About
Benoît Descoqs joined 115K in March 2023, first as head of investment and then as investment director. Before 115K, he worked as an innovation business officer at Bpifrance, financing startups from seed to late-stage, and earlier began his career at Engie, where he co-founded and led product for an internal startup. He holds an engineering degree from Polytech'Lille (2016).
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechCybersecurityInsurTechSaaS
Experience
- 115KVenture Capital Principalcurrent2023 — presentVille de Paris
- ObatBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- ZAIONBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- ValueCoBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- ContinuityBoard oObservercurrent2024 — present
- ClimateViewBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- Sesame ITBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- BpifranceChargé d'affaire innovation2019 — 2023La défense
- BengsStrategy & Innovation consultant2018 — 2019Paris
- ANAJ-IHEDNMembre du comité risque et intelligence economique2018 — 2019Région de Paris, France
- EngieCo-founder & Chief Product Officer at Ôgénie By Engie / Start-Up within the Engie Group2016 — 2018
- EngieSMART Offers manager (Smart City, Smart Building, E-health)2016Direction de l'Innovation, des Offres et du Marketing
- De Montfort University (DMU)Research internship on rural electrifcation in developing countries2015Leicester, Royaume-Uni
Education
- Polytech LilleDiplôme d'ingénieur. Technologies de l'informations et de la communication2012 — 2016
Skills & more
VBAMicrosoft ExcelBusiness Strategy3Product management3Start-up3Gestion de projet6Énergie renouvelable3MarketingElectronicsProject Management2Ux designManagement
+6 more
micro gridscréation d'offree-santéEconomySoftware Asset Managementrural electrificationLanguages Anglais (TOEIC: 945/990) · Espagnol · Français
- Develop your venture — École Polytechnique
- Foundations of Business Strategy — University of Virginia Darden School of Business
- Evaluation financière de l'entreprise — HEC Paris
From Benoît's professional profile.
Shared employers
Also worked at Sesame IT1
Also worked at Bpifrance48
Sofia DahouneInvestor at DaphniAnne-Sophie Saint-MartinPartner at Newfund CapitalConstant BeroulleAssociate at Newfund CapitalNicolas HerschtelPartner - Growth at Iris CapitalDylan Lawrence MissonnierInvestment Director at CapagroLitzie MaarekFounding Partner at Educapital
+ 42 more
Also worked at Engie21
Juliette PetitChief of Staff at Keen Venture PartnersPaul TardiveauAssociate - Growth at Iris CapitalHendrik Van AsbroeckManaging Partner at Astanor VenturesLéopold LambertPartner, Head of Product at OSS VenturesDan VickeryPartner at Segue Sustainable InfrastructurePierre FlinInvestment Manager at Andera Partners
+ 15 more
Investments
Board seats
ClimateviewContinuityJizo AIObatValuecoZaion
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at 115K
Alexandre Giros
Directeur général de La Poste.fr at 115K
Ana Catalina Macaya Vargas
Directrice Transaction Banking de la Banque de Financement et d'investissement at 115K
Anne-Sophie Lajeunesse
Directrice Transformation et Innovation durable de l'Engagement Citoyen de la Banque Postale at 115K
Antoine Pichot
Directeur de l'Innovation, du Digital et de la Data at 115K
Armelle de Tinguy
Partner at 115K
Benoit Descoqs
Investment Manager at 115K
Bogdan Fiterau
Directeur Fusions - Acquisitions de la Banque Postale at 115K
Damien Launoy
Partner at 115K