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title: Probabl Raises €13M in Seed to accelerate Enterprise Grade AI
description: Probabl raises €13M in seed funding to scale enterprise-grade AI, enhancing scikit-learn's open-source framework and launching the Skore product for data science success.
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# [Probabl Raises €13M in Seed to accelerate Enterprise Grade AI](https://blog.probabl.ai/probabl-raises-a-13m-in-seed-to-accelerate-enterprise-grade-ai)

 Written by [Yann Lechelle](https://blog.probabl.ai/author/yann-lechelle) | Wednesday, October 15 2025

 

 

 

Just one year ago, we announced our mission: to empower the future of data science by transforming open source excellence into sustainable industrial infrastructure.

Today, that mission takes a giant leap forward.

Probabl — the official and exclusive operator of [**scikit-learn**](https://scikit-learn.org), the world’s most widely used machine learning library (over **2.5 billion downloads**) — has raised **€13 million in seed funding**, co-led by [**Serena**](https://Serena.vc) and [**Capital Fund Management (CFM)**](https://CFM.com), following earlier support from [Apertu Capital](https://apertucapital.com), with renewed support from [**Mozilla Ventures**](https://mozilla.vc) and **French Tech Souveraineté**, part of the **France 2030** investment plan.

This round brings **Probabl’s total seed financing to €18.5 million**, marking **one of the largest open-source software seed round ever raised in Europe**.

### **From Open Source Roots to Global Ambition**

At the heart of France’s national AI strategy (**SNIA – France 2030**), **Inria and Probabl** joined forces in 2023 to transform the scientific foundation of scikit-learn into a new generation of open and sovereign data science infrastructure.

Probabl’s mission is simple yet profound:

"*Turn artisanal data science into industrial-grade infrastructure.*"

This seed round gives us the firepower to project Probabl onto the international stage. We’re building a unique force in open source to help companies truly own their data science — transforming machine learning from a black box into a transparent, reliable, and value-generating engine.

### **Skore: Bringing Data Science to Prime Time**

Probabl’s upcoming product, **Skore**, bridges the gap between data science and AI performance.

Rooted in the rigor of **machine learning** and the trust earned by **scikit-learn**, Skore helps enterprises translate AI investments into measurable performance — far beyond the GenAI hype.

*“With Probabl, we aim to strengthen scikit-learn’s open-source and scientific foundation,”* explains Gaël Varoquaux, co-founder of scikit-learn and Probabl. *“Our goal is to empower businesses to leverage their data through machine learning that is simple, responsible, reproducible, and sustainable.”*

Skore is now entering its final stages before launch, with several **corporate design partners already on board** — and **early enterprise users validating** its promise.

### They say it best

- **Matthieu Lavergne**, Partner at Serena: *“Probabl perfectly embodies this new generation of open source champions, capable of transforming a global scientific technology like scikit-learn into a world-class industrial offering.”*
- **Benjamin Roy**, CTO at Capital Fund Management: *“scikit-learn has been at the core of our research and investment practices for over a decade. Our participation in Probabl helps evolve a technology central to our business while supporting a European project with global reach.”*
- **Bruno Sportisse**, CEO of Inria: *“The momentum behind Probabl — with which Inria has been involved from the very beginning — reflects the vitality of our public and private AI ecosystem and the ambition of France 2030.”*
- **Bruno Bonnell**, Secrétaire général pour l’investissement France 2030: *“Probabl is a concrete illustration of the State’s ambition: to turn scientific excellence into industrial success. We support a company that combines sovereignty, sustainability, and openness.”*

### **Growing Fast: Team, Product, and Purpose**

Over the past year, **Probabl’s team has tripled**, now counting **more than 30 engineers, researchers, and product specialists** across **Paris, Saclay, Berlin, and Sophia-Antipolis**.

The company has already **signed its first enterprise clients**, strengthened the **scikit-learn core team**, and built a fast-growing ecosystem around **open, reliable data science**.

The next chapter is clear:

- **Accelerate Skore’s adoption** across industries
- **Expand commercial services** around scikit-learn and related open-source tools
- **Build Europe’s open-source AI powerhouse**

 

### **Join the Movement**

Follow our progress at [probabl.ai](https://probabl.ai/). Join our community on [Discord](https://discord.probabl.ai/). Join [the team](https://join.probabl.ai).

*The future belongs to those who own their data science.*  
— Yann and the Probabl Team

PS: if you care to spread the word, feel free to upvote the following posts and articles:  
\- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/probabl_seed-frenchtechsouverainetaez-france2030-activity-7384615309950812160-l2jl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAAAkE0B_tQZbZ8_HzxztZDAlypch5ErOZU)  
\- [Mission Probabl – The French Tech Journal](https://www.frenchtechjournal.com/mission-probabl-quest-transform-french-ai-research-tech-champion/)  
\- [Startup Of The Week - The Innovator](https://theinnovator.news/startup-of-the-week-probabl/)  
\- [TechFundingNews](https://techfundingnews.com/probabl-ai-raises-13m-open-source-forecasting/)  
\- [Maddyness Article (in French)](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maddyness_ia-probabl-la-startup-de-yann-lechelle-activity-7384573902091612160-_5xD?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAAAkE0B_tQZbZ8_HzxztZDAlypch5ErOZU)

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