About
Guillaume Dupont is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Exapto, a company working in green chemistry and synthetic biology. He previously worked in venture capital, following CapHorn investments within the Anaxago group.
Experience
- ExaptoChief Executive Officer (Co-Founder)current2024 — presentParis
- CapHorn InvestVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- CapHorn InvestCo-Founder & Managing partner2009 — 2025Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Anaxago CapitalDirecteur Général2021 — 2025Paris, Île-de-France, France
- numeumAdministrateur2022 — 2023Paris, Île-de-France, France
- France DigitaleAdministrateur2014 — 2017Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Schneider Electric VenturesInvestment Partner2007 — 2009
- Crédit Agricole Private EquityAssociate2004 — 2007
Education
- Stanford UniversityMaster, Chemical Engineering2003 — 2004
- École PolytechniqueIngenieur, Physics2000 — 2004
- Saint Louis
Skills & more
Venture Capital43Investments5Start-ups30Strategy11Start-up6Private Equity26Mergers & Acquisitions4Entrepreneurship10Corporate Development6Business Strategy13M&A experience1Strategic Partnerships3
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Business DevelopmentFrom Guillaume's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Stanford University mafia721
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded Manas AI +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonBSEEFounded Mojo VisionAnsuman SatpathyAssistant ProfessorFounded Santa Ana Bio +2Dan SirokerB.S.Founded Limitless +2
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École Polytechnique mafia49
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Christophe JurczakDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded PasqalFabrice de GaudemarFounded SqreenAnne OsdoitMaster of Science (MS)Founded Moon SurgicalAndrei KlochkoDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded AirthiumJean Yves StephanIngénieur de l'Ecole Polytechnique (Master's degree)Founded Data MechanicsAntoine BoulangerEngineer's DegreeFounded Okay
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Schneider Electric mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Fleur PellerinMember of the BoardFounded KorelyacapitalDaniel DoimoExecutive Vice President Power Business UnitFounded SolarlyticsDan AmigaChief Software ArchitectFounded IslandJames MylettSr. Vice President U.S. Digital BuildingsFounded Smart CareEmilien SanchezPMO AssistantFounded WhalySneha KumariSenior Software EngineerFounded Merlin AI
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended École Polytechnique137
Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesPauline BoucherInvestor at DaphniMichal NatoraSenior Investment Director - Industrial IT & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures AgPascal Levy-GarbouaVenture Partner at Long Journey VenturesPhilippe VarinSenior Technical Partner at GVP ClimateChristophe JurczakPartner at Quantonation
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Shared employers
Also worked at CapHorn Invest4
Also worked at Anaxago Capital1
Also worked at France Digitale14
Nicolas BorieInvestor at DaphniPatrick AmielVenture Partner at Big Pi VenturesStéphanie HospitalFounder & CEO at OneRagtimeMarc MenaséFounding Partner - Chief Investments Officer at Founders FuturePhilippe PeltierPartner at Kurma PartnersJean-David ChamboredonCEO and Co-Founder at Isai
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Also worked at Schneider Electric Ventures36
Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalChristofer FloresSoftware Engineer at Struck CapitalBetsy AtkinsAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersWang ChenyuSenior Manager at SGInnovateReagan BoltAssociate at Harbert Growth PartnersDaniel SalvucciPartner at Draper Cygnus
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