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Julien Cristiani

Investor

General Partner, Head of Europe and Israel at SE Ventures

France

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About

Julien Cristiani is a General Partner at SE Ventures, heading Europe and Israel and serving on the Investment Committee, with more than 15 years of investing experience in climate and industrial technology. He was previously a General Partner at deep tech VC Supernova Invest, CEO of Cryopal and Cryopdp, and co-founder and co-head of the Air Liquide group's corporate venture arm. He began his career in private equity at Citigroup before leading Air Liquide's European Corporate Finance and M&A, and holds an MSc in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from Ecole Centrale Paris with specialization from ICADE-ICAI University in Madrid.

Invests in

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechCybersecurityDeep TechEnergyHardware

Experience

  1. SE VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — presentFrance
  2. Nodes & LinksBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. DexoryBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  4. MakersiteBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. EnterBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. OstromBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  7. Supernova InvestGeneral Partner2017 — 2023France
  8. MicrophytBoard Member2020 — 2022
  9. CailabsBoard Member2019 — 2022
  10. AFYRENBoard Member2018 — 2022
  11. KEONBoard Member2018 — 2021
  12. En Voiture SimoneBoard Member2017 — 2021
  13. CRYOPDPChairman & CEO | Cryopal & CryoPDP2014 — 2017Paris, Île-de-France, France
  14. Quanta Dialysis TechnologiesBoard Member2014 — 2015
  15. Plug PowerBoard Member2013 — 2015
  16. ALIAD (Air Liquide Venture Capital)Co-founder & Co-head2009 — 2015Paris, Île-de-France, France
  17. McPhyBoard Member2013 — 2014
  18. CitiVice-President2007 — 2009New York, United States
  19. BNP ParibasAssociate2004 — 2007London, England & New York, United States

Skills & more

StartupsVenture Capital1EntrepreneurshipBusiness Strategy8Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Private Equity3Due Diligence4Deal SourcingManagement7

From Julien's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AfyrenEVSNaskeoPlug Power

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at SE Ventures

Allen Nance
Executive Officer at SE Ventures
Amit Chaturvedy
Global Head & Managing Partner at SE Ventures
Amit Peri
Senior Associate at SE Ventures
Brad Jones
Principal at SE Ventures
Carlos (CK) Kokron
General Partner at SE Ventures
Caroline Wells
Head of Legal at SE Ventures
Edison Almeida
Investor at SE Ventures
Erin Minjares
Executive Assistant at SE Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Julien Cristiani?
Julien Cristiani is a General Partner at SE Ventures, heading Europe and Israel and serving on the Investment Committee, with more than 15 years of investing experience in climate and industrial technology. He was previously a General Partner at deep tech VC Supernova Invest, CEO of Cryopal and Cryopdp, and co-founder and co-head of the Air Liquide group's corporate venture arm. He began his career in private equity at Citigroup before leading Air Liquide's European Corporate Finance and M&A, and holds an MSc in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from Ecole Centrale Paris with specialization from ICADE-ICAI University in Madrid.
Where does Julien Cristiani work?
Julien Cristiani is General Partner, Head of Europe and Israel at SE Ventures.
What does Julien Cristiani invest in?
Julien Cristiani invests in Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware.
What companies has Julien Cristiani invested in?
Investments tracked here include Afyren, EVS, Naskeo, Plug Power.
Where did Julien Cristiani go to school?
Julien Cristiani studied at CentraleSupélec; Harvard Business School; Lycée Louis-le-Grand.

Founder mafias

Harvard Business School mafia892

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Tim DraperMBAFounded Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrMBAFounded Pattern BreakersHristo BorisovOPM Class 64Founded PayhawkNoubar AfeyanVisiting LecturerFounded ProFound Therapeutics +13Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +6Wade MyersMBAFounded RealManage +6

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CentraleSupélec mafia94

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Olivier PomelFounded DatadogAlexis Le-QuocBachelor + MasterFounded DatadogJean-Baptiste KempfITFounded Kyber +2Lorenz NeunerDiplôme d'IngénieurFounded TradeLink +1Adrien GuenardDiplôme d'ingénieurFounded VoltaBack +1Ben CeraBachelor's degreeFounded Gift Shop +1

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Lycée Louis-le-Grand mafia22

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ben SaundersA levelFounded One Biosciences +2Anne-Charlotte ChauvetClasse préparatoire scientifiqueFounded GluetrailSarah NajmarkMathematicsFounded Osium AIGeoffrey NegiarHigher School Preparatory ClassesFounded The Forecasting CompanySkandere SahliMathématiquesFounded Sandra AIMariem Ould IsmailClasses préparatoires aux grandes écolesFounded Stockline

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Plug Power mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Colin AngleBoard MemberFounded Familiarmachines +1Erik PalitschJunior EngineerFounded Freeform

SE Ventures mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Venkatesh ModiInvestorFounded LocusIan NaccarellaAssociateFounded 83 Sciences

Same school

Also attended CentraleSupélec183

Olivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogPierre GalletInvestor at DaphniSalim HassadPartner at Newfund CapitalBenjamin AuschitzkyScaleup Success Manager at Partech VenturesBruno CrémelGeneral Partner at Partech Ventures

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Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended Lycée Louis-le-Grand48

Pierre GalletInvestor at DaphniJérôme TafaniInvestor at DaphniNicolas El BazeSenior Advisor at Partech VenturesMatthieu MarchandPrincipal at Partech VenturesGuillaume NordlingerPrincipal, Portfolio & Transactions at Partech VenturesAlexandre GlaserInvestment Director at Educapital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Nodes & Links8

Rob GenieserManaging Partner at ETF PartnersLucy RandsPartner at ETF PartnersChristian HernandezPartner and Co-Founder at 2150Alice ChanInvestment Analyst at ETF PartnersChristian Hernandez GallardoPartner at 2150Margarita SkarkouInvestor at 2150

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Also worked at Dexory6

Alexis FrentzInvestment Director at ElaiaBen BlumePartner at AtomicoMichael RagerPartner at DTCPAndrei DanescuFounder at DexoryOana Andreea JingaFounder at DexoryAdrian NegoitaFounder at Dexory

Also worked at Makersite5

Sebastian PeckPartner at KOMPAS VCChristopher SteinauPartner at LightrockArek ZarowskiSenior Associate at Obvious VenturesThijs PovelFounder & General Partner at Ventures.euNeil D'SouzaFounder at Makersite

Also worked at Supernova Invest36

Christophe DesrumauxPartner at DemeterBenjamin WainstainPartner at InnovacomLaura AchachAssociate at Kurma PartnersPierre-Emmanuel StruyvenManaging Partner at Supernova InvestRégis SaleurManaging Partner at Supernova InvestCelia HartGeneral Partner at Supernova Invest

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