Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Zurich, Switzerland

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · Rennes, Brittany, France

Nov 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Paris, Île-de-France, France

• Supernova Invest is a European multi-stage VC firm with ~€1B AUM
• We partner with the best: Alice & Bob, ANYbotics, Exein, Orbem, Loft Orbital, Gleamer, etc.
• The Supernova team exited +25 companies through IPO and M&A deals
• In charge of the deployment of our €230m DeepTech Growth Fund in Europe
• Investing in AI infra & next-gen software, Physical AI, Spacetech & Defensetech, Healthcare
• Serving as Data Product Lead, building our data-driven automation and AI platform, Stardust AI

Jun 2023 – Oct 2023 · 4 mos · Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Oct 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr · Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

Sep 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

May 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos · Greater Strasbourg Metropolitan Area

Nov 2021 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Brussels Region, Belgium

Jul 2020 – Oct 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

Jul 2019 – Oct 2023 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

Apr 2018 – Nov 2023 · 5 yrs 7 mos · Paris Area, France

• Karista is a Venture Capital firm investing in early-stage companies in France & Europe since 2001. Dedicated to Venture Capital investments especially in BtoB Software ventures. Led the investment in Exotrail, Heex Technologies, Incepto, Constellr, DEO care, Leanspace and Cysec.
• Led the fundraising (€50m) and deployment of a new vehicle designed to invest in the DeepTech & SpaceTech market in Europe.

Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs · Paris Area, France

• Sold the IP in 2018 before shifting to the VC industry.
• Cofounded a NewSpace startup offering a new way to design space instrumentation for small satellite applications, especially through additive manufacturing optimization.
• Developed an innovative technology to miniaturize optical systems for remote sensing Earth Observation missions (Defense, Transport, Infrastructure, Mapping...)
• Established strategic partnerships with Corporates (metal & ceramics 3D printing advanced capacities) and research laboratories/institutions (CNES, CNRS, ESA…)
• Secured significant sales including blue chip customers in Space & Defense (Thales, Airbus) and various industrial fields (3D printing, pharmaceutical...)
• Managed company’s operations, stakeholder and customers relationships, built European consortium with NewSpace companies for specific tenders / challenges

Feb 2014 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos · Montreal, Canada Area

• Analyzed strategic matters and business potential of the electric power transmission and distribution (T&D) market
• Developed a customers portfolio in the English-speaking Canada (outside Quebec) and United States, implying prescription and lobbying stages
• Managed product line sales for overhead distribution networks
• Met with existing customers and partners across Canada: utilities (public and private companies), mining companies and electrical distributor networks
• Dealt with group M&A opportunities in North America alongside management
• Managed projects with responses to the invitations to tender
• Assessed production times and manufacturing costs and determined stock levels. Proposed designs for new products and managed projects with the engineering

May 2011 – Sep 2013 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Paris Area, France

• Performed financial and strategy advisory through buy and sell-side transactions of small and medium sized companies (French and international deals)
• Prepared commercial pitch books and prospected for new business
• Valued transactions in different sectors using fundamental methods of valuation: Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Trading & Transaction Multiples
• Carried out in-depth analysis of financial statements and accounting documents
• Assessed profitability and sector trends using market and financial data
• Created Business Plan, Cash Flow models, LBO models and spreadsheets using Excel and financial database extracts
• Managed online data room and potential bidder relationships
• Negotiated M&A term sheets and transaction documents
• Selected transaction experience:
• Sell-side advisor to the Hôtel la Bourdonnais (Parisien 3-star hotel) for the disposal of its capital to the Inwood Parisian hotel group, managed by the investor Algonquin (Enterprise Value>€12m)
• Sell-side advisory to Elis Group, asset of Eurazeo, for the disposal of Molinel (a workwear brand) to the Belgian firm Alsico (EV>€25m)
• Sell-side advisory to Groupe Ocealis (network infrastructure, security and cloud computing provider) for the disposal of its capital to Cheops Technology (EV>€10m)
• Sell-side advisory to Schneider Electric (Global leader in energy) for the spin-off of its South African subsidiary Conlog, specialized in smart metering solutions (EV>€45m)
• Buy-side advisory to a private equity firm for the acquisition of a very innovative international player in medical devices (EV>€70m)