Julien Lepleux
InvestorAssociate at Bleu Capital
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $500K checks · typically $250K
About
Julien Lepleux is co-founder and head of growth at MoldCo, a health company addressing mold and biotoxin-related illness. Previously, he deployed a $20M fund investing in early-stage companies across manufacturing, materials, energy, robotics, and climate sectors in the US and EU. He began his career at Ara Labs, where he managed driver supply growth for an advertising and in-car commerce platform connected to the Uber network.
Experience
- MoldCoCo-founder & Head of Growthcurrent2025 — present
- MoldCoAdvisor - Growth2024 — 2025Miami, Florida, United States
- Bleu CapitalAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Bleu CapitalPrincipal2023 — 2025New York, United States
- Bleu CapitalInvestment Associate2020 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- AJ2Partnercurrent2024 — present
- For DaysAdvisor - Growth2020 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- Ara Labs Inc.Sr. Manager - Growth & Operations2019 — 2020New York
- Ara Labs Inc.Manager - Growth & Operations2019Greater New York City Area
- Ara Labs Inc.Associate - Operations2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- Couscous KitchenCo-Founder2017 — 2020
- Wharton Angel NetworkVC Analyst2017 — 2018SoCal
- Bleu CapitalVC Analyst2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- The Wharton SchoolResearch Assistant2015Greater Philadelphia
Education
- The Wharton SchoolBachelor of Sciences (B.Sc.) Business, Huntsman Program
- University of PennsylvaniaBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Huntsman Program
- Ecole Jeannine ManuelFrench Baccalaureate with International Option (OIB)
Skills & more
Due DiligenceEntrepreneurship14Management12Business Strategy10Finance5Business Analysis4Managerial Finance2Mergers & Acquisitions3Project Management5Sales Management1Coaching2Hedge Funds3
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Project PlanningNew Business DevelopmentConsultingMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointPublic SpeakingProduct LaunchFinancial AnalysisEvent ManagementE-commerceRetailMarket ResearchLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
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Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution
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Also attended Ecole Jeannine Manuel15
Jonas SimoninInvestor at DaphniRobert BibowManaging Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalAlexandre GlaserInvestment Director at EducapitalTimothée AllezAnalyste at Founders FutureAlexandra NicolettiPartner at Camber CreekAndrew RomansCEO and General Partner at 7BC Venture Capital
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