Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC) is a venture capital fund specializing in seed-stage investments in the messaging industry. With check sizes ranging from $250k to $5M, CIC has invested in companies like Alinto. As part of France's fourth-largest banking group, CIC comprises seven regional banks, 1,844 branches, and 24,000 employees, serving 2.7 million retail clients. They are a trusted partner for self-employed professionals and companies in France.