France Active Investissement (FAI) is a French social investment company within the France Active network. It is organised as a variable-capital simplified joint-stock company and is registered under SIREN 383 110 509.24 The company’s registered office is at Tour Cityscope, 3 rue Franklin, 93100 Montreuil, France.24
The current company was established in 2015.4 Its main activity is investment in enterprises through equity and quasi-equity financing.4 France Active describes FAI as its principal social investment company in France, enabling the wider network to collect socially responsible savings and invest them in projects in the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE).910
FAI operates alongside France Active Garantie, another financial company in the network. Its activities support projects and organisations seeking financing with a social or solidarity purpose, while its Finansol certification reflects the socially oriented character of its investment activity.910 The company therefore serves as the investment arm of a broader national network that supports entrepreneurs, associations and SSE organisations across France.91
Alexis Masse is president of France Active Investissement, while Denis Dementhon is the company’s managing director.59 France Active’s wider network has a presence throughout the country, with territorial teams and local associations assisting entrepreneurs and directing requests to the nearest regional contact.1 The organisation’s national LinkedIn page lists its headquarters in Montreuil, and its public communications are also published through the France Active Instagram account.1112