Eric Buatois
InvestorGeneral Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures · Board director at Scalefast
Bay Area
Writes $200K – $5M checks
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Eric: together at Benhamou Global Ventures
Eric: together at Sofinnova Ventures
About
French-born, cross-cultural investor with two decades in infrastructure and enterprise across Silicon Valley, Europe, Israel and Asia; creator of the Cross Border Playbook and a connector to leaders like AMD.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechRoboticsSaaS
Board director at Scalefast
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Scalefast's investors · 4
Co-founders at Scalefast
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Nicolas StehleExecutive Officer, Director
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Olivier SchottDirector
Experience
- Benhamou Global VenturesManaging General Partnercurrent2014 — presentPalo Alto
- EverestLabs.AIBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentFremont, California, United States
- DatawizzBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- firmly.aiAdvisor - investorcurrent2024 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Onymos IncBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentpalo alto
- Upsun (formerly Platform.sh)Board Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- French Tech San FranciscoBoard Member2023 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- MadKuduBoard Member2019 — 2025Mountain View, California, United States
- ZelrosBoard Member2021 — 2025
- Sofinnova VenturesManaging Director2001 — 2015menlo park
- Hewlett-PackardVice President, general manager telecom business unit1998 — 2001
- Ericsson Hewlett Packard Telecommunications (EHPT)Executive Vice president1994 — 1998
- Hewlett-PackardMarketing manager, Telecommunications Business Unit1987 — 1994
- Texas InstrumentsProduct marketing manager1982 — 1987
Skills & more
Wireless22Semiconductors15Communication Systems8Venture CapitalStart-upsEntrepreneur7Mergers12Mobile5Business Strategy76Telecommunications88Product Management44Strategic Planning24
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Team BuildingEmerging MarketsStrategy DevelopmentInvestmentsPrivate EquityBusiness PlanningDue DiligenceProduct StrategyLanguages French · German · Spanish
From Eric's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Datawizz.aiIdentity Mind GloballntellivisionMadkuduOnymosPlatform.shProfitectScalefastUpekZelros
Investor
Firmly.aiGerman Bionic SystemsMindsDB
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Benhamou Global Ventures
Anik Bose
General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Barak Ben-Avinoam
Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Bernard Barbier
French Advisory Board Member at Benhamou Global Ventures
Dr. Barak Ben-Avinoam
General Partner at CGV - ClimaTech Global Ventures at SC Net Zero Tech Ventures
Eitan Efron
Venture Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Ekaterina Evchenko
Senior Associate at BGV
Emmanuel Benhamou
Head of Platform at Benhamou Global Ventures
Eric Benhamou
Venture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eric Buatois?
- French-born, cross-cultural investor with two decades in infrastructure and enterprise across Silicon Valley, Europe, Israel and Asia; creator of the Cross Border Playbook and a connector to leaders like AMD.
- Where does Eric Buatois work?
- Eric Buatois is General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures and Board director at Scalefast.
- What does Eric Buatois invest in?
- Eric Buatois invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, InsurTech, Robotics, SaaS.
- What check size does Eric Buatois write?
- Eric Buatois typically writes checks of $200K – $5M.
- What boards does Eric Buatois sit on?
- Eric Buatois holds tracked board seats at Datawizz.ai, Identity Mind Global, lntellivision, Madkudu, Onymos, Platform.sh, Profitect, Scalefast, Upek, Zelros.
- What companies has Eric Buatois invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Firmly.ai, German Bionic Systems, MindsDB.
- Where did Eric Buatois go to school?
- Eric Buatois studied at Télécom Paris (masters, Digital signal processing, semi conductors).
Same school
Also attended Télécom Paris98
Arthur MenschCo-founder & CEO of Mistral AIRania BelkahiaInvestor at EQT VenturesLukas WeberPartner, CEO at Verve VenturesCyril CollonGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesJean SiniGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesJulien-David NitlechManaging Partner at Iris Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Upsun (formerly Platform.sh)7
Ralf WahlstenChairman at OpenOceanRéza MalekzadehGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesEd ColbyPartner at Quadrille CapitalFred PLAISFounder at PlatformStephane MehatChief Financial Officer at ArterisChristopher SkeneCo-Founder & CEO/CTO at Aurabox
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Also worked at Zelros3
Also worked at Sofinnova Ventures34
Jonathan BurbaumEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceJennifer JamesManaging Director, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Investor Relations and Marketing at Thoma BravoMaha KatabiGeneral Partner at Sofinnova VenturesLars EkmanExecutive Partner, Private Equity at Sofinnova VenturesPerry NisenExecutive Advisor, Private Equity at Sofinnova VenturesJonathan LeffExecutive Partner, Private Equity at Sofinnova Ventures
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Also worked at Hewlett-Packard637
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzBill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalAyshaAdvisor at Clear Ventures
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