Newfund Capital

Engineer-trained partner who began as a scientist at biotech Cyclene Pharmaceutical, worked as an innovation analyst at Solvay, then financed startups at Bpifrance. Interests include foodtech, health, deeptech and SaaS.

François Véron leverages his former Inspecteur des Finances background to bring macroeconomic and regulatory insight, backing French companies that transform everyday sectors (energy, retail) and bridging institutional investors and founders.

Henri Deshays, a French-born, Stanford-educated founder who co-founded StartX and sold ModeWalk to Moda Operandi, publishes data-driven US expansion playbooks and favors passion over early metrics.

Partner who joined Newfund in 2021, previously an operating partner helping portfolio companies raise Series A rounds. He started at JPMorgan in New York and later worked at Roland Berger on tech due diligence and fundraising.

Marjolaine Catil helps French founders scale to the U.S., acts as Digital Diplomat via French Tech Journal columns on AI-native startups, and leads AI-powered SME buyouts with LVMH Hennessy strategy.

Financial Controller who started in auditing in 2014, specializing in UN and Unicef-funded projects, and joined Newfund in 2019.

Leads development of Newfund NAEH, the firm's Nouvelle Aquitaine regional fund. She was previously General Counsel at Inverewe Capital and worked as a corporate and M&A lawyer and university lecturer.

CTO handling technology and innovation at Newfund, with an engineering background building technical products; previously CTO of a social network for musicians.

Data Science graduate from EPFL with minor in Financial Engineering. Co-founded startup applying machine learning to demand forecasting and inventory optimization in fashion retail, serving as CTO for two years. At Newfund, builds AI infrastructure including knowledge graphs and decision-support systems.

Associate on Heka, Newfund's BrainTech fund. A Pharm.D. with an MSc from EM Lyon, he previously worked as an operating partner at Bpifrance supporting HealthTech startups.

HEC Paris graduate who provides operational support to portfolio companies. She previously led customer service at PayFit and Matera and later moved into software development, joining Newfund in 2024.

CFO responsible for Newfund's ESG policy. He began in finance at BNPP Wealth Management and spent eight years at PwC specializing in financial services audit and transactions.

Investor who began in private banking, earned an EMBA at ESCP, and spent nine years at telecom company Arkadin managing operations, M&A and audit. Interests include fintech, deeptech and B2B software.

AI & Data Engineer and EPFL Data Science graduate building Newfund's AI infrastructure. He previously co-founded and served as CTO of a machine-learning startup for fashion retail demand forecasting.

Marketing and communications manager who joined Newfund in 2024, contributing to marketing initiatives, events, materials and social media after a career in retail.

Frontend developer who transitioned from audiovisual production management into web development, spent two years at Meero, and joined Newfund's technical team in 2024.

Patrick Malka is a founder with COO experience at Xilam Animation who structured its IPO and now invests in Entertainment, Real Estate, and Pets, favoring operational, asset-heavy businesses.

Finance Manager who began at PwC France as a financial auditor in banking and contributed to its startup program, later serving as internal auditor at two French banks.

Content marketing and communications manager with degrees in food & health engineering and marketing/PR. He creates communication strategies and digital content for Newfund after starting in the foodtech industry.

Associate supporting France and EU investments. He founded Launchr CRM (acquired by Webmecanik in 2022) and managed the Novapuls accelerator within investment fund Sodero.

CMO overseeing investor relations and community, who joined Newfund in 2022. She previously led marketing at a Fin/HR tech startup, co-founded juicing company O'ju, and was a PR Director at Havas.