Aymerik Renard
InvestorGeneral Partner at Hardware Club · General Partner at HCVC
Silicon Valley
Writes $100K – $1M checks
About
Aymerik Renard combines corporate VC experience and Highway1 accelerator leadership—having interviewed 200+ hardware startups—to help deeptech founders scale prototypes into mass production via Shenzhen manufacturing and supply chain expertise.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechDeep TechHardwareRobotics
Experience
- HCVCGeneral Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HCVCAdvisor2016 — 2017Silicon Valley
- European Defense Investor NetworkMembercurrent2023 — present
- SpectrohmBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Full Speed AutomationBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- AugmentaBoard Member2019 — 2023
- HightailBoard Observer2017Campbell, California, USA
- Avere SystemsBoard Observer2017
- Western DigitalDirector, Western Digital Capital2016 — 2017Silicon Valley
- 3D RoboticsBoard Observer2015 — 2017Berkeley, California, USA
- SanDiskDirector, SanDisk Ventures2014 — 2016Silicon Valley
- Qualcomm Robotics AcceleratorMentor2014 — 2015San Diego
- Highway1Co-founder & Mentor2013 — 2014San Francisco
- PCH InternationalVice President, Accelerator2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- [Stealth]Advisor for information technology companies2009 — 2011
- Telecom Council of Silicon ValleyFounding Board Member2007 — 2009
- Innovacom Venture CapitalPartner North America2000 — 2009
- France Telecom-Orange North AmericaManaging Director, Venture Capital2000 — 2009
- France Telecom-Orange North AmericaInvestment Manager, North America1996 — 2000
- France Telecom-Orange North AmericaManager, Internet Business Development, US1994 — 1996
Education
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityBS, Information and Decision Systems1990 — 1994
- International School of StavangerAmerican High School Diploma (Valedictorian)1988 — 1990
Skills & more
Consumer Electronics12Partnerships8Corporate Governance7Venture Capital99Mobile Devices99Corporate Development26Business Development93Private Equity17International Development2Entrepreneurship87Telecommunications39Product Management86
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ManufacturingProduct MarketingStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyStrategyIPTVStrategic PlanningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSManagementLeadershipLanguages English · French · Portuguese
From Aymerik's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University209
Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Spectrohm1
Also worked at France Telecom-Orange North America49
Benedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peopleRakesh MurriaCOO at Nauta CapitalBen SmithTechnology Partner at Inreach VenturesPascal Levy-GarbouaVenture Partner at Long Journey VenturesJulien-David NitlechManaging Partner at Iris CapitalMichel SassanoPartner & Tech Lead at C4 Ventures
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