speaking European markets. The platform acquires majority ownership in specialist software publishers that share its values, while allowing existing teams to remain autonomous and continue serving their customers. Operating under a decentralized and long-term ownership model, Comet provides its companies with support in strategy and growth acceleration, combining independence with the benefits of a shared entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Build a leading vertical software group in French speaking European markets by bringing together independent business software vendors under a long-term, decentralized ownership model.
Provide independent vertical software vendors with the resources, strategic support, and long-term stability they need to grow sustainably, in a market increasingly shaped by technological shifts, talent challenges, and the need for scale.
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Why we invested
Vertical business software is a niche, profitable and highly fragmented market in France, with over €2 billion in annual revenue spread across hundreds of small and mid-sized publishers. The sector is facing structural pressures that accelerate the need for consolidation, including rising customer expectations, increasing technical complexity, talent retention challenges, and the growing cost of staying up to date with evolving tech stacks. Successful consolidation strategies in the US, UK and France have shown that bringing together focused, independent software vendors under a shared platform creates both strategic and financial value. These dynamics reinforce our conviction that there is a strong opportunity to build a leading French group in vertical software.
