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Hélène Falchier

Investor

General Partner at Portage Ventures · Board director at Formance

France

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

Find your path to Hélène

139 people in our graph share verified history with Hélène — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Claire TanguyunlockedHélène: together at HEC Paris (2013–2015)
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Hélène: together at Formance

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).

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechPropTechSaaS

Board director at FormanceYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Hélène went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

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 ↗

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In turn, Hélène can intro founders to Formance's investors below.

Formance's investors · 5

Axeleo CapitalParis · $108K – $1.6M checks · since 2025Hoxton VenturesLondon · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025PayPal VenturesSan Jose · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025Portage VenturesMontreal · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Formance

CSClément Salaün
Clément SalaünFounder

Experience

  1. PortagePartner, Portage Venturescurrent2019 — presentParis Area, France
  2. CNP AssurancesCEO Open CNP2016 — 2019Paris
  3. CNP AssurancesHead of private equity2009 — 2018Paris
  4. AFIC , Association Française des Investisseurs pour la CroissanceChairman of the AFIC LPs Club (French Association for Investors for Growth)2015 — 2018Paris
  5. Ecureuil VieHead of real estate and equity investments2004 — 2007

Colleagues at Portage Ventures

Adam Felesky
CEO at Portage Ventures
Ben Harrison
Investor at Portage Ventures
Jonathan Tetrault
General Partner at Portage Ventures
Michael Hassan
General Partner at Portage Ventures
Paul Desmarais
III, Co-Founder and Chairman at Diagram
Paul Desmarais III
Co-founder at Portage Ventures
Puja Kumar
General Partner at Portage Ventures
Ross Darwin
Principal at Owl Ventures

Network2

Antoine Loison
Investor at Aglae Ventures
Thibault D'hondt
Analyst at Force Over Mass Capital

Investors connected to Hélène in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Hélène Falchier?
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).
Where does Hélène Falchier work?
Hélène Falchier is General Partner at Portage Ventures and Board director 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.
Where did Hélène Falchier go to school?
Hélène Falchier studied at HEC Paris (Executive MBA).

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Shared employers

Also worked at CNP Assurances3

Emmanuel DelaveauGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesJonathan DenaisInvestment Director at EducapitalPauline Cornu-ThenardManaging Director at MBO+