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Benoit Praud

Investor

Directeur d'investissement at Innovacom

France

About

Investment director at Innovacom who began his career working on energy and transport infrastructure projects worldwide, then moved into corporate M&A at large industrial groups before returning to investing in 2018. He focuses on sustainable and responsible industrial solutions and serves as a board member at Retrofleet.

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Invests in

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Experience

  1. INNOVACOMInvestorcurrent2022 — presentFrance
  2. NoriaHead of Investments2018 — 2022France
  3. SYSTRAHead of M&A2015 — 2018France
  4. AREVAM&A Director2012 — 2015France
  5. MeridiamAssociate Director2009 — 2012Toronto, Canada Area
  6. Babcock & BrownAnalyst2006 — 2009Milan, Italy & London, UK
  7. Veolia WaterBusiness Analyst2004 — 2005
  8. AREVAJunior Project Manager2004

Education

  1. MIP Politecnico di Milanomaster, Economics & Finance2005 — 2007
  2. ENSTA

Same school

Also attended MIP Politecnico di Milano10

Xavier MeeganFounder & CIO at FrachtisVictor SzaboInvestment Manager at Ananda Impact VenturesAshok AzhagarasanPartnership Manager at OSS VenturesAlessandro AngeliniCOO and CFO at Italian Founders FundMatteo ColomboESG Team Manager, Research and Innovation at Neva Sgr.Vladimir GlasinovicProspection and New Business Director; and Eleva Program Director (CCM-Eleva Alliance) at Fundación Chile

+ 4 more

Also attended ENSTA9

Jorge BianchinSenior Investment Associate at Graphene VenturesTidjane DèmeGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesAnne-Sophie CarreseManaging Partner at ElaiaDiogo AlmeidaPlatform Lead, Lightshift Capital at HyperNestClémentPartner - Development, ESG at WATTS.green InvestmentsDavid ManjarresSenior Partner - head of Digital Technologies team at Seventure Partners

+ 3 more

Shared employers

Also worked at SYSTRA1

Steffi MingaOffice Manager at Kurma Partners

Also worked at AREVA9

Philippe VarinSenior Technical Partner at GVP ClimateLaura BeaulierCEO, Climate Dividends at 2050Léna SanvoisinInvestment Associate at ETF PartnersStella WalterVP People at AlvenChristophe GégoutManaging Partner at Yotta Capital PartnersJustine BurDirectrice | ELAN Terres Agricoles at Citizen Capital

+ 3 more

Also worked at Meridiam6

Anne-Valérie BachManaging Director at CapagroJarek KhoilianSenior Associate at Woven CapitalDiego Fernández DíazChief Operating Officer and Investment Director at Serena Industrial PartnersChristophe GégoutManaging Partner at Yotta Capital PartnersChris KnowlesBoard Member at eco.business FundTanya BoykoPrincipal at ArcTern Ventures

Also worked at Babcock & Brown5

David CassellsChief Financial Officer at GVP ClimateAmanda HjorringPartner & COO at Square Peg CapitalTancredi DuttoDirector, Origination - Italy at MAYA CapitalMatthew PagetGroup COO at Techemy CapitalSteven TaubVenture Partner at BlueRed Partners

Investments

Investor

LhyfeWaga Energy

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Innovacom

Alban Nenert
Venture Partner at Innovacom
Alban Nénert
Investment Director at Innovacom
Alex Gerbaud
Investment Director at Innovacom
Annabelle Fery
Analyste at Innovacom
Anne-Sophie Molis
CFO at Innovacom
Benjamin Wainstain
Partner at Innovacom
Candice Le Gall
Directrice d'investissement at Innovacom
Céline Goncalves
Communication Manager at Innovacom