Axel Badalian
InvestorAssociate at Alpha Intelligence Capital
Paris, France
Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
Axel Badalian is a Principal at Alpha Intelligence Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies from seed through Series B focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.
Experience
- Alpha Intelligence CapitalPrincipalcurrent2026 — present
- Alpha Intelligence CapitalSenior Associate2024 — 2026Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Alpha Intelligence CapitalAssociate2022 — 2024
- InstaDeep LtdInvestor (acquired by BioNTech)2021 — 2023
- TÉTHYS INVESTPrivate Equity Analyst2022
- Alpha Intelligence CapitalVC Analyst2021Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- EYValuation, Modelling & Economics Consultant2020 — 2021Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Europe China FoundationResearch Staff Member2019 — 2020
Education
- Sciences PoMaster's degree, Finance & Strategy2019 — 2022
- CaltechPost Graduate Program in AI and Machine Learning2024 — 2025
- The University of Hong KongBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance2017 — 2019
- Sciences PoBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Économie2015 — 2017
- Saint Jean-HulstBaccalauréat, Section Economique et Sociale
Skills & more
PowerPoint3Microsoft Word2Microsoft ExcelTravail d’équipeRésolution de problèmesManagement9StratégiePlanification stratégiqueRechercheAnglais4Français1Chinois4
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EnglishMandarinPrésentationsTendances technologiquesInformations commercialesFusions et acquisitionsInitiatives stratégiquesFlux d’affairesDue DiligenceFinancement par capital-risqueCapital-risqueIntelligence artificielle (IA)Languages Anglais · Chinois (simplifié) · Espagnol · Français · Perse
- Machine Learning Specialization — DeepLearning.AI
- HSK 5 — Hanban Confucius Institute
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Also attended Caltech95
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Also attended The University of Hong Kong81
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Shared employers
Also worked at Alpha Intelligence Capital14
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Also worked at InstaDeep Ltd6
Also worked at TÉTHYS INVEST1
Also worked at EY1,007
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Colleagues at Alpha Intelligence Capital
Adam Cheyer
Siri Co-founder, Scientific Advisory Board at Allen Institute at Alpha Intelligence Capital
Albert Wang
Head of AI research at Riot Games at Alpha Intelligence Capital
Alberto Pelliccione
Partner at Alpha Intelligence Capital
Andrew Huen
Senior Associate at Alpha Intelligence Capital
Antoine Blondeau
Managing Partner at Alpha Intelligence Capital
Arnaud Barthelemy
Partner and COO at Alpha Intelligence Capital
Arun Vijay
Analyst at Alpha Intelligence Capital
Babak Hodjat
CTO AI at Cognizant at Alpha Intelligence Capital
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Andrew Huen
Senior Associate at Alpha Intelligence Capital
Guillaume Houzé
Investor at Motier Ventures
Peter Gajdoš
Partner and Deputy CIO at Fifth Wall
Zoe Peden
Partner at Ananda Impact Ventures
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