Hélène Falchier
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Portage Ventures · Board director at Formance
France
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedFormance · YC
About
Hélène Falchier, an early fintech/insurtech pioneer, built Open CNP to bridge startups and an insurer, ran CNP’s €7.5bn private equity portfolio and does VC at Portage (Alan, Hellas Direct, Tuum).
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechPropTechSaaS
Board director at FormanceYC S21
Intro paths
Hélène went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Formance's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Hélène can intro founders to Formance's investors below.
Formance's investors · 5
Co-founders at Formance
Experience
- PortagePartner, Portage Venturescurrent2019 — presentParis Area, France
- CNP AssurancesCEO Open CNP2016 — 2019Paris
- CNP AssurancesHead of private equity2009 — 2018Paris
- AFIC , Association Française des Investisseurs pour la CroissanceChairman of the AFIC LPs Club (French Association for Investors for Growth)2015 — 2018Paris
- Ecureuil VieHead of real estate and equity investments2004 — 2007
Education
- HEC ParisExecutive MBA2013 — 2015
Colleagues at Portage Ventures
Network2
Investors connected to Hélène in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Hélène Falchier work?
- Hélène Falchier is General Partner at Portage Ventures and Founder at Formance.
- What does Hélène Falchier invest in?
- Hélène Falchier invests in AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, InsurTech, PropTech, SaaS.
- What check size does Hélène Falchier write?
- Hélène Falchier typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Hélène Falchier found?
- Hélène Falchier founded Formance.
