Fundraising Fox

Florian Kohler

Investor

Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Teralys Capital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

About

Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Teralys with expertise in fund management and an international investor network. He first joined the firm at its 2009 founding, and previously was Managing Director and Partner at Swiss ESG-focused fund OBVIAM, co-leading its private equity team and its Asia portfolio.

Experience

  1. AltQFoundercurrent2024 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
  2. Teralys CapitalEntrepreneur in Residencecurrent2023 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
  3. Creative Destruction LabCDL-Montreal, AI, 2024/25 Cohort2024 — 2025Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  4. Next AICohortee2024
  5. ObviamSenior Advisor2022 — 2023Bern, Berne, Switzerland
  6. ObviamManaging Director, Private Equity2011 — 2022Bern, Berne, Switzerland
  7. Teralys CapitalPrincipal2009 — 2011
  8. Cordiant CapitalManager, Private Equity2008 — 2009
  9. SIFEM (Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets)Investment Manager, Asia and North Africa2005 — 2008
  10. QuantumTreasury Management/Controlling2003 — 2005
  11. Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC)Marketing2005

Education

  1. Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt UniversityPost Graduate Certificate, Business Research Methods2016 — 2017
  2. University of LondonMaster of Laws (LL.M), International Business Law (Honors)2007 — 2009
  3. Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management

Skills & more

Private Equity FundingCapital AllocationCorporate GovernanceDeveloping CountriesPrivate Equity82Emerging Markets52Venture Capital39Fund Of Funds17Investments33Due Diligence29Valuation12Alternative Investments10
+9 morePortfolio ManagementStart-upsFinanceFundingConference SpeakingBusiness StrategyCorporate FinanceFinancial ModelingFinancial Structuring

Languages English · French

  • Blockchain Revolution (4 course specialization- online) — INSEAD
  • Driving business towards the Sustainable Development Goals (Online) — Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Fintech: Foundations & Applications of Financial Technology (4 course specialization- Online) — University of Pennsylvania

From Florian's professional profile.

Colleagues at Teralys Capital

Antoaneta Hadjikoleva
Operation Analyst at Teralys Capital
Beatrice Couture
Principal at Teralys Capital
Cédric Bisson
Partner at Teralys Capital
David Parenteau
Controller at Teralys Capital
Elyse St-Denis
Senior Operation Analyst at Teralys Capital
Éric Legault
Managing Partner at Teralys Capital
Geneviève Brunette
Controller at Teralys Capital
Georges Ghazal
Vice President at Teralys Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Florian Kohler work?
Florian Kohler is Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Teralys Capital.

Same school

Also attended Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University11

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Also attended University of London91

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Shared employers

Also worked at Creative Destruction Lab143

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Also worked at Next AI7

Emmanuelle CoppingerGeneral Partner at Inovia CapitalSergio A. EscobarManaging Director at Lalotte VenturesBonnie ChauVice President at Lalotte VenturesJean-David BeginMentor at Amiral VenturesAndrew MaxwellInnovation Architect at Avatar InnovationsSaroop BharwaniFounder at Senso

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Also worked at SIFEM (Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets)2

Julia BalandinaImpact Advisor at PFC Family OfficePhilip WalkerVenture Partner at Isomer Capital

Also worked at Quantum7

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