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
Skills & more
VBAMicrosoft ExcelBusiness Strategy3Product management3Start-up3Gestion de projet6Énergie renouvelable3MarketingElectronicsProject Management2Ux designManagement
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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.
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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benoît Descoqs?
- 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).
- Where does Benoît Descoqs work?
- Benoît Descoqs is Directeur d'investissement at 115K.
- What does Benoît Descoqs invest in?
- Benoît Descoqs invests in AI & Machine Learning, Construction Tech, Cybersecurity, InsurTech, SaaS.
- What boards does Benoît Descoqs sit on?
- Benoît Descoqs holds tracked board seats at Climateview, Continuity, Jizo AI, Obat, Valueco, Zaion.
- Where did Benoît Descoqs go to school?
- Benoît Descoqs studied at Polytech Lille (Diplôme d'ingénieur. Technologies de l'informations et de la communication).
Same school
Also attended Polytech Lille1
Shared employers
Also worked at Obat1
Also worked at ZAION1
Also worked at Sesame IT2
Also worked at Bpifrance64
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